James Marion Garrison

Kurt Stabel is the sole advisor at Andorra Investment Management, Inc., holding a Series 65 designation with 17 years of industry experience. He has served as a sworn firefighter for the Los Angeles Fire Department since 2003, dedicating significant time alongside his advisory work. Andorra Investment Management is a fee-only independent advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, pension plans, and small businesses. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach that incorporates passive index funds and ETFs, supplemented by active funds and equities, and also provides institutional portfolio management and pension consulting services.

Stephen Resch is the principal advisor at Resch Financial Group, LLC, an independent firm he founded in 2023. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 40 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Securities America Advisors and National Planning Corporation. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales and serves as Vice President of Retirement Strategies for Finance of America, focusing on wholesale reverse mortgage lending. Resch Financial Group serves individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses with discretionary wealth and portfolio management services. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using diversified portfolios of primarily no-load, lower-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with periodic rebalancing rather than market timing.

Jonathan Gillett is the sole advisor at Wilco Financial, LLC, an independent firm based in College Grove, TN. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 11 years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, Gillett is involved in commercial real estate through Gillett Properties, Ltd., serves as CFO of a startup technology company, profer, Inc., and co-owns a cigar shop called Cigar Station TN, LLC. Wilco Financial, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm uses a multi-method asset-allocation framework and manages accounts under discretionary authority while allowing client-imposed restrictions.

Raymond Carota is a financial advisor at Carota Wealth Management with 29 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. for 20 years. Carota also maintains a long-term affiliation with Brandywine Financial Group, Inc. Carota Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary management of digital assets and cryptocurrencies. The firm employs a proprietary macroeconomic framework, Market Pulse Regimes℠, alongside fundamental and technical analysis to guide portfolio construction and conducts client account management with regular monitoring and rebalancing.

William Borleis is a financial advisor with Tactive Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Arete Wealth Management, Center Street Securities, and Cabin Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in tax and financial planning services through Arno Wealth, LLC, and serves as a life insurance and fixed annuities agent with Borleis Insurance. Tactive Advisors serves individuals, trusts, businesses, employee benefit plans, and institutional investors, including advisor-managed portfolios. The firm uses a Black-Litterman framework for blended model portfolios and offers portfolio management via a robo-advisor platform combined with sub-advisory services, distinguishing itself by operating within TAMP relationships alongside retail offerings.

Robert Knutsen II is a financial advisor with JDL Advisers and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 17 years of industry experience, including roles at J. Derek Lewis & Associates, Inc. and Harbinger Asset Management, LLC. He is also licensed as an insurance agent for accident, health, life, and fixed annuity contracts affiliated with J. Derek Lewis & Associates. J. Derek Lewis & Associates, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and businesses, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm uses investor profiling, formal investment policy guidelines, and proprietary risk models to construct asset allocations, typically implementing and custodianing accounts through Charles Schwab or mutual fund transfer agents.