Julie Marie Bays

Matthew Elkins is a financial advisor with Gradient Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked with several firms including MassMutual Financial Group and Independence Capital Company Inc, and serves as President of Elkins Financial Services, Inc. He is also Treasurer of the Kiwanis Club of Beckley, a civic organization. Gradient Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm operates primarily through a network of Investment Advisor Representatives and third-party money managers, emphasizing a non-discretionary approach and using a variety of analytical tools to align client portfolios with their objectives and risk tolerance.

Shawn Schuyler is a financial advisor with BFC Planning, Inc. in Beckley, WV, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 14 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at United Planners Financial, LLC and Waddell & Reed, Inc. He is also involved with West Virginia Financial Solutions, LLC as an agent for non-variable insurance. BFC Planning, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and institutional investors through approximately 200 advisory representatives. The firm provides a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing various platform arrangements and investment strategies tailored to different client needs.

Samuel Stewart is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 32 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Money Concepts in 2019, he spent 20 years with Nationwide Securities, LLC and Nationwide Insurance Company. Outside of advisory work, he serves on the boards of Clearfork Valley Golf Course and the Wyoming County Economic Development Authority. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to a broad client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a range of managed programs and combines fundamental and technical analysis with modern portfolio theory to manage assets across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Acie Hylton Jr. is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 20 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Truist Investment Services, Bb&T Securities, LPL Financial, and Summit Bank. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools, with a focus on integrated inter-affiliate service arrangements.

Joseph De La Rosa is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities in Beckley, WV. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank in 2019, he worked at Appalachian Regional Healthcare from 2015 to 2019. J.P. Morgan Securities provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting. The firm employs quantitative asset-allocation modeling combined with centralized due diligence and integrates an ESG eligibility framework when making recommendations.

Charles Wilkerson is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 44 years of industry experience. He has been with J.P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A. and J.P. Morgan Securities since 2012. Wilkerson holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, delivering asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting through a select group of Wealth Advisors. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with brokerage, distribution, and investment management capabilities.