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Steven Lewis Sr. is a financial advisor at Verity Asset Management with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at various Verity-related firms since 2006, including Verity Investments, Inc. and The Leaders Group DBA Simplicity Investments. Verity Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual, corporate, institutional clients, and other advisers with discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial planning services. The firm employs a model-driven investment process emphasizing tactical asset allocation across diverse asset classes, combining fundamental, technical, and qualitative analysis.

Alexander Oliver is a financial advisor with Credit Union Investment Services, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. He has worked with several affiliates of State Employees' Credit Union, including SECU Brokerage Services and SECU Life Insurance Company, where he serves as an insurance agent. Oliver’s background also includes roles outside finance, such as at Fayetteville State University and in retail and food service. Credit Union Investment Services serves individual investors and trust clients in North Carolina by providing non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement and financial planning, and a wrap-fee program. The firm emphasizes low-cost, index-based mutual funds and ETFs, with salaried advisors who offer recommendations while clients retain final decision-making authority.

Jeffrey Gollehon is a financial advisor with Virtue Capital Management, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 33 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Horter Investment Management and his own firm, JG Financial Consulting, where he continues as owner. His other business activities include the sale and service of fixed insurance products such as fixed life insurance, fixed annuities, and health insurance. Virtue Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser managing approximately $1.2 billion in discretionary assets through about 90 advisors for over 4,000 clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, third-party manager selection, and retirement education, employing strategic and model-driven investment approaches primarily through mutual funds and ETFs.

Andrew Stamp is a CFP® affiliated with Fiduciary Financial Advisors in Aberdeen, NC, with one year of experience in the financial industry. Prior to joining the firm, he served 12 years in the US Army and has been involved with the Donovan and Bank Foundation since 2021. He is also chairman of Custom Planks, LLC, a consulting and education business serving Department of Defense clients. Fiduciary Financial Advisors offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and trustee services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable foundations. The firm employs a combination of strategic and tactical investment approaches, including the use of third-party managers and private alternative funds, and provides professional trustee services with comprehensive trust administration.

Jerome Montoya is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Fayetteville, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and one year of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he served 23 years in the U.S. Army as a Senior Preventive Medicine NCO and strategic advisor to United States Special Operations Command for public health initiatives. First Command serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and charities through a multi-service platform that includes financial planning, discretionary asset management, brokerage recommendations, and insurance and banking products. The firm emphasizes advisor-led planning relationships and offers structured, face-to-face financial coaching engagements alongside discretionary asset management programs.

Sean Mayer is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and beginning his advisory career in 2024. Prior to his current role, he worked at IHOP for eight years. In addition to his advisory duties, he serves as a Field Manager at Bankers Life and Casualty, overseeing operations and training agents at the Fayetteville location. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals. The firm focuses on customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and integrates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach.