David Halling is a financial advisor at NICH Capital Partners, Inc. in Wilmington, NC, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Alaska Trust Company. Outside of his advisory role, he co-founded and manages an eCommerce business, Mackie Scientific LLC, and serves as Vice President of Sales for Quinte Financial Technologies. NICH Capital Partners provides discretionary asset management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, managing approximately $148 million in assets across 69 client relationships. The firm offers tailored portfolio management using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, with individualized portfolios and regular monitoring.

Ronald Copley is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Copley Investment Management, LLC since 1985. He also provides business valuation and expert witness services on a limited basis. Copley Investment Management primarily serves individuals and families, as well as small businesses and qualified retirement plans. The firm uses a top-down, diversified investment approach focused on client-specific risk tolerance and employs ETFs to minimize fees.

Khalid Al Abid is a financial advisor at Symphony One Capital Management, LLC with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Equitable Advisors and Wells Fargo, and served four years in the United States Marine Corps. Prior to his advisory career, he was affiliated with the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Symphony One Capital Management is a state-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, financial advisory firms, and private pooled investment vehicles. The firm uses proprietary quantitative strategies across multiple asset classes and offers discretionary portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and model portfolios to other advisors and institutional clients.

Louis Dworsky is a financial advisor at Zermatt Wealth Partners with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 38 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Maven Capital, Hayden Royal, Morse Capital Partners, and Thompson Davis & Co. In addition to his advisory work, he has ownership interests in multiple real estate investment entities. Zermatt Wealth Partners provides personalized investment supervisory services and wealth-related consultations to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes individualized, globally diversified asset allocation and portfolio monitoring, generally managing accounts on a discretionary basis while operating as a fee-only adviser.

Michael Nixon is a financial advisor at DRS Wealth Management with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including Paulson Investment Company and Newport Coast Securities. Outside of advising, he holds North Carolina resident health and life insurance licenses and serves as president of Legacy Capital Management, Inc., an S-Corp used for tax planning. DRS Wealth Management serves individuals, institutional retirement plans, nonprofits, and corporations through discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm uses an Investment Committee and manager-due-diligence process to implement strategies, often utilizing ETFs, sub-advisers, and third-party platforms.

Gregory Adams is a financial advisor at Dominion Wealth Management, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Dominion since 2021, previously affiliated with Avantax Advisory Services and 1 St Global Advisors. Outside of advisory work, Adams is a shareholder in Thompson, Price, Scott, Adams & Co., a CPA firm where he has been involved since 1994. Dominion Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals and corporations. The firm employs a quantitative investment approach with strategic asset allocation and ongoing monitoring, managing approximately $55 million in assets for 124 clients.

Justin Burgess is a financial advisor with Copley Investment Management, LLC in Wilmington, NC. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 11 years of industry experience, all with Copley since 2015. Copley Investment Management serves individuals, families, small businesses, and qualified retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, business valuation, expert witness services, and international consulting. The firm uses a top-down, diversified investment approach centered on ETFs and client-specific risk tolerance, with quarterly portfolio reviews and discretionary authority to address liquidity, tax, and time-horizon considerations.

Luke Widmar is an advisor at Copley Investment Management, LLC in Wilmington, NC, holding a Series 65 designation. He has prior work experience at Dupont Registry, Porsche Wilmington, and UNC Wilmington, totaling four years of employment across these roles. Copley Investment Management serves individuals, families, small businesses, and qualified retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, business valuation, expert witness services, and international consulting. The firm uses a top-down, diversified investment approach with a focus on client-specific risk tolerance and employs ETFs to minimize fees.

Vernon Schoonover is a financial advisor at Symphony One Capital Management, LLC with Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and two years of industry experience. He has previous experience at TopStep Trader, Mattress Warehouse, Royal Crest Financial, Edward Jones, and Bankers Life. Symphony One Capital Management, LLC is a state-registered advisory firm founded in 2023 that serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, financial advisory firms, and private pooled investment vehicles. The firm implements proprietary quantitative strategies across multiple asset classes and offers discretionary portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and model portfolios with an emphasis on performance-linked compensation and frequent trading.

