Ervin Millwood III is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC in Raleigh, NC. His work history includes roles at Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC, Triad Advisors, Inc., and Gordon Asset Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory practice, he is involved in scuba instruction as an assistant for Gypsy Divers, LLC. Guardian Wealth Advisors serves individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and business entities, offering investment advisory, financial planning, retirement consulting, and cash management services. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and technical analysis within a systematic, quantitative framework and utilizes tools such as Riskalyze to manage risk and organize trades.

David Handa is a financial advisor with Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. in Cary, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wrp Investments, Inc., WFG Advisors, LP, Truist Investment Services, INC., NCF Financial Services, Inc., and Invest Financial Corporation. He has been with Packerland Brokerage Services since 2016. Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors through a network of 176 advisors and manages over $1.3 billion in assets. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, wrap-fee and unified managed account programs, and retirement-plan consulting, delivering investment solutions both directly and via third-party managers.

Michael Hensley is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC, Gordon Asset Management, LLC, and several other firms dating back to 2005. Guardian Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis within a systematic, quantitative framework to manage portfolios primarily through ETFs and mutual funds.

Elizabeth Broadway is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. She currently works at Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company and holds a partner position at EisnerAmper, where she is involved in tax and accounting. Broadway also engages in fixed insurance and annuity sales as an insurance agent. Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company serves individuals, trustees, estates, retirement plans, and business entities by providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and diversification, employs both discretionary and non-discretionary management, and utilizes third-party managers and technology platforms to support planning and reporting.

Nancy Campbell is a financial advisor at Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company with 16 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with firms including Avantax Investment Services and Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP. Outside of her advisory role, she is a member of The Cozy Quilt Company LLC, a custom quilt-making business. Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company serves individuals, trustees, estates, retirement plans, and business entities by providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs asset allocation and diversification strategies, uses third-party managers and technology platforms, and manages approximately $5 billion in client assets.

Milton Brown is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Franklin Street Advisors, Inc. since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he manages Annie C Charters, LLC, which owns a sportfishing charter boat operated by a professional crew during occasional for-hire trips. Franklin Street Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, pooled investment vehicles, pensions, trusts, non-profits, and governmental entities. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach combining in-house and external management, supported by a quarterly Investment Policy Committee and a disciplined manager-research process.

Jerrold Bergner is a financial advisor with LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and has 32 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at SCF Securities, Inc., SCF Investment Advisors, Inc., and Edward Jones. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a family trustee and guardian for a relative. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors provides personalized, fee-based financial planning and investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers both non-discretionary and discretionary management programs with a notable predominance of non-discretionary assets under management.

Azaz Mehmood is a financial advisor at RFG Advisory, LLC with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Edward Jones and The Clinical Exchange, as well as positions outside the financial sector at Uber Technologies and Ross University. RFG Advisory serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and select institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to alternative investments, leveraging model strategies and third-party platforms while serving as an ERISA fiduciary for retirement accounts.

Alison Yuk Ngai is a CFP® professional affiliated with CGN Advisors, LLC, with experience spanning several roles since 2020, including positions at Chinese Abraham Investment Advisors LLC and Sycamore Financial Planning LLC. She has also worked at Durham Academy for over a decade. CGN Advisors provides financial planning, investment consultation, and portfolio supervisory services to a diverse client base, utilizing various asset-allocation strategies and tax-aware investment vehicles. The firm serves individuals, trusts, businesses, pension plans, and charitable organizations, and offers additional services such as educational workshops and pension consulting.

John Livingston is a financial advisor with Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company in Raleigh, NC, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Dai Securities, Avantax Advisory Services, and 1ST Global Advisors. Outside of advisory work, he serves as an advisory board member for North State Bank and manages CCP Processing, LLC, a credit card processing marketing business. Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company advises individuals, trustees, estates, retirement plans, and business entities with services including financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and diversification, utilizing third-party independent managers and technology platforms to support client account management.

Dennis Greenway II is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee with 11 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Franklin Street Partners, Inc. since 2015. Franklin Street Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary, customized investment management to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, including pension plans and governmental entities. The firm uses a team-based manager research process and offers separately managed accounts along with a Fund Advisory Program that employs strategic asset allocations through mutual funds and ETFs.

Elizabeth Donner is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, Cetera, and Diversified Retirement and Wealth. Outside of her advisory role, she is a licensed independent insurance agent providing life, health, disability, annuities, and long-term care insurance products. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, institutional investors, and other financial firms. The firm offers advisory services spanning financial planning, portfolio management, and managed account platforms, utilizing a fund-of-funds approach with ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, as well as multiple model portfolios and third-party managers.

Joseph Fox is a CFP® and CFA® with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Franklin Street Advisors, Inc. since 2007. The firm provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, pooled investment vehicles, pensions, trusts, non-profits, and governmental entities. Franklin Street Advisors employs an open-architecture approach combining in-house management with external managers, guided by a quarterly Investment Policy Committee and a disciplined manager-research process.

Colin Bates is a financial advisor at Franklin Street Advisors, Inc. in Chapel Hill, NC, holding a Series 65 designation with eight years of industry experience. He has been with Franklin Street Advisors since 2016. Franklin Street Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary, customized investment management to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, including pension plans and trusts. The firm employs a team-based manager research process and offers separately managed accounts alongside fund advisory programs that utilize mutual funds and ETFs.

Carter Ellis is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2022 and previously spent eight years at Kuhn Advisors, Inc. Outside of his financial advisory work, he is a co-founder and partner of Valley Peak Tax & Accounting, providing tax preparation and business consulting services. Guardian Wealth Advisors serves individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and business entities by offering investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services. The firm employs a systematic, quantitative approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and third-party managers, and is notable for disclosing hypothetical performance materials in its client communications.

Paul Desmond is a financial advisor with Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC in Raleigh, NC. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with Guardian Wealth Advisors since 2026. Prior to his current role, he worked at Stifel, Nicolaus & Company and has held various positions in the hospitality and service industries. Guardian Wealth Advisors serves individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and business entities by providing investment advisory, portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and cash management services. The firm uses a systematic approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, primarily with ETFs and mutual funds, and incorporates risk-mitigation strategies.

Matthew Schanz is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company in Raleigh, NC. His prior roles include positions at Avantax Investment Services, HPG Wealthcare Advisors, and 1st Global Advisors. Schanz is also active as a licensed insurance agent, focusing on fixed insurance and annuity sales. Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company serves individuals, trustees, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm manages approximately $5 billion in client assets and employs a diversified investment approach using both discretionary and non-discretionary management with third-party independent managers and model portfolios.

Christopher Demetropoulos is a financial advisor at Modern Wealth Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Advisory Services Network, LFM Wealth Management, Team Wealth Investments, and Trillium Asset Management, LLC. He serves on the advisory board for First in Families of North Carolina. Modern Wealth Management, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $10.9 billion in assets. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and related services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, employing a centralized investment committee and a combination of model portfolios, third-party managers, and tactical adjustments.

Eric Le is a CFA® charterholder with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company in Raleigh, NC. Prior to joining Prosperity, he held roles at Dai Securities LLC and Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company. Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company serves individuals, trustees, estates, retirement plans, and business entities by providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm manages approximately $5 billion in client assets and employs a multi-team approach emphasizing asset allocation and diversification, utilizing third-party managers and technology platforms to support client service.

Craig Sullivan is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Franklin Street Securities, Inc. since 2012. The firm provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, pooled investment vehicles, pensions, trusts, non-profits, and governmental entities. Franklin Street Advisors employs an open-architecture approach that combines in-house and external management, guided by a quarterly Investment Policy Committee and a disciplined manager-research process.