Chad Smith is a CFP® professional with 29 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Retirement Planning Specialists, Inc. and previously worked at Sagepoint Financial, Inc. Smith assists with training support staff within the Academy of Preferred Financial Advisors, a coaching program for financial planners and their teams. Retirement Planning Specialists provides investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, estates, trusts, and business entities, managing approximately $323.6 million in discretionary assets for about 525 clients. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach with diversified portfolios and conducts regular account reviews, serving a notably high client-to-advisor ratio.

Christopher Patterson is a financial advisor at Retirement Planning Specialists, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at S & P Financial, Inc. dba Financial Planning Specialists since 2019, following ten years at Sagepoint Financial, Inc. and Retirement Planning Specialist. Outside of advising, he serves as president of Patterson Consulting LLC and is a 50% owner of Patterscott LLC, a company developing a multi-use building. Retirement Planning Specialists provides investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, estates, trusts, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $323.6 million in discretionary assets for about 525 clients, using a primarily long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach with diversified portfolios held at Charles Schwab.