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Dave Mccoy is an advisor at Freedom Capital Advisors Inc with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as COO of Steam Monsters Inc, an online gaming platform. Freedom Capital Advisors Inc. offers personalized investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, joint accounts, IRAs, trusts, corporate accounts, and transfer-on-death accounts. The firm employs a disciplined approach combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical economic analysis to implement conservative, value- and income-oriented strategies.

Thomas Clayton is a financial advisor with Credit Union Investment Services and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 12 years of experience in the industry, working concurrently at Members Trust Company, Secu Life Insurance Company, Secu Brokerage Services, and State Employees' Credit Union. Outside of his advisory roles, he volunteers with Wreaths Across America. Credit Union Investment Services serves primarily individual investors in North Carolina, offering non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement and financial planning, and a wrap-fee program. The firm emphasizes low-cost, index-based mutual funds and ETFs, fixed-income products, and a goals-based, long-term planning approach, with advisory representatives employed on a salaried basis rather than commission.

Steven Long is a financial advisor with Credit Union Investment Services in Sylva, North Carolina. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Credit Union Investment Services, he worked at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. and has experience in various roles outside finance, including positions at Miller Well Drilling and Hilti North America. Credit Union Investment Services primarily serves North Carolina residents, offering non-discretionary portfolio management, asset allocation advice, and retirement and financial planning. The firm emphasizes a long-term, goals-based approach using low-cost, no-load mutual funds and ETFs within a credit union ecosystem.

Michael Wiercinski is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 18 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra Advisory in 2019, he worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing from 2010 to 2019. He serves as president of Mountain Rock Wealth Management and is a member of the Parish Finance Council at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors, institutional, and individual clients, offering a range of services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and investment advice with access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Stephen Cameron is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Franklin, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 1998. Outside of his advisory role, he leads kayak tours as a 1099 employee. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, wrap programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Katherine Gordon is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Franklin, NC, holding a Series 66 license and 10 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC from 2014 to 2017 before joining PNC Investments, where she has been since 2017. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital offering that uses algorithmic questionnaires to recommend investment strategies. The firm employs third-party managers for portfolio implementation and offers services primarily to employees through this pilot program.