We specialize in working with families with portfolios in the $5M–$50M range, where strategic planning, tax efficiency, and cost management have an outsized impact. Traditional firms often rely on complex, high-cost strategies that offer questionable benefits. Our fixed-fee, planning-driven model takes a different approach: focusing on practical, high-impact financial strategies rather than unnecessary complication. We apply the right level of sophistication, using techniques like direct indexing and individual bond ladders only when we determine that they add clear value (based on portfolio size, risk profile, and tax considerations). Our financial planning and investment management approach is guided by three core principles: • Risk Management: grounded in a tailored financial plan • Tax Efficiency: ensuring strategies align with after-tax outcomes • Fee Minimization: keeping costs low to maximize long-term results Our goal is to provide a structured, transparent, and thoughtful approach - one that leads to a better long-term client experience through fair fees, strategic decision-making, and a focus on what truly matters.

Alan Thompson is a financial advisor at Dominion Wealth Management, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Avantax and 1st Global Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, Thompson is involved in several business activities, including serving as managing member of a CPA firm, president of a medical billing service, and leading a valuation company. Dominion Wealth Management is a supported advisory firm managing approximately $60 million for about 144 clients. The firm offers discretionary investment management on a wrap-fee basis, employing quantitative methods and third-party research to construct diversified portfolios that are reviewed regularly.

Jack Richardson Jr. is a financial advisor at Cascades Capital Asset Management, LLC with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked at Cascades since 2018, following five years at LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he has involvement in real estate rental activities. Cascades Capital Asset Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, providing portfolio management, limited financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes fundamental research, long-term equity ownership, and diversification, with ongoing portfolio monitoring and client-directed trade execution.

Martin Briesach is a financial advisor at Nich Capital Partners, Inc. with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Nich Capital Partners since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed real estate agent. Nich Capital Partners provides discretionary asset management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, managing approximately $148 million in assets across about 69 client relationships. The firm employs a tailored investment approach combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering individualized portfolio management with regular monitoring and rebalancing.

Philip Sparacino is the sole advisor at Disciplined Portfolio Solutions LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 14 years at the firm and 4 years of industry experience. He is based in Leland, NC. Disciplined Portfolio Solutions LLC manages approximately $230.7 million for 58 clients, primarily individuals and high-net-worth individuals, while also serving pension plans and corporate entities. The firm uses a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct portfolios, employing strategies such as long- and short-term trading, short sales, margin transactions, and options writing, with a predominantly non-discretionary asset base.

Daniel Hughes is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Live Oak Private Wealth, LLC since 2018. Prior to joining Live Oak, he worked at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. for eight years. Live Oak Private Wealth provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth families, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm follows a conservative, value-oriented investment approach focused on capital preservation and long-term horizons, managing concentrated portfolios and utilizing a private-equity mindset in public markets.

Andrew Basinger is a CFP® and Series 66 credentialed advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Live Oak Private Wealth, LLC since 2018 and previously spent 14 years with Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Live Oak Private Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations by offering financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management. The firm employs a conservative, value-oriented investment approach focused on capital preservation and uses a private-equity mindset to manage concentrated portfolios across various asset classes.

Terry Sapp is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Live Oak Private Wealth, LLC since 2020 and previously spent 16 years at Jolley Asset Management, LLC. Live Oak Private Wealth serves individuals, including high-net-worth families, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management with a conservative, value-oriented approach focused on capital preservation and a multi-year horizon.

Amanda Miars is a financial advisor at Live Oak Private Wealth, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked for Murchison, Taylor & Gibson, PLLC for eleven years. Outside of her advisory role, she co-owns and manages a short-term rental property in Atlantic, North Carolina with her husband. Live Oak Private Wealth serves individuals, families, and institutional clients by offering financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management. The firm employs a conservative, value-oriented investment approach with a multi-year horizon, focusing on capital preservation and concentrated portfolios.

Adam Easley is an advisor with Live Oak Private Wealth, LLC and holds the Series 65 designation. He has been with Live Oak Private Wealth since 2023 and has prior experience at Live Oak Bank, as well as roles in education at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and Raleigh Charter High School. Live Oak Private Wealth is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.32 billion for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm employs a conservative, value-oriented investment approach with concentrated portfolios and a private-equity mindset, and is notable for its bank affiliation, published performance information, and operation of a wrap fee program.

Connor Keller is a financial advisor at Live Oak Private Wealth, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at BB&T Securities, LLC and Scott & Stringfellow, Inc. since 2004. Live Oak Private Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, and institutional clients including pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a conservative, value-oriented investment approach focused on capital preservation and a multi-year horizon, managing concentrated portfolios with an emphasis on businesses with sustainable competitive advantages.