Evan Mills is a financial advisor at Scholar Financial Advising, LLC in Winston-Salem, NC, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Greener Group LLC, the City of Woburn School District, and Outdoor Pride Landscaping LLC. Scholar Financial Advising serves individual clients with a focus on high-income and ultra-high-net-worth households, providing comprehensive financial planning primarily through digital tools and remote meetings. The firm emphasizes goal-driven, long-term planning with passive, low-cost investment vehicles and offers project-based and hourly engagements without managing client assets directly.

Benjamin Shamberger is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Resolved Financial in Winston Salem, NC. He has held roles at Dixon & Company Wealth Management, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Fidelity Investments. He co-founded and co-hosts The Financial Edge Podcast and is a contributing author to a financial education book for novice investors. Additionally, he is president of the Greensboro Leads Group, a local networking organization. Resolved Financial primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and time-limited financial coaching. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment decisions, utilizing AI and large language models to support advisor judgment.

Christopher Harris is a financial advisor at Strategic Advisory Partners with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. He has been with Strategic Advisory Partners since 2022 and also serves as an assistant and associate professor at Elon University, a role he has held since 2013. Strategic Advisory Partners serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients by offering investment management, financial planning, and employee benefit plan advisory services. The firm manages approximately $124 million in assets using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework and operates a wrap fee program while requiring custody at a recommended custodian.

Stephen Tosi is a financial advisor at Generations Investment Advisors, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked with Efficient Advisors, LLC, Sowell Management, and Matson Money, Inc. alongside his role at Generations Investment Advisors. Generations Investment Advisors provides portfolio analysis and advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes manager selection and asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory, typically acting as a co-advisor that recommends third-party independent money managers rather than directly managing client portfolios.

Jason Lincoln is a financial advisor at Twin City Private Wealth, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has a background that includes roles at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and Knight Property Group. Outside of his advisory work, Jason serves as a part-time Clinical CT Instructor at Forsyth Technical Community College. Twin City Private Wealth provides discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning to individuals, corporations, foundations, and retirement plan participants. The firm uses a range of investment methods and publicly discloses performance results, offering educational seminars and participant account management through third-party platforms.

John Simms Jr. is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Piedmont Capital Management, LLC since 2011. Piedmont Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial consulting primarily to high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as corporations, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on capital preservation and long-term cumulative returns through disciplined asset allocation and active manager selection, often customizing investment policies to client preferences and managing accounts on a discretionary basis.

Patrick Williford is a financial advisor at Carolina Financial Advisors, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He previously worked at Merrill for four years and Pure Fishing for three years. Williford holds the Series 66 designation. Carolina Financial Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm offers Values Based Investing portfolios aligned with traditional Christian values and employs a range of strategies emphasizing preservation of principal, quality securities, diversification, and varied analytical approaches.

Jonathan Smith is a financial advisor at Smith Partners Wealth Management, LLC in Greensboro, NC, holding a Series 65 designation with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 1988, including its previous iteration as Jonathan Smith & Co. LLC. Smith Partners Wealth Management provides investment advice, financial planning, and customized consulting to individuals, families, businesses, trusts, retirement and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, utilizing separately managed accounts tailored to clients’ life stages and risk tolerances, with a focus on low-cost index funds, ETFs, and tax-aware strategies.

Erica Lyall is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience and is currently with Strategic Advisory Partners in Greensboro, NC. Her prior roles include positions at Modera Wealth Management, Parsec Financial Management, and Hutchinson Family Offices. Strategic Advisory Partners serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients, offering investment management and financial planning services. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework, employing both active and passive strategies tailored to client objectives.

Orville Igharas is a financial advisor at Piedmont Capital Management, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including First Citizens Investor Services, First Citizens Bank, and ValMark Advisers, Inc. since 2012. Piedmont Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial consulting primarily to high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as certain corporations and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on capital preservation and long-term returns through disciplined asset allocation and active manager selection, offering customized investment policies and managing both separately managed accounts and pooled vehicles.

