Chris Di Domenico is the sole advisor at Sparrows Financial in Apex, NC, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. He previously operated DiDomenico Investments and has been a full-time student for over a decade. Sparrows Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser providing discretionary portfolio management and investment planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm employs fundamental analysis with intermediate-term trading and quarterly rebalancing, primarily using mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and ETFs.

Curtis Byrd is a financial advisor at Onyx Wealth Management, LLC in Durham, NC, holding the CFP® and Series 66 designations with 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, Hilltop Wealth Advisors, Fulbright Financial Consulting, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Onyx Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, non-profits, small businesses, and estates. The firm combines fundamental security analysis with modern portfolio theory to construct diversified portfolios, offering regular account reviews and ongoing planning consultations.

Lenoris Yarborough, Jr is a financial advisor with Yarborough Asset Management Strategies in Raleigh, NC, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Cisco Systems and Envestnet before founding Yarborough Asset Management Strategies in 2017. He serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations focused on education, the arts, and economic resources for African Americans. Yarborough Asset Management Strategies provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of investment techniques, including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and uses both long- and short-term strategies with documented risk tolerance and occasional use of higher-risk instruments.

Christopher Sherman is the principal of Sherman Financial, an independent advisory firm based in Chapel Hill, NC. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 10 years of industry experience. Sherman is also the proprietor of Sherman Financial Consulting, providing financial consulting and management services to small businesses and nonprofits, and is a co-owner of Harmony Music Studios LLC, offering music lessons locally. Sherman Financial provides fee-only financial planning and investment advice to individuals, families, trusts, nonprofit organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and predominantly passive investment strategies, combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside tax-loss harvesting.

Geoffrey Sirhal is the sole advisor at Charmarline Wealth Management in Cary, NC, holding Series 65 and 66 designations with 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include nearly two decades at Blackrock Investments and founding Charmarline Capital Partners, where he also oversees rental property activities. Charmarline Wealth Management serves individuals and high-net-worth clients with a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement advice. The firm uses a fundamental, long-term approach to build diversified, low-cost portfolios incorporating mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, bonds, and options, managing approximately $119 million in client assets.

David Carter is a financial advisor with Wood Capital Investments LLC in Raleigh, NC. He holds the Series 66 designation and has eight years of industry experience. Prior to founding his independent firm, he worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley from 2017 to the present, and was previously employed at Healthtrax Fitness and Wellness from 2015 to 2017. Wood Capital Investments LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and investment analysis to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities. The firm’s investment approach combines quantitative, fundamental, technical, and economic analysis, employing both long- and short-term strategies, including market-timing techniques uncommon among solo independent advisors.

Carolyn Wasdell is a financial advisor at Crutchfield Advisors, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated. Crutchfield Advisors is a two-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and government agencies. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management with a balanced approach and conducts its own research combined with external analysis to manage a mix of stocks, ETFs, bonds, and other instruments.

Robert Martin is a financial advisor at Tilly, Inc. in Raleigh, NC, holding a Series 65 credential with seven years of industry experience. He is the co-founder and active chairman of Vertical IQ, Inc., a financial industry research firm, and is also an angel investor in several startups. Additionally, Mr. Martin is the author of "The Hockey Stick Principles." Tilly serves individual and family clients through virtual comprehensive financial planning and advice, focusing on budgeting, insurance, debt management, and savings strategies. The firm emphasizes low-cost, passive investment approaches and delivers services on a flat-fee membership or one-time meeting basis.

Michael Brannock is a financial advisor at Bryant & Brannock, LLC in Durham, NC, with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Bryant & Brannock since 2010 and previously worked at H. Beck, Inc. from 2010 to 2017. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is also licensed to sell life and long-term care insurance, occasionally providing insurance quotes as part of his financial planning services. Bryant & Brannock serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, offering pension consulting, financial planning, general consulting, and portfolio management. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis with a range of investment strategies, managing a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Tina Purvis is a financial advisor at Hollingsworth Avent Averre & Purvis, P.A. She holds a Series 65 designation and has 18 years of industry experience. She has been with the firm since 2001. Hollingsworth Avent Averre & Purvis, P.A. serves individuals, corporations, and trusts by providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm integrates accounting and tax services into its planning and follows a market-efficiency, evidence-based investment approach that emphasizes passive vehicles, diversified allocations, and periodic rebalancing.

Ethan Earles is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Sycamore Financial Planning, LLC since 2021 and previously at Commonwealth Financial Network and Tucker Bria Wealth Strategies. Sycamore Financial Planning is a fee-only firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses with comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management. The firm manages approximately $104 million in assets, offering customized service tracks and emphasizing low-cost indexed mutual funds, educational seminars, and divorce-related financial planning.

