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Cleveland Gantt is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience, operating under Gantt Financial Advisors, LLC in Daphne, AL. He has been active in the financial services field since 1997. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent offering long-term care insurance products and manages a timberland property. Gantt Financial Advisors, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory and conservative fundamental analysis, primarily using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and offers services including pension consulting and senior supplemental insurance.

James Hickey is a CFA® charterholder and principal at Crimson Wealth with 16 years of industry experience. He has held leadership roles at several firms, including serving as Managing Director of Crimson Wealth Management Inc. and CEO of X1 Capital Inc., a business development company. Hickey also serves on the board of Mariposa Community Partners, a nonprofit focused on economic development in Alabama. Crimson Wealth primarily serves individual investors while also working with family offices, institutions, and corporations. The firm constructs custom portfolios centered on U.S. equities, combining low-cost index and thematic ETFs with concentrated individual stock positions, using a macro-economic approach and disciplined bottom-up analysis.

John Brandon is a CFP® and ChFC® with 38 years of industry experience. He has been principal at Atlantes Financial Advisors since 2005 and has held a role with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2004. Prior to that, he worked at Edward Jones from 2002 to 2004. Atlantes Financial Advisors Corp. offers personalized portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, and business entities. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach using a core-and-satellite framework with both passive index funds and actively managed investments, supported by multiple analytical methods and tailored to client risk profiles.

John Grant is the sole advisor at Grant Financial Group in Elberta, Alabama, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 26 years of industry experience. He has operated Grant Financial Group since 2008. Grant is also a licensed life, health, and variable annuity insurance agent with appointments at multiple insurance companies, focusing primarily on fixed deferred, equity-linked index, and immediate annuities. Grant Financial Group is an independent, state-registered investment adviser serving approximately 97 clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a conservative, actively managed approach blending bond funds, equities, ETFs, and mutual funds, with daily security reviews and discretionary trading authority to implement client investment plans.

Nathan Lippincott is a financial advisor at STM Asset Management LLC with 10 years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. In addition to his advisory role, he is the owner of Knockout Home Inspections and serves as the pastor at Grace Bible Church. He is also the owner of Steadfast Insurance, LLC, a property and casualty insurance agency. STM Asset Management provides investment supervisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, managing approximately $52.7 million for around 493 clients. The firm offers tailored portfolio management using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual equities, with regular account reviews and client reporting.

Terry Nager is a CFP® and ChFC® with 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Southern Capital Services Inc. since 1982. Southern Capital Services is a team advisory firm managing approximately $192 million in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities, providing discretionary portfolio management using written Investment Policy Statements and employing both fundamental and technical analysis.