Bryan Gaiser is a financial advisor with Advisory Alpha, LLC, holding a Series 65 license and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include Foundations Investment Advisors LLC and FormulaFolios Investments. He serves as chapter president of the American Financial Education Alliance, delivering financial wellness and educational workshops in the Greensboro community. Advisory Alpha is an SEC-registered adviser managing over $4.3 billion for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a centralized Investment Team using a fund-of-funds approach and provides specialized retirement-plan solutions, subadvisory and co-advisory services to other registered investment advisers.

William Roach is a financial advisor with Gradient Investments, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and totaling nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Gradient Advisors, LLC, and Whichard Roach & Associates, where he has also served as president since 2013. Outside of his advisory roles, Roach serves on the board of directors for the Greensboro chapter of No/Kiwanis, a community service organization focused on supporting children. Gradient Investments, LLC provides discretionary investment management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a proprietary investment framework and offers a variety of model and custom portfolios managed on a discretionary basis.

Roy Bly is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Titleist Asset Management, LLC since 2023. His prior roles include positions at Vision Based Planning and Homrich Berg Wealth Management, along with work as an independent contractor. Bly also operates the advisory business Vision Based Planning. Titleist Asset Management, LLC provides investment advice to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate retirement plans. The firm offers customized portfolio strategies overseen by an investment committee and employs a rules-based Total Return framework as part of its investment approach.

Preston Yates is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Stephens in Winston-Salem, NC, where he has worked since 2017. Prior to Stephens, he held roles at Bb&T Investment Services and Bb&T Bank from 2015 to 2017. Stephens is a multi-team investment adviser with approximately 243 advisors and $18 billion in assets under management. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, foundations, corporations, and other institutional clients, offering a range of advisory, brokerage, investment banking, and custody services supported by research from its Equity Research group.

James Carlson is a financial advisor at Wedbush Securities Inc. in Greensboro, NC, holding a Series 66 designation with 26 years of industry experience. His career includes 15 years at UBS Financial Services and multiple roles at Morgan Stanley over a decade. He serves on the National Advisory Council for Southern Virginia University. Wedbush Securities provides a range of investment advisory and broker-dealer services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering wealth management, fixed income, commodities, and capital markets solutions. The firm’s financial consultants tailor portfolio strategies to client objectives while Wedbush administers multiple managed account offerings and provides institutional research and trade execution services.

Joseph Cone is a financial advisor at Belpointe Asset Management LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial for 10 years before joining Belpointe in 2023. Cone serves on several nonprofit boards, including the Greensboro Symphony Endowment Fund, NC Justice Center, Jewish Foundation of Greensboro, and Moses Cone–Wesley Long Community Health Foundation. Belpointe Asset Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and other advisers. The firm manages approximately $7.6 billion in client assets, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting through customized portfolios that combine passive, active, tactical, and blended strategies.

Craig Fishel is a financial advisor at Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC in Winston-Salem, NC, holding a Series 66 designation with seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Horace Mann Investors, Edward Jones, Guardian Life, Consolidated Planning, and Prudential Financial Planning Services. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a goals-based financial advising approach using patented software and behavioral economics, combining quantitative metrics with fundamental, technical, and behavioral analysis to implement both passive and active investment strategies.

Colby Robinson is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors, LLC, having joined in 2024 after previous roles at FORVIS Wealth Advisors LLC, DHG Wealth Advisors LLC, Family Wealth Partners, and Antonich & Associates. Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors serves individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and nonprofit organizations, offering financial planning, investment management, and consulting services. The firm’s approach includes customized asset allocation and an Investment Policy Statement tailored to each client’s objectives, utilizing a mix of active and passive strategies with an emphasis on diversification and cost control.

Joann White is a financial advisor at Stephens with 18 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 credential and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Global Markets before joining Stephens in 2010. Stephens is a multi-team investment adviser with approximately 243 advisors and $18 billion in assets under management. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, foundations, corporations, and other institutional clients, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services supported by bottom-up equity research and committee-driven asset allocation.

Kevin Speas is a financial advisor at Momentum Independent Network Inc. with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Robert Baird & Co. and Jjb Hilliard Wl Lyons LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a clockkeeper and scorekeeper for high school sporting events at North Forsyth High School. Momentum Independent Network Inc. provides investment advisory, portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services to individuals, corporate and institutional clients, and retirement plans. The firm employs both discretionary and non-discretionary investment structures and integrates broker-dealer operations with banking and municipal advisory services within the Hilltop group.

