Dirk Crandell is a CFP® and Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He has been the managing member of Crandell Financial Planning, LLC since 2002. In addition to his advisory role, he operates an independent health and life insurance agency focused primarily on Medicare supplement insurance. Crandell Financial Planning, LLC provides personalized financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, small businesses, trusts, and estates. The firm’s approach emphasizes long-term strategic asset allocation using a combination of passive and actively managed low-cost funds, with portfolios managed on a non-discretionary basis and regular client communication.

George Parks is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 24 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Parks Investment Management, LLC, which he founded in 2022 after 21 years at American Values Investment, Inc. Since 2001, he has also been a passive minority owner of American Values Investment, a firm that provides model investment strategies to other advisors. Parks Investment Management, LLC offers discretionary investment management and financial consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trustees, and other advisory firms. The firm uses a values-inclusive investment process focused on companies aligned with traditional American values and employs fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation to build diversified portfolios.

Carter Lecraw Jr. is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at American Values Investments, Inc. He has been with the firm since 2000. American Values Investments provides model equity portfolios and equity research subscriptions to registered investment advisory firms and investment professionals. The firm uses a values-driven investment process with proprietary scoring criteria focused on culture and governance, offering long-term, near-equal weight portfolios designed primarily to promote stated values.

Christopher Salyer is a financial advisor with Southland Equity Partners, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Osaic Wealth, Inc. and FSC Securities Corporation. Outside of advising, he is managing partner of South Holston Ventures, LLC, and maintains an active law license while not practicing actively. He also participates in the Association of Financial Educators, providing free financial education to various organizations. Southland Equity Partners, LLC advises individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses, offering financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to manage mostly discretionary portfolios and evaluates third-party managers for specific asset classes.

Daniel Thornton is a financial advisor at Concord Wealth Partners with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch prior to joining Concord Wealth Partners in 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he participates in a family business focused on marketing baseball-related products as a teaching project for his children. Concord Wealth Partners is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.07 billion for individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes tailored asset allocation and cash management, operating with discretionary authority and engaging sub-advisers when appropriate.

Cody Anderson is a Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a position he has held since 2023. In this role, he focuses on building long-term, personal relationships with clients to understand their financial and personal priorities. He collaborates with clients to develop tailored financial plans, utilizing Fidelity's extensive resources and his specialized knowledge of employer benefits. Prior to his current role, Cody worked as a Benefits & Planning Consultant at Fidelity Investments from 2021 to 2023. Before joining Fidelity, he was a Financial Advisor at Edward Jones from 2019 to 2021. His career experience spans various aspects of financial advising and benefits planning, emphasizing client trust and professional development.

Tyler Caveness is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Concord Wealth Partners since 2017. Prior to that, he worked at Lopez Wealth Management, LLC for one year. Outside of financial advising, he consults on SaaS projects for DXC Technology, and he is the founder of two companies focused on software engineering and bookkeeping. Concord Wealth Partners is a team-based registered investment adviser managing over $1 billion across individual, corporate, trust, estate, and charitable clients. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting while tailoring strategies to client objectives and utilizing a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, alternatives, and more complex strategies where appropriate.

Jonathan Weatherly is a financial advisor at Concord Wealth Partners with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Concord Wealth Partners since 2004. Weatherly holds a Series 66 designation and serves on advisory boards for Pershing NetExchange and Dunham & Associates. Concord Wealth Partners is a team-based registered investment adviser managing over $1 billion for individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting, tailoring allocations to client objectives and incorporating a range of investment strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternatives.

Justin Lopez is a financial advisor with Concord Wealth Partners, holding a Series 65 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Concord Wealth Partners since 2017 and previously operated Lopez Wealth Management LLC from 2015 to 2017. Outside of advising, he serves on the board of directors for ZRH Holdings, LLC, a manufacturing company. Concord Wealth Partners is a team-based firm managing approximately $946 million in client assets. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting to a diverse client base, employing an individualized, generally discretionary investment approach with an emphasis on asset allocation and diversification.

