I’m Tyler Brown, CFP®, founder of Turnpoint Wealth in Raleigh. I work with professionals in their 50s and 60s who are getting close to retirement or have just made the move, when decisions about income, taxes, Social Security, healthcare and investments start to depend on each other. Most of the people I work with have done the right things for decades. What they’re missing is a clear picture of how it all fits together once the paycheck stops. I build that picture year by year, then help coordinate the decisions as real life replaces the projections: which accounts to draw from first, whether Roth conversions make sense, when to claim Social Security, how to cover healthcare before Medicare, and what to do with company stock or RSUs. I start every meeting by asking what matters most to you before we get to my list. As a CFP® professional and investment adviser representative, I act as a fiduciary when providing financial advice to my clients. Before founding Turnpoint Wealth in 2025, I spent 18+ years at Fidelity Investments, Fisher Investments and Edelman Financial Engines. I’m an NC State graduate, and outside the office I fly, follow hockey and spend time with my wife, our daughter and our two dogs.

Richard Patrick is a financial advisor at Sowell Management with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Sowell Management since 2020, following a prior role at Naples Asset Management Company, LLC. Sowell Management is a fee-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, registered investment advisers, and institutions. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and related consulting services through a multi-branch independent-contractor model with over 100 advisors.

Zach is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and Accredited Behavioral Finance Professional™ who helps clients align their money with their values so that they can live more intentionally now and in the future. With a background in psychology and a deep belief in access and equity, he brings both heart and strategy to every plan. Zach’s approach is collaborative, thorough, and solution-oriented. He’s worked with hundreds of families over his 10+ year career, and he’s especially passionate about demystifying complex topics so clients feel confident making decisions that reflect what they care about most. Prior to Novak Financial Partners, Zach spent over a decade at nationally recognized Registered Investment Advisors, where he became increasingly focused on delivering planning in a way that’s transparent, approachable, and deeply human. Outside of work, Zach enjoys reading, exercising, traveling with family, and cheering on Chicago’s sports teams. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker

Daniel Mesa is a Co-Founder & Partner at BlackPoint Capital Partners, where he leads clients through comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and retirement strategy development. He works with individuals and businesses around the world, offering tailored solutions to meet both domestic and international financial goals. Daniel specializes in Cross-Border Financial Planning, helping clients manage the complexities of investing and building wealth across multiple countries. His guidance ensures clients remain financially secure and strategically positioned, wherever life takes them. As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional, Daniel acts as a fiduciary and adheres to the profession’s highest ethical standards. His deep knowledge of global financial systems makes him a trusted advisor for international investors, expatriates, and global enterprises. Daniel earned his Bachelor of Arts in Chinese and Government from Hamilton College and holds a Certificate in Financial Planning from NYU. Known for his client-first approach, he is committed to helping clients build lasting financial security and independence. BlackPoint Capital Partners LLC, through its advisers, offers investment and financial advisory services through Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC (BGAN), a Registered Investment Adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), SEC number: 801-110724, CRD number: 288833.

Max Stewart is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Simplicity Wealth in Tyler, Texas, with one year of industry experience. Simplicity Wealth serves a broad range of clients including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and institutional investors, offering advisory services and a TAMP platform with a fund-of-funds investment approach that incorporates ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities.

Michael Corson is a financial advisor at United Advisor Group with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Investment Management Inc. Outside of advising, he is an independent insurance agent, primarily selling disability insurance. United Advisor Group serves individuals, small businesses, trusts, and charities through a network of independent advisers, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm combines proprietary model portfolios, custom trading, and third-party money managers using a variety of analytical and asset-allocation strategies.

Dean Elliott is a financial advisor with Hoxton Wealth USA LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. He has worked at Hoxton Capital Management USA, LLC since 2022 and previously spent 16 years at Forth Capital. Hoxton Wealth USA LLC primarily serves individual clients with international pension assets, especially expatriates with UK pensions, as well as U.S. citizens seeking financial planning and investment management. The firm operates through a network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives and focuses on pension transfer and SIPP advisory services, portfolio management, and financial planning.

