Scott Adams is a financial advisor at Principal Advised Services in Winston-Salem, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Principal Life Insurance Company, Principal Bank, and Fidelity Investments, among others. Principal Advised Services provides investment advice and related services primarily to retirement plan participants and retail IRA clients, offering both non-discretionary recommendations and a discretionary, wrap-fee investment management program called SimpleInvest. The firm combines third-party methodology with proprietary models and leverages its affiliation with the Principal Financial Group family to access proprietary products and integrated services.

Spencer Huggins is a Certified Financial Planner® at Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Truist Advisory Services, Truist Bank, BB&T Bank, and Wells Fargo. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC manages approximately $7.8 billion in discretionary assets for a wide range of clients, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, and institutional investors. The firm uses a multi-faceted investment approach incorporating in-house oversight, third-party managers, and model providers, and is integrated with Fifth Third Bank, sharing resources and technology across affiliates.

Patricia Blair is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience and is currently affiliated with Wedbush Securities Inc. in Greensboro, NC. She previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. for ten years and Wells Fargo Clearing for two years. Outside of her advisory role, she has community involvement as a coach with Winston Salem Forsyth County Schools and participates in a family-owned coffee shop business where she assists with operations and customer service. Wedbush Securities provides investment advisory and broker-dealer services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of services including wealth management, fixed income, commodities, securities lending, capital markets, and research, with a focus on tailoring portfolio strategies to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Sherry Campbell is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. She has worked at Gencrest Capital Partners since 2024 and has been involved with Strategic Blueprint, LLC and The Strategic Financial Alliance for nearly a decade each. In addition to her advisory roles, she provides tax preparation and divorce wealth planning services. The Strategic Financial Alliance serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers customized portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing a range of investment strategies through co-advisory relationships and third-party managers.

Richard Polson is a financial advisor with Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC in Greensboro, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Kingsview Partners LLC, Wells Fargo Clearing, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup Global Markets. Outside of finance, he is a musician and vocalist, serving as the front man for a cover band. Kingsview Wealth Management is a multi-advisor firm serving individuals, retirement plans, endowments, trusts, and state or municipal clients. The firm provides financial planning and wealth management services, combining internal portfolio management with third-party strategies and alternative investments, including serving as adviser and sponsor to affiliated exchange-traded funds.

Henry De Noble is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Stephens in Winston-Salem, NC, where he has worked since 2019. Prior to that, he held positions at Northwestern Mutual and the Barn Baseball Academy. 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 institutional clients, offering a range of discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies alongside brokerage, investment banking, custody, and research services.

Joel Austin is a financial advisor with Portfolio Medics, LLC in High Point, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Thrivent Financial and several insurance firms. Outside of advising, he serves as a pastor at Revolution Worship. Portfolio Medics provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm builds customized portfolios using diversified funds, individual securities, and independent managers, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis tailored to client objectives.

Joshua Parrish is a financial advisor at Stephens in Winston-Salem, NC, with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at BB&T for seven years before joining Stephens. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 50% owner in an investment related to raw land in downtown Mocksville, NC. Stephens is a multi-team investment adviser with approximately 243 advisors and $18 billion in assets under management, serving individuals, retirement plans, foundations, corporations, and other institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, combining bottom-up equity research with committee-driven asset allocation and fixed-income management.

Richard Rogers III is a financial advisor at Stephens in Winston-Salem, NC, with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Global Markets. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an investment committee member for St. Pauls Episcopal Church and is a partner in Stellie Partners, LLC, a personal financial and estate planning entity. Stephens is a multi-team investment advisory firm with approximately 243 advisors and $18 billion in assets under management. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, foundations, corporations, and institutional clients through a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment management programs, combining bottom-up equity research with committee-driven asset allocation and fixed-income strategies.

Richard Davis is a financial advisor with Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC in Winston-Salem, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His career includes leadership roles at multiple firms dating back to 2000, such as Wiser Benefit Consultants and Carolina Financial Professionals, where he has also been involved in insurance sales. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a goals-based financial advising approach supported by proprietary software and quantitative metrics, combining passive and active investment strategies alongside dynamic rebalancing when appropriate.

