Brooks Jewett is a CFP® professional. Outside of his Wealth Leader role, Brooks previously coached lacrosse at Forsyth Country Day School and serves on the boards of several community organizations, including the Winston-Salem Police Foundation, Whitaker Elementary Circle and the Financial Planning Association of Charlotte.

Corey Hodges is a financial advisor with Impact Partnership Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and six years of industry experience. He has held roles at several firms, including Fortified Financial Wealth, LLC and ChangePath, LLC. Outside of advisory work, Hodges is involved in estate planning facilitation and coordination, connecting clients with licensed estate attorneys and providing access to platforms for estate planning documents. Impact Partnership Wealth, LLC serves individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans, offering model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, and financial planning. The firm manages approximately $2.96 billion and supports various investment strategies through a broad affiliated service ecosystem.

Will Armfield is a financial advisor with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Independent Advisor Alliance in 2020, he worked at Edward Jones from 2008 to 2014 and at Commonwealth Financial Network from 2014 to 2020. He serves on the boards of two nonprofit organizations in High Point, NC: Family Service of High Point Foundation and High Point ABC Board. Independent Advisor Alliance is an SEC-registered enterprise RIA serving individuals, small businesses, retirement plans, pooled vehicles, charities, and estates. The firm provides a range of services including asset management, financial planning, wealth coaching, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing model portfolios, sub-advisors, and technology platforms through a network of 219 advisory representatives.

Kathryn Higgins is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. She is the sole investment adviser representative at Wrenn House Investments LLC, where she has worked since 2017. In addition to her advisory role, she prepares federal and state tax returns through her accounting firm, K P Higgins CPA PLLC. Wrenn House Investments provides discretionary asset management and investment advice primarily to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and small business entities. The firm’s investment approach combines cyclical, fundamental, and technical analysis with a focus on long-term holdings, strategic asset allocation, and periodic rebalancing.

Phillip Hanks is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Parabla, LLC. He previously worked for six years at Black Oak Wealth Management, Inc. His practice focuses on creating Investment Policy Statements and managing hybrid active/passive portfolios using ETFs and individual stocks with a long-term perspective. Parabla, LLC provides portfolio management, fixed-fee financial planning, and employee benefit plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $22.7 million across 36 client relationships and offers educational seminars on investments and personal finance.

I’m Brandon Schneider, founder of Deliberate Wealth. After 15+ years in the financial world, I realized that true wealth management shouldn’t be shrouded in jargon or complicated, hidden fees. That’s why I started this firm: to bring honesty and simplicity back to how we plan for the future. My approach is built on a foundation of candid communication and complete transparency. I believe you deserve to know exactly what you’re paying for and why. By stripping away the complexity, I help you focus on the factors that actually matter—investing wisely, managing risk, and keeping your costs low so that more of your money works for you. But at the end of the day, money is just a tool. It exists to serve your life, not the other way around. My goal is to help you enjoy your life today while building a profound legacy that impacts your family and community for generations. I’m not here to manage portfolios in a vacuum; I’m here to partner with you. We’ll take the stress out of financial planning so you can stop worrying about the numbers and start focusing on the people and experiences that bring you joy. I strive to live out this mission daily. Balancing the joys of raising my five young children with the demands of running a business and remaining deeply active in my church and local community, I know the weight of competing priorities. I practice what I preach, ensuring that my own financial planning aligns with the things that truly matter most to me. I invite you to join me in redefining what it means to be wealthy. Let’s make intentional choices that allow you to live well now and leave a lasting legacy.

Anne Marie Webster is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 16 years of industry experience. She is the principal of Curated Capital & Planning LLC, an independent firm she founded in 2021. Her prior experience includes roles at Lionheart Capital Management LLC, Colhoun, Robins, Davenport & Co., LLC, JT Stratford, LLC, Stephens Inc., and MSI Financial Services, Inc. Curated Capital & Planning LLC provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolio management based on Modern Portfolio Theory and fundamental analysis, serving a small client base with personalized investment policies and multiple planning engagement formats.

David Mittelman is a CFP® and the sole advisor at Mittelman Jones Tax & Wealth in Winston Salem, NC. He has experience in accounting and tax services through his roles at Mittelman Jones Accounting PLLC and Allan Jones Accounting LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in real estate investing through Appalachian Investment Properties LLC, where he actively manages property investments. Mittelman Jones Tax & Wealth is a fee-only, fiduciary registered investment adviser that combines discretionary investment management with tax preparation, accounting, and financial planning services. The firm serves trusts, business owners, and mass-affluent households with a tax-aware investment approach tailored to individual client goals and risk profiles.

