Robert Schutz is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank, as well as First Horizon Bank. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches and offers an AMC Advantage manager-selection program supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Harrison Cross is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services in Winston-Salem, NC, holding CFP® and CFA® designations with six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Truist Investment Services in 2019, he worked at Satchel Health for two years. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing both discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by AI-enabled equity research and integrated inter-affiliate resources.

Courtney Kidwell is a CFP® and Series 66 credentialed advisor with six years of industry experience. She has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2020 and previously spent five years at Stearns Financial Group. Outside of her advisory roles, she was involved with Starmont Forest Country Club and the YMCA of Greensboro for over a decade each. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and nonprofit organizations. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager strategies, offering access to proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles to address both domestic and international investment considerations.

Lisa Anderson is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 28 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked for 24 years at Intercarolina Financial Services, Inc. before joining Oppenheimer in 2024. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering various advisory programs including portfolio management, consulting, and retirement services. The firm employs multiple investment approaches across equity, balanced, and fixed-income strategies, managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets as of December 2025.

Thomas Goldman is a financial advisor with Creative Planning holding a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. He previously worked at SageView Advisory Group and C-J Advisory, Inc., among other firms. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure.

William Davis is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Truist Investment Services, The Vanguard Group, and BB&T, among others. Outside of his advisory work, he owns Buried Secrets, LLC, through which he writes books and short stories. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, financial planning, equity research, and a Private Wealth program for high-net-worth clients, operating under fiduciary standards and employing both qualitative and quantitative investment analysis.

Michael Devon is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Davenport & Company LLC since 2022. He previously worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in community and nonprofit activities, including serving as Steering Committee Co-Chair for Heart Math Tutoring and as a Finance Committee member at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Davenport & Company LLC is a privately held, employee-owned firm providing investment management and brokerage services to individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of services including asset management, retail brokerage, public finance, investment banking, and financial planning, utilizing various investment strategies and specialized teams to support client objectives.

Nelson Kelly is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials. Prior to joining Oppenheimer in 2017, he worked at SunTrust Advisory Services and SunTrust Investment Services. He serves as president of the Men's Golf Association at High Meadows Country Club. Oppenheimer provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering a variety of portfolio management and consulting programs. The firm’s investment approach includes strategic and tactical asset allocation across multiple strategies and manages approximately $36.7 billion in assets.

Paul Bestehorn is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities LLC, L.M. Kohn & Company, and Qualified Plan Administrators. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing a range of proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types.

Richard Harvey is a financial advisor at Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked with LPL Financial since 2007. Harvey operates under Independent Advisor Alliance while managing advisory accounts through his hybrid DBA, Harvey Wealth Management. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm provides asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting using a network model of independent advisory representatives alongside access to various portfolio management strategies and technology platforms.

Coleton Frye is a financial advisor at Davenport & Company LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Lincoln Financial Distributors and Greensboro Country Club. Davenport & Company serves individual and institutional clients by providing asset management, retail brokerage, fixed income, public finance, and investment banking and advisory services. The firm offers various investment programs including separately managed accounts and mutual funds, and combines a full advisory platform with an affiliated broker-dealer.

Robert Carson is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealth Enhancement and its affiliated entities since 2019, and previously worked at Planning Solutions Group, LLC and Triad Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a merchandise business that donates profits to ALS-related charities. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that combines passive and active management overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Zachary Morgan is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at various Truist-related entities and First Citizens Bank since 2013. Morgan serves as a board member for the Corporation of Guardianship, a nonprofit providing fiduciary and care management services to vulnerable adults and individuals with disabilities. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by AI-enabled research tools and extensive inter-affiliate integration across Truist’s platforms.

Robert Cannon is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Winston Salem, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and six years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Nuveen Securities, Earnst & Young, TIAA-CREF, and Axa Advisors. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm delivers its services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and clients’ savings rates.

John Gansman is a financial advisor at Davenport & Company LLC in Greensboro, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Davenport & Company since 2009 and also has a background at Citigroup Global Markets dating back to 2006. Davenport & Company LLC is a privately held, employee-owned firm that provides investment management and brokerage services to individual and institutional clients, including banks, pension plans, trusts, and non-profits. The firm offers a range of services such as asset management, retail brokerage, fixed income, and financial planning, with investment decisions made by portfolio manager teams supported by an Investment Policy Committee.

Bradley Tomlin is a financial advisor with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and based in High Point, NC. He has experience in the pharmaceutical industry, having worked at Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Amgen Biopharma, and Chiesi USA prior to joining Independent Advisor Alliance in 2026. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a network model with a range of portfolio management strategies and leverages technology platforms for asset aggregation and estate planning.

Emily Promise is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Goldman Sachs and Blakely Financial, Inc., where she is currently Vice-President. Outside of her advisory role, she owns ECP Development, LLC, a private entity related to securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and back-office support, including investment management, technology, compliance, and practice-management services.

John Kenan is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and has been affiliated with Ameritas Life Insurance Corp and Ameritas Investment Corp since 2006. Additionally, he is president of Southeast Financial Services, Inc., an independent insurance agency specializing in fixed insurance products and related financial services since 1989. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies with regular client reviews.

Richard Leader is a CFA® charterholder with 26 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and also has affiliations with Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and First Houston Capital, Inc. His career includes over 20 years at First Houston Capital, Inc. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that integrates active and passive strategies across various asset types.

Christopher Norman is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. based in Greensboro, NC. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 14 years of industry experience. Norman has worked with Bankers Life Securities, Inc. since 2016 and has been an insurance agent and field trainer with Bankers Life & Casualty since 2007. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, offering discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and portfolio management according to clients’ goals and risk tolerances.