Carrie N Smith

Elmer Wessel is the principal advisor at Wessel Investment Counsel, L.L.C. in Asheville, NC, holding CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63 designations with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Wessel Investment Counsel since 2003. Wessel Investment Counsel provides personalized asset management and financial planning services to both high-net-worth and non-HNW individual clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis supported by third-party research, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning tailored to client needs.

Jacques Fogel is the sole advisor at Fogel Investment Advisory Group, Inc. in Fletcher, NC, with 28 years of industry experience. He has held Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has been leading his independent advisory firm since 2007. Prior to founding his firm, he was associated with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Fogel Investment Advisory Group, Inc. manages approximately $53.9 million for around 80 clients, including individuals and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm emphasizes diversified portfolio construction using a collaborative process based on long-term historical data, and it primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis, providing retirement income planning and participant education as part of its service offering.

John Coleman is a CFP® and ChFC® with 16 years of experience in financial advisory services. He is the sole advisor at Coleman Advisory, LLC, based in Asheville, NC, and previously worked at Questar Asset Management. In addition to his advisory work, he is licensed to offer life insurance, long-term care, and annuity products. Coleman Advisory provides personalized financial planning, investment advisory, and portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and select corporate pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, multi-level diversification, and tailored investment policy statements, offering a range of strategies from buy-and-hold to tactical management depending on client needs.

I founded Carrington Financial Planning, LLC, for the single purpose of helping my clients achieve financial success.  I feel a deep sense of responsibility when entrusted with this important aspect of people’s lives.  I also believe that good financial planning must be collaborative in order to be successful.  I work with clients through every step of the process on the way to achieving financial peace of mind.  As a fiduciary advisor, I always put the interests of my clients first and ensure that I meet their needs in a holistic fashion.  That means that I view investment portfolios as just one component of a client’s financial picture.  Good comprehensive financial planning should bring together all aspects of your financial life.  With a well-constructed financial plan, composed of clearly defined goals, combined with a solid investment strategy, we will work together to put you on the pathway to financial success.

Steven Pollock is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Pollock Planning Associates Inc. since 2001, operating an independent advisory firm based in Asheville, NC. Pollock Planning Associates, Inc. is an SEC-registered independent advisory firm serving primarily high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning services, utilizing a diversified asset allocation approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income, with an emphasis on periodic portfolio reviews and consolidated reporting.

David Wells is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 32 years of industry experience. He has led Wells Financial Management, LLC since 2011. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as entities such as corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary investment portfolio management and financial planning. Wells Financial Management emphasizes diversified, asset-allocation strategies tailored to client-specific goals and incorporates macro risk assessment, quantitative and qualitative screening, and may include ESG considerations and alternative strategies when appropriate.