Michael Ketchum is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at PNC Investments, BBVA Wealth Solutions Inc., and BBVA Securities Inc. He is based in Birmingham, AL. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with pre-existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management under a fiduciary standard, using a combination of model and customized portfolios.

Stacey Graham is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Birmingham, AL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. She has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2021 and has been affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company and Nylife Securities LLC since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she is an owner of a rental condominium property. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and mainly manages assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Larry Norman is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Agia and The Jeffrey Matthews Financial Group, LLC. He is also active as an insurance agent outside of securities, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors. The firm manages a substantial asset base using technology-driven model solutions and operates as both an investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Patrick Bruski is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving clients through NewEdge Advisors and LPL Financial. Prior to these roles, he spent 11 years at Edward Jones. Bruski is based in Birmingham, AL. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser that serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a wide range of portfolio management and consulting services, employing multiple program structures and leveraging technology and centralized due diligence to support advisor and client needs.

Zachariah Sprinkle is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Focused Financial Group, Principal Securities, Principal Life Insurance Company, and other firms. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in the sale of fixed life insurance products, annuities, and group benefits. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Nicholas Thomas is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Birmingham, AL, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at 2065 Wealth Management and Principal Securities, Inc., as well as employment outside the financial industry. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a broad client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Charles Fetner is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience. He is currently associated with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services and has prior experience at Securities America Advisors, Securities America, and TDAmeritrade. He serves on the board of the St. Stephens Episcopal Church Endowment Fund, where he reviews portfolio allocation and account performance. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party managed solutions. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds.

Zachary Sims is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Ameritas Investment Company, LLC since 2022 and Nowlin and Associates Wealth Management since 2019. Outside of advising, Sims is involved in real estate through ownership interests in Cunningham Griffin LLC and as an agent with ARC Realty. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a range of investment strategies and platforms, incorporating both firm-developed and third-party model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities.

Jonathan Millican is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Savant Wealth Management since 2023 and previously held roles at Bridgeworth, LLC and Kinsight (formerly Charles D. Haines, LLC). Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and maintains integrated accounting, legal, and trust service affiliates.

Nicholas Robillard is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors in Birmingham, AL, and has two years of industry experience. Prior to joining NewEdge, he worked at Stonegate Investment Group and has a background as a professional golfer and involvement with Pebblehurst Golf and Putter Lab. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving a range of clients including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers diverse portfolio management and consulting services, combining in-house and third-party strategies with the use of technology and centralized due diligence.

Robert Moore is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Vestavia Hills, AL, holding the ChFC® and Series 66 designations and possessing 22 years of industry experience. He has worked with Guardian Life and its related entities since 2015. Moore serves on the Board of Directors for the Vestavia Hills Fire Department Foundation. Guardian Life, through Park Avenue® Wealth Management, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, utilizing proprietary programs and third-party platforms, along with access to insurance products and alternative investments.

Genesis Hooks is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining AE Wealth Management, Hooks held roles at Freedom Financial Group, Mass Mutual Investors Services, Piedmont Group, and MassMutual Life Insurance Co. Outside of finance, Hooks has experience working at Diamonds Direct and Holiday Inn Express and attended Birmingham-Southern College. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a platform-centered approach combining model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services.

William Carpenter Jr. is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Birmingham, AL, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Centaurus Financial since 2008. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in fixed and term life insurance sales through non-investment related business activities. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management using the CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory management of annuity and variable life sub-accounts.

Richard Lambert is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Birmingham, AL, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2014 and also serves as an agent for Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-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 to construct client portfolios.

Patrick Boswell is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network based in Birmingham, AL. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at EverThrive Financial Group, GE Healthcare, Neuronetics, and Olympus America Inc. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and serves hundreds of thousands of individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform with multiple managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Angela Killingsworth is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Birmingham, AL, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. She has been with TIAA-CREF and Tiaa since 2017 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing from 2015 to 2017. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services offers financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm operates a fiduciary advisory model with separate planning and ongoing management services and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Michael Lahurd is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Park Avenue Securities and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Outside of his advisory work, he authors ebooks that are distributed to clients based on their responses. Park Avenue Securities LLC, where he is based, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and provides access to proprietary wrap programs, third-party advisory solutions, and a digital advisory platform.

Tara Ingram is a CFP® professional with three years of experience in the financial advisory industry. She currently works at Savant Wealth Management and previously spent time at Bridgeworth Wealth Management. Her background also includes roles outside of finance, such as work with Rooted Ministry and Cathedral Church of the Advent. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients by providing comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services. The firm combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and sub-advised mandates, supported by in-house accounting, legal, and trust services.

Lloyd Wilson is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Birmingham, AL, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses with 50 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies since 2000 and operates Lloyd R. Wilson and Associates, specializing in insurance brokering and New York Life products. Outside of his advisory work, Wilson is involved in charitable activities, including creating the Lloyd and Sherry Scholars Fund at the University of Alabama Medical Center and serving on the board of the Parkinson’s Association of Alabama. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm provides tailored advice via multiple program types and manages a significant portion of its assets on a non-discretionary basis, focusing on individual, institutional, and plan sponsor clients within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Christopher Thomason is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company. Outside of financial advising, he has served as a health coach and trainer at the YMCA. MAI Capital Management provides investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management across multiple asset classes and integrates financial planning, tax, and bill-pay services into client relationships.