Celeste Little

Jeffrey Albright is a financial advisor with Shepherd Wealth Management in Asheboro, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Creative Planning, The Burney Company, and TD Ameritrade. Shepherd Wealth Management is a fee-only advisory firm serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm follows a primarily passive investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and employs a team of five advisors managing approximately $162 million in discretionary assets.

Roger Mabe Jr. is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 23 years of industry experience, including prior roles at LPL Financial and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Since 2016, he has also served as a director on the board of the YMCA in Asheboro, NC. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, compliance testing, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds.

Brittney Deese is a financial advisor at United Planners' Financial Services of America with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and several other firms. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and trusts. The firm delivers advisory services primarily through independent representatives and offers both advisory and brokerage services with a focus on non-discretionary account management.

Christopher Scott is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Bank, and TIAA. Outside of advising, he is a licensed notary public in Bear Creek, North Carolina. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders, delivering integrated solutions linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Laura Clapp is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Edward Jones since 2012. She holds Series 66 registration and manages her practice in Siler City, North Carolina. Outside of her advisory work, Clapp is involved in agricultural equipment sales and service through Clapp Enterprises LLC and acts as a bookkeeper for Clapp Farm, a cattle operation. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million clients, including individual and institutional investors. The firm offers various investment advisory programs and maintains a large national network of advisors and branch offices.

Preston Russell is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with four years of industry experience. Before joining Equitable Advisors in 2022, he held positions at Eagle Point Golf Club, BenchMark Physical Therapy, Pinewood Country Club, and Covanta Environmental Solutions. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset-management programs through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives and uses a combination of proprietary and third-party investment solutions.