Daron Ray Jr. is a financial advisor with Osaic Wealth, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked previously at PFS Investments Inc., PNC Investments, and Primerica Financial Services. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in sales of loan products through Primerica Mortgage, LLC, as well as home security and automation product referrals with Primerica Client Services, Inc. Osaic Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers integrated brokerage and advisory services with a range of portfolio management options, utilizing firm-provided asset-allocation tools and third-party platforms.

Heather Shaeffer is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at PNC Investments, PNC Bank, State Farm VP Management Corp., and Frances Holk-Jones Insurance Agency. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory solutions grounded in an IPS-driven process and modern portfolio theory.

Derek Louch is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 30 years of industry experience, currently with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016. Prior to this, he worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2016. He is based in Mobile, Alabama. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary options. The firm’s advisory approach is IPS-driven and incorporates modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related investment vehicles and bank deposit sweep options among its offerings.

William Huddle is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He provides wealth management planning strategies to help clients reach their goals. He focuses on areas including college education planning, divorce transition planning, family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, special needs planning strategies, sports and entertainment, and retirement income. Mr. Huddle earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Auburn University in 1998. He joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 1999 and has over two decades of experience in the field. His professional credentials include CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP), CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). He volunteers with the Food Bank and is a member of the Mobile Big Game Fishing Club. In his personal life, he enjoys boating, fishing, and spending time with his family. He resides in Mobile with his wife Allison and their three children: Kate, Alice, and William.

William Howard is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with STIFEL. He has four years of industry experience and previously served in the U.S. Navy with various submarine assignments from 2016 to 2022. STIFEL serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is based on proprietary forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

Thomas Lilly is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He specializes in developing personalized financial strategies that align with clients' unique life priorities. His approach integrates the investment insights of Merrill Lynch with the banking capabilities of Bank of America to address the various aspects of clients' financial lives, including retirement planning, college education funding, family wealth management, and tax minimization. Thomas holds a Bachelor's degree from Birmingham-Southern College and an MBA from Georgia Southern University. He is also a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC) and a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). In addition to his professional work, Thomas is involved with community organizations such as the Rotary Club and Big Brothers Big Sisters. His client-focused philosophy emphasizes working one-on-one to help clients pursue their long-term financial goals.

Thomas Mitcham is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding a Series 66 credential and offering 18 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Grove Point Advisors and Grove Point Investments, and he is also the owner of Mitcham Guns, LLC. Additionally, he has experience as an independent insurance agent and is involved in aviation business activities. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services through a network of independent professionals, offering both proprietary and third-party investment strategies across multiple custody platforms.

Mark Farlow is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Daphne, Alabama, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors since 1985 and Primerica Financial Services since 1991. In addition to his advisory role, he receives compensation for part-time referrals of home security and automation products through affiliates of Primerica. Primerica Advisors provides discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, offering model-delivery strategies and discretionary separately managed accounts to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm curates third-party asset managers and employs an operational model focused on percentage-based wrap fees rather than fixed fees.

Steven Setterstrom is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 33 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Morgan Stanley since 2009, including a role at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2015. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides advisory programs and tailored financial planning services to individuals and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs structured planning tools and market models to support its financial planning process.

Thomas Zarzour is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Zarzour Companies for six years and Bellator Real Estate for five years. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, with a broader set of financial product offerings than typical large institutional advisers.

Jackey Burrell Jr. is a financial advisor at Raymond James Financial with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Trustmark Bank, Trustmark Financial Services, Community Bank of Mississippi, and positions at Mississippi State University and Fairhope High School. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored, non-discretionary planning and investment consulting using risk profiling and analytical tools, and it supports municipal and public finance work through unique affiliations.

Clay Smith is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked in education and counseling roles, including positions at Point University and Cultivate Counseling. Clay also has experience with community and youth organizations such as Bayshore Christian School and the University of South Alabama Wesley Foundation. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of investment solutions, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, and manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management.

Joseph Ringhoffer is a financial advisor with Stifel, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Ringhoffer Family LLC, a family-owned landholding entity. Stifel serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients, offering brokerage and investment advisory services supported by a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group. The firm’s services include fee-based financial planning and model-driven asset allocation analyses intended to assist client decision-making.

Richard Preis is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates in Fairhope, Alabama, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and over 52 years of industry experience. He has been with Raymond James & Associates since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Preis is involved in managing and owning several investment-related businesses, including MAXCO, LLC and HOWELL PROPERTY, LLC. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and municipal entities. The firm offers financial planning and non-discretionary investment consulting with a variety of portfolio management styles supported by firm research and affiliated sub-advisers.

Melanie Harris is a financial advisor with Merrill and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. She has 40 years of industry experience, including over 30 years at Merrill and 15 years at Bank of America, N.A. Harris serves on advisory boards for several realty companies and is a board member of a homeowners association in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors.

Katye Mitchell is a financial advisor with Cetera and holds the Series 66 designation. She has prior experience at Regions Bank and Tower Loan, totaling over a decade in financial services and lending roles. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers.

William Naff is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where he operates a boutique-style practice within a global bank framework. He focuses on delivering family office-type services designed to build multi-generational relationships and provide guidance when financial goals become unbalanced. His client focus areas include education planning, family wealth management strategies, personal retirement planning, philanthropic planning, and retirement income. Naff began his financial services career in 1995 and joined THE HARTY CARPENTER GROUP in 2014. He helps high net-worth individuals and families create customized wealth strategies aligned with their priorities and goals. He leverages Merrill's technology and a Goals Based Wealth Management Process to assist clients in achieving financial success by clarifying complex life challenges. His professional designations include CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). He holds a Bachelor's Degree from Ohio Wesleyan University. Originally from Connecticut, Naff relocated to Fairhope, Alabama, where he enjoys activities such as cooking, fishing, gardening, golfing, and spending time with his wife Amy and their children, Sawyer and Laney.

John Shields is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, Shields serves as a board member of the Athelstan Club and the Community Foundation of South Alabama, and he is the sole proprietor of JMS IP LLC, a recreation and intellectual property venture. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a broad range of advisory programs to individuals and institutions, offering tailored financial planning and managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. The firm emphasizes a structured planning process supported by advanced analytical tools while generally acting in an advisory capacity for clients’ financial plans.

Edwin Peters III is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Kestra Advisory, Kestra Investment Services, LLC, and NFP. Peters also engages in non-variable insurance services through Ash Brokerage. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment solutions, including model portfolios and third-party asset management, supported by extensive non-advisory financial services and oversight of substantial discretionary assets.

George Blais III is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. for 11 years. He is president of Advantage Wealth Management, a firm providing tax advice, planning, and preparation services. OSAIC serves a wide range of retail and institutional clients through an extensive network of advisers and advisory platforms, offering integrated brokerage and investment advisory services along with financial planning and access to third-party money managers.