Charles Earle Jr.

David Burnett is a financial advisor at Shepherd's Financial LLC in Knoxville, TN, with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked with Eagle Strategies LLC and NYLIFE Securities LLC. Outside of finance, Burnett serves as clergy at Old North Abbey and is an author of academic books on religious texts. Shepherd’s Financial serves individuals, clergy, churches, businesses, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary and non-discretionary asset management along with financial planning and consulting. The firm employs fundamental analysis, tax-aware techniques, and third-party model managers, with a focus on customized strategies for each client’s objectives and risk tolerance.

Grayson Niehaus is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee currently serving as the sole advisor at OneThirty Capital. He has five years of industry experience, including roles at Invesco and other financial firms. Niehaus is also the founder and managing member of OneThirty Equity Fund L/S, LP, a privately offered pooled investment vehicle. OneThirty Capital provides discretionary portfolio management primarily through pooled investment vehicles and private fund management, offering tailored advisory programs for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines fundamental and quantitative analysis with modern portfolio theory and employs a range of trading strategies including long and short positions and options transactions.

Ramin Olson is a financial advisor at Nomad Financial with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at UBS Investment Bank and UBS Wealth Management, as well as the US International Development Finance Corporation. Olson also has a legal and regulatory background, including experience in regulatory and in-house counsel roles. Nomad Financial Advisors LLC provides investment management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes asset allocation with a preference for passive investment management, incorporating active strategies as appropriate, and offers various engagement options including ongoing wealth management, project-based planning, tax return preparation, and an Outsourced CIO service.

Steven King is a financial advisor at ICON Capital Management, LLC in Powell, Tennessee, with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has been with ICON Capital Management since 1996. ICON Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management, limited financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm is noted for its work with pension and profit-sharing plan clients, including retirement plan consulting and ERISA fiduciary roles.

Nicholas Vantrease is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He has been with Provident Wealth, LLC since 2017 and previously worked at Clayton Bank and Trust from 2010 to 2017. Based in Knoxville, TN, he is the sole advisor at Provident Wealth. Provident Wealth provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers ERISA plan services, including education and plan monitoring as a 3(21) fiduciary and the option to serve as a 3(38) investment manager, with investment strategies focused on tailored portfolios using fundamental and cyclical analysis along with modern portfolio theory.

Kevin Alexander is the principal of Alexander Advisory Services, LLC in Knoxville, TN, with 12 years of experience in the financial industry. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has a background that includes roles at Capital Retirement Planning, Creative Financial Designs, and operating his own independent insurance agency since 1998. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as president of Thriving Foundation Ministries, where he conducts workshops and communicates with missionaries. Alexander Advisory Services, LLC is an independent registered investment adviser providing discretionary asset and portfolio management primarily to individual clients, as well as charitable organizations and corporate clients. The firm builds portfolios based on fundamental analysis tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance and manages approximately $10.3 million across 179 accounts.