John Siuda is the founder and wealth advisor at Afia Wealth Management, a fee-based fiduciary practice based in Westlake, Ohio, and affiliated with RFG Advisory as its supervising RIA. Afia Wealth Management serves pre-retirees, business owners, executives, and high earners, offering investment management, retirement planning, tax strategy, and estate planning within a single, coordinated approach. The practice places particular emphasis on business owners preparing for an exit, helping them navigate capital gains exposure, tax-efficient sale strategies, and the transition from operating a business to living on its proceeds. As a fiduciary, Siuda builds plans designed around each client's goals rather than around product sales.

Tyler Petersen is a Partner & Wealth Advisor with RetirePath Advisors partnered with the Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has worked with various Thrivent entities since 2012, including Thrivent Investment Management Inc and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Petersen serves as a director for the Dana College Foundation and is a board member of Relational Tithe, an organization focused on community support through relationship-based resource distribution. Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC provides investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes a long-term investment approach with customized asset allocations, using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, fixed-income securities, and alternative investments, while offering clients access to independent managers and integrated services within the broader Thrivent group.

Drew Feldman is the founder of WideFrame Wealth in Los Angeles, serving nationwide. He is an Accredited Portfolio Management Advisor™ and holds a Series 65 designation. Flat fee, fee only.

Terry Martine II is an Investment Adviser Representative affiliated with Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser. Through Family Retirement Services, a DBA of Martine Financial, he helps Florida Retirement System (FRS) members—including educators, firefighters, police officers, school administrators, and other public employees—understand Pension Plan, Investment Plan, and DROP decisions. His work includes retirement income planning, wealth management, Social Security, Medicare and IRMAA planning, 403(b), 457, and 401(k) rollovers, insurance, and legacy planning. Based in Lake Worth, Florida, Terry serves clients in South Florida and nationwide where properly registered or licensed. Family Retirement Services is not affiliated with FRS or any government agency.

I specialize in tax, estate, and retirement planning for high-net worth individuals. Rather than leading with products or quick fixes, I starts every relationship by understanding what matters most - your goals, your concerns, and the future you're working toward. I live with my wife and two kids in Aviston, IL and I love playing a round of golf, rooting on the Cardinals, and spending time with my family.

Wallace Burgoyne Jr. is a CFP® with 35 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. since 2014. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Veravest Investment Advisors, Inc., Allmerica Investments, Inc., and Waddell & Reed, Inc. based in Houston, TX. Symphony Financial serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm offers a comprehensive multi-family office service and applies a long-term investment philosophy utilizing a range of investment vehicles tailored to clients’ needs.

Jackson Edmiston is a financial advisor with Bison Wealth, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and one year of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Northwestern Mutual in wealth management, investment services, and life insurance. Outside of finance, he was involved with Sharon Springs Baseball for five years. Bison Wealth serves individuals, high net worth clients, family offices, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing financial planning, portfolio management, curated model portfolios, and ERISA retirement plan services. The firm’s investment approach centers on outcome-focused, multi-manager model portfolios that combine tactical and strategic allocations across liquid and private-market strategies, as well as offering specialized overlay and third-party manager solutions.

Ethan Ball is a financial advisor with Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. He has worked at Iowa Retirement Benefits since 2021, where he serves as Founder & Senior Advisor. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, operating as Fusion Investment Advisors, provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm employs a tailored investment process using internally developed and independent asset allocation models, combining fundamental and technical analysis to manage client portfolios.

Joe is a financial advisor at Core Planning. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Guiding Wealth, LLC. Joe offers fee-only financial planning and wealth management to mid-career families and pre-retirees. He specializes in: pilots, business owners, and equity compensation. Joe takes an educational approach to financial advice, ensuring clients understand the best options for them every step of the way.

I’m a CFP® (fiduciary financial advisor) and CDFA® who helps busy professionals, pre‑retirees, and retirees simplify complex financial lives. My work focuses on tax‑savvy wealth management, including equity compensation strategies and retirement income planning, so clients can grow and use their wealth in ways that support the life they want to build. I pay close attention to how career decisions, benefits, and family responsibilities intersect, especially for clients balancing their own retirement goals with support for aging parents or children. Clients often come to me with multiple accounts, company stock, and big questions about “what’s next,” and we work together to create a clear plan, regular check‑ins, and a decision‑making framework that feels calm, collaborative, and easy to maintain. Maia Wealth is an an independent Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC).

