Barbara Ristow is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience. She is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, Focus Wealth Management, Ltd., Pinnacle Advisory Group, Inc., Securian Financial Services, Inc., First Horizon Advisors, Inc., and Capitol Securities Management, Inc. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial and tax planning, family office and business management, and employee benefit consulting. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Richard Brown is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with nine years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at The Colony Group, LLC, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, and Davis Financial Planning. Brown is based in Asheville, NC. He is affiliated with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, an enterprise with over 1,000 advisors that serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management and advisory services with an investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds under an enhanced open architecture framework.

Mack Nesbit is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. He has worked at The Colony Group, LLC, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, and Davis Financial Planning. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, emphasizing long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction.