Jeremy Beakes is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets since 2024. His prior roles include positions at Truist Advisory Services and BB&T Securities and Bank spanning over a decade. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Port City Community Church in Wilmington, advising on budgets and business functions. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, LLC, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers multiple advisory programs with tailored portfolio management strategies using both in-house and third-party managers.

Madison Hauser is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Before joining Wells Fargo Advisors, Madison held positions at several companies including Instacart, SweetGreen, and Vanliner Insurance Company. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network provides investment and fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of planning services and develops tailored recommendations using Wells Fargo research and planning tools.

Albert Elrod is a financial advisor at Stifel with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee on the Finance Committee for Mount Olive College and is a board member of a local homeowners association. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is based on proprietary methodology using forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling to support asset allocation and financial planning.

Christopher Metkiff is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services in Wilmington, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 19 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with MML Investors Services, Inc. and MassMutual Life Insurance Company since 2007. In addition to his advisory role, he is also an insurance agent specializing in individual life, health, group life, and group health products. Mass Mutual Investors Services operates as a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, focusing on collaborative, goal-oriented planning without discretionary investment authority.

Helen Riley is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Wilmington, NC, bringing 23 years of industry experience. She has worked with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and was previously with Wells Fargo Advisors LLC for seven years. Riley serves as treasurer for the Blair Elementary PTA, supporting local school activities. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering services such as investment policy statement preparation, investment recommendations, performance reporting, and participant education. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and incorporates a broad range of financial products, including insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options.

Jason Stern is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing in Winston Salem, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, Stern is connected to Note Worthy, a personalized stationery and gifts business owned by his spouse. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment services. The firm’s advisory approach is IPS-driven and includes a range of financial products, including insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options.

Lyndon Palfrey is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Wilmington, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having eight years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC since 2017 and also has experience with Wells Fargo Bank NA beginning in 2016. 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 provides both brokerage and advisory solutions.

David Riebe is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 65 and Series 63 designations and 28 years of industry experience. He worked at Canaccord Genuity Inc for 13 years before joining LPL Financial in 2026. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management solutions, including model portfolios, third-party asset management access, and institutional platforms.

Benjamin Wilkerson is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Wilmington, NC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2026. His background includes roles at Wells Fargo Bank, TowneBank, and various educational and community organizations. He has been involved with the County of Currituck Parks and Recreation since 2016. 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 combines research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute with modern portfolio theory in its investment approach.

Joey Coffey is a financial advisor at Merrill with 17 years at the firm and seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 credential. Coffey serves as a director on the board of The Grove HOA, a homeowner association in Wilmington, North Carolina. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary strategies for a range of individual and institutional clients.

Mark Shelton is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016, following seven years at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and incorporates modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options among its investment offerings.

Thomas Purpura is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at firms including Thrivent Financial and ExchangeRight Securities, LLC. OSAIC serves a broad range of retail and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated advisers and multiple advisory platforms, offering integrated brokerage and investment advisory services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers and wrap programs. The firm employs firm-provided asset-allocation tools and supports various account management options, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios.

Nina White is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Wilmington, NC, holding a Series 66 designation. She has been with Edward Jones since 2015. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, with approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, access to separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Benjamin Milligan is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Wilmington, NC. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has recently transitioned into the advisory field following prior roles at Wells Fargo Bank, Lowe’s Companies, and various educational institutions. 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 combines research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute with third-party data to guide its investment approach.

Kirstin Fowler is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Wilmington, NC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and having two years of industry experience. Prior to her current role, she has been employed with Wells Fargo Bank since 2010. Outside of finance, she works as a server at Bourbon Street Restaurant and as an evening stocker at Target. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm offering investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and provides both brokerage and advisory solutions.

Sean Frelke is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Wilmington, NC, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bb&T Securities, LLC for seven years before joining RBC Capital Markets in 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the finance council for the Basilica of St. Mary and is the treasurer and a board member of the Downtown Wilmington Rotary Foundation. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs with personalized investment strategies implemented through a combination of in-house and third-party managers.

Jade Skelton is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wells Fargo Clearing in 2023, Jade worked at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. beginning in 2020. Jade also has experience in the food service industry and higher education. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm that provides investment advisory services, financial planning, wrap-fee programs, and retirement plan consulting to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions, utilizing research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party databases.

Charles Leak is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association, and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Outside of his advisory role, he is the sole proprietor of A SAFE PLACE, an organization focused on victim identification, crisis management, restorative housing, outreach, and education. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, LLC, serves a diverse range of clients including individual investors, institutions, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs that provide portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services tailored to clients’ risk profiles and investment preferences.

Kelly Luckhaus is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Edward Jones since 2017. Prior to joining Edward Jones, Kelly worked at LPL Financial and South Carolina Bank & Trust. 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, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee programs, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, supported by a nationwide network of over 23,000 financial advisors.

Claudia Huerta Suazo is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 designation and seven years of experience at the firm. She previously worked at AM Retail Group Inc. for three years and Essential Services for eleven years. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.