Luther Sweigert III is a Series 65-licensed advisor with CreativeOne Wealth, LLC and has one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Quility Financial Advisors and Empowered To Retire, and he is also Vice-President and Owner of Oak River Wealth Advisors, Inc., where he is involved in life insurance and annuities. CreativeOne Wealth, LLC provides fee-based asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and other RIAs. The firm employs a mix of proprietary ETF-based core models, third-party managers, and option-based strategies to support tailored investment solutions.

James Moore is a financial advisor with Silver Oak Securities, Inc. in Knoxville, TN, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 15 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Securities America Advisors, Inc., Securities America, Inc., and Securities Service Network, Inc. Since 2019, he has served as a FINRA Non-Public Arbitrator, participating in dispute resolution within the securities industry. Silver Oak Securities, Inc. serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and other business entities. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs with primarily discretionary investment management tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Robert Smith is a financial advisor at Modern Wealth Management, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked for Coulter & Justus Financial Services, LLC from 2008 to 2024 before joining his current firm. Modern Wealth Management provides investment advisory and integrated planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, broker-dealers, and corporations. The firm employs a centralized portfolio management model supported by an Investment Committee and offers a broad range of services such as discretionary investment management, modular financial planning, tax planning, estate-planning assistance, and insurance solutions.

Leslie Turner is a financial advisor at Gradient Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has operated the National Care Insurance Agency since 1997, focusing on health insurance sales alongside his advisory role. Gradient Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm operates primarily through a network of Investment Advisor Representatives and third-party money managers, utilizing a largely non-discretionary model that incorporates various analytical approaches to portfolio management.

Jonathan Tue is a financial advisor with Eversource Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Brokers International Financial Services, Regions Bank, Cetera, and Sunshine Bank. Tue is also an independent insurance agent involved in the sale of fixed insurance annuities. Eversource Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, estates, trusts, charitable foundations, broker-dealers, retirement plans, and other RIAs. The firm offers wealth management, financial planning, investment advisory and consulting services, along with turnkey asset management, sub-advisory services, and a private markets platform focused on customized investment solutions and values-based strategies.

Matthew De Graff is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at SageSpring Wealth Partners with five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services, Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Rethink Wealth LLC. SageSpring Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base ranging from non-high-net-worth individuals to institutional clients such as retirement plans and sovereign wealth funds. The firm provides discretionary investment management and financial planning, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and both fundamental and technical analysis within a multi-team structure managing approximately $8.5 billion for over 11,500 clients.

James Reynolds is a financial advisor with Thoroughbred Financial Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Thoroughbred Financial Services since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, Reynolds is also licensed as an insurance agent, selling life, disability, medical, and long-term care insurance. Thoroughbred Financial Services, LLC provides investment supervisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a range of clients including individuals, trusts, estates, and organizations. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes asset and sector allocation with diversified portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds and ETFs, and it offers both discretionary and nondiscretionary management through various account programs.

Emily Forst is a CFP® professional at The Mather Group, LLC with five years of industry experience. She previously worked at Resource Advisory Services and Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union before joining The Mather Group. The Mather Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities, providing comprehensive financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm uses an evidence-based investment approach with customizable strategies and integrates advanced AI and machine-learning tools under human oversight.

Aleen Swofford is a financial advisor with Geneos Wealth Management, Inc. in Knoxville, TN, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 41 years of industry experience. She has worked at Geneos Wealth Management since 2015 and at Prosperity Partners Wealth Management LLC since 2017, following a 33-year tenure at Swofford Financial. She serves as chapter president of the American Financial Education Alliance. Geneos Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering comprehensive financial planning, asset management, and brokerage services. The firm employs a combination of continuous account monitoring, discretionary trading, and various analytic approaches, with customizable portfolios and access to third-party money managers.

Jeffrey King is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Modern Wealth Management, LLC since 2024. Prior to this, he spent 14 years at C & J Wealth Advisors. In addition to his advisory role, he has worked as an independent insurance agent since 1998, providing insurance products and services in Oak Ridge, TN. Modern Wealth Management offers investment advisory and integrated planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporations. The firm employs a centralized portfolio management model supported by an Investment Committee and provides specialized services such as ERISA plan management and tax planning through affiliated entities.

