Ben Straley is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Brentwood, TN, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials. He has 24 years of industry experience, including roles at GWFS Equities, Inc. since 2017 and earlier positions at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. and Pinnacle Financial Services. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage clients. The firm’s approach integrates proprietary and third-party planning methodologies with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates.

Mackenzie Cunningham is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. Prior to joining Focus Partners, Cunningham held positions at The Colony Group, InterOcean Capital Group, CAPTRUST, TrustCore, Wedbush Securities, and Avondale Partners. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, family offices, corporations, and institutional investors, offering a range of services such as investment management, financial counseling, and retirement plan fiduciary services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach with an emphasis on enhanced open architecture, combining fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside third-party managers and specialized strategies.

Robert Elliott is a CFP® certified financial advisor with 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wiley Bros. Aintree Capital, LLC since 1992. Elliott is based in Nashville, TN, and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He is affiliated with &Partners, an enterprise firm serving a wide range of individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers investment management, financial and tax planning, and ERISA consulting, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis across discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios.

Garrett Sorensen is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Marcum Wealth, LLC, AAFMAA Wealth Management & Trust, and Abound Wealth Management. Outside of advisory work, he hosts the podcast Operation Veteran Finance, serves as Finance Committee President for the Music City Children’s Museum, and teaches financial education and retirement planning courses. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Kathryn Murphy is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and nine years of industry experience. She previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and LPL Financial. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with Sound Healthcare, assisting with benefit enrollment in Nashville, TN. Private Advisor Group is an SEC-registered firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset management programs, employing various investment strategies and supporting held-away account management through technology partnerships.

Jerry Cohoon is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Private Advisor Group and affiliated with LPL Financial since 2016. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm provides access to third-party asset managers, turnkey asset management platforms, and its own WealthSuite separately managed account program.

Jennifer Blackwell is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC and holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. She has 20 years of industry experience, including 15 years at Merrill. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, through a network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a variety of portfolio management options and operates with a fiduciary standard when a written advisory agreement exists.

Heather Beckwith is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has 19 years of industry experience, including roles at Raymond James Financial and Wealth Strategies Partners, where she has been associated since 2014. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations through independent adviser representatives. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support advisors and clients.

Atarius Collier is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual and Abbott Diabetes Care. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in insurance brokerage with Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer, managing over $8 billion in discretionary assets while providing a variety of client-tailored investment solutions.

Jonathan Trusty is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill and Bank of America, N.A. for over a decade. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in ownership of rental properties. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to sub-advisers and managed account platforms, employing a variety of analytical approaches and serving clients on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

John Link IV is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cerity Partners LLC since 2026 and previously spent 29 years at Covenant Partners, LLC. He serves on the board of trustees for Millsaps College. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a diverse national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm uses tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and proprietary quantitative screening alongside third-party managers and individual securities as part of its investment approach.

Todd Glisson is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Cerity Partners LLC since 2026. He previously worked for nearly three decades at Covenant Partners, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he holds a 50% ownership interest in Murrah Ventures, LLC, a real estate investment company. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a broad national client base, including individuals, families, trusts, estates, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm emphasizes tailored asset allocation and manager selection, integrating proprietary quantitative screens with third-party managers and individual securities.

Marshall Alexander is a financial advisor at Corient with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Corient, he worked for Solid Entertainment and Ericho, Inc. He is based in Nashville, TN. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that combines in-house strategies with third-party managers and customized asset allocation, supported by continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Rege Eisaman is a CFA® charterholder with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC and InterOcean Capital Group, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a combination of active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Nathan Embry is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Nashville, TN, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2014 and is also affiliated with Agia, where he serves as an agent for non-securities insurance products. 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 large network of advisors, utilizing centralized technology and model solutions to manage approximately $29.2 billion for close to 300,000 clients.

Darrell Dawes is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Brentwood, TN, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 42 years of industry experience, including roles at Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Co. since 2016. Primerica Advisors serves a diverse retail client base with both brokerage and advisory services, offering financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and business consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms, managing approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Adam Smotherman is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Nashville, TN. His prior experience includes roles at Cetera, Regions Bank, SunTrust Investment Services, and UBS. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through both investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple investment programs on its Passageway Managed Account platform, with a range of strategies including mutual funds, SMAs, and direct indexing.

Matthew Beery is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering a variety of advisory programs and services such as portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs a range of investment approaches tailored to different programs, with approximately $36.7 billion in assets under management as of the end of 2025.

Bhawana Khurana is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. She is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has held prior roles at The Colony Group, LLC, InterOcean Capital Group, LLC, and The Smart Cube Inc. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that integrates active and passive strategies alongside various specialized offerings.

Justin Ostrander is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Cambridge Investment Research. Outside of finance, he is a recording guitarist and owns a music business based in Madison, Tennessee. &PARTNERS serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment management and financial planning services, utilizing a mix of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis with discretionary and non-discretionary account management options.