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William Adams is a financial advisor at Center Hill Wealth, LLC in Nashville, TN, with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as secretary for G&L Acquisition, LLC, a real estate entity in Tennessee. Center Hill Wealth provides portfolio management and financial planning for individuals, trusts, and corporate clients, including pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm offers retirement plan consulting and blends fundamental and technical analysis with multiple investment strategies, combining individual portfolio management with institutional and retirement-plan services.

Jason Tate is the principal of Jason Tate Financial Consulting, LLC, an independent firm based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 12 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a personal financial counselor for servicemembers and their families through a government contractor, providing financial education. Jason Tate Financial Consulting primarily offers portfolio management and financial planning services to individual clients, including some high-net-worth individuals and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $22 million across about 120 accounts, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to build portfolios mainly consisting of exchange-listed stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, and fixed income without employing margin or leverage.

Larry Crocker is a financial advisor at Retirement Capital Management, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been involved with several firms, including Fiduciary Compliance Corporation and Fiduciary Consulting Group, Inc., where he has ownership roles. He is also president of Harvest Capital Management Company, a management consulting business currently inactive. Retirement Capital Management provides investment management, wealth advisory, and consulting services primarily focused on retirement planning, risk management, and portfolio supervision for individuals, families, and institutional clients. The firm employs a diversified, long-term investment approach using strategies such as Modern Portfolio Theory and combines active and passive management across various asset types.

Paul Brown is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently the sole advisor at Clearstone Wealth Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. His prior experience includes roles at IPI Wealth Management, Inc. and Eagle Peak Capital, Inc. Clearstone Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering comprehensive wealth planning, financial consulting, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm uses a tactical asset allocation strategy focused on ETFs and selected alternative investments, with specialized services for pension and profit-sharing plan clients.

Rohit Padmanabhan is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Lotus Asset Management Limited Liability Company since 2015, where he is the sole advisor. The firm provides portfolio management and investment advice to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. Lotus employs a variety of analytical approaches and investment strategies, including the use of derivatives and digital asset expertise, to deliver tailored portfolio management and due diligence services.

Christian Hermo is the sole advisor at Christian A. Hermo LLC in Nashville, TN, holding a Series 66 designation with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at HCA as a data analyst since 2022 and previously at PRGX from 2018 to 2022. His firm provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing a blend of charting, technical, fundamental, and cyclical analysis. The firm manages all assets in-house, offers discretionary portfolio management, and typically requires clients to use its recommended custodian.