Stanley Coats II

Kevin Brown is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Fortress Private Ledger, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Fidelity Investments and Simplicity Wealth. Outside of his advisory work, he is also active as an Uber driver. Fortress Private Ledger advises individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a dynamic investment approach that combines trend identification, technical analysis, and complementary strategies across a variety of securities and model programs.

Jacob Stewart is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth More Enterprise, Inc., where he has worked since 2024, and also has ongoing experience at Brightside since 2022. His previous roles include positions at Garrett Investment Advisors, Zeiders Enterprises, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, Stewart is involved with Brightside as a financial assistant. Wealth More Enterprise provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual U.S. investors through a primarily digital platform. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management via a wrap-fee program that integrates proprietary algorithms with human advisor consultations and serves clients through tiered plans and app-based access.

Stephen Barden is a financial advisor with Credit Union Investment Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 11 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Members Trust Company since 2016 and has worked with multiple entities related to State Employees’ Credit Union since 2004. Credit Union Investment Services serves primarily individual investors in North Carolina, offering non-discretionary portfolio management and retirement planning with a focus on low-cost, index-based mutual funds and ETFs. The firm’s investment adviser representatives are salaried employees of the parent credit union, and clients retain full decision-making authority over their accounts.

Giovanni Todesco is a financial advisor at Belpointe Asset Management LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Belpointe since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he also works as a parcel delivery supervisor. Belpointe Asset Management serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and other advisers. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing customized portfolios that combine internal management with third-party relationships tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Brandy Carlson is a financial advisor with Credit Union Investment Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Members Trust Company since 2018 and has been self-employed as a wedding bartender and event assistant since 2017. Carlson also maintains a longstanding role with State Employees' Credit Union, where she provides financial advisory services. Credit Union Investment Services serves North Carolina residents, primarily individual investors and some trust clients, 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 investment adviser representatives employed on a salaried basis.

Luke Taylor is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Credit Union Investment Services. He has held roles at Members Trust Company since 2019 and has been affiliated with State Employees' Credit Union and its related entities since 2013. Taylor also acts as a trust representative and life insurance agent in conjunction with his advisory duties. 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 a goals-based, long-term planning approach using low-cost, index-based mutual funds and ETFs, with salaried advisors and client-directed implementation of recommendations.