Hannah Canipe is a financial advisor at Stone Legacy Capital LLC in Raleigh, NC, with three years of industry experience and a Series 66 designation. Prior to joining Stone Legacy Capital, she worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Stone Legacy Capital LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary asset management, tiered financial planning, and consultation services, utilizing a mix of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Charles West is a financial advisor with Endurance Financial LLC in Cary, NC, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked previously at Sowell Management Services and Ni Advisors, Inc. Outside of advising, West is an independent licensed insurance agent, provides small business consulting, and operates a solar energy investment company focused on solar panel power systems. Endurance Financial primarily serves families, professionals, and business owners who are planning for or transitioning into retirement, offering a range of services including financial planning, investment management, insurance product sales, and business consulting. The firm uses a structured client process and actively managed model portfolios, with a focus on both individual and high-net-worth clients.

Charles Clifton is a CFP® with 14 years of experience in financial advising, currently serving at Sycamore Financial Planning, LLC since 2011. He holds the Series 65 designation and is based in Durham, NC. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Clifton serves as President of the boards for both the GPN Alliance, Inc., which promotes education in financial advising, and the Triangle Collaborative Divorce Professionals, Inc., an organization focused on collaborative practice education. Sycamore Financial Planning, LLC provides fee-only financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers multiple service tracks, including standalone planning and investment management, and is noted for its educational seminars and workshops, use of indexed mutual funds, and a billing structure based on hourly and fixed fees rather than assets under management.

Robert Wilson is a CFP® certified financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with LifePlan Group, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to that, he held roles at TD Ameritrade and Fidelity. In addition to his advisory work, Wilson is also licensed as an insurance agent, dedicating a portion of his time to offering insurance products. LifePlan Group provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, emphasizing retirement planning and coordination of tax, insurance, and estate matters. The firm uses diversified investment models and offers ongoing advisory services tailored to client goals and risk tolerances.

David Gikoshvili is a financial advisor at Miner Wealth Management in Raleigh, NC, holding a Series 65 designation. He has been with Miner Wealth Management since 2026 and previously worked at Harvard Business Review and Duke Fuqua School of Business. Miner Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as retirement plan sponsors and participants, offering discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm primarily uses a passive investment approach with index mutual funds and ETFs, and provides additional services including retirement-plan consulting, fiduciary management, and bookkeeping for businesses and nonprofits.

Michael Perkins is a financial advisor at Ridgeline Wealth Advisors, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation, as well as Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. Perkins has been with Ridgeline Wealth Advisors since 2016 and has extensive experience in insurance sales and tax preparation, including a longstanding role as a partner at Perkins, Lund, Collar & Associates, providing accounting and tax services. Ridgeline Wealth Advisors offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals and plan sponsors. The firm employs a long-term, diversification-focused investment approach using third-party technology to support tax-aware strategies and serves approximately 200 clients, including high-net-worth individuals.

Ryan Glover is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Tarheel Advisors, LLC since 2009. Based in Chapel Hill, NC, he holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Tarheel Advisors provides discretionary wealth management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plan sponsors, non-profits, and corporations. The firm emphasizes customized portfolios with diversification and risk management, and it also offers retirement plan consulting and business advisory services.

Matt Miner, CFP® I work best with professionals, entrepreneurs, and families contemplating how to make work optional - whether at age 35 or 65! I help clients bridge the gap between knowing and doing. Miner Wealth Management clients are confident that whatever life throws at them, they have a plan and a caring and competent professional in their corner. I love when clients tell me, “After our meeting, I slept the best I had in a week!” I help clients tackle life’s money questions – “How do I make the best use of my income?” “We’re growing our family. What should we think about?” “How can I get the taxing authorities out of my wallet – even just a little bit?” “How should I think about this pivotal time in my business?” “When can I retire?” “What’s the best way to plan for stock options and RSUs?” “I’m getting divorced, which is awful. How do I cope with the money part, too?” “How can I eliminate my student debt?” I earned my MBA in the full-time program at Duke's Fuqua School of Business in Durham and my undergraduate degree in Finance from Arizona State University in Tempe. After Fuqua, my wife Charity and I repaid our $225,000 in b-school debt in about three years. Through that journey, I began helping people with personal finance and wealth management. In 2018, I left traditional corporate work to become a financial advisor. I launched Miner Wealth Management in August 2021. Charity and I live in Raleigh with our three amazing and entrepreneurial children. I serve MBAs, Entrepreneurs, and High-Income clients throughout the US. Miner Wealth Management is a North-Carolina Registered Investment Advisor in Raleigh, NC. I am a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional. Please get in touch with your questions about life, work, and money! Read Matt's blog here: http://workpantsfinance.com/

Jakub Kreuter is a financial advisor with Independent Wealth Advisors, LLC in Cary, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial starting in 2009 and has been with Independent Wealth Advisors since 2024. Independent Wealth Advisors provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients using its Strategic Wealth Management platform. The firm employs a combination of analytical methods and maintains a monthly Investment Committee to develop and monitor model portfolios, offering discretionary management, model-based allocation, and written Investment Policy Statements tailored to client risk tolerance and time horizon.