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Seth Waller is a financial advisor at Falcon Financial with 16 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He has worked at Trident Insured LLC and Falcon Investment Strategies, LLC. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in managing a youth baseball organization where he has coached and overseen the team. Falcon Financial provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $85.6 million in client assets and employs a diversified investment approach that includes fundamental and technical analysis, tactical tilts, and option strategies.

Stephen Gegorek II is a financial advisor at Falcon Financial with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Strategic Planning Group. Outside of advisory work, he is the sole owner of Metolius Capital, a holding company unrelated to investments, and a part-owner of The Gegorek Group, a business consulting company. Falcon Financial serves individual investors, retirement and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses, managing approximately $101 million. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, employing a range of investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Charles Parks is a financial advisor with C F Parks Inc in Salisbury, NC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. for 30 years and has been involved with C F Parks Inc since 1988. Parks is also president of Parks Financial Services, Inc., an accounting and tax services firm. C F Parks Inc serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, and small businesses, managing approximately $85.7 million for about 192 clients. The firm uses proprietary model portfolios tailored to client goals and risk tolerances, focusing on equities, ETFs, and select mutual funds, and provides discretionary investment management alongside financial planning and affiliated accounting services.

Russ Adams is a Series 65 licensed advisor with Falcon Financial in Salisbury, NC, and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Falcon Investment Strategies, he worked in real estate and as a professional golfer and caddie. He is also an independent licensed insurance agent specializing in life, health, and Medicare insurance. Falcon Financial provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $85.6 million in assets and employs a diversified investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis, with regular portfolio reviews and tactical adjustments.

Jeffrey Vaughn is a financial advisor with Synergy Investment Group, LLC in Kannapolis, NC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and over 31 years of industry experience. He has worked with StoneX Securities Inc. since 2012 and Synergy Investment Group since 2010. Vaughn is also involved in insurance sales through Synergy Insurance Group and serves as president of Vaughn Wealth Management Inc. Synergy Investment Group, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and tailors investment strategies using a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income based on clients’ financial profiles and risk tolerance.

David Smith is a financial advisor with Thomas Smith and Associates, Inc. in Salisbury, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Thomas Smith and Associates since 2003. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in Second Creek Development, a family office managing private family investments. Thomas Smith and Associates provides discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and trusts. The firm manages fully diversified portfolios with an emphasis on tax and cost efficiency, serving a small number of clients with tailored investment approaches.