Alexander Coggins is a financial advisor at 49 Financial with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience including roles at Homefront Brands and the YMCA. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in fixed insurance sales through Financial Independence Group. 49 Financial serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and investment management. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term approach to diversified asset allocation and offers tiered fractional family office services alongside access to third-party managers.

Richard Westover Jr. is a financial advisor at Blueprint Financial Advisors in Charlotte, NC, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Securities America Advisors and OSAIC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a deacon on the leadership board of Westover Church and teaches a high school finance course at The Covenant School. Blueprint Financial Advisors is a multi-advisor firm offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting to individuals, trusts, pension and ERISA plans, and nonprofits. The firm employs a globally diversified investment approach with a proprietary strategic-and-tactical framework designed to manage assets with an emphasis on trend-following and momentum.

William Van Pelt is a financial advisor with A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners in Charlotte, NC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and 53 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc, Wells Fargo Clearing, and UBS Financial Services. He serves as an arbitrator with FINRA and is a board member of the Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York, a genealogy society supporting the history of New York. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners is a multi-team platform with approximately 131 advisors managing around $2.95 billion for over 7,000 clients. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach combining internally managed strategies and sub-advisory relationships, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and brokerage services.

David Block is a CFP® professional with 33 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with IP Financial Advisory Services LLC in Charlotte, NC. His prior roles include positions at Lifemark Securities Corp. and Invest Financial Corp. Outside of financial advising, he is the owner of Destiny Results Coaching LLC, which focuses on life and business coaching, and serves as a board member for NYC Basket Brigade Inc., a nonprofit that organizes Thanksgiving food basket distributions to families in need. He is also the CEO of TaxMaster Financial Service Corporation, a firm providing tax planning, payroll tax services, fractional CFO services, and advisory support. IP Financial Advisory Services LLC primarily serves individual retail clients through portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, including access to third-party investment managers. The firm emphasizes tailored investment strategies with discretionary management options and offers specialized advisory services such as actuarial analysis and insurance consulting.

Michael Radford is a CFP® and PFS™ with 26 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Choreo, LLC since 2022 and previously spent 15 years at RSM US Wealth Management LLC. Choreo, LLC provides investment and advisory services to a diverse client base including individual investors, family offices, endowments, foundations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm’s investment process emphasizes strategic asset allocation and diversified model portfolios managed by a centralized team and overseen by an Investment Committee.

Andrews Browne is a financial advisor at IFG Advisory, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations and has worked at IFG Advisory since 2022 and LPL Financial since 2017, with additional experience at Integrated Support Services. IFG Advisory, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment approach incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and provides specialized services such as real estate-oriented planning and business valuation.

Noah Plotkin is a financial advisor at 49 Financial in Charlotte, NC, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining 49 Financial, he held positions at Capital Square and has experience as a fixed insurance agent. 49 Financial serves a diverse client base including retail and high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, offering comprehensive financial planning and investment management. The firm’s investment approach focuses on disciplined, long-term diversified asset allocation using a combination of fundamental, cyclical, technical, and behavioral analysis.

Edward Barnard is a financial advisor at Sound Income Strategies, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at multiple firms, including Formula Folios Investments and Family Legacy Wealth Management. Barnard is also involved with Family Legacy Group, Inc., where he provides fixed insurance products, fixed annuities, and Medicare and long-term care services. Sound Income Strategies, LLC manages approximately $4.0 billion in client assets and serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm emphasizes fixed-income analysis alongside equity review and offers a range of services such as discretionary asset management, financial planning, and insurance planning through affiliated channels.

Stephen Litman is a financial advisor at Diversify Wealth Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Stifel and Compass. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in performance coaching for real estate agents and leads a business focused on helping Compass agents organize their CRMs and manage virtual assistant support. Diversify Wealth Management provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan fiduciary services, corporate consulting, and family office services to a diverse client base, including individuals and institutions. The firm employs a tactical diversification and asset allocation approach, utilizing a wide range of investment instruments and multiple platform options to meet client objectives.

Nicklaus Austin is a financial advisor at Savvy with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Bank of America N.A., and Merrill. Savvy provides customized discretionary and non-discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other entities. The firm utilizes a blend of index-based core strategies and tailored approaches, including direct indexing with tax-loss harvesting, and offers services supported by proprietary technology and third-party platforms.

