Michael Barton

Maxwell Knapp is a financial advisor at Blackbear Capital, LLC with five years of industry experience. He previously worked at United Bankshares Inc. and Comvest Partners. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in several business ventures including co-ownership of a fitness and rehabilitation center and an online software demonstration company. Blackbear Capital provides discretionary investment management and financial consulting to individuals, charities, and governmental entities. The firm emphasizes asset allocation through fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, managing portfolios with equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and select alternative strategies.

Jack Whitney is a financial advisor with Blackbear Capital, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at United Brokerage, United Bank, and the State of West Virginia. Blackbear Capital provides discretionary investment management and ongoing financial consulting to individuals, charities, and governmental entities. The firm emphasizes asset allocation through fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, tailoring portfolios to client objectives and risk tolerance while maintaining relationships with state and municipal government clients.

Caleb Durst is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Ravenswood, West Virginia, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2018 and previously worked at Enterprise Rent-A-Car from 2009 to 2018. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages a broad range of strategies through its SEC-registered advisory program and has approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management, supported by a nationwide network of more than 23,700 financial advisors.