James King III is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Greensboro, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2003 and serves as president and sole owner of Austin Financial Management, Inc., a securities business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients through various advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operations, technology, compliance, and practice-management support while offering a range of investment solutions and discretionary model portfolios.

Daniel Lee is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent since 2016 and also works with Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an agent in life insurance brokerage, focusing on the sales and service of life, accident, health, disability, long-term care, and annuity products for multiple carriers including Penn Mutual. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a network of advisors, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates with a dual registration as an SEC-registered adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer, combining custody, execution, and brokerage capabilities alongside investment advice.

Scott Tilley is a CFA® charterholder with 38 years of industry experience, currently serving at Truist Advisory Services since 2021. His prior roles include positions at BB&T Securities, Bank of America, and Merrill. Outside of his advisory work, he holds multiple board positions in the High Point, NC community, including director roles with the High Point Economic Development Corporation and the High Point Chamber of Commerce, and leadership roles with the High Point Downtown Stadium Foundation and the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He also owns a custom transportation service called Freeways to Fairways. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by AI-enabled equity research and integrated inter-affiliate resources.

Daniel Billings is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC since 2021. He has been affiliated with several Ameritas entities since 2013, including Ameritas Life Insurance Corp and Ameritas Investment Corp. Billings is also licensed as an independent insurance agent and holds a director role in financial planning at Southeast Financial Services, Inc. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and fiduciary services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies.

Jeffery Kee is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 14 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Bankers Life Securities, Inc., and Bankers Life & Casualty. He is also an agent and unit field trainer with Bankers Life & Casualty. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios to clients’ goals and risk tolerances, offering strategies across various securities with ongoing performance reviews.

Kyle Anderson is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to his financial advisory roles, he worked at Honda Aircraft Company, LLC for eight years. He is also involved with Summerfield Wealth Advisors, where he assists with comprehensive planning, insurance, and financial strategy. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and fiduciary services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies.

Virginia Saslow is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Oppenheimer since 2009. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the board of directors for Saslow Inc., a family-owned retail jewelry business. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation along with manager selection across various investment vehicles.

Roy Greer is a CFP® with 35 years of industry experience, currently serving at Kestra Advisory since 2016. He has been affiliated with Kestra Investment Services and INVEST Financial Corporation for over a decade and nearly two decades respectively. Greer is the owner of Gate City Advisors, an investment advisory firm, and Gate City Insurance, which offers fixed annuities and life insurance. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, vendor benchmarking, and manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets, serving clients including sovereign wealth funds and offering multiple management platforms.

Lukas Heavner is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He previously worked at BB&T Securities and Highways and Skyways of NC. He serves on the Finance Committee of the United Way of Greater High Point, where he reviews the organization's finances and investment portfolios. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, using a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships supported by AI-enabled research tools and inter-affiliate integration.

Dennis Stearns is a CFP® and ChFC® with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2020 and previously operated Stearns Financial Services Group for nearly three decades. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner, director, and officer at Triad Growth Partners LLC, a technology business accelerator. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting through a broad network of advisors.

John Donaldson is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Germanton, NC. He holds the ChFC® designation and has 37 years of industry experience. Donaldson has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2001 and operates Donaldson Insurance And Financial Services, where he sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, mainly on a non-discretionary basis, and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives and plan sponsor criteria.

Elke De La Cruz is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at VALIC Financial Advisors since 2016. She also holds an agent position at AGIA, focusing on non-securities insurance products. VALIC Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors and centralized technology.

James Story is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Augusta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2014 and has been associated with Agia since 2022. Story serves as an investment community member on the Gwinnett County Public Schools Investment Oversight Committee and is also involved with non-securities insurance products through Agia. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, wrap programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models with National Financial Services as custodian.

Robert Reese is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, INC. based in Greensboro, NC. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at First Bancorp, Infinex Investments, Inc., FTB Advisors, and CommunityOne Wealth Management. Osaic Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services through customized engagements. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and technical analysis and is notable for its predominantly non-discretionary assets and integrated broker-dealer/adviser operations.

John Rosser Jr. is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Greensboro, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 50 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Co., Inc. since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing group and individual medical, dental, and vision insurance products through CP GREENSBORO, INC., and places insurance business not approved by Guardian Life through other providers. Primerica Advisors operates as part of a larger enterprise serving a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports a range of account types and lending solutions.

Matthew Nadeau is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Truist Advisory Services since 2021, and previously held roles at Bank of America, Merrill, First Citizens Investor Services, and BB&T. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, combining discretionary and non-discretionary management through affiliated platforms and technology-enhanced research.

Daniel Riazzi is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of &PARTNERS, he has ownership interests in two investment-related firms based in Winston Salem, NC. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, universities, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers a combination of investment advisory and brokerage services, using a variety of portfolio management strategies and operating as both a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Shaquan Edwards is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Greensboro, NC, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Truist Investment Services, Inc. and Truist Bank. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, plan sponsor fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program that combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, supported by inter-affiliate integration and third-party platform relationships.

Timothy Towery is a CFP® professional with 36 years of experience and has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 1997. He serves as Treasurer for the Gate City Vineyard Christian Fellowship and is an advisory board member of a nonprofit coffee shop employing adults with disabilities. Valic Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm uses a model-driven approach with discretionary unified managed accounts and offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services through a large network of advisors.

Indiana Cary is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC in Greensboro, NC, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Merrill and JP Morgan Securities LLC. Cary has been with Transamerica-related firms since 2023. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners, offering managed advice and investment education through proprietary software and model portfolios developed in collaboration with Morningstar Investment Management. The firm operates at a large scale with over 200,000 clients and focuses on non-discretionary asset management rather than high-net-worth or standalone financial planning.