Jeffrey Powell is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Wealth with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 license. His prior experience includes roles at Highland Private Wealth Management and LPL Financial LLC. Cornerstone Wealth Group is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, employer plan sponsors, other advisers, and corporations. The firm uses model-based portfolios incorporating ETFs, mutual funds, equities, bonds, and alternative investments, guided by a regular investment committee review.

Michael Petticord is a financial advisor with Portfolio Medics, LLC in Winston-Salem, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at AlphaStar Capital Management, LLC and Horter Investment Management. He is also the president of USA Wealth Management, where he offers insurance and annuity products. Portfolio Medics provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, as well as small businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm builds customized portfolios using a variety of investment vehicles and combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its approach.

Greer Ducker is a financial advisor with Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC based in Greensboro, NC. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 26 years of industry experience, including 25 years at Edward Jones prior to joining Kingsview in 2024. Kingsview Wealth Management is a multi-advisor firm serving individuals, retirement plans, endowments, trusts, and state or municipal clients. The firm offers financial planning and wealth management through in-house portfolio management and third-party strategies, including alternative investments and registered investment products.

Andrew Kalman is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He currently serves as a financial advisor at Salem Investment Counselors Inc in Winston Salem, NC, where he has worked since 2026. Prior to Salem, he was with Cambridge Associates for six years and also spent two years at Dimensional Fund Advisors. Salem Investment Counselors provides investment management, financial planning, and asset-management services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, foundations, corporations, and trusts. The firm emphasizes a long-term equity-focused investment approach, combining established growth stocks with small- and mid-cap opportunities, and employs a variety of fixed income and alternative investment strategies.

James Edmundson is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has been with Salem Investment Counselors Inc since 2019 and previously worked at Wells Fargo/Abbot Downing from 2007 to 2019. Salem Investment Counselors provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, retirement and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, and trusts. The firm manages public market securities on a discretionary basis and offers advisory support for private investments, focusing on equity-based portfolios complemented by fixed-income and alternative vehicles.

Shannon Shelton is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC in Winston-Salem, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Fifth Third Wealth Advisors in 2024, Shelton worked at Truist Advisory Services and BB&T/Truist, accumulating over a decade in financial services. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC manages approximately $7.8 billion in discretionary assets for a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, leveraging a combination of in-house oversight and third-party managers within a framework integrated with Fifth Third Bank.

Connor Davis is a financial advisor at Corecap Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has a background managing a life insurance team at Gillikin and Associates Financial, where he also provides life insurance training and lead generation. Additionally, Davis is a life insurance producer with Capital Choice Financial Services. Corecap Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth and accredited investors, self-directed retirement plans, and institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisors, with a relationship-oriented, long-term investment approach focused on mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and bonds.

George Keener is a financial advisor at Salem Investment Counselors Inc with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 1 year of industry experience. He has been with Salem Investment Counselors since 2002. Salem Investment Counselors provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, retirement plans, charitable institutions, foundations, and trusts. The firm emphasizes equities as the foundation of most portfolios and incorporates both public and private investments, managing approximately $3.845 billion in assets as of December 31, 2024.

Steven Harrell is a financial advisor with Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC for eight years before joining Capital Investment Advisory Services and Capital Investment Group, Inc. Harrell is also active as a preacher at small churches, dedicating approximately 20 hours per month to this role. Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and supervisory services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including separately managed accounts, referrals to third-party managers, private-label model portfolios, and financial planning, using a mix of analytical methods and ongoing monitoring tailored to clients’ investment objectives and risk tolerance.

Richard Flanders is a CFP® with 47 years of industry experience, currently serving at Blueprint Financial Advisors since 2026. He previously worked for Capital Investment Group, Inc. for 30 years and has been associated with Strategic Planning Corp. since 1986. Outside of advising, he holds a real estate broker license and operates as a sole proprietor in residential real estate sales. Blueprint Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered multi-advisor firm managing approximately $1.4 billion in client assets. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, pension and ERISA plans, and nonprofit entities, employing a global diversification strategy with a proprietary strategic-and-tactical asset allocation framework.