Robert Chester is a financial advisor at Mass Mutual Investors Services with 40 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior roles include seven years at Allstate Financial Advisors, LLC and over a decade operating The Chester Agency. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an insurance broker for Sentinel Health Solutions Inc., focusing on health and Medicare. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm uses detailed client data and analytical tools to deliver written recommendations within annual planning engagements, offering a range of event-driven and specialized planning programs.

Peter Campbell is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 44 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, and Senior Solutions. He is also involved in the sale of home security, automation products, and loan referrals through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors provides discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, serving individual and high-net-worth clients with model-delivery strategies and discretionary separately managed accounts. The firm uses a tiered wrap-fee structure and curates third-party asset managers, delegating trading responsibilities to BNY Mellon Advisors.

Stephanie Houghton is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Her prior roles include work at Kidd Financial Investments with Ameriprise Financial, Morgan Ridge Vineyards, the University of North Carolina Wilmington, and East Rowan High School. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, financial institutions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party subadvisors, and various technology-driven investment strategies.

De Wayne Venzen is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Mooresville, NC, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he serves in the U.S. Army Reserve and is also involved in music. 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 and investment solutions, supported by a large national network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Christopher Bice is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include 14 years at Sagepoint Financial, Inc. and one year at OSAIC. He is also a head coach at Brawley IB Middle School. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, banks, and charitable organizations through a large national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm provides a range of advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services with access to model portfolios, third-party research, and various portfolio management strategies.

Caroline Collins is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Edward Jones since 2001. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of investment strategies and advisory services supported by a large nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Michael Klenck is a financial advisor with Cetera who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 32 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at VOYA Financial Advisors and Retirement Income Advisors, Inc. He also operates REH Wealth, a financial services business, and works as an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm that serves a broad client base including individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement services through a multi-manager platform supporting various investment strategies and program structures.

Daniel Richardson is a financial advisor at Thrivent Investment Management in Concord, NC. He holds a Series 66 designation and has professional experience at Lincoln Financial and Liberty Life Assurance prior to joining Thrivent. Richardson has been with Thrivent and its affiliated entities since 2025. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofits through a network of financial advisors. The firm offers holistic, goal-based financial planning covering a wide range of topics and combines planning with managed-account programs under a consolidated billing arrangement called “WealthPlan,” while maintaining separation between planning and portfolio management.

Steven Looser is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2008 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. He operates under the business name The Looser Financial Group. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement consulting, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside model portfolios and research support.

John Kershner is a financial advisor at Fidelity with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Fidelity Investments since 2021, with prior roles at LindenThomas Company, Grow Local, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional investors, including Charitable Gift Funds and registered investment companies. The firm uses a combination of proprietary fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to manage multi-manager and fund-of-funds structures and model portfolios.

Vachel Pennebaker is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and having three years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and Florida Financial Advisors, along with several positions outside the financial industry. J.P. Morgan Securities provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, utilizing quantitative asset-allocation modeling and centralized due diligence. The firm integrates an ESG eligibility framework into its investment recommendations and operates within the broader J.P. Morgan broker-dealer and banking organization.

Monika Moore is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Mooresville, NC, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2013 in various roles. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management through a large network of advisors and branch offices, offering a range of investment strategies and affiliated products under a fiduciary standard.

Corey Hedges is a financial advisor with OSAIC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 10 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Sagepoint Financial, Inc. and Axa Advisors, LLC. Outside of advising, he coaches youth and high school swimming. OSAIC Wealth, Inc. serves both retail and institutional clients through a broad network of affiliated advisers, offering integrated brokerage, investment advisory services, and access to multiple advisory platforms. The firm employs asset-allocation tools, risk-tolerance questionnaires, and a variety of portfolio management options across stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Rodney Steve is a financial advisor with Merrill, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked at The Vanguard Group for 18 years and spent two years at Drexel University. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member for Caterpillar Ministries, contributing to strategic planning and organizational governance. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to fiduciary clients of Bank of America through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Erik Johnson is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with LPL Financial, where he has worked since 2025, and previously spent 20 years at LPL Financial, LLC (formerly LINSCO/PRIVATE LEDGER CORP.), as well as six years at SCF Investment Advisors, Inc. and SCF Securities, Inc. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers various advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing model portfolios, research, and technologies such as machine learning.

Gary Samuelson is a financial advisor at Thrivent Investment Management with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans since 2011. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of Financial Advisors. The firm offers holistic, goal-based analyses and allows clients to combine planning with managed-account programs, while maintaining separate planning and investment services.

Thomas Harding is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor at Edward Jones with five years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2020 and previously worked at Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. from 2010 to 2019. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a network of over 23,700 advisors and offers a range of investment strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee programs, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds.

Danna Nealon is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors. She previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill from 2016 to 2018. Outside of her advisory role, Nealon serves as treasurer for the Preston at the Lake Homeowners Association, where she manages bookkeeping responsibilities. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm that provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, charities, trusts, and estates. The firm offers tailored investment strategies through various platforms and proprietary model strategies, with a network of independent financial professionals.

Djibril Diallo is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with securities registrations including Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66. He has been with Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2025. Prior to this, he held various roles including at The UPS Store and NorthStone Masonry. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions supported by research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party sources.

Charles Ketner is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Salisbury, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at Equitable Advisors and its predecessor, AXA Advisors, LLC, since 1999. Equitable Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and other institutional clients. The firm provides financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and various asset-management programs through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives, offering both proprietary and third-party advisory solutions.