Austin Moore is a CFP® professional with one year of experience, currently advising at TradeWinds, LLC. He previously worked at CapFinancial Partners LLC (CAPTRUST) for five years. TradeWinds serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans, small businesses, and corporations by providing discretionary wealth management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs custom, proprietary portfolio strategies combining equities, mutual funds, and ETFs, and uses various analytical approaches to guide its investment decisions.

Ralston Turner is a financial advisor at TradeWinds, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch. TradeWinds serves individual investors, retirement plans, small businesses, and corporations, providing discretionary wealth management and comprehensive financial planning through custom strategies that combine equities, mutual funds, and ETFs. The firm employs various analytical approaches and offers explicit fiduciary services for retirement plans.

Dhrumil Parikh is a financial advisor with Modern Capital Advisors, LLC in Raleigh, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Liberty Partners Capital Management, LLC and Liberty Partners Financial Services, LLC since 2014. Modern Capital Advisors provides financial planning, portfolio and wealth management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach using passive index funds and ETFs alongside actively managed funds, and offers Strategic Portfolio Management strategies through custodial platforms.

James Lumpkin II is a financial advisor at Tar River Wealth Planning, LLC with 41 years of industry experience. He previously worked at The Lumpkin Group and J. Parker Lumpkin Financial Consultants. He holds a Series 63 designation. Tar River Wealth Planning, LLC is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $401 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a team approach, using fundamental analysis and committee-reviewed investment selections to create client-specific portfolios across various asset classes, while providing ongoing monitoring and regular client reviews.

Katie Strother is a financial advisor with Curi Capital, LLC in Raleigh, NC, holding CFP® and Series 65 credentials and bringing 11 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Park Ridge Asset Management and Curi RMB Capital LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in her community as a nursery room leader at Peace Church and serves as a varsity girls soccer coach at Wilson Christian Academy. Curi Capital is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $11.6 billion in assets and serving individuals, retirement plans, institutions, and family offices. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental investment approach using proprietary and third-party strategies across equity and fixed income, and offers a range of services including wealth management and specialized offerings for medical professionals.

Richard Fields is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC in Raleigh, NC, bringing four years of industry experience. He has also been involved with Integrated Advisory Services LLC since 2020, where he holds a principal role alongside his advisory duties. Capital Investment Advisory Services provides portfolio management and supervisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable institutions. The firm customizes portfolios based on client objectives, time horizons, and risk tolerance, managing the majority of assets on a discretionary basis.

Sherwood Barbour Jr. is a financial advisor at Altitude Capital Management LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked with firms including Amerity Wealth Management and Gradient Investments. Altitude Capital Management LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and high net worth clients. The firm offers managed account programs tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, utilizing a variety of investment approaches across a multi-team structure.

Benjamin Harrison is affiliated with Gradient Advisors, LLC and holds the Series 65 designation. He has 25 years of experience through his work at Harrison Financial Services, Inc. and has been with Gradient Advisors since 2026. Gradient Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm operates primarily through a network of Investment Advisor Representatives and third‑party money managers, offering a largely non‑discretionary model with a focus on documented client objectives and risk tolerance.

Edward Watkins is a financial advisor with IFG Advisory, LLC in Raleigh, NC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 43 years of industry experience, including long tenures at Minnesota Life, Delta Financial Inc., and his own firm, Edward Watkins & Associates, Inc. Watkins has also worked at Securities America Advisors and LPL Financial. IFG Advisory, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, employing a diversified investment approach that includes portfolio management, third-party model portfolios, and management of held-away assets. The firm also offers specialized services such as real-estate-related planning and retirement plan consulting.

Jennifer Bradley is a financial advisor with Arkadios Wealth Advisors in Raleigh, NC, holding a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. She is also the owner and founder of Bradley Law Firm, PLLC dba Triangle Smart Divorce, where she oversees legal operations and serves as CFO. Additionally, Jennifer manages a solar power company, Stitch Power, LLC. Arkadios Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans with investment and wealth management services, offering customized investment plans supported by an internal portfolio team and access to third-party money managers. The firm’s integrated operating model includes advisor-managed accounts, a bundled wrap program, and fiduciary services for retirement plans.

