Norman Shumate III

Angela Beblo is a financial advisor at Global Freedom Financial LLC with a Series 65 credential and four years of industry experience. She has worked at Jackson Kelly PLLC since 2022 as Counsel and previously spent sixteen years at Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC. Beblo maintains an active legal practice alongside her advisory role. Global Freedom Financial LLC provides comprehensive financial planning and consulting to individual clients, focusing on retirement, estate, tax, and business planning among other areas. The firm does not manage assets but offers investment analysis and recommendations within planning engagements, operating as a single-advisor practice with a legal affiliation.

Robert Nistendirk is a financial advisor at WNA Wealth Management, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been a partner at Costanzo Woomer Nistendirk, PLLC since 1996. WNA Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual clients, including retirement and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm’s approach emphasizes asset allocation and a combination of strategies such as dollar-cost averaging, technical analysis, and both long- and short-term purchases, supported by Savant Wealth Management’s platform for portfolio management and trade processing.

Eric Ayersman is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in financial advising and over 26 years as a CPA. He is the principal of Retirement Planning Consultants Inc. in South Charleston, WV, and previously worked with Avantax Insurance Agency, Avantax Advisory Services, and Avantax Investment Services. Outside of advising, he maintains a tax preparation and consulting business through Ayersman Financial Group, Inc. Retirement Planning Consultants Inc. provides investment management for individual, corporate, and charitable clients, specializing in retirement accounts such as IRAs, 401(k)s, and 529 plans. The firm focuses on customized asset allocation primarily using ETFs, managing most assets on a discretionary basis while offering access to insurance and annuity products through the principal’s CPA and insurance licensure.

Brian Ross is a financial advisor at Freedom Financial Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has prior experience at Transamerica from 2011 to 2016. Outside of advisory work, Ross is involved with Freedom Financial Insurance Group, where he sells fixed annuities and life insurance, and participates in educational services through Freedom Federal Educators. Freedom Financial Advisors primarily serves individual clients with financial planning and portfolio management, and provides retirement plan consulting for 401(k) plans. The firm employs a conservative investment approach based on fundamental analysis, emphasizes educational services, and maintains a material insurance affiliation through licensed agents.

Melissa Grass is a financial advisor at Freedom Financial Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has prior experience at TransAmerica. Outside of investment advising, she is the CEO of Freedom Federal Educators, a business that provides federal benefits education through webinars and other content. Freedom Financial Advisors primarily serves individual clients with financial planning and portfolio management, as well as retirement plan consulting for 401(k) plans. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis, conservative positioning, and educational services, managing approximately $13 million in assets mostly on a non-discretionary basis.

Jerry Potter is a financial advisor with Freedom Financial Advisors, LLC in South Charleston, WV, holding a Series 63 designation and 39 years of industry experience. He has operated Jerry Potter Financial since 2009 and has been with Potter & Spano Financial Group since 2018. Outside of advising, he is an independent insurance agent affiliated with multiple insurers and manages a separate life insurance and fixed annuities business. Freedom Financial Advisors primarily serves individual clients through financial planning and portfolio management, and provides retirement plan consulting for 401(k) plans. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis, conservative investment positioning, and client education, managing approximately $13 million in assets across about 27 clients with a predominantly non-discretionary approach.