Jennifer Huskey is a Series 66 registered financial advisor with Modern Wealth Management, LLC, based in Knoxville, TN. She has 18 years of industry experience, including 16 years at C & J Wealth Advisors before joining Modern Wealth Management in 2024. Modern Wealth Management is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $10.9 billion with about 94 advisors. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and modular services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, supported by a centralized Investment Committee and diverse portfolio management tools.

William Baucum III is a financial advisor with Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 13 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in a family business focused on designing and manufacturing portable backup electrical systems and owns a staffing company. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC manages approximately $6.0 billion in client assets through a team of more than 150 advisors. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses, using a goals-based planning approach supported by proprietary software and an evidence-based investment framework.

Morgan Hill is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has worked at several firms, including Center Street Advisors, Inc. and Brookstone Capital Management LLC. Hill is also the owner and president of Hill & Hill Financial, LLC, a firm he founded in 2001 that sells fixed insurance products. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse clientele, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan services, employing both advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations, along with third-party sub-advisers.

William Reuther is a financial advisor with Silver Oak Securities, Inc. in Knoxville, TN, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Lamon & Stern, Private Client Services, and Securities Service Network. Silver Oak Securities serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and other business entities through a network of approximately 101 financial professionals managing about $2.4 billion in discretionary assets. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and emphasizes discretionary, tailored investment management aligned with client objectives and risk tolerances.

Jeffrey Farrar is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience currently serving at Procyon since 2017. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, UBS Financial Services, and Merrill. He serves as a FINRA arbitrator and is a member of the investment committee at DELC, a tea manufacturer. Farrar also participates in expert networks responding to industry research inquiries. Procyon serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, institutions, and retirement plans, offering investment management, financial planning, and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is long-term and fundamentally driven, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, and it manages a majority of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Andrew Ashton is a financial advisor at EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC in Knoxville, TN. He holds a Series 65 designation and joined EverSource in 2025 after 17 years at Doctors Management. EverSource serves a diverse range of clients, including individuals, families, estates, trusts, charitable foundations, broker-dealers, retirement plans, and other RIAs. The firm offers wealth management, financial planning, investment advisory, and consulting services, with multiple investment programs and a private markets platform for clients with over $5 million in investable assets.

Michael Meilleur is a financial advisor at AlphaStar Capital Management with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at Riverdog Wealth, Visionary Horizons, Gradient Advisors, and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of advising, he also conducts insurance services as an agent through Riverdog Insurance, LLC and works part-time as an Uber driver. AlphaStar Capital Management manages approximately $1.84 billion for a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, small businesses, and other advisers. The firm offers both model and custom investment strategies using quantitative analysis and tactical asset allocation, and provides a range of portfolio management and consulting services.

Anthony Hammer is a financial advisor with Geneos Wealth Management, Inc. in Knoxville, TN, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked with Prosperity Partners Wealth Management LLC since 2017 and previously with Swofford Financial from 2015 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he operates under Prosperity Partners Wealth Management and acts as an independent representative for various insurance carriers specializing in fixed insurance products. Geneos Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment advisory, and brokerage services with an investment approach that incorporates continuous account monitoring, discretionary trading, and a variety of analytic methods and strategies tailored to client needs.

Brogan Walters is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC and Guardian Investment Advisors, where he recommends insurance products as part of the financial planning process. His prior experience includes roles at Ameriprise, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC provides financial planning and ongoing portfolio management for individual and high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and employs model portfolios with an asymmetric rebalancing approach, working through a large network of affiliated offices and representatives.

Nathaniel Napier is a financial advisor with Silver Oak Securities, Inc. in Knoxville, TN, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. He has served as President and CEO/CFO of Miza Foods Inc., a multi-unit Little Caesars franchise, since 2017. Silver Oak Securities serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, and estates through a network of over 100 financial professionals. The firm manages approximately $2.4 billion in discretionary assets and offers a range of advisory programs that emphasize customized, primarily discretionary investment management tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.