Stephen Resch is the principal advisor at Resch Financial Group, LLC, an independent firm he founded in 2023. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 40 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Securities America Advisors and National Planning Corporation. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales and serves as Vice President of Retirement Strategies for Finance of America, focusing on wholesale reverse mortgage lending. Resch Financial Group serves individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses with discretionary wealth and portfolio management services. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using diversified portfolios of primarily no-load, lower-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with periodic rebalancing rather than market timing.

Toby Green is a financial advisor with Tennessee Wealth Management, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Tennessee Wealth Management since 2008 and has also worked as a general business consultant since 2020. Tennessee Wealth Management is an independent firm providing discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs an asset-allocation driven investment approach informed by Modern Portfolio Theory and serves both individual and institutional clients, including pension plans, while integrating financial planning within its advisory services.

Brock Love is a financial advisor at Southern Capital Partners, LLC in Franklin, TN, with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Northwestern Mutual in various capacities for six years. Outside of advisory services, he owns and operates Multiply Insurance Group, LLC, where he sells insurance products. Southern Capital Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary asset management along with financial planning and consultative services. The firm employs a client-specific investment approach, utilizing multiple analytical methods and may include third-party sub-advisors, with ongoing portfolio management tailored to client goals and risk tolerances.

My name is Shaun Melby and I am the founder of Melby Wealth Management, LLC. At the time of my certification, I was one of the youngest CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioners in the country. I have over a decade of experience in the financial industry while working closely with some of the biggest names in music. I believe the financial planning process is the best way to create and maintain wealth, so I formed Melby Wealth Management to help as many people as possible work towards achieving their dreams and obtaining financial peace of mind. I grew up in Onalaska, Wisconsin and moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2005 to earn a BBA in Finance as well as Music Business from Belmont University. My wife and I call Nashville, Tennessee home and in 2019 we welcomed our daughter into the world and in 2022 our son. During my spare time, I enjoy going to Nashville Predators and Nashville SC games, cheering on the Green Bay Packers, checking out the local dining scene, traveling, playing with our dogs Hank and Bo, and spending time with family and friends.

Jonathan Gillett is the sole advisor at Wilco Financial, LLC, an independent firm based in College Grove, TN. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 11 years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, Gillett is involved in commercial real estate through Gillett Properties, Ltd., serves as CFO of a startup technology company, profer, Inc., and co-owns a cigar shop called Cigar Station TN, LLC. Wilco Financial, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm uses a multi-method asset-allocation framework and manages accounts under discretionary authority while allowing client-imposed restrictions.

Tim brings over 15 years of industry experience. He graduated from Miami University with a Finance Degree from the Business Honors Program. He spent most of his first 9 years in the industry directly supporting individuals as a financial advisor with Fidelity Investments where he grew his practice to over $500 million. He transitioned to Charles Schwab where he spent the last few years leading a team of advisors where he was responsible for the retail branches for most of Tennessee. He helped grow his team from 17 to over 30 representatives with responsibility for over 80,000 families and households. Tim has always been interested in the FIRE movement (Financial Independence/Retire Early). However, as he reached the mid-point of his career he decided that he really enjoys working, helping people achieve their goals, and that he could have the most valuable impact working with a small group of people. He left Charles Schwab to found Nashville Finacial Planning in August of 2023 as it would be the perfect time to bring his 15+ years of experience to helping people for the next 15-20 years. Given his experience at two of the largest firms in the industry he has seen how much money people can pay in fees, and how a lot of advisors are incentivized to continue growing while neglecting a portion of their clients. Nashville Financial Planning was not only founded to help solve these two challenges (fixed fee and limited client base), but the true independent model gives a lot more flexibility to help people in areas of their financial life where they need it most in an unbiased way.

Claude Carmichael is a CFA® charterholder with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Carmichael Capital, Inc. since 1993 and is a principal at Carmichael Creel Investments in Franklin, TN. Carmichael Creel Investments provides portfolio management services to individuals, corporate pensions, retirement accounts, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach focused on fundamental analysis and incorporates exchange-traded options within separately managed accounts, a practice used by only a minority of similar firms.

Douglas Vowels is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Intentional Wealth Planning. His prior work includes roles at Advisory Services Network, LLC, MML Investors Services, and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. Intentional Wealth Planning offers advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, providing discretionary investment management, standalone financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm delivers customized portfolios using both fundamental and technical analysis and provides public educational seminars and workshops as informational content.

Mete Fikri is the sole advisor at SEF Financial with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at SEM Capital, LLC since 2014. Outside of advisory work, he co-owns a business that invests in short-term vacation rental properties. SEF Financial provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as other investment advisers. The firm offers subadvisory services and employs a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis to support various investment strategies.

