Amit Hampel is the principal of Hampel Investment Advisors in Greensboro, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with seven years of industry experience. He founded Hampel Investment Advisors in 2018 and also owns a property management business, Always My Home, LLC. Hampel Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional-type accounts, including charitable organizations and corporations. The firm customizes investment policies and employs diversified asset allocation with a mix of strategic and active management approaches.

Donald Button is a financial advisor at Button & Button Wealth Management LLC in Greensboro, NC, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. Before founding his wealth management firm, he worked at Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed CPA and provides tax and accounting services through BUTTON & BUTTON CPAs PLLC. Button & Button Wealth Management serves individual investors and retirement-plan sponsors, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm emphasizes a value-oriented, long-term investment approach combined with tactical and strategic asset allocation.

Laura Collins is a financial advisor at Provident Wealth Management with 17 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has held roles at firms including Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation and Meritage Holdings, LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she manages a consulting business focused on non-qualified deferred compensation strategies and is co-owner and vice president of a real estate brokerage. Provident Wealth Management provides investment advice to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers asset management on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases, financial planning, and consulting, with an investment approach that incorporates fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis.

Kurt Shuler is a CFP® professional at Sledge and Company Wealth Advisors with two years of experience at the firm and one year at WealthFD. He has a total of four years in the financial industry, including eight years as a student prior to entering the field. Sledge and Company Wealth Advisors provides personalized wealth management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $183.4 million in discretionary assets and employs a disciplined investment approach using a variety of securities and financial planning strategies.

Christopher Jones is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience and a CPA since 1982. He is a principal at Carolina Financial Advisors, Inc. in Greensboro, NC. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in management consulting and accounting for two self-storage businesses. Carolina Financial Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plans, and non-profit organizations. The firm emphasizes preservation of principal through quality and diversification, employing both fundamental and technical analysis, and offers a Values Based Investing option aligned with traditional Christian values.

Blaise Stevens is a CFP® and ChFC® with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Strategic Advisory Partners, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to that, he was with Spartan Planning Group and Prudential Financial. Strategic Advisory Partners serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients by providing investment management and financial planning services. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework and offers both active and passive strategies tailored to client objectives.

Harry Wellons is a financial advisor at Cascades Capital Asset Management, LLC in Greensboro, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Cascades Capital since 2014. Cascades Capital Asset Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, providing portfolio management, limited financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm focuses on fundamental research, long-term equity ownership, and diversified portfolios, with approximately $322 million in assets under management.

William Poland is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at Carolina Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2017. He has prior experience with Raymond James Financial Services and Beacon Capital Advisors. Poland is also the owner of an insurance agency, Dries Poland Insurance, where he serves as president. Carolina Financial Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, corporations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm offers Values Based Investing portfolios aligned with traditional Christian values and employs a range of investment strategies while emphasizing preservation of principal and diversification.

Charles Reid is a financial advisor with Capital Management LLC in Greensboro, NC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Management since 2011. Capital Management LLC offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, plan sponsors, and endowments. The firm’s investment approach focuses on asset allocation, mutual fund and ETF analysis, and employs option strategies when suitable, with regular account reviews tailored to clients’ time horizons and risk tolerances.

Joseph Williams is a financial advisor at Capital Management LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Raymond James Financial Services and operated his own advisory and consulting firms. In addition to his advisory role, he provides coaching and recruiting services for financial advisory firms through his consulting business. Capital Management LLC serves individual investors, retirement and profit-sharing plans, and endowment funds by offering portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning services. The firm focuses on asset allocation, mutual fund and ETF analysis, and employs long-term equity and option strategies as part of its investment approach.

Daniel Smith is a CFP® and CFA® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Piedmont Capital Management, LLC since 2014. He is based in Greensboro, NC, and works alongside two other advisors at the firm. Piedmont Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial consulting primarily to high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as certain corporations and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on capital preservation and long-term returns through disciplined asset allocation and active manager selection, offering customized investment policies and managing both separately managed accounts and pooled vehicles.

