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Jason Spears is a financial advisor with Beam Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Columbus, MS, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Securities America Inc, and JDS Wealth Strategies. Outside of his advisory role, Spears is active in community organizations, serving as a Den Leader for a local Boy Scout pack, coaching competitive youth soccer, participating on the Columbus Redevelopment Authority board, and holding a political office on the City Council of Columbus. Beam Wealth Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser with 27 advisors managing approximately $1.6 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, businesses, trusts, estates, and retirement plans through wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and ERISA/plan sponsor consulting, using an investment approach based on Modern and Post-Modern Portfolio Theory and behavioral finance.

Scott Ferguson is a financial advisor with Financial Concepts in Columbus, MS, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Financial Concepts since 2012, with a brief period at National Planning Corporation from 2015 to 2017. Ferguson serves as board president of the United Way of Lowndes County. Financial Concepts provides discretionary investment supervisory services, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes a buy-and-hold equity strategy to address inflation risk and incorporates behavior coaching to discourage market timing, managing portfolios primarily through mutual funds and SEI model allocations.

Kristen Kunz is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Financial Concepts, based in Columbus, MS, and has two years of industry experience. She has been with Financial Concepts since 2020 and previously worked at Mississippi University for Women and Lake Lowndes State Park. Financial Concepts is a team firm providing discretionary investment supervisory services, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a buy-and-hold investment approach focused on growth, growth-and-income, and balanced portfolios, emphasizing equities as an inflation hedge and tailoring portfolio changes to client circumstances rather than market timing.

Felice Olmos is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Financial Concepts in Columbus, MS, bringing three years of industry experience. She has worked at Financial Concepts since 2020, including her current role beginning in 2025, with prior experience at Nicholas Air and United Exchange Corp. Financial Concepts is a team-based firm that provides discretionary investment supervisory services, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a buy-and-hold strategy focused on growth and balanced mutual fund allocations, emphasizing equity investments as inflation hedges.

Joseph Reed is a financial advisor with IFG Advisory, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has four years of industry experience, including roles at LPL Financial and Lincoln Financial Securities. Outside of financial services, he is the owner of Worn Tools Woodworking LLC. IFG Advisory, LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm customizes investment strategies using various analytical approaches and manages a broad range of asset types while also providing specialized services such as real estate analysis and retirement plan consulting.

Morgan Nickels is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with IFG Advisory, LLC. He has previously worked at Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialists and LPL Financial, LLC. Nickels also operates L.H. Nickels & Associates and is involved in fixed insurance products as an agent. IFG Advisory, LLC serves a broad range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis along with a variety of investment management strategies.