Samuel Soots is a CFP® professional affiliated with Timonier in Winston Salem, NC. He has been with Timonier Family Office, Ltd. since 2022 and previously worked at Old North State Trust, LLC from 2017 to 2021. Timonier provides discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management to individuals, families, trusts, estates, endowments, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm combines portfolio management with comprehensive financial, estate, and tax planning, following a multi-generational, family-office approach that emphasizes long-term, structured portfolios and tax efficiency.

James Helvey is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cassia Capital Partners LLC since 2011. He is a partner at JC3 LLC and serves on the boards of directors for Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated and Piedmont Federal Savings Bank. Additionally, he is a member of the board of advisors for Verger Capital Management. Cassia Capital Partners is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $206 million across 167 client accounts. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, endowments, foundations, and business entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial consulting, sub-advisory services, and advisory-only solutions tailored primarily for long-term investment objectives.

Charles Barham III is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience and has been with Cassia Capital Partners LLC since 2013. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in JC3 LLC, a partnership involved in multi-tenant office space in Winston Salem, NC. Cassia Capital Partners manages approximately $206 million across 167 client accounts, serving individuals, trusts, estates, endowments, foundations, and business entities. The firm offers customized, primarily long-term portfolios using a range of investment vehicles and provides performance monitoring, sub-advisory services, and advisory-only solutions with a notable emphasis on transparency and institutional infrastructure.

Barry Carpenter is a financial advisor at Cascades Capital Asset Management, LLC in Greensboro, NC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Cascades Capital since 2013. Cascades Capital Asset Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, limited financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes fundamental research, long-term equity ownership, diversification, and ongoing portfolio monitoring, managing approximately $322 million in assets.

Zachariah Baker is a Series 65 licensed advisor with Resolved Financial and has three years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Dixon and Company Wealth Management, LLC, as well as in roles outside finance, including at Chick-fil-A and emergency services. Baker is also a licensed insurance agent and offers insurance products alongside his advisory services. Resolved Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and time-limited financial coaching. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and uses AI tools to support investment decisions, managing all assets in-house.

Brant Snavely III is a ChFC®-designated financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Westhampton Capital since 2006. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan advisory services. Westhampton Capital uses a combination of quantitative sector and security selection and qualitative cash-flow analysis under a growth-at-a-reasonable-price philosophy to implement client-specific investment plans.

Ronnie Kidd is the sole advisor at Generations Investment Advisors, LLC in High Point, NC. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Generations Investment Advisors since 2006 and concurrently associated with several firms including Efficient Advisors, LLC, Sowell Management Services, and Matson Money, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is a licensed insurance producer in North Carolina. Generations Investment Advisors provides portfolio analysis and advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes manager selection and asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory and typically serves as a co-advisor recommending independent third-party money managers who handle portfolio management and execution.

David Belk is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving at Carolina Financial Advisors, Inc. He has held roles at Old North State Trust Company and Financial Security Management, Inc., and is president and owner of Belk & Associates DBA Belk Financial Group, where he manages life insurance and related financial products. Carolina Financial Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm focuses on preservation of principal through quality and diversification, employing both fundamental and technical analysis, and offers a Values Based Investing option aligned with traditional Christian values.

William Morris is a CFA® charterholder based in Winston Salem, NC, with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Owens Corning since 2007. Morris is the sole advisor at Grand Street Capital Management, L.L.C. Grand Street Capital Management provides continuous investment management and discretionary portfolio services to individuals, institutional, and nonprofit clients, including corporate pension plans and charitable organizations. The firm employs a value-oriented equity strategy combined with principal-preservation fixed income management, using both bottom-up fundamental analysis and top-down economic assessment.

Christopher Haggerson is a financial advisor at Kensington Financial Group, Inc. in Winston-Salem, NC, with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Kensington since 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he is an owner of Blue Bridge Benefits, LLC, a health and life insurance brokerage, and manages Haggerson Enterprises, LLC. Kensington Financial Group provides discretionary portfolio management and limited financial planning primarily to individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $169.5 million in client assets and typically combines financial planning with portfolio management, implementing tailored investment plans focused on ETFs, stocks, mutual funds, and occasionally options and derivatives.