Byron Lee Studdard

Fiduciary, fee-only CFP® focused on serving high net worth individuals, families and business owners.

William Klinke is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 15 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Total Wealth Partners and has worked previously at firms including Morgan Stanley and Merrill. Klinke is also principal, portfolio manager, and owner of Kickpoint Financial, where he provides investment advisory services. Total Wealth Partners is an independent registered investment adviser that offers discretionary portfolio management and retirement-account advice to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm uses a range of investment strategies primarily based on low-cost ETFs supplemented by individual securities and employs both short- and long-term approaches tailored to client objectives.

William Hays is a CFP® professional with 42 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at WLH Management Co., Inc. in Collierville, TN. He has been with WLH Management since 2008 and maintains a longstanding affiliation with Arlington Securities, Inc. since 1990. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Cheers Wine & Spirits. WLH Management Co., Inc. provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, tailoring investment strategies to client-specific goals and risk tolerances. The firm uses a combination of mutual funds, insurance products, and both long- and short-term trading strategies, conducting regular account reviews to manage client assets in-house.

Alan De Flumere is the sole advisor at Covenant Financial Planning and Resource Management, Inc. in Memphis, TN, holding a Series 65 designation with 13 years of experience in financial advisory services. Prior to founding his firm in 2013, he worked at FedEx for 31 years. Covenant Financial Planning and Resource Management, Inc. provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, primarily using pooled investment vehicles such as mutual funds, index funds, and ETFs. The firm focuses on asset allocation, periodic rebalancing, and tactical adjustments, serving clients through both ongoing investment management and standalone financial planning engagements.

John Wright is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with seven years of experience in the financial industry. He is the owner of Stellar Assets L.L.C., an independent advisory firm based in Memphis, TN, and also owns Brazilian Bake Shop, a business specializing in chocolate and brownie treats. Prior to founding Stellar Assets, he worked for five years at Veridad Consulting. Stellar Assets provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual clients, including accredited and qualified investors. The firm employs a combination of charting, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis and utilizes long- and short-term trading strategies, focusing on publicly traded equities and equity options.

Paul Dorian is the founder and sole advisor of Dorian Investment Advisory LLC, based in Memphis, TN. He holds the CFA® designation and has 22 years of industry experience, including 24 years at Dorian Eason Asset Management LLC prior to establishing his current firm in 2025. Dorian Investment Advisory serves individuals, retirement accounts, businesses, employer-sponsored retirement plans, endowments, churches, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary, individualized portfolio management primarily using ETFs and mutual funds, allowing for occasional individual securities and client-specific constraints such as ESG screens, with client performance reported on a time-weighted basis using CFA Institute methodology.