James Rooker is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. in Columbus, MS, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through a team of over 500 advisors. The firm offers a range of services including advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, investment management, brokerage, insurance products, and M&A advisory, combining proprietary strategies with third-party models and maintaining an internal trading desk alongside custody and clearance services.

Jim Ford Jr. is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. in Columbus, Mississippi, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. He is also involved in timber management, oil and gas exploration, and maintains copyrights for original literary works through separate business interests. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual, high-net-worth, pension, charitable, and corporate clients through a network of over 500 advisors. The firm offers a range of financial services including advisory programs, investment management, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing both proprietary strategies and third-party models with an in-house equity and fixed-income trading desk.