Christian Keedy is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2022. His prior roles include positions at Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC and Gordon Asset Management. Outside of his advisory work, he is president of CDK Capital Corp. Guardian Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a systematic investment approach using mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, options, and equities, combining fundamental and technical analysis to manage portfolios.

Ricky Whitley is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at First Citizens Asset Management, Inc. since 2026. He has been affiliated with First Citizens Bank and First Citizens Investor Services since 2011. Whitley also teaches financial planning concepts at the Trust Advisors Institute through Campbell University. First Citizens Asset Management provides model-based sub-advisory and direct investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, municipalities, and institutions. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and multi-asset class portfolio construction using a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis.

Josh Newman is a financial advisor with First Citizens Asset Management, Inc. in Raleigh, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Bank for 16 years before joining First Citizens. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a long-term rental condominium property. First Citizens Asset Management, Inc. provides model-based sub-advisory services and direct investment advisory to individuals, trusts, municipalities, and institutions, offering global multi-asset class model portfolios that emphasize strategic asset allocation, manager research, and risk control.

Carlton Blanton is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving at Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC. He has been with Capital Investment Group, Inc. since 2000. In addition to his advisory role, he is an insurance agent with Blanton Financial Group and has ownership in BHK Investments, LLC. Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and supervisory services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized investment management through discretionary mandates, third-party managers, and private-label model portfolios, utilizing a variety of analytical methods and ongoing portfolio reviews.

Katherine Gagner is a financial advisor at First Citizens Asset Management, Inc. in Raleigh, NC, with six years of industry experience. Her background includes roles at Wells Fargo Bank and Wells Fargo Clearing Services prior to joining First Citizens. First Citizens Asset Management provides model-based sub-advisory and direct investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and public entities. The firm utilizes a strategic, multi-asset class approach combining fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis across various investment frameworks.

Tyler Bayless Edwards is a financial advisor at Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Hilltop Wealth Advisors and DASH Carolina. Outside of his advisory role, Edwards is a licensed North Carolina Real Estate Broker and earns commissions from assisting clients with residential real estate transactions. Earned Wealth Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, focusing on physicians, dentists, and their practice employees, providing financial planning, discretionary wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs independent investment managers and model portfolios, integrates alternative investments when appropriate, and is affiliated with several related businesses including retirement plan services and accounting firms.

Billy Grissom III is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at PKS Investments, LPL Financial, Orion Talent, and served in the United States Marine Corps. Merit Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $10.6 billion with 144 advisors and over 14,000 clients. The firm serves individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and institutions, employing a long-term, diversified investment approach through customizable model portfolios and a combination of mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and third-party managers.

Brett Dysart is a financial advisor with Strategic Blueprint, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked with Strategic Blueprint since 2019 and has been associated with Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC and The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. since 2008. Outside of his advisory roles, Dysart owns Cameo Design, LLC, a real estate remodeling and consulting business. Strategic Blueprint, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers customized, goal-based strategies through portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, family office services, and a subscription advisory program, with a distinctive emphasis on client education and a formal flat-fee subscription advisory model.

Dylan Stroud is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Curi Capital, LLC. He previously worked at BBR Partners and Simon Quick Advisors, LLC. Curi Capital is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $11.6 billion in assets, serving individuals, retirement plans, institutions, mutual funds, private funds, and family offices. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental investment approach with a mix of proprietary strategies and third-party managers, and offers specialized services including a subscription education product for medical professionals.

Richard Mc Elroy is a financial advisor at Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Glenwood Financial Partners LLC, Eudaimonia Partners, LLC, and Great Lakes and Atlantic Wealth Management. Kingswood Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutions. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, ERISA plan advisory, and consulting services, operating an open-architecture platform and integrating insurance-linked account management alongside third-party managers and sub-advisors.