Jeffrey Howard is a financial advisor at Salem Investment Counselors Inc with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Salem Investment Counselors since 1996 and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC since 2000. Salem Investment Counselors provides investment management, financial planning, and asset-management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, foundations, corporations, retirement plans, charitable institutions, trusts, and estates. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes equities with a focus on long-term growth, complemented by fixed income and alternative investments, and operates with a structured oversight framework including annual surprise audits and a documented proxy-voting policy.

Ashley Madden is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Strategic Blueprint, LLC. She has previously worked at GenCrest Capital Partners, Hutchinson Family Offices, and Davenport, Marvin, Joyce & Co, LLP among others. Madden serves as a board member for the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro and provides business owner exit planning and divorce expert services outside her advisory role. Strategic Blueprint, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers customized, goal-based strategies through asset allocation, portfolio design, and manager selection, alongside financial planning, retirement consulting, family office services, and a subscription advisory program.

Sharon Floyd is a financial advisor at Stephens with 33 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Citigroup Global Markets, and UBS Financial Services. Floyd has been with Stephens since 2020. 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 institutional clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management across various advisory and wrap programs supported by equity research and committee-driven asset allocation.

Spencer Pendry is a financial advisor at Stephens with seven years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He has worked at Stephens since 2012. Stephens is a multi-team investment adviser with approximately 243 advisors and $18 billion in assets under management, serving individuals, retirement plans, foundations, corporations, and other institutional clients. The firm provides a range of services including advisory, financial planning, brokerage, investment banking, and research, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management across various strategies.

Phyllis Lancaster is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with Mission Wealth Management, LP, bringing 19 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Cetera Advisor Networks LLC for nine years and was involved with American Dream Residential for 13 years. Outside of advising, she serves on the board of Anders Group Inc., a company selling printed materials and promotional items, and is a part owner of a family livestock business. She is also a Director-at-Large for the Greensboro Estate Planning Council. Mission Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients by providing wealth management, financial planning, investment management, and related consulting services. The firm employs a comprehensive approach that integrates investment management with tax, trust, legacy, philanthropy, and risk planning, utilizing a combination of internal management and third-party sub-advisors.

William Stadler is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Modera Wealth Management, LLC. Prior to joining Modera in 2026, he worked at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. from 2023 to 2025 and spent eight years at Post University. Modera Wealth Management provides wealth management, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a diversified asset allocation strategy based on Modern Portfolio Theory and integrates investment management with tax, accounting, and business coaching services.

James King is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mutual Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterlings Investments and McMillion Capital Management. Outside of his advisory work, he is a licensed insurance agent who recommends various insurance products. Mutual Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base including individual investors, trusts, estates, retirement plan participants, qualified purchasers, and institutional investors. The firm manages portfolios through a combination of active and passive strategies, employing multiple analytical approaches and leveraging third-party tools to tailor allocations for various account types.

Kevin Benson is a financial advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP with five years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining Forum in 2025, he worked at Avantax Investment Services Inc. and Avantax Advisory Services from 2020 to 2025. Benson is also a partner at Smith Leonard PLLC, an accounting and tax preparation firm, and serves on the finance committee of Caldwell Academy, a private Christian school in Greensboro, NC. Forum Financial Management, LP provides fee-based wealth management, financial planning, and qualified plan services to individual and institutional clients. The firm also acts as a sub-advisor and turnkey asset management platform for other independent RIAs, implementing portfolios primarily with DFA institutional mutual funds and ETFs following a Modern Portfolio Theory approach.

David Rapp is a financial advisor at Mutual Advisors, LLC in Greensboro, NC, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations with 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Edward Jones, Forsys Consulting LLC, Valic Financial Advisors, and M Holdings Securities, Inc. Mutual Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients, including sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers a range of advisory services and employs a mix of active and passive investment strategies tailored to client objectives, managing approximately $9.45 billion across 154 advisors.

Kolby Madsen is a financial advisor with Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC in Greensboro, NC. He holds a Series 66 designation and has five years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Edward Jones and Fidelity Investments. Kingsview Wealth Management is a multi-advisor wealth management firm serving individuals—including high-net-worth clients—retirement plans, endowments, trusts, and state or municipal clients. The firm offers financial planning and asset management through in-house and third-party strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services.