Charles Auerbach is a CFP® and ChFC® with 42 years of industry experience. He is currently with TLG Advisors, Inc., where he has worked since 2023. Previously, he held roles at MAS Advisors LLC, LPL Financial, LLC, and Advantage Investment Management LLC. Outside of advising, he is an independent insurance agent specializing in non-variable life and disability insurance. TLG Advisors, Inc. manages approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets and serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm offers investment supervisory and portfolio management services, comprehensive financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios that uses risk questionnaires for portfolio placement and quarterly reviews.

Austin Maness is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including GWFS Equities, Inc., MML Distributors, LLC, and MassMutual. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s approach integrates planning and managed account solutions within Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Zackary Vaughn is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. since 2017, following prior roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Vaughn is based in Germantown, TN. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of fee-based wrap programs and investment strategies managed internally and by third-party managers, supported by an in-house trading desk and oversight from an Investment Strategy Committee.

Richard Ditter is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at firms including Pier Financial Advisors and United Capital Financial Advisers. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in managing commercial real estate investments through several LLCs focused on net lease properties and self-storage facilities. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans with services such as asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan administration. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and offers family office services along with an affiliated tax advisory subsidiary.

Wade Winsett is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and Pickler Wealth Advisors. He has served as General Counsel for The Pickler Law Firm, providing legal counsel to Pickler Wealth Advisors. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients, offering a comprehensive adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody/clearing services.

William Krag is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 63 designation and 42 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions with Principal Securities Inc, Principal Life Insurance Company, and SunTrust Advisory Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in a fixed insurance business focusing on life, annuities, and long-term care products. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse 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 asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Matthew Yokie is a financial advisor with Brookstone Capital Management LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Brookstone since 2007 and is also the owner of Provident Senior Resources LLC. Yokie holds various insurance licenses and acts as an insurance producer with BlueCross of Tennessee and other firms. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser providing fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a broad client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients such as sovereign wealth funds and banking institutions.

Charlton Gutierrez is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Creative Planning, he worked at Empower Advisory Group, Empower Financial Services, and Thrivent Financial. Before his career in finance, he spent eight years with Memphis Shelby County Schools. Outside of advising, he has occasionally performed pressure washing services. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, institutions, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure while offering a range of advisory and fiduciary services.

Bruce Martin is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. He previously worked at MAS Advisors, LLC, Advantage Investment Management LLC, and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, Martin is involved as a health and fitness coach with Beach Body and works as an independent insurance agent. TLG Advisors, Inc. manages approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets and serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm offers investment supervisory and portfolio management services, comprehensive financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios, utilizing a research approach based on fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory.

John Templeton is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Benjamin F. Edwards since 2017 and previously held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. He holds a Series 63 designation. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other institutions. The firm offers a variety of fee-based wrap programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment management services through a large network of advisors and manages tens of billions in assets.

David Pickler is a CFP® and ChFC® with 41 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and has worked with Memphis Divorce Financial Consultants since 2017. In addition to his advisory work, he is president and practicing attorney of The Pickler Law Firm, LLC, and author of the book *Pillars of Purpose*. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and support services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, while providing operations, technology, and compliance support to affiliated advisors.

Herbert Landstreet Jr. is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 18 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently affiliated with Gwfs Equities, Inc., where he has worked since 2015. He is based in Eads, Tennessee. He works with Empower Advisory Group (EAG), which provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm offers integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates.

Anne Borst is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth since 2015. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of individual and institutional clients, managing around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform that includes managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody and clearing services.

Christopher Murrah is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network holding a Series 65 designation. He has five years of experience in wealth advisory roles, including his current position at Pickler Wealth Advisors. His prior work includes roles outside finance, such as operating a dessert bar and experience in education. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform with access to managed-account programs, third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody/clearing services.

James Evans is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. since 2017, following roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. Evans serves as co-trustee for family trusts, which involves limited investment-related responsibilities. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a broad client base, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers fee-based wrap programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment management, utilizing a range of managed strategies that are regularly reviewed and rebalanced.

Christopher Stewart is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Centaurus Financial, Inc. since 2018 and previously spent seven years at Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. Stewart is also involved with CGM Risk Management, providing property and casualty insurance services to clients. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements with a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

James Polmonari is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. in Bartlett, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Nationwide Securities, LLC and Nationwide Insurance Company from 2014 to 2020. Outside of advising, he has been involved in pest management through James Pest Management, Inc. for over 20 years. TLG Advisors, Inc. manages approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets, serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm offers investment supervisory and portfolio management, financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios, utilizing a research approach based on fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Cal Templeton is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. He holds a Series 66 credential and has less than one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Orgill Inc., AllianceBernstein, and The Marston Group. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutions with a variety of investment management and consulting services. The firm offers consolidated wrap programs featuring strategies managed internally, by financial advisors, and third-party managers, supported by an internal trading desk and an investment strategy committee.

Stephen Stamps is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including The Leaders Group, Inc., MAS Advisors LLC, Advantage Investment Management LLC, and LPL Financial LLC. He is also affiliated with Wealth Strategies Group, where he advises clients on financial goals and investment planning. TLG Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm emphasizes manager selection and monitoring using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, offering a range of services from portfolio management to fiduciary oversight and a digital program called Starlight Portfolios.

Sherri Thomas is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Allstate Insurance Company, Valic Financial Advisors, and Cuna Mutual Group. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s approach integrates proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates, with services delivered through Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.