James King III is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Greensboro, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2003 and serves as president and sole owner of Austin Financial Management, Inc., a securities business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients through various advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operations, technology, compliance, and practice-management support while offering a range of investment solutions and discretionary model portfolios.

Daniel Lee is a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Hornor, Townsend & Kent and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he is an agent for Navigon Financial Group, focusing on the sales and service of life, accident, health, disability, long-term care, and annuity products. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans with a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both as an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer, offering custody, execution, and brokerage capabilities alongside investment advice.

Daniel Billings is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC since 2021. He has previously worked at Ameriprise and Concourse Financial Group Securities, and has ongoing roles with Ameritas Life Insurance Corp and Southeast Financial Services, Inc. Billings is also licensed as an independent insurance agent, focusing on fixed insurance products and financial planning. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a variety of managed account programs and utilizes a network of Investment Adviser Representatives supported by an Investment Committee and third-party partners to align portfolio allocations with client objectives.

Jeffery Kee is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 14 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Bankers Life Securities, Inc., and Bankers Life & Casualty. He is also an agent and unit field trainer with Bankers Life & Casualty. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios to clients’ goals and risk tolerances, offering strategies across various securities with ongoing performance reviews.

Virginia Saslow is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Oppenheimer since 2009. Prior to that, she worked at Stanford Group Company for one year. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the board of directors of a family-owned retail jewelry business. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment and consulting services, utilizing strategic and tactical asset allocation and manager selection across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios.

Madison Dunn is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Transamerica, Madison worked at Powell Wealth, Nuveen Asset Management, and Ameriprise Financial. Madison's background also includes roles outside of finance, such as working with Bernhardt Furniture and coaching gymnastics. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners, offering programs that emphasize asset allocation, contribution guidance, and retirement age planning. The firm uses Morningstar Investment Management’s proprietary tools for portfolio construction and operates at scale with a large client base focused primarily on non-discretionary assets.

Roy Greer is a CFP® with 35 years of industry experience, currently serving at Kestra Advisory since 2016. He has been affiliated with Kestra Investment Services and INVEST Financial Corporation for over a decade and nearly two decades respectively. Greer is the owner of Gate City Advisors, an investment advisory firm, and Gate City Insurance, which offers fixed annuities and life insurance. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, vendor benchmarking, and manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets, serving clients including sovereign wealth funds and offering multiple management platforms.

Dennis Stearns is a CFP® and ChFC® with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2020 and previously operated Stearns Financial Services Group for nearly three decades. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner, director, and officer at Triad Growth Partners LLC, a technology business accelerator. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting through a broad network of advisors.

Robert Reese is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, INC. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including First Bancorp, Infinex Investments, Inc., FTB Advisors, and CommunityOne Wealth Management. 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 offers customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, operating under a hybrid adviser and broker-dealer structure.

John Rosser Jr. is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Greensboro, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 53 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life and its related entities since 2014 and previously worked at C.P. Advisory Services from 2000 to 2004. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with CP Greensboro, Inc., which provides group and individual medical, dental, and vision insurance products, and also places insurance business with other providers when Guardian Life does not offer suitable products. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, operates as a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment advisory programs, including model portfolios and a hybrid digital advisory solution.

Brasco Van Niekerk is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and has previous experience with Cetera Wealth Services, Paradigm Financial, and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a sales associate at Golf Galaxy. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing relationships through TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management with a fiduciary standard, operating within a vertically integrated group that includes affiliated funds.

Shaquan Edwards is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Greensboro, NC, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Truist Investment Services, Inc. and Truist Bank. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, plan sponsor fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program that combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, supported by inter-affiliate integration and third-party platform relationships.

Indiana Cary is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC in Greensboro, NC, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Merrill and JP Morgan Securities LLC. Cary has been with Transamerica-related firms since 2023. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners, offering managed advice and investment education through proprietary software and model portfolios developed in collaboration with Morningstar Investment Management. The firm operates at a large scale with over 200,000 clients and focuses on non-discretionary asset management rather than high-net-worth or standalone financial planning.

Lauren Norris is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill before joining Sanctuary Advisors and Sanctuary Securities in 2024. Norris serves on committees for Make-A-Wish and Women 2 Women, organizations focused on supporting children with life-threatening illnesses and empowering women and children in Guilford County, respectively. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a broad range of clients, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, through a network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and access to various managed account platforms, employing multiple analytical approaches and acting as a fiduciary under written advisory agreements.

Jeffrey Lewis is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 39 years of industry experience. He has worked with several firms, including Stephens Inc and BB&T Securities, before joining Truist Advisory Services in 2021. Outside of his advisory work, Lewis serves as treasurer and a board member of the Armfield Homeowners Association, where he manages budget preparation and financial reporting. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, using a blend of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Ashley Hausler is a CFP® and Series 63-registered advisor with Truist Advisory Services. She has experience spanning multiple roles within Truist and its affiliates as well as First Citizens Wealth and Bank of America, totaling over a decade in the financial industry. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools, with an emphasis on affiliated inter-company integration in managing client accounts.

Kyle Brown is a CFP® professional at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with experience beginning in 2024. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for BlueCross NC for ten years. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base including individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and uses both active and passive strategies across multiple asset classes.

Mark De View is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. in Greensboro, NC, bringing five years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he spent 30 years at Dart Container Corporation and currently serves as a Unit Field Trainer at Bankers Life & Casualty, where he recruits and trains insurance agents. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, emphasizing customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and a combination of fundamental and technical analyses in their investment approach.

Joshua Myers is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Commonwealth since 2022. Prior to that, he has been associated with EMM Financial Services, Inc. since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, Myers serves as a trustee and executor for personal trusts and estates in Greensboro, NC. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors. The firm offers a broad platform of managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services, managing roughly $213 billion in client assets.

Kenny Nichols is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including LPL Financial, IFG Advisory, and Securities America Advisors. Nichols is actively involved with Southeast Financial Services, Inc. as an agent providing life and disability insurance to clients and prospects. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and corporate clients, using a variety of managed account programs and supporting tools to align portfolio management with client objectives.