Jonathan Laliberte is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Edward Jones in two periods totaling four years, with prior roles at Bank of America and Calvary Chapel. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and investment options supported by a large nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Kimberly Redding is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and three years of industry experience. Her work history includes multiple roles at RW Baird since 2019, along with prior experience in retail and food service sectors. The DDK Group, part of Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and custody services, supported by internal research and ongoing manager monitoring.

Joshua Carter is a financial advisor at Merrill with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been affiliated with Merrill since 2010 and Bank of America since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an advisory board member for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley, helping organize events to raise awareness for the organization. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through its Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various institutional investors.

Melinda Rogers is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. She has nineteen years of experience in the wealth management industry, beginning her career in 2005 at UBS in Jackson, Tennessee. Since joining Merrill Lynch in 2012, Melinda has specialized in providing investment and account management services to clients, acting as a liaison between clients, team members, and specialists throughout the firm. Melinda holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing from Freed-Hardeman University and earned her CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification in 2018. Her professional designations include CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP) and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). She focuses on client areas such as family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, liquidity management, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, small business strategies, women and wealth, individual and corporate investment strategy, tax minimization, and retirement income. Originally from West Tennessee, Melinda and her husband, Luke, reside in Lenoir City with their two young daughters. She enjoys spending time with family, cooking, antiquing, basketball, fishing, woodworking, and watching movies. Melinda is also a member of Hardin Valley Church of Christ and supports the American Cancer Society.

Bavy Lopez is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services in Knoxville, TN, holding the Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with MML Investors Services and MassMutual Life Insurance Company since 2010. MML Investors Services, LLC operates as a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser under MassMutual, offering financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm emphasizes structured, collaborative planning engagements supported by firm-approved analytical tools and provides educational seminars alongside event-driven planning programs.

Natalie Denny is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance and involvement with Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church. She also has experience in education and hospitality sectors, having worked at Centre College, Bearden High School, and Bluegrass Pizza and Pub. The DDK Group, part of Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, serves individuals, corporate clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and utilizes manager-traded and model-traded SMA strategies alongside tax-management and direct-indexing capabilities.

Darren Welch is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Knoxville, TN, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Robert Baird & Co. since 2019 and previously at Hilliard Lyons. He serves as treasurer for West High, a non-investment related role. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that advises individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group provides customized consulting and portfolio management services using a variety of investment strategies and overlays.

Tracy Gangone is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has 25 years of industry experience and has been with Robert Baird since 2019, also maintaining a role at JJB Hilliard WL Lyons LLC since 2014. She is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management services using a combination of in-house and third-party managers, covering a range of traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

Benjamin Johnson is a financial advisor at Merrill with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Bank of America and Merrill since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 25% owner of Forest Park Partnership, a for-profit commercial office building partnership in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he has no day-to-day responsibilities. Merrill serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional clients, through managed account programs, discretionary portfolio management, and brokerage services. The firm emphasizes manager selection and tax-efficient investment strategies and benefits from integration with Bank of America’s broader banking and capital markets platform.

Hassan Fawaz is a CFP® professional with 28 years of experience in the financial services industry, currently affiliated with LPL Financial since 2009. Based in Knoxville, TN, he also sells fixed annuities and various insurance products. Fawaz holds a Series 63 license and has been involved in other business activities including serving as a notary and operating a financial services DBA in Tennessee. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory programs, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by LPL Research and third-party subadvisors.

Lauren Levy is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with six years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and LPL Financial LLC. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, using firm-approved analytical tools and focusing on collaborative, ongoing client relationships.

Derek Keeton is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Clinton, TN, holding a Series 63 designation and 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, Keeton serves on the board of Scott Appalachian Industries and is a youth administrator at White Rock Baptist Church. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service focused on individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets, providing detailed Recommendation Reports that incorporate research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis. The firm delivers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions typical of a large institutional firm.

Lincoln Sills is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at New York Life Insurance Company, Eagle Strategies, and Nylife Securities LLC. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers ongoing financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, structuring planning engagements as annual collaborative relationships that use firm-approved tools to analyze client goals and deliver written recommendations.

Christine Neuefeind is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Knoxville, TN, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at 21st Mortgage Corporation and involvement with organizations such as Goodness To Go and the Traveling Music Academy. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, offering a wide range of advisory programs and investment solutions through a large national network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Lawrence Henderson is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Edward Jones in Knoxville, TN, where he has worked since 2009. He has 16 years of industry experience. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs and investment solutions. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and operates a nationwide network of more than 23,700 financial advisors.

Darcy King is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Knoxville, TN, holding a Series 66 designation and possessing two years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Financial and Financial Partners of TN in 2024, King worked in legal and dental fields and has experience with AXA Advisors. Outside of financial advising, King owns a small business called King's Fruity Fusion. LPL Financial is a national SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and financial planning services, utilizing model portfolios and research, and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management options.

William Karnes is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked with FTB Advisors, Inc. and First Tennessee Brokerage over the past two decades. LPL Financial is a national SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, financial institutions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a broad network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers various advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing model portfolios and research from internal and third-party sources.

David Kirkwood is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 37 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2005. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service targeting individuals nearing or in retirement who meet specific asset criteria, providing tailored written recommendations on income sources, Social Security options, and tax-efficient withdrawal strategies. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax analysis supported by a centralized consulting team to deliver these services, primarily for clients with assets managed within Ameriprise.

Chelsia Satterfield is a financial advisor with Edward Jones, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2016 and previously worked at The Tombras Group from 2015 to 2016. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, including both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth households. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment strategies, supported by a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide.

Michael Ogle III is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Knoxville, TN, holding a Series 66 credential and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Equitable Advisors, he worked at Northwestern Mutual and Elavon, Inc. He is also an active organist at Central Baptist Bearden Church and serves as a member-at-large on the board of the Knoxville chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Equitable Advisors serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset management programs. The firm utilizes a variety of advisory models, including third-party TAMPs and proprietary solutions, and serves clients ranging from non-high-net-worth individuals to pension and profit-sharing plans.