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Roger Bell is the sole advisor at Roger R. Bell & Co., Inc. in Pulaski, VA, holding a Series 66 designation with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Roger R. Bell & Co., Inc. since 1992. The firm provides financial planning, investment advisory, and implementation services to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. Its advice is customized to client risk tolerance, time horizon, and liquidity needs, and it offers services on a fixed, hourly, or retainer basis without managing client assets or maintaining discretionary portfolio management.

Ashley Coake is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in financial planning. She has worked at Cultivate Financial Planning since 2018 and previously held positions at OLIO Financial Planning and Wealthcare Capital Management. Coake holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Radford, VA. Cultivate Financial Planning serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and employer plan sponsors by providing comprehensive financial planning, investment management integrated into planning, employee benefit plan consulting, and tax preparation services. The firm employs a client-specific investment approach combining passive and active strategies and uses subscription and fixed fees rather than percentage-of-assets billing.

Michael Jones is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience and the principal of Ataraxia Advisory Services, LLC. He has led the independent advisory firm since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent and occasionally offers related products to clients. Ataraxia Advisory Services, LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, employing multiple analysis methods and a range of investment strategies with accounts reviewed quarterly.

Gary Collier is a financial advisor with Lombard Advisers Incorporated, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 46 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lombard Securities since 2007 and at A G Edwards & Sons since 1999. Lombard Advisers provides personalized investment management to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, using a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to construct and monitor client portfolios.

Joseph Sutphin is a financial advisor with Lombard Advisers Incorporated, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Lombard Securities Incorporated, Gary Collier & Associates, and the National Bank of Blacksburg. Lombard Advisers provides personalized investment management to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary programs, utilizing fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis, with many clients retaining final trading authority.

Tawana French is a financial advisor at Geneos Wealth Management, Inc. with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Geneos Wealth Management and Plott & French Financial Advisors. Outside of advising, she serves as treasurer for Rainbow Riders. Geneos Wealth Management serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, investment advisory, and brokerage services. The firm employs a range of analytic approaches and investment strategies, combining continuous account monitoring with discretionary trading authority and customized portfolio options.