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Phillip Hanks is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with nine years of experience in the financial industry. He is the sole advisor at Parabla, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser, and previously worked at Black Oak Wealth Management, Inc., Investment Advisors Corp, and Broker Dealer Financial Services Corporation. Parabla provides fee-only portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individuals and families, as well as a limited number of corporate and retirement-plan sponsors. The firm uses a hybrid active/passive investment approach centered on ETFs and individual stocks and offers employee benefit plan and pension consulting, which is uncommon for a solo independent adviser.

Anne Marie Webster is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 16 years of industry experience. She is the principal of Curated Capital & Planning LLC, an independent firm she founded in 2021. Her prior experience includes roles at Lionheart Capital Management LLC, Colhoun, Robins, Davenport & Co., LLC, JT Stratford, LLC, Stephens Inc., and MSI Financial Services, Inc. Curated Capital & Planning LLC provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolio management based on Modern Portfolio Theory and fundamental analysis, serving a small client base with personalized investment policies and multiple planning engagement formats.

Marshall Montgomery is the sole advisor at Soseki Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 license with no prior industry experience. He has military experience serving in the United States Army from 2016 to 2023 and currently serves part-time as a Captain in the United States Army Reserve. Montgomery also completed an MBA program at Georgetown University. Soseki Wealth Management is a state-registered investment adviser that provides financial planning, investment management, and integrated wealth-management services to individuals and families. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with diversified asset allocation primarily through ETFs, bonds, and REITs, offering tailored portfolios and financial plans with at least quarterly reviews.

Raymond Walsh is a financial advisor with Your Capital Financial, LLC in Winston Salem, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank NA. He serves on the Executive Council of Redland IPHC Church. Your Capital Financial provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as business clients and retirement plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes long-term, value-oriented investment strategies using low-cost funds and individual stocks, delivering services on a fee-only, fiduciary basis.

Perry Cabean is the sole advisor at Grand Street Capital Management, L.L.C., an independent firm based in Winston Salem, NC. He holds the Series 66 designation and has seven years of industry experience. Cabean has been with Grand Street Capital Management since 2009. Grand Street Capital Management provides continuous investment management and discretionary portfolio services to individuals, institutional clients, and nonprofit organizations, including pension plans and charitable entities. The firm employs a value-oriented equity strategy combined with principal-preservation fixed income management, using both bottom-up fundamental analysis and top-down economic assessment.

Benjamin Haynes is a financial advisor at Cassia Capital Partners LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Cassia Capital Partners in 2025, he worked at Cannon Wealth Management, Inmar Intelligence, and ICON Pic. His background also includes roles at several United Methodist Churches. Cassia Capital Partners is an SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $206 million across 167 client accounts. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, endowments, foundations, and business entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial consulting, sub-advisory/model strategies, and advisory-only services for institutional clients.