Jonathan Lopez is a financial advisor at Concord Wealth Partners with 40 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and Series 63 designations. His prior experience includes long-term roles with the Financial Leadership Council and the Gerson Lehrman Group, as well as entrepreneurial ventures including leadership positions in marketing, motorsports, and multiple investment-related businesses. He is also involved with nonprofit organizations such as the Boys & Girls Club and the Whites Mill Foundation. Concord Wealth Partners is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.07 billion for individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting, tailoring allocations to client objectives and incorporating a range of investment strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, alternatives, and complex instruments.

Steven Gibson is a financial advisor with ON Investment Management Company, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked with The O.N. Equity Sales Company since 2009, Ohio National Financial Services since 2008, and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2003. Outside of his advisory work, he owns Oakmont Tech LLC, a mobile app development business through which he designs and releases apps. ON Investment Management Company is a SEC-registered adviser offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm provides a range of investment programs and frequently combines discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches, with many advisers also operating as registered representatives through an affiliated broker-dealer.

Amy Widener is a financial advisor with Realta Investment Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Center Street Securities and Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC. She is also a 50% owner of WL Financial Advisors, which offers annuities, life, and long-term care insurance sales. Realta Investment Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes individualized advice and employs diversified strategies across multiple asset classes, utilizing both in-house management and third-party programs.

Thomas Lisk is a financial advisor at Realta Investment Advisors, Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has previously worked at Center Street Securities, Inc. and Thacker & Associates. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 50% owner of WL Financial Advisors, where he engages in annuities, life, and long-term care insurance sales. Realta Investment Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes individualized advice based on client goals and risk tolerance, implementing strategies using diversified asset allocation across various investment types.

Sheila Penley is a financial advisor at Cary Street Partners with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Cary Street Partners since 2009, following a one-year tenure at Banc Of America Investment Services. Cary Street Partners offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a broad investment menu and proprietary strategies through its affiliated asset manager, serving a diverse client base that includes state and municipal government entities as well as insurance company clients.

Gina Rowe is a Series 66-licensed advisor at Cary Street Partners with 13 years of industry experience. She has been with Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC since 2011. Cary Street Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad investment menu and proprietary strategies, serving a diverse client base that includes state and municipal government entities as well as insurance company clients.

Christopher Lawson is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cary Street Partners and has previously worked at LPL Financial LLC and Highlands Union Bank. He serves as a board member of Sullins Academy, assisting with endowment and legal governance, and is Treasurer and board member of The Arts Depot, a collective supporting local artists in Abingdon, VA. Cary Street Partners offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a broad range of investment vehicles and proprietary strategies to construct portfolios and serves specialized institutional niches such as state and municipal governments and insurance companies.

Walter Brown is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Bristol, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Money Concepts since 2016 and has worked concurrently in insurance sales at Burnette Insurance Company. Brown also serves as a Police Major for the City of Bristol and is a board member of the Bristol TN Police Officer Benevolent Fund. Additionally, he owns Warrior Business Coaching, a consulting service started in 2025. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $4.07 billion in client assets, employing model-driven and asset-allocation investment approaches, and integrates both proprietary and third-party strategies across discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Julie Eades is a financial advisor with Osaic Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. She has worked at Infinex Investments, Inc. since 2012 and at First Bank & Trust Co. since 2002, where she also serves as a Wealth Management Officer in the Trust Department. Osaic Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm provides customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model that combines firm supervision with adviser-driven investment management.

Lucas Kalber is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, INC., holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Infinex Investments, Inc. since 2019 and has been affiliated with New Peoples Bank since 2016, where he served as branch manager before transitioning to a financial advisor role. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, consulting, and access to alternative investments, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure and a focus on both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services.

Kyle King is a financial advisor at Davenport & Company LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 registration and previously worked at Edward Jones and Appalachian Cast Products. Outside of his advisory role, King operates KGK Consulting, a sales consulting business. Davenport & Company serves individual and institutional clients with services including asset management, retail brokerage, fixed income, public finance, and investment banking. The firm organizes its asset management through dedicated portfolio manager teams and offers a range of advisory programs and mutual funds.