Michael Mc Graw Sr. is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with over 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has held various roles in the insurance and financial services sectors, including managing partner at McGraw Life & Health Services since 1989 and sales coordinator at Mark Wall & Co. since 2022. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base with services including portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary services for retirement plans. The firm emphasizes manager selection and portfolio monitoring through fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, and offers a digital investment program called Starlight Portfolios.

La Taura Wilson is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Pearl, MS, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower Financial Services in 2018, she spent eleven years at the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi. Outside of advisory work, Wilson prepares and files tax returns as a tax professional for H&R Block. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain individual account holders. The firm delivers services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Ryan Mckibben is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at The Colony Group, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, and Horne LLP. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial and tax planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, emphasizing long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction.

Weldon Doe IV is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. in Jackson, MS. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at The Leaders Group Inc and Strategic Planning. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president and trustee of a family-owned corporation managing a grandchildren’s trust. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, offering investment supervisory and portfolio management, comprehensive financial and estate planning, and ERISA fiduciary services. Its investment approach combines fundamental analysis with Modern Portfolio Theory and includes a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios.

Taylor Sledge Jr. is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Ridgeland, MS. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at New York Life Insurance Company, NyLife Securities, LLC, and his own firms such as Sledge and Company and The Skyline Company. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Mississippi and is a co-founder of the nonprofit OSPREY (Old School Parents Raising Engaged Youth). Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm is notable for its emphasis on non-discretionary asset management and tailored advisory solutions, working extensively with retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients within the New York Life affiliate structure.

Peyton Hudson is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at The Colony Group, LLC, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, and Local Mortgage. He also has a background with Mississippi State University. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering a range of wealth management and advisory services with an investment approach that combines active and passive strategies under an enhanced open architecture framework.

Thomas Candler is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at GWFS Equities, Morgan Stanley, Charles Schwab, Wells Fargo Bank, and Edward Jones. He serves as a Military Captain Plans and Operations Officer in the United States Army Reserve and owns a full-service vending machine business. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Robert Wojcik is a financial advisor with SPC in Madison, MS, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at SPC and SIGMA Financial Corporation since 2017 and previously at Investment Professionals from 2013 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a FINRA industry arbitrator and is active as a soccer referee and member of the Central Mississippi Soccer Officials Association. SPC serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services, offering both discretionary and nondiscretionary management options through a network of over 460 advisors.

Jennifer Ladner is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Ridgeland, MS, holding a Series 66 credential and seven years of industry experience. She has worked at Valic Financial Advisors and First Financial Capital Corp, and is currently involved with Agia as an agent selling non-securities insurance products. Additionally, she serves as the registered agent for South Mississippi Promotional Group, LLC, a marketing company managing promotional agreements for athletes. Valic Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers wrap programs, portfolio management, and financial planning services through a large network of advisors, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts and a centralized technology platform.

Chad Franks is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Ridgeland, MS. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has 24 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company since 2012 and Eagle Strategies since 2011. Franks is a member of the Magnolia Club Alumni Organization and volunteers on the housing committee for the Kappa Alpha Order’s Alpha Upsilon Chapter. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals and institutions, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Hillman Mc Cann is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, Charles Schwab, LPL Financial, and Countiss Wealth Management. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and select retail brokerage clients, using an integrated service model aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Samuel Stevens is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with eight years of industry experience. He currently works at Creative Planning and has previously been employed at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, HORNE Wealth Advisors, Mississippi College, and Trustmark National Bank. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $295.6 billion in client assets through a financial-planning-led investment approach that includes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure.

Taylor Triplett is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Ridgeland, MS. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. Taylor has held roles at Sledge & Company Financial and The Skyline Company, which he owns. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the boards of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra and St. Andrew's Episcopal School, and is involved with Breakthrough T1D, a nonprofit focused on Type 1 diabetes. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutional investors, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions across multiple program types, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis within the integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

James Mcconnell is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a business selling fill dirt for construction sites and serves as secretary and treasurer of a private hunting club. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through more than 500 advisors. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services including wrap-fee advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment management consulting, utilizing both proprietary strategies and third-party models.

Fred Sandifer is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Edward Jones and JPMorgan Chase Bank. Prior to his financial career, he was involved with Majestic Burger, LLC for over a decade. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s approach integrates proprietary and third-party planning methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and savings rates, supported by its scale and affiliation with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Phillip Whitehead is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Brandon, MS. He holds the ChFC® designation and has 32 years of industry experience, including long-term affiliations with New York Life and Nylife Securities Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in several small business ventures, including owning and managing retail food businesses and serving as a deacon at Park Place Baptist Church. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base with financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis for both individual and institutional clients within the New York Life affiliate structure.

Jackson Sharp is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with five years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Kestra, he worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank. His other business activity includes serving as a Wealth Management Analyst supporting partners and advisors with client onboarding and account services. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education among other services. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a broad client base that includes large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

James Vance is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Ridgeland, MS. He holds the Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic Financial Advisors, he worked at Spectrum Sports and held academic positions at Mississippi College and East Central Community College. He is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for AGIA. Valic Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Bowen Thigpen is a CFP®-designated financial advisor at CWM, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at New York Life Insurance Company and NYlife Securities LLC from 2015 to 2019 and has been associated with Thigpen Group since 2019. In addition to advisory services, he holds an insurance agent role, selling life, health, disability, annuities, and long-term care products. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, and institutional clients through a large network of advisors. The firm uses a discretionary approach with model portfolios overseen by an internal Investment Committee and offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan solutions.

Erin Mccain is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Ridgeland, MS, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 21 years of industry experience. She has worked with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2014. Outside of advisory duties, she serves as a Registered Field Assistant with WealthPartners, focusing on operational responsibilities. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers a range of services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education, and manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets with capabilities that include serving large institutional clients and offering pooled employer plan arrangements.