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Richard Harig is the sole advisor at Legacy Resources NC, LLC, an independent firm based in Lenoir, NC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 40 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at firms such as MacArthur Strategic Capital, Signet Private Wealth, and Great Point Capital. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in philanthropy consulting and serves as Board Chair of a nonprofit organization. Legacy Resources NC, LLC provides comprehensive financial and legacy planning focused on estate design, family governance, philanthropy, and related areas. The firm typically refers clients to unaffiliated portfolio managers rather than directly managing assets, emphasizing planning and coordination with outside investment managers.

Harold Perkins is the sole advisor at Continuum Financial, LLC in Granite Falls, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Continuum Financial since its founding in 2002. Continuum Financial provides investment supervisory services and ERISA/401(k) consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach combining in-house selection of stocks and bonds with select ETFs, alongside ERISA consulting and fiduciary diligence through structured committee processes.

Patrick Holmes is a financial advisor at Portfolio Medics, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Seven Two Wealth Partners and C Rice and Associates. Outside of financial advising, he is active as a Licensed Real Estate Agent in North Carolina. Portfolio Medics provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create customized portfolios and offers a range of programs including discretionary and non-discretionary management, access to independent managers, and advisory signal services.

Nathan Workman is a financial advisor at Integrity Advisory Solutions with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. He has held prior roles at CS Planning Corp., Elmberry Wealth Management, Inc., AE Wealth Management, LLC, LFG Advisors Inc, Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC, Alloy Investment Management, and Figment, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Workman is also a practicing lawyer with Radius Law Group, focusing on estate planning and asset protection. Integrity Advisory Solutions serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business clients through a network of approximately 100 independent advisors, managing around $1.1 billion in client assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and utilizes a variety of analytical and asset-allocation strategies along with third-party platforms to tailor investment solutions.

Catherine Zieman is a CFP® professional with 39 years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including Advisory Services Network, Field Point Private, Dominari Securities LLC, Neuberger Berman BD LLC, and Northern Trust Securities. Outside of her advisory work, she is the managing partner of High Pointe International Equestrian Tours, a travel agency operated as a hobby. Advisory Services Network provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, families, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing various securities and third-party managers to tailor strategies to client objectives.

George Martin is a financial advisor with Impact Partnership Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Alphastar Capital Management, LLC, Calton & Associates, Inc., and Four Plus One, Inc., dba Charter Financial Group, where he is also an owner and insurance agent involved in property and casualty agency and fixed indexed annuity sales. Impact Partnership Wealth provides investment management, model-portfolio implementation, financial planning, and ERISA retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm combines third-party strategists, adviser-managed models, and direct indexing with tactical asset allocation and overlays, offering discretionary trading authority subject to client restrictions.