Jesse Giles is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc., having joined in 2024, and previously worked at Home Federal Bank of Tennessee and several other firms. Giles also assists at Marzolf Investment Group in a supportive role outside of his primary advisory duties. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes tailored, non-discretionary planning using analytical tools and supports its clients through multiple advisory programs and institutional consulting services.

Brandon Bean is a financial advisor with Cetera who holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Regions Bank, MML Investors Services, MassMutual, Fifth Third Securities, and First Command Brokerage Services. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm that serves a broad client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing a multi-manager platform with access to both affiliated and unaffiliated third-party managers.

Timothy Massie is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Knoxville, TN, with eight years of industry experience. He holds CFP® and Series 66 credentials and spent 24 years at Whirlpool Corporation prior to joining Edward Jones in 2017. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, supported by a large national network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Ethan Mashburn is a financial advisor with LPL Financial based in Knoxville, TN. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 10 years of industry experience, including a role at FTB Advisors, Inc. where he has worked since 2015. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolios, and institutional platforms, supported by a large network of investment adviser representatives and various technology and operational tools.

Thomas Barnes is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Raymond James & Associates since 2013. Barnes is a partner in a separate business venture, 71South, although his involvement is minimal. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a broad client base that includes individuals, institutional and pension plans, charitable organizations, and municipal entities. The firm offers a range of financial planning and consulting services with a focus on non-discretionary investment advice supported by comprehensive research and diverse portfolio management strategies.

James Cunningham is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services based in Knoxville, TN. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 42 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at MetLife Securities Inc. and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. In addition to his advisory work, he is an agent specializing in group life, health, long-term disability insurance, supplemental, and dental products. MML Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, wrap and money-manager programs, and educational seminars.

John Roszell is a financial advisor with Osaic Wealth, Inc. based in Knoxville, TN. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 27 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Securities America Advisors, Inc. and Securities Service Network. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers as a transporter for Adopt A Golden Knoxville, a golden retriever rescue organization. Osaic Wealth, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers integrated brokerage and advisory services with a range of portfolio management options and uses various tools and third-party platforms to support client investment strategies.

Scott Shoemaker is a financial advisor with MassMutual Investors Services in Knoxville, TN, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 21 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Metlife Securities Inc. and New England Securities. He is also an independent insurance agent specializing in disability, fixed annuities, life/accident/health, and long-term care products. MassMutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers ongoing financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars using firm-approved software to analyze client goals and deliver tailored recommendations.

Cole Smith is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with one year of industry experience. Before joining Baird in 2025, he worked for Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation for three years. He holds a Series 66 designation. The DDK Group, part of Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, serves individual, corporate, pension, and charitable clients with a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage services. The firm employs both manager-traded and model-traded strategies, incorporates internal research tools including artificial intelligence, and reported approximately $394 billion in regulatory assets under management as of December 31, 2025.

Michelle Garlington is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Knoxville, TN, holding a Series 66 designation and with 13 years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2012. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, including households of varying net worth, pension plans, corporate clients, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a network of more than 23,700 advisors and offers a range of advisory services under a fiduciary standard.

Kimberly Whitted is a financial advisor with Merrill in Knoxville, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. She has been with Merrill since 2008. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC (MAA), provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Patrick Johnson is a CFP® professional affiliated with LPL Financial, based in Knoxville, TN, with 21 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at UBS Financial Services and First Tennessee Brokerage, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is a bass player for the music group Scull Soup. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolio programs, and institutional platforms, supported by a network of over 22,800 advisors and a broad suite of non-advisory financial products.

John Ahearn III is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with 38 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with UBS in various capacities since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer on the Alumni Council for St. Mary's College of Maryland. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through a combination of brokerage and investment advisory offerings. The firm integrates proprietary research, model-based asset allocations, and institutional trading capabilities to deliver tailored financial planning and portfolio management services.

Daniel Waters is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 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 roughly $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions supported by research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute.

Richard Disharoon is a CFP® practitioner affiliated with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, Disharoon serves as a board member of a nonprofit organization and works as an independent insurance agent, selling life, disability, and long-term care insurance. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services through a network of independent professionals, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio strategies across multiple platforms.

Melissa Boniface is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Edward Jones since 2020. Her prior roles include positions at Aetna, Inc., PerformLine, Inc., and involvement with Quinnipiac University across multiple departments. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies, tax-efficient services, and affiliated financial products through a nationwide network of advisors and branches.

Christine Gilmore is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining UBS in 2023, she worked at the Knox County Health Department and Banner Health. She also has experience as a delivery driver for Amazon Flex and as a rideshare driver for Uber. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory services, combining proprietary research and institutional trading capabilities to tailor solutions to client goals and risk tolerances.

Nathan Burcham is a Certified Financial Planner™ with 10 years of industry experience, currently with OSAIC since 2024. He previously worked at Securities America Advisors and Securities America Inc. from 2016 to 2024. Burcham is also involved with Burcham Benefits, LLC, a financial advisory and insurance sales firm he has been associated with since 2015. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as treasurer for Breast Connect, a breast cancer survivor support nonprofit, and is a director of NextGen for the Financial Planning Association of East Tennessee, where he organizes programming for young financial planners. OSAIC serves a diverse range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations through a large network of advisors. The firm offers integrated brokerage and advisory services with multiple platforms, utilizing asset-allocation tools, risk assessments, and automated rebalancing to manage discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios containing various investment products.

Petra Dunn is a Wealth Management Advisor with extensive experience in banking and wealth management. She began her career in the financial services industry in 1991 and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Tennessee. Petra is also a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional and a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). She specializes in family wealth management strategies, personal retirement planning, and individual and corporate investment strategy. Petra helps clients create customized wealth management strategies focused on preserving and growing their wealth while addressing tax and estate planning issues. She works with a limited number of families to provide dedicated attention and utilizes a proprietary process she developed to align wealth management with clients' life priorities and goals. Petra is involved in her community as a member of First Baptist Concord, the Junior League of Knoxville, and the 2019 class of Leadership Sevier. She supports various non-profit organizations, serving on boards such as the Christian Hospitality Network, The Center School, One Vision International, and The City Ballet. Petra is also a mentor for Amachi Knoxville.

Ernest Coffindaffer is a financial advisor at Stifel with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he co-owns and operates a hay production farm in Bridgeport, West Virginia. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations, providing brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm uses a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group to guide asset allocation and financial planning.