Eric Haughwout

I’m Brandon Schneider, founder of Deliberate Wealth. After 15+ years in the financial world, I realized that true wealth management shouldn’t be shrouded in jargon or complicated, hidden fees. That’s why I started this firm: to bring honesty and simplicity back to how we plan for the future. My approach is built on a foundation of candid communication and complete transparency. I believe you deserve to know exactly what you’re paying for and why. By stripping away the complexity, I help you focus on the factors that actually matter—investing wisely, managing risk, and keeping your costs low so that more of your money works for you. But at the end of the day, money is just a tool. It exists to serve your life, not the other way around. My goal is to help you enjoy your life today while building a profound legacy that impacts your family and community for generations. I’m not here to manage portfolios in a vacuum; I’m here to partner with you. We’ll take the stress out of financial planning so you can stop worrying about the numbers and start focusing on the people and experiences that bring you joy. I strive to live out this mission daily. Balancing the joys of raising my five young children with the demands of running a business and remaining deeply active in my church and local community, I know the weight of competing priorities. I practice what I preach, ensuring that my own financial planning aligns with the things that truly matter most to me. I invite you to join me in redefining what it means to be wealthy. Let’s make intentional choices that allow you to live well now and leave a lasting legacy.

Joseph Freeman is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Adolos Asset Management since 2021 and previously spent 30 years at Wachovia Bank, N.A. Adolos Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to a select client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, trusts, estates, endowments, and charitable foundations. The firm uses an institutional-quality platform and offers portfolios built from written investment policy statements, with strategies tailored through tactical overlays and a range of investment models.

Brandon Walls is a financial advisor at Fortress Private Ledger, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at The Fidelity Bank, LPL Financial, Allegacy Federal Credit Union, and CUSO Financial Services. Fortress Private Ledger serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and Qualified Opportunity Zone advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines trend identification and technical analysis with fundamental strategies, employing a mix of ETFs, individual securities, and mutual funds, and delivers services through a network of advisers using both discretionary and non-discretionary models.

Matthew Blades is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Woodard & Co Asset Management Group Inc. He has held prior roles at Members Trust Company, Credit Union Investment Services, SECU Life Insurance Company, SECU Brokerage Services, and State Employees' Credit Union. Woodard & Co Asset Management Group Inc. provides discretionary asset management and retirement plan services to individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation and “market leaders” equity approach, managing over $1 billion across approximately 3,000 accounts.

Joan Woodard is a financial advisor at Woodard & Co Asset Management Group Inc with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Woodard & Co since 1994. Woodard & Company Asset Management Group, Inc. provides discretionary asset management for individual and institutional clients and offers retirement plan services, including plan design and participant education. The firm manages over $1 billion across approximately 3,000 accounts, employing tactical asset allocation and a “market leaders” equity approach supported by proprietary research.

John Woodard is a financial advisor with Woodard & Co Asset Management Group Inc in Bermuda Run, NC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 7 years of industry experience. Woodard has been with Woodard & Co Asset Management Group Inc since 1985. Woodard & Co Asset Management Group Inc provides discretionary asset management for individual and institutional clients, as well as retirement plan services including design and participant education. The firm manages approximately $1.039 billion across about 3,000 accounts and uses a tactical asset allocation and “market leaders” equity approach, supported by proprietary research and external data sources.