Alexander Halavazis is a financial advisor at Savvy with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Foundation Wealth & Tax Advisors, RCN & Associates, BOFA Securities, and Merrill. Outside of finance, he DJs part-time at various venues in the Charlotte area. Savvy provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts and estates, businesses, ERISA plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized, primarily index-based investment plans alongside active equity portfolios and tax-aware direct indexing, utilizing third-party sub-advisers and fintech tools integrated with in-house tax preparation and estate-planning support.

Richard Marrone is a financial advisor at 1919 Investment Counsel, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Washington Crossing Advisors LLC, Ziegler Capital Management, and Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc. He is based in Charlotte, NC. 1919 Investment Counsel provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and wealth-planning services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, foundations, and pension plans. The firm emphasizes customized portfolios focused on liquid mid- and large-cap equities and investment-grade fixed income, supported by proprietary and third-party research, including AI and machine-learning inputs.

David Welton is a financial advisor with Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. in Charlotte, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 50 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at American Global Wealth Management, CAPE Securities, Hobart Private Capital, and G.F. Investment Services. Outside of advisory work, he is an insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance and fixed annuity products, with over five decades in the insurance industry. Cape Investment Advisory provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and qualified plans. The firm supports approximately 1,624 clients through a multi-office network of around 40 advisors and employs a flexible investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, and macroeconomic analysis.

Nicholas Jones is a financial advisor at Principal Advised Services in Charlotte, NC, holding a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience and has previously worked at Principal Bank, Principal Life Insurance Company, Principal Securities, Inc., Consolidated Planning, Charles Schwab, and Secured Financial Solutions. Prior to his financial services career, he worked at Mountainside Fitness and Blue Ridge High School. Principal Advised Services provides investment advice and related services primarily to retirement plan participants and retail IRA clients, offering both nondiscretionary recommendations and a discretionary, wrap-fee investment management program called SimpleInvest. The firm integrates third-party methodologies and proprietary models, and operates as part of the Principal Financial Group family, which offers access to affiliated financial products and services.

Meghan Oldis is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving at Bragg Financial Advisors Inc. Prior to joining Bragg in 2023, she worked for Bank of America Private Bank for four years and Wells Fargo Private Bank for fourteen years. Bragg Financial Advisors, Inc. is a family-owned, SEC-registered investment adviser managing over $4.6 billion for individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and investment-company clients. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach with broad diversification and periodic rebalancing, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and managed-account services.

Steven Denton is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Merit Financial Advisors since 2020. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, LPL Financial, and The Vanguard Group, Inc. He also holds a municipal leadership role as Deputy Town Manager in Stanley, North Carolina. Merit Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $10.6 billion and serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach through customizable model portfolios overseen by a central Investment Management team and offers specialized services such as fiduciary and ESOP trustee work.

Jeffrey Thomas is a financial advisor at Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Packerland since 2019. In addition to his advisory role, he owns J S Thomas Consulting, Inc., a business involved in insurance and residential construction, and serves as a Deacon and teacher at Parkwood Baptist Church. Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. serves individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors by providing financial planning, portfolio management, and advisory program access. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services through a variety of platforms, including firm-managed portfolios and third-party arrangements, with a focus on individualized financial planning and routine client reviews.

Charles Pendergraft II is a financial advisor at Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Capital Investment Group, Inc. since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates a farm in East Bend, NC. Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and supervisory services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized investment management through discretionary mandates, third-party managers, and private-label model portfolios, employing a variety of analytical methods and conducting ongoing portfolio reviews.

Matthew Devries is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Bragg Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2015. Devries serves on the investment committee of Camp Luck, a nonprofit organization in Cherryville, NC. Bragg Financial Advisors, Inc. is a family-owned SEC-registered investment adviser managing over $4.6 billion for individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and investment-company clients. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation, broad diversification, and longer-term holdings, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and managed-account services.

Angela Hatley is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Charlotte, NC, with 16 years of industry experience. She previously worked at RBC Capital Markets for 21 years before joining Hilltop Securities in 2026. Hilltop Securities Inc. provides brokerage, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of managed account programs through an open-architecture platform and features municipal bond strategies co-advised by Franklin Templeton Group.