Cory Easterling is a financial advisor at Prism Wealth Partners, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His background includes roles at several firms, notably co-owning Southern Insurance Professionals, LLC, an insurance brokerage where he is a licensed agent. Prism Wealth Partners, LLC offers discretionary asset management tailored to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, business owners, and estates, utilizing both in-house and sub-advised portfolio models. The firm maintains a unique approach by regularly selecting other advisers to manage client mandates and operates in affiliation with an insurance business.

Dieter Scherer is a CFP® with 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the sole advisor at Adaptive Wealth, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Charleston, SC, where he has worked since 2013. Adaptive Wealth provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and other client entities. The firm employs a formulaic, quantitative investment approach using proprietary algorithms and tactical asset-allocation models, combining technical, fundamental, and macroeconomic analysis with risk controls.

Inspired Financial Planners is a virtual, fee-only financial planning firm in Gulfport, MS and Flat Rock, NC. We serve clients from Gen Z all the way through retirees. While we have clients in any stage of life, Tricia specializes in working with professionals with families, advising employer-sponsored retirement plans, and individuals that have inherited wealth. Tricia earned her chops as an intern at a large brokerage firm, mutual funds specialist, paraplanner, portfolio manager, and retirement plan consultant, before partnering with Germaine Weldon in 2019 to co-found Inspired Financial Planners. She is a Certified Financial Planner™ practitioner, a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Student Loan Professional, and a Ramsey Solutions Master Financial Coach. Her greatest passion is helping young families advance toward financial independence and meeting their life goals. On the personal front, Tricia and her husband Nick find life balance by hiking, running, scuba diving, and chasing their toddlers. They welcomed their third daughter to the world in 2021.

James Dupuis is a financial advisor at Summit Financial Wealth Advisors with 25 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial for 16 years and spent 40 years at Wright, Moore DeHart, Dupuis & Hutchinson, CPA. Outside of his advisory role, Dupuis manages several investment-related LLCs that hold securities and industrial real estate properties. Summit Financial Wealth Advisors serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, and related advisory services. The firm provides tailored advisory relationships, acts as an ERISA fiduciary, and offers non-investment services such as business management and divorce financial consulting.

Savannah Cooper is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at CogentBlue Wealth Advisors, LLC. Prior to joining CogentBlue, she worked at Morris Financial Concepts, Inc. for seven years and has additional experience at Bank of America and D.A. Davidson & Co. Outside of finance, she has worked briefly in the fitness industry with O2 Fitness. CogentBlue Wealth Advisors, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory approach tailored to each client’s investment policy statement and incorporates outside managers and sub-advisors as appropriate.

Brandon Blanchard is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC in Gulfport, MS, holding a Series 65 credential and seven years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including J.W. Cole Advisors, Global Financial Private Capital, and Postlethwaite & Netterville. Blanchard is also engaged in insurance sales through Gregory Ricks and Associates, Inc. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individual households, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes model portfolio and direct asset management programs, using a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical investment strategies implemented primarily through discretionary model portfolios.

David Neumann is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Piltz, Williams, LaRosa & Company and is associated with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. based in Gulfport, MS. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers financial planning, advisor-managed programs, model portfolios, and retirement plan consulting through a large network of investment adviser representatives, combining individualized asset allocation with access to proprietary and third-party investment strategies.

Emile Koury Jr. is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 35 years of industry experience, currently serving at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd and LPL Financial since 2021. He previously worked at Hancock Investment Services, Inc. and Hancock Bank from 2011 to 2021. Stratos Wealth Partners provides financial planning and investment management services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm combines individualized asset allocation with active monitoring and access to proprietary and third-party strategies, supported by its large network of investment adviser representatives.

Natalie Smith is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with one year of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at PNC Bank for ten years. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital offering that uses algorithmic risk assessments to recommend investment strategies implemented with mutual funds and ETFs.

Marci Wilson is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 22 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Hancock Bank, Morgan Keegan & Company, UBS Financial Services, and BancorpSouth. Outside of advising, she serves as Chief Operating Officer of MSCO Development, a real estate development firm, and owns an interior design company, Seventh A LLC. She is also involved with the City of Gulfport Election Commission and is a notary. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, model portfolios, third-party manager solutions, and retirement plan consulting, delivered through a large network of investment adviser representatives using a combination of proprietary and third-party strategies.

Ethan Smith is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. in Gulfport, MS, holding a Series 66 designation and over 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked with Hancock Investment Services, Inc. and Hancock Whitney Investment Services Inc. from 2009 to 2017. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers financial planning, advisor-managed programs, access to model portfolios and third-party managers, and retirement plan consulting, leveraging both proprietary and third-party strategies through a broad network of investment adviser representatives.

Thomas Schmidt Sr. is a CFP® and PFS™ with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. He has previously worked at Avl/Wealthcare, LLC and operates a business consulting firm, Velocity Business Advisors, alongside his advisory role. He also provides tax preparation and consulting services through his own business. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management through a large network of investment adviser representatives, combining individualized asset allocation with access to both proprietary and third-party strategies.

Todd Cobena is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 33 years of industry experience, including long-term roles at Nylife Securities Inc. and New York Life Insurance Company. His business activities include brokering non-registered insurance products through various outside insurance carriers. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, and retirement-plan sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations delivered primarily through non-discretionary asset management, operating within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Timothy Roling is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA Financial and VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014. Outside of advising, he is involved in independent insurance sales and owns rental property, including a condo in Medellin, Colombia. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base that includes individual and institutional investors, offering a variety of financial planning and portfolio management services through multiple program structures. The firm combines SEC-registered advisory and broker-dealer activities and primarily provides non-discretionary recommendations to its clients.

Brett Walker is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. in Gulfport, MS, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has 17 years of industry experience, having worked previously at Hancock Investment Services, Inc. and Hancock Whitney Investment Services Inc. He also operates advisory services under Van Kirk Wealth Advisors and Harbor Wealth Advisors. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers financial planning, advisor-managed programs, model portfolios, and retirement plan consulting through a large network of investment adviser representatives, combining individualized asset allocation with access to proprietary and third-party strategies.

Kimberly Marmalich is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd and has three years of industry experience. She is also a partner and CPA at Alexander, Van Loon, Sloan, Levens & Farve PLLC, where she has worked for over two decades. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers financial planning, advisor-managed portfolios, access to model portfolios and third-party manager solutions, and retirement plan consulting through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Percy Kaigler is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. since 2016. He is based in Gulfport, MS, and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers fee-based wrap programs, financial planning, and investment management consulting through a range of model and custom portfolios monitored by an Investment Strategy Committee.

Eric Bland is a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Stratos Wealth Partners since 2014. Bland is also a partner involved in financial duties and tax preparation for two private property management entities. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting through a large network of investment adviser representatives, combining individualized asset allocation with access to proprietary and third-party strategies.

Paul Sala Jr. is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Stratos Wealth Partners and LPL Financial since 2015. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a wide range of individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, advisor-managed programs, model portfolios, and retirement plan consulting through a large network of investment adviser representatives who provide both discretionary and non-discretionary management using proprietary and third-party strategies.

Bridget Weatherly is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 29 years of industry experience, currently with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc., where she has worked since 2016. She serves as secretary for the Gulfport School District and is a board member of the Mississippi Tennis Association Junior Tennis Council. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers fee-based wrap programs and a range of investment strategies monitored by an Investment Strategy Committee.