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Lanita Wheetley is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 10 years of industry experience. She is currently with Aurelius Family Office, LLC and has previous experience at firms including Morgan Stanley, Cogent Private Wealth, and LPL Financial LLC. Aurelius Family Office, LLC provides wealth management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm customizes portfolios based on clients’ objectives and risk tolerance using various investment techniques and offers fiduciary services, estate-planning facilitation, and model allocation for qualified plans.

Joe Selby II is a financial advisor at Lasting Mark Retirement Group LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Impact Legacy Retirement Group RIA, LLC, First Heartland Capital Inc, and Mutual Of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. He is also the owner of Selby Insurance & Financial, Inc., an insurance and financial services business. Lasting Mark Retirement Group LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, particularly those nearing or in retirement, offering portfolio management and integrated financial planning. The firm uses modern portfolio theory, strategic asset allocation, and periodic rebalancing to tailor recommendations to clients’ goals and risk tolerance, and it operates with a team of about a dozen advisers managing roughly $109 million across multiple offices.

Lisa Myer is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. since 2010. Benjamin F. Edwards Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, trusts, corporations, and charitable and governmental entities. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and customized consulting, utilizing a combination of in-house portfolio managers, broker-dealer solutions, and third-party money managers.

Jacqueline Pardew is a seasoned financial advisor with 36 years of industry experience, currently serving with 1 St Discount Brokerage, Inc. since 2002. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and also has a longstanding role at Southern Management Corp. Outside of advising, Pardew is co-owner and treasurer of a construction company and president of a property management firm, and she participates in volunteer activities with her local Episcopal Church. 1 St Discount Brokerage, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory services including portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a diverse investment approach guided by written policy statements and blends fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analyses.

John Gay is a financial advisor at Stephens with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Stephens since 2008. Prior to that, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Gay serves as a board member of First National Bank in Paragould, Arkansas. Stephens is a multi-team investment adviser with approximately 243 advisors and $18 billion in assets under management. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, foundations, corporations, and institutional clients using a range of advisory and brokerage services, combining bottom-up equity research with committee-driven asset allocation and fixed-income management.

Heather Vangilder is a financial advisor at Stephens with 19 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 credential. Her prior work includes positions at Bank of America, Merrill, and Morgan Stanley. Stephens is a multi-team investment adviser with approximately 243 advisors and $18 billion in assets under management, serving individuals, retirement plans, foundations, corporations, and other institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, combining bottom-up equity research with committee-driven asset allocation and fixed-income management.