James Daniel Jr. is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services in Winston Salem, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and with 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at MetLife Securities for 17 years and has been with Mass Mutual Investors Services since 2017. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as an independent insurance agent. Mass Mutual Investors Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm provides financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, employing firm-approved software and structured planning processes that focus on investment categories and strategies rather than specific product selections.

Stanley Smith is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Greensboro, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 41 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2016. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. The firm employs an IPS-driven advisory process grounded in modern portfolio theory and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary services, including unique investment options such as insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep programs.

Cole Strickland is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with LPL Financial in Winston-Salem, NC, where he has worked since 2009. He has 22 years of industry experience. Outside of advising, he provides bookkeeping and support services for a small family-run retail clothing business. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, institutions, and charitable organizations nationwide. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing model portfolios and research from LPL Research and third-party subadvisors.

John Fisher is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Winston-Salem, NC, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has been with UBS Financial Services since 2009. UBS Financial Services Inc. serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory offerings, combining institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services. The firm uses proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor financial plans and offers a range of services including fee-based planning, portfolio management, and capital markets activities.

Richard Shore III is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Winston-Salem, NC, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Baird in 2020, he worked for Aladdin Travel/Direct Travel from 2016 to 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he co-owns and manages a rental property. The DDK Group at Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporate clients, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services such as financial planning, portfolio management through various separately managed account programs, and utilizes manager selection, internal research, and technology including artificial intelligence in its advisory process.

Rebecca Gentry is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. She has worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2018 and previously held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning and estate planning services. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and utilizes a structured planning process supported by firm-approved tools and market modeling techniques.

Christopher Wray is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Winston-Salem, NC, holding a Series 66 designation and 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2009. The DDK Group, part of Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, serves individuals—including high net worth clients—corporate and business clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and brokerage services, utilizing a combination of manager-traded and model-traded strategies supported by internal research and technology.

Emma Riley is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, she worked at British American Tobacco and was a student for eight years. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advice grounded in modern portfolio theory. The firm’s services include investment policy statement preparation, investment recommendations, performance reporting, participant education, and plan benchmarking.

Michael Stokes is a financial advisor with LPL Financial and holds the PFS™ and Series 66 designations. He has 27 years of industry experience and has been with LPL Financial since 2011. Prior to that, he was self-employed as a CPA and has been associated with Integrated Financial Group since 2005. He also provides tax preparation and accounting services through his CPA practice. LPL Financial is an SEC‑registered investment adviser and broker‑dealer that serves a wide range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, banks, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement consulting, with a focus on both discretionary and non‑discretionary management supported by research and diversified strategies.

Danny Pigge is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Kernersville, NC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliate since 2015. Ameriprise provides a retirement-income planning service targeted at individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets, delivering written Recommendation Reports that address income sources, Social Security options, and tax-smart withdrawal strategies. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis in a centralized consulting approach and offers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through affiliated entities.

Johnny Berry is a financial advisor with LPL Financial based in Clemmons, NC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Bank, Maplewood Investments, Blueprint Financial Advisors, and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as an agent on record handling Medicare supplement plans with American Benefits. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and retirement plan consulting, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by research and technology tools.

Melissa Holden is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Clemmons, NC, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Edward Jones from 2008 to 2016 before joining LPL Financial, where she has been since 2016. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by research and a variety of investment strategies.

Jonathan Haynes is a financial advisor with Raymond James Financial in Winston Salem, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Raymond James Financial since 2009 and has owned Haynes Financial Group since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Haynes Financial Group, a support company. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual investors, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and municipal entities. The firm offers financial planning and non-discretionary investment consulting, with a distinctive focus on advisory and implementation-support services rather than discretionary management.

Ben Miller Jr. is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 47 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining OSAIC in 2023, he worked for Sagepoint Financial, Inc. for 14 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is president of Miller & Co. Financial Planners Inc. and owns Miller Tax Services, where he prepares income taxes. OSAIC serves a broad mix of retail and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated financial advisers and offers integrated brokerage and advisory services, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers and wrap programs. The firm employs asset-allocation tools and automated rebalancing to manage diversified portfolios, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Camden Norman is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Edward Jones since 2018. Prior to that, he worked at IH Services INC. for ten years. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Donna Shore is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Winston Salem, NC, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. She has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC from 2011 to 2016. Outside of her advisory role, Shore is an organist and musician involved with Unity Moravian Church and Holy Family Catholic Church. 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. The firm’s process is IPS-driven and incorporates modern portfolio theory, serving as an ERISA fiduciary and including a broad range of financial products such as insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options.

Ralph Miller is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Winston-Salem, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2025 and has a long-standing tenure with Allegacy Federal Credit Union since 2007. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves a broad range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers various advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside research and model portfolios.

Robert Quick is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Raymond James since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in several personal business activities, including founding and managing the youth travel baseball nonprofit Pfafftown Raiders 2034, where he serves as president. Raymond James & Associates is a dually registered broker‑dealer and SEC‑registered investment adviser with more than 5,400 financial advisors and approximately $500 billion in assets under management. The firm offers wealth advisory planning and investment consulting to a broad client base, including individuals, institutions, corporations, and government entities, delivering planning and consulting on a non‑discretionary basis.

Gary Warren is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. In his role, he focuses on managing clients' wealth by developing personalized strategies tailored to their unique financial situations and goals. He leverages the investment resources of Merrill Lynch alongside the banking and lending services of Bank of America to provide comprehensive wealth management solutions. Gary holds the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation and earned a Bachelor's Degree from East Carolina University. He emphasizes a client-centered approach, prioritizing an understanding of each client’s life priorities to create flexible plans aligned with their aspirations. He and his team are actively involved in community service, including volunteering and fundraising for organizations like the Leukemia Society of North Carolina. Gary aims to provide dedicated client service to benefit individuals and families through professional financial guidance.

Christopher Wilson is a financial advisor with Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has nine years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Wells Fargo in various capacities from 2010 to 2021. He is also employed as a licensed banker with Pinnacle Bank/Pinnacle Financial Partners. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual investors, high-net-worth and non-HNW clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and institutional entities. The firm offers financial planning and non-discretionary investment consulting, emphasizing tailored advice supported by firm research and a broad affiliate network.