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John Montgomery is a financial advisor at Montgomery Wealth Advisors in Shreveport, LA, with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Avant Garde Advisors LLC. Montgomery Wealth Advisors provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, passive asset-class investment approach rooted in Modern Portfolio Theory and offers distinctive pension consulting services to plan sponsors.

Robert Mattei is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience and operates as the sole advisor at R.S. Mattei & Company, Inc. He has been affiliated with R.S. Mattei & Associates, Inc. and R.S. Mattei & Company, Inc. since 1993. R.S. Mattei & Company, Inc. serves individual and business clients through a personalized consulting process called the "Game-Day Pathway" and operates an advisory referral service. The firm does not provide traditional financial planning or discretionary portfolio management but refers clients to independent registered investment advisers for implementation and ongoing management.

Walter George is the principal of Manna Wealth Strategies, LLC, an independent advisory firm, and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 11 years of industry experience and previously worked at Retirement Wealth Advisors. George is also the owner of Lake George Associates Inc, operating under Manna Wealth Strategies, where he is involved in the sales and service of insurance products alongside investment advisory services. Manna Wealth Strategies offers financial and retirement planning, portfolio management, and non-ERISA retirement plan consulting for individual, high-net-worth clients, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm uses a combination of asset allocation, passive strategies, and portfolio theory analysis, with portfolios tailored to client goals and risk tolerances.

Joel Graham is the principal advisor at Graham Financial, an independent registered investment adviser based in Shreveport, LA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has five years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, Graham serves as a full-time pastor at Norris Ferry Community Church. Graham Financial operates as a single-advisor firm providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and supplemental tax and bookkeeping services to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm offers customized, generally long-term investment strategies and family-office style arrangements, including CIO engagements and retainer relationships for complex clients.

Gary Rankin is the sole advisor at Rankin Capital Investment Management, an independent firm based in Shreveport, LA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 16 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory work, he owns and operates a separate consulting business focused on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and strategic advice. Rankin Capital Investment Management provides personalized investment management and financial consultation to individuals, trusts, estates, family limited partnerships, LLCs, and family offices. The firm manages approximately $26.9 million in discretionary assets for a small client base, focusing on ongoing portfolio management with a diversified investment approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and alternative investments.

Leonard Gresens is the principal advisor at Cornerstone Investment Advisors Group, LLC in Shreveport, LA, with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Cornerstone Investment Advisors Group since 2011. In addition to his advisory role, Gresens owns and operates an insurance agency, Cornerstone Financial Services, LLC, where he spends approximately half of his time. Cornerstone Investment Advisors Group is an independent, state-registered firm serving about 30 individual clients with $5.7 million in assets under management. The firm provides ongoing portfolio management and integrated financial planning, primarily on a non-discretionary basis, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, and offers a range of investment strategies including mutual funds, equities, bonds, ETFs, government securities, and insurance products.