Robby Starinsky, a Certified Financial Planner™ Professional, brings more than a decade of experience helping clients make confident decisions about their financial futures. Throughout his career, Robby developed a broad perspective on the challenges clients face across different stages of their financial lives. His desire to build deep, long-term relationships and provide comprehensive planning led him to join Level Wealth Management in 2026. Robby believes that meaningful financial planning starts with understanding what is most important to each client and building a thoughtful strategy around those priorities. A graduate of Wittenberg University, Robby lives in Charlotte with his girlfriend, Kelsey, and their two cats, Frankie and Kristof. Outside of work, he enjoys traveling with Kelsey, particularly exploring new countries and seeking out experiences that offer a different perspective on the world. He also loves discovering new restaurants around Charlotte, spending time with friends and family, and finding new places to visit around the Carolinas.

Justin Smith is a CFP® and CFA® with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Smith Partners Wealth Management, LLC since 2005, including its predecessor firm Jonathan Smith & Co. The firm provides investment advice, financial planning, and customized consulting to individuals, families, businesses, trusts, retirement and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. Smith Partners Wealth Management constructs separately managed accounts tailored to clients’ life stages and risk tolerances, using a range of investment vehicles and tax-aware strategies, and engages an independent Outsourced Chief Investment Officer to assist with portfolio management while retaining supervisory responsibility.

Roy Hyde is a financial advisor at Strategic Advisory Partners in Greensboro, NC, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bartimaeus by design and First Bank. Strategic Advisory Partners provides investment management and financial planning services to individual, high-net-worth, pension, profit-sharing, and corporate clients. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with modern portfolio theory, utilizing both passive and active strategies, and operates a wrap fee program that integrates transaction costs for separately managed account clients.

David Childs is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Spartan Planning Group since 2012. He also has a longstanding role at The Oechsli Institute beginning in 2010. Outside of his financial advisory work, Childs is president of DCP Coaching, a consulting business focused on business growth, cash flow, and efficiency management. Spartan Planning Group is a team-based firm that provides integrated financial planning, wealth and portfolio management, and pension consulting services to individuals, small businesses, trusts, and employee benefit plans. The firm employs tailored investment strategies using ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and sub-advisers, and manages approximately $167 million in discretionary assets as of year-end 2024.

David Gray is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Capital Management, LLC in Greensboro, NC. He has been with Capital Management since 1980, totaling 46 years at the firm. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director for BIAS Global Portfolios, an investment fund management firm based in the Cayman Islands. Capital Management, LLC provides portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement and profit-sharing plans, and endowment funds. The firm’s investment approach includes asset allocation, mutual fund and ETF analysis, long-term equity holdings, and option strategies, with regular portfolio reviews and client reporting.

Richard Dexter is a financial advisor at Spartan Planning Group with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Intelligent Visibility and Sirius Computer Solutions. Richard is based in Greensboro, NC. Spartan Planning Group serves individuals, small businesses, trusts, and employee benefit plans by offering integrated financial planning, wealth and portfolio management, and pension consulting services. The firm employs a fee-only model and uses a combination of ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, sub-advisers, and model portfolios to tailor investment advice.

Warren Carrick is a financial advisor at Sledge and Company Wealth Advisors with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Sledge and Company Wealth Advisors, he worked at The Wealth Group, Ltd. and has longstanding involvement with Capital Investment Group, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner at Sledge and Company, PLLC, a CPA firm specializing in individual and business taxation. Sledge and Company Wealth Advisors provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using a range of investment vehicles and incorporates various research methodologies, including third-party money managers, with complementary financial planning covering tax, retirement, and estate considerations.

Ira Ross is a financial advisor at Spartan Planning Group in Greensboro, NC, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Spartan Planning & Wealth Management, LLC since 2015. Spartan Planning Group serves individual and high-net-worth households, as well as small businesses, trusts, and employee benefit plans, offering integrated financial planning and wealth management services. The firm uses a CFP®-based six-step process and combines discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities tailored to clients' objectives and risk profiles.

Justin Sledge is a financial advisor at Sledge and Company Wealth Advisors with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. He previously worked at The Wealth Group, Ltd. and Capital Investment Companies, where he is also licensed to sell life insurance. Sledge and Company Wealth Advisors provides personalized wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $183.4 million in discretionary assets and employs a disciplined investment process that includes public research, technical analysis, and Monte Carlo simulations.