James Hunt is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC in Winston-Salem, NC. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has five years of industry experience, having previously worked at LPL Financial LLC, Wells Fargo Clearing, and The Vanguard Group, Inc. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment process that combines passive and active managers with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Steven Holbrook is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Greensboro, NC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 44 years of industry experience. He has worked at Oppenheimer since 2013, with prior roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and A. G. Edwards & Sons. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a non-voting board member for a local homeowners association. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a range of investment programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, with a notable portion of assets managed non-discretionarily while maintaining custody of client assets.

Samuel Jensen is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with one year of industry experience, currently with Principal Financial Services in Winston Salem, NC. Prior to joining Principal, he worked at Buckeye Advisors for three years and has held various roles in diverse industries including Valet Living, Door Dash, and Principal Life Insurance Company. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a broad range of clients including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Phillip Williams is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. in Winston Salem, NC. He holds a Series 66 designation and has experience spanning roles at National Life Group, Qorvo Inc., and Auburn University RFID Lab. Equity Services, Inc., also known as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm employs multiple advisory platforms, often using third-party asset managers and model portfolios that combine long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading.

Raymond Wilcox Jr. is a financial advisor at Farther with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including Private Client Services, Cannon Wealth Management Services, and Triad Wealth Management. He serves as president of the Stratford Rotary Club in Winston-Salem, NC. Farther provides discretionary investment management and advisory services mainly to individual investors, trusts, and estates, combining proprietary model portfolios and algorithmic rebalancing with AI-assisted tools. The firm focuses on ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income and excludes corporate clients from its typical client base.

Jodie Daniel is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS in Winston Salem, NC, holding a Series 66 designation with 17 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Ameriprise. &PARTNERS serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan services through both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches using the Envestnet platform and NFS brokerage infrastructure.

Thomas Laws is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Greensboro, NC, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include serving as an advisor at Independent Advisor Alliance and LPL Financial LLC. He has also been involved with the Lewisville-Clemmons Chamber of Commerce and First Presbyterian Church Nashville. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a network of over 1,200 advisors, managing approximately $29.2 billion in assets.

Deanna Post is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with 25 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Woodbury Financial Services, and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base of individual and institutional investors, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement plan consulting services. The firm utilizes a range of analytical approaches and investment strategies, managing accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases through proprietary platforms and third-party managers.

Joseph Vartanian is an Investment Advisor Representative with Kestra Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and also serves as an advisor at Gate City Advisors, where he is associated with the book "The Retirement Income Toolkit." Outside of his advisory roles, he is a partner at Gate City Property Group, a real estate business in Greensboro, NC. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including plan sponsors, institutional investors, and individuals. The firm offers a range of services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and investment advice, supporting complex products and discretionary trading within its supervisory framework.

Steven Marasco is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Truist and its predecessor entities since 2004. Outside of his advisory work, he provides general business consulting for a local coffeehouse in Greensboro, NC. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm combines traditional research with AI-enabled tools and partners with Envestnet platforms to support asset allocation, fund monitoring, and manager selection.

Jared Morris is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Bank and Wells Fargo Clearing, as well as Allegacy Federal Credit Union and BB&T. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants. The firm offers integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates in its financial planning approach.

Adam Miller is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Greensboro, NC, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic, he worked at Agia and has experience in healthcare and nonprofit sectors, including roles at Authoracare Collective and Mercy Hill Church. In addition to his advisory work, he is appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for Agia. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

Laura Thomforde is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 29 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2014, following roles at UBS Financial Services, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup Global Markets. Outside of her advisory work, she is an independent consultant ambassador for Plexus Worldwide, a health and wellness supplements company. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a wide range of investment programs and advisory services with both discretionary and non-discretionary management, maintaining custody of client assets while operating as a broker-dealer and registered investment adviser.

John Hunt is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and over 45 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial, Cetera Advisor Networks, Blue Rock Wealth Management, and Three Magnolias Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in several business entities unrelated to investment activities. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management, employing a diversified investment approach that combines passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

John Schultz is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Greensboro, NC, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2011 and also holds a position as an agent with Agia, where he is involved with non-securities insurance products. Outside of his financial advisory work, Schultz serves as a committee member for the Greater Lake Norman Young Life, a local Christian ministry for high school students. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts on Envestnet’s platform with a focus on technology-driven solutions and centralized model portfolios.

Jennifer Laughlin is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill and SunTrust Investment Services prior to joining Truist. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, corporations, plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of traditional research and AI-enabled tools to support client portfolios and offers various fiduciary and discretionary services through partnerships such as Envestnet.

Tiffany Caudle is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. She is currently with Truist Advisory Services, where she has worked since 2021, following roles at Bb&T Securities, LLC and BB&T Investment Services, Inc. Based in Lexington, NC, she is also a registered notary in Davidson County, North Carolina. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of traditional research and AI-enabled tools to support asset allocation, manager selection, and ongoing client reviews.

Jacob Garrou is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked in various roles at Truist Investment Services, Truist Bank, First State Bank of the FL Keys, and other firms since 2016. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan services to individuals, corporations, plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of traditional research and AI-enabled tools to support asset allocation and manager selection and maintains extensive affiliated financial relationships through its parent company, Truist Financial.

Stephen Carruthers is a financial advisor with VALIC Financial Advisors in Greensboro, NC, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He has a legal background as a licensed attorney in North Carolina, formerly operating a consumer bankruptcy law practice and currently serving as counsel of record in a pending chapter 13 bankruptcy case. Carruthers also holds a position with Agia, offering non-securities insurance products. VALIC Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

Thomas Norris is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Greensboro, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic since 2000 and is also associated with Agia. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member of Connection Valley Church. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and wrap programs through a large network of advisors. The firm utilizes third-party model managers and centralized technology to manage approximately $29.2 billion in assets for nearly 300,000 clients.