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 Primerica Advisors based in Birmingham, AL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he authors ebooks for clients and is involved with Vindex Financial Partners in insurance activities separate from Guardian. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services alongside financial and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party managers and supports both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

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.

Ashley Folkes is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Truist Advisory Services. Her prior roles include positions at Farther Finance Advisors, Cetera Advisors, and PNC Private Bank, among others. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation analysis, fiduciary support, and manager selection programs, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platform partnerships and AI-enabled research tools.

Natalie Manning Deal is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. She previously worked at Stonegate Investment Group, LLC and BBVA Compass Investment Solutions Inc. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that combines asset management with financial planning, utilizing asset allocation across mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities.

Justin Rowe is a Series 66-registered advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Birmingham, AL, with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining First Command, he worked at Rowe Building Supply and Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm provides financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, utilizing a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers to manage model portfolios and select third-party managers.

Donald Odendahl is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Sylacauga, Alabama, holding a Series 66 credential and 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2009 and also has experience with Agia since 2022. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the architectural committee of a homeowners' association and works part-time at a full-service hotel. 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, wrap programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models and operating at scale with over 1,200 advisors.

Matthew Scott is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group, he worked at Regions Bank and The Piedmont Group. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as individual IRA and brokerage account holders. The firm’s services incorporate both proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and integrate closely with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Wade Warren is a CFP® with 21 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Savant Wealth Management and previously worked at Bridgeworth, LLC, and LPL Financial. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and family office services to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm utilizes a combination of evidence-based asset allocation and actively managed strategies, supported by affiliated accounting, legal, and trust service entities.

Bret Hooten is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank, NA. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enhanced research tools, to manage client portfolios.

Tyler Hill is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC in Birmingham, AL, holding a Series 65 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked with AE Wealth Management since 2018 and operates Hill Wealth Management DBA Freedom Financial Group, where he is also involved in insurance sales. 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 that integrates model portfolios, discretionary asset management, and financial planning services.

David Bannon is a financial advisor at Corient with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at Quasar Distributors, LLC, Minshall & Company, and Capital Advisors, Inc. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that combines in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and customized asset allocation, supported by ongoing portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Paul Vahle is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services who holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services since 2021 and previously at Bb&T Securities and BBTIS from 2011 to 2021. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, using a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Arthur Henley is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Savant Wealth Management. His prior experience includes three years at Bridgeworth Wealth Management and a background that includes four years at Auburn University. 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 related services. The firm combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies overseen by an investment committee, supporting approximately $55.6 billion in assets under management across nearly 400 advisors.

Kevin Held is a CFP® and ChFC® with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving at Kestra Advisory since 2016. He has been affiliated with Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2008. Additionally, he owns a business focused on selling and servicing insurance products to individuals and group policyholders. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors, institutional clients, and individuals. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving a diverse client base that includes sovereign wealth funds.