Nicky Amore is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Parallel Advisors, LLC since 2025. Growing up, Nicky’s grandparents were an influential part of her life and she recalls, “My Papa always said that I should be a mechanic because I wanted to take things apart and discover how they work. He inspired me so much with his military service that I carry his dog tag with me to remind me that my first job is to serve others before I serve myself.” As a child with special needs in a family of six children, Nicky remembers, “Being in a wheelchair and having to learn resiliency and patience to overcome this struggle taught me to find a way to make it work.” She knew her special needs were temporary and she knew she would walk again one day. After struggling and relearning how to walk, she was determined to help others and to become a Chartered Special Needs Consultant®. After she healed from her injuries, she earned her second-degree black belt in karate, taught self defense to adults with special needs, participated in a triathlon for St. Jude Children’s Hospital, the Chicago Marathon for Special Olympics, and an Ironman triathlon for the Wounded Warrior Project. Through her work for life, she finds that people remove their fear by connecting with and leaning on others. Prior to joining Parallel, Nicky worked at E*TRADE Capital Management, E*Trade Securities, and Morgan Stanley. Being a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® and managing competing priorities requires integrating moving pieces including attention to detail and knowing not only how to take the pieces apart, but to put them back together in a way that fits and makes sense. Working collaboratively with her clients, she makes what seems complex, simple to understand, she creates a work-optional lifestyle, and together with clients, they plan and organize so that the focus is not on just one challenge, but the entire family. Nicky's career in financial services includes advising veterans, business owners, and families with special needs or trauma and much like she did in her youth, “As a Certified Financial Therapist™, I know my clients are the experts in their own lives so I take apart the fragments of my expertise and put the pieces back together in a cohesive way that can best serve them.” Since earning her MBA, she is determined to share her passion and enthusiasm for finance with the next generation of the profession. She also serves as an adjunct professor of finance at multiple institutions, including Harper College, UCLA Extension, New York University, and John Carroll University. She teaches Introduction to Accounting, Decision-Making for Entrepreneurs, and CFP® courses in estate planning, insurance and risk management, tax planning and psychology of financial planning. Nicky’s time outside of work is spent with her alumni societies and volunteering with Savvy Ladies, an organization determined to reduce disparities in financial education, 3rd Decade, Hire Heroes, and Alpha Phi Omega. She and her wife, Lauren, enjoy training for triathlons with their rescue dogs. Parallel Advisors serves individuals, businesses, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a diversified investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and integrates held-away account management and adviser-only investment vehicles.

Jordan Herwig is a financial advisor with The Wealth Consulting Group holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at V Wealth Management LLC, LPL Financial LLC, and the University of Kansas. Outside of advisory services, he is involved as an associate in tax preparation and accounting and participates in acting for video and photography advertisements. The Wealth Consulting Group is an SEC-registered wealth management firm serving individual clients, corporate clients, retirement plans, and trusts. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, macroeconomic, and quantitative analysis to tailor strategies and manages portfolios through active and passive investments, model portfolios, and advisor-enhanced algorithmic services.

Stuart Chamberlin Jr. is a financial advisor with three decades of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently registered as an Investment Advisor Representative with Sound Income Strategies, LLC, an SEC Registered Investment Advisor, where he has served clients since 2020. He is also the owner of Chamberlin Financial Inc., an insurance agency he founded in 2013, through which he offers fixed and life insurance products. Stuart holds the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) and Certified Fund Specialist (CFS®) designations. He is currently licensed as a Series 65 Investment Advisor Representative and maintains active Life, Health, and Annuity insurance licenses. His previous securities registrations include Series 7, Series 63, and Series 24 (Securities Principal). Sound Income Strategies manages approximately $4.5 billion in assets and serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, corporations, and other advisers. The firm emphasizes fixed-income analysis alongside equity review and offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and insurance planning through affiliated channels.