Danny Freeman is the principal advisor at Darda Financial with 7 years of industry experience and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has operated Darda Financial Services since 2004. Outside of financial advising, he owns and manages Darda Press, a document preparation and publishing business. Darda Financial offers portfolio management, financial planning, accounting and tax services, life insurance, and business consulting primarily for individual clients, as well as small businesses and non-profits. The firm provides written financial plans, limited consultations, and discretionary management using a blend of fundamental and technical analysis tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Marshall Montgomery is the sole advisor at Soseki Wealth Management, LLC in Winston-Salem, NC. He holds a Series 65 credential and has recently transitioned from a seven-year career in the United States Army to financial advising. He currently serves part-time as a Captain in the United States Army Reserve and completed an MBA at Georgetown University. Soseki Wealth Management is a state-registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and investment management services to individuals and families. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory–based approach, utilizing diversified asset allocation primarily through ETFs, bonds, and REITs, with tailored portfolios and quarterly reviews.

Cordi Powell is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at Favored Financial Planning, an independent firm she has been with since 2011. Outside of her advisory role, Powell consults on financial coaching for Sum180, LLC and develops training materials for financial advisors through the Alliance of Comprehensive Planners. Favored Financial Planning serves middle-income individuals and families, providing fee-only, holistic financial planning with an emphasis on tax-focused, individualized strategies. The firm offers optional investment management and utilizes a fixed annual fee based on client complexity rather than assets under management.

Matthew Duncan is a financial advisor at Duncan, Matthew William with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Quants Capital Management, Inc. and Amentum. His background includes algorithmic trading and developing proprietary trading software used for personal research. The firm provides non-discretionary investment advisory services to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals and IRAs. It emphasizes a long-term strategic asset allocation primarily through total-market and index funds, with recommendations based on fundamental analysis rather than market timing, while clients retain custody and implement advice themselves.

Robert Brafford Jr. is the principal advisor at Legacy One Wealth Management in Jamestown, NC, holding a Series 66 designation with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Legacy One Wealth Management since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, Brafford is registered with the IRS as a tax professional and conducts tax preparation services outside of trading hours. Legacy One Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, using tailored investment programs that incorporate various analytical methods and provides comprehensive planning including tax guidance and estate considerations.

Kevin Ebbink is a financial advisor at Compass Financial Services, Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Compass Financial Services in two tenures totaling over 17 years, with a four-year period at Strategic Blueprint, LLC in between. Ebbink is also a licensed insurance agent and spends a significant portion of his time implementing insurance recommendations. Compass Financial Services provides discretionary wealth management, portfolio management, and comprehensive financial planning primarily for individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a long-term, discretionary investment approach using diversified portfolios that include ETFs, buffered ETFs, mutual funds, individual stocks and bonds, and occasionally independent managers.

Raymond Walsh is a financial advisor with Your Capital Financial, LLC in Winston Salem, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank NA. He serves on the Executive Council of Redland IPHC Church. Your Capital Financial provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as business clients and retirement plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes long-term, value-oriented investment strategies using low-cost funds and individual stocks, delivering services on a fee-only, fiduciary basis.

Stephan Shipe is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 holder with five years of industry experience. He has been with Scholar Financial Advising, LLC since 2019 and has prior experience at Wake Forest University, the University of New Hampshire, and Innovative CE LLC. Scholar Financial Advising serves high-income and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, providing comprehensive financial planning primarily through digital tools and remote meetings. The firm’s advice focuses on long-term, goal-driven strategies, emphasizing asset allocation, tax-efficient asset location, and the use of low-cost, passive investment vehicles without accepting custody or discretionary authority over client accounts.

Perry Cabean is the sole advisor at Grand Street Capital Management, L.L.C., an independent firm based in Winston Salem, NC. He holds the Series 66 designation and has seven years of industry experience. Cabean has been with Grand Street Capital Management since 2009. Grand Street Capital Management provides continuous investment management and discretionary portfolio services to individuals, institutional clients, and nonprofit organizations, including pension plans and charitable entities. The firm employs a value-oriented equity strategy combined with principal-preservation fixed income management, using both bottom-up fundamental analysis and top-down economic assessment.

Kurt Shuler is a CFP® professional at Sledge and Company Wealth Advisors with two years of experience at the firm and one year at WealthFD. He has a total of four years in the financial industry, including eight years as a student prior to entering the field. Sledge and Company Wealth Advisors provides personalized wealth management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $183.4 million in discretionary assets and employs a disciplined investment approach using a variety of securities and financial planning strategies.

Benjamin Haynes is a financial advisor at Cassia Capital Partners LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Cassia Capital Partners in 2025, he worked at Cannon Wealth Management, Inmar Intelligence, and ICON Pic. His background also includes roles at several United Methodist Churches. Cassia Capital Partners is an SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $206 million across 167 client accounts. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, endowments, foundations, and business entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial consulting, sub-advisory/model strategies, and advisory-only services for institutional clients.

Brett Nelson is a financial advisor at Kensington Financial Group, Inc. in Winston-Salem, NC, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Kensington Financial Group since 2003. Kensington Financial Group provides discretionary portfolio management and limited financial planning primarily to individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $169.5 million in client assets and emphasizes tailored financial profiles and investment plans implemented on a discretionary basis.