Kirby Kinney is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra in 2021, he worked at Royal Caribbean Group from 2016 to 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an assistant lacrosse coach at St. Agnes Academy Upper School. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and pooled plan solutions, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets.

Kenneth Griffin is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Raymond James & Associates and V Tennis prior to joining Beacon Pointe Advisors. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a proprietary manager due-diligence process and offers a range of services such as discretionary wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and outsourced CIO solutions.

Owen Keith is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience currently serving at Creative Planning. He previously worked for FSG Investment Management, LLC for 13 years before joining Creative Planning in 2023. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing and offers a range of supplemental strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure managing approximately $217 billion in client assets.

Madeline Stephens is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Creative Planning with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Creative Planning in 2023, she held roles at Telarray and several other companies. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a social media manager and event coordinator for a wedding venue in Tennessee. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and offers a financial planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, supplemented by strategies such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Michael Rowland is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 37 years of industry experience. He has worked with LPL Financial, LLC since 1994 and joined Private Advisor Group in 2026. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting across various program types. The firm offers access to multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers, supporting a range of analytical approaches and trading horizons.

John Fisher is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in Memphis, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2012. Fisher is also involved in insurance sales beyond his work with Guardian. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base with both brokerage and advisory services, offering financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and business consulting. The firm employs a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports various account-level services, managing approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Mark Miller is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and has longstanding roles with Ameritas Life Insurance Corp, Ameritas Investment Corp., Uwag, and UCL Financial Group. Miller serves as a National Committeeman for NAIFA Memphis/West TN, acting as a liaison between local, state, and national associations and participating on the Audit and Chapter Quality Committees. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. Their offerings include fee-based asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and fiduciary services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies with at least annual client reviews.

Elizabeth Gordon is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Green Square Capital from 2012 to 2019. She serves as a board member of U.S. Industrial Machinery, attending monthly meetings and advising on business operations. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research and a range of investment products.

James Earhart is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Collierville, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has worked with The Guardian Life Insurance Company since 1988 and with Primerica Advisors since 1999. Outside of his advisory role, he participates in various focus group and eye studies. Primerica Advisors operates as part of Park Avenue Securities LLC, serving a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm utilizes a range of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and platforms, managing approximately $15 billion in assets with a network of over 1,900 investment adviser representatives.

Jason Caplan is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 14 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Caplan is involved in music education and community activities, including serving as President and Founder of The Bridge Institute, a nonprofit that teaches music through mathematical concepts, and organizing a local music performance group called Naqshon's Leap. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often working with clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers a range of managed account options, including model portfolios and customized portfolio management, and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund sponsored by Charityvest.

Zackary Vaughn is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. since 2017. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer with approximately 436 advisors and $15.7 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory programs and investment strategies that include both firm-developed and third-party models with ongoing portfolio oversight.

Richard Ditter is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at firms including Pier Financial Advisors and United Capital Financial Advisers. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in managing commercial real estate investments through several LLCs focused on net lease properties and self-storage facilities. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans with services such as asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan administration. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and offers family office services along with an affiliated tax advisory subsidiary.

Rebecca Schulter is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding CFP® and Series 66 credentials and having eight years of industry experience. She has been with Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and has worked at affiliated Ameritas entities since 2014. Outside of advisory work, she is a past president of the NAIFA Memphis/West TN chapter and has experience acting in commercials. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and uses model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies, with a notable focus on plan sponsors and participants.

Michael Shaul is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Creative Planning since 2023, following an 18-year tenure at FSG Investment Management and ongoing involvement with Paessler Shaul, LLC since 2004. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by various tax-efficient and equity management techniques.

William Kelly is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. and TIAA-CREF. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, qualified retirement plan services, and family office solutions, employing a range of strategies including core/satellite, thematic, and tactical approaches.

Lonnie Epperson Jr. is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has been associated with The Advisor Group since 2008 and serves as President of The Advisor Group USA LLC, where he assists clients with Medicare, life insurance, and annuities. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes model portfolio and direct asset management programs, with a high client-to-advisor ratio supported by standardized model and platform services.

Robert Woodend is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Ameriprise and LPL Financial. Private Advisor Group manages over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing various strategies and third-party asset management programs.

Joshua Black is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with LPL Financial and Private Advisor Group in Memphis, TN. He previously worked at First Command Advisory Services and First Command Financial Planning, with a combined tenure of over ten years. Black holds ownership interests in Silver Leaf, Inc., a business entity established for tax and investment purposes. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a range of investment solutions supported by an in-house research team and accommodates various advisory and brokerage needs through its extensive network of investment adviser representatives.

Jamie Baccus is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Creative Planning, Jamie worked at Telarray, LLC, Green Square Capital Advisors, LLC, and White Bison Capital, LLC. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by various portfolio management techniques and integrated retirement plan services.

Graham Shelton is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at HighTower Securities LLC since 2020. Prior to that, he spent a year at Andrew Johnson Bank and four years at the University of Tennessee. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, including pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, and insurance companies. The firm’s advisory approach features manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, along with proprietary research and a variety of investment vehicles.