Seth Mullikin is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with eight years of industry experience, currently leading Lattice Financial, LLC in Charlotte, NC. Prior to founding Lattice Financial in 2020, he worked at The Vanguard Group from 2016 to 2019. He is also involved as a Member Success Manager at ROL Advisor, a business providing software, training, and marketing support for financial advisors. Lattice Financial, LLC is an independent, fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations with personalized investment management and financial planning. The firm employs a combination of passive and active management based on customized investment policy statements and regularly reviews accounts with discretionary authority.

Ian Rahilly is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Toucan Financial, Inc., an independent advisory firm based in Charlotte, NC. Prior to founding Toucan Financial, he held