Rosemary Frank is a financial advisor with Rosemary Frank Financial, LLC in Brentwood, TN. She holds a Series 63 designation and has 21 years of industry experience. She is also president of Financial Advantage, Inc., where she operates as an independent licensed insurance agent. Rosemary Frank Financial, LLC provides asset management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm utilizes a manager-of-managers approach through the Envestnet platform, emphasizing quantitative analysis and long-term investment strategies with ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Blake Cate Jr. is the sole advisor at SMEAC Financial, LLC, an independent firm located in Nolensville, TN. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 46 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. SMEAC Financial serves individual clients, high-net-worth individuals, and business entities, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm offers tailored investment advice and family office services, utilizing a range of strategies including options, margin, and derivatives.

Michael Taylor is the sole advisor at Taylor Financial Management, LLC in Franklin, TN, holding a Series 65 designation with 12 years of industry experience. He founded Taylor Financial Management in 2012 and maintains an inactive CPA license, though he does not practice as an accountant or provide accounting services to clients. Taylor Financial Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals and business entities, focusing on growth equity securities and diversification through mutual funds, ETFs, and inflation-protected bonds. The firm employs fundamental analysis with a long-term trading orientation and manages portfolios under written investment policy statements.

Darren Capeloto is a financial advisor at DCapital Wealth LLC with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wellington Management Company for five years and Payden & Rygel for seventeen years. DCapital Wealth LLC is an independent registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to a range of clients including individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an opportunistic, total-return investment approach incorporating fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, combined with third-party AI tools and human oversight.

William McDonald is a financial advisor at Retirement Planning Solutions, LLC in Nolensville, TN, with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been affiliated with HD Vest Advisory Services and Retirement Planning Solutions since 2003. Retirement Planning Solutions provides discretionary investment management and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a mix of fundamental and cyclical analysis methods and implements portfolios with index funds, ETFs, mutual funds, stocks, bonds, and cash equivalents.

Brian Johnson is a CFP® with 15 years of experience in financial advising, currently serving as president and owner of Raven Point Wealth Management, LLC in Brentwood, TN. His prior roles include positions at Commonwealth Financial Network and Emerald Spectrum Advisory, Inc. Outside the advisory business, he has worked as a sales associate at Nashville Running Company. Raven Point Wealth Management provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and professional groups such as physicians and dentists. The firm emphasizes disciplined, low-cost, tax-sensitive investment strategies centered on strategic asset allocation and broad diversification, complemented by educational seminars and ongoing financial planning services.

Hani Nofal is a financial advisor at Nofal Insurance and Wealth in Brentwood, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual from 2025 to 2026 and served in the U.S. Navy for 11 years. Nofal Insurance and Wealth provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm uses asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, and offers estate planning packages with implementation options, conducting quarterly account reviews.

David Strnad is a financial advisor at Rowe Consulting Group, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Chapwood Capital Investment Management and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as CEO of Ranch View Consulting, Inc., a consulting business based in Franklin, TN. Rowe Consulting Group provides investment consulting and advisory services to mid-market retirement plans, endowments, foundations, and individual clients, utilizing a proprietary domestic equity rotation methodology and a fee-only, fiduciary approach.

Ryan Patterson is a financial advisor at High Knoll Wealth Advisors, LLC in Nashville, TN, with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with High Knoll Wealth Advisors since 2025. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Patterson owns and operates Aquis Facilities Management, a kitchen compliance and exhaust contracting business based in Memphis, TN. High Knoll Wealth Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, businesses, foundations, and plan sponsors. The firm uses asset-allocation principles informed by modern portfolio theory and third-party capital market assumptions to build long-term portfolios, and it offers discretionary portfolio management alongside standalone financial planning.

Micah Wakefield is a financial advisor at TrueHaven Capital with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials. Prior to joining TrueHaven, he worked at Swan Wealth Advisors and Cetera Wealth Services. Wakefield is also the managing member of several affiliated special-purpose vehicles associated with TrueHaven. TrueHaven Capital serves high-net-worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations, and other registered investment advisers by providing discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, family office services, and alternatives advisory. The firm employs fundamental and technical analysis in portfolio construction and offers customized solutions including separately managed accounts and a unique ETF conversion program.

Joshua Self is a CFP® and ChFC® with 24 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Ridgeline Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2016 and has worked with Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he manages credit card processing services for businesses as a relationship manager and is involved in fixed insurance product sales. Ridgeline Wealth Advisors provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and IRA rollover advice to individuals and plan sponsors. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term diversification and efficient capital markets, serving approximately 200 clients with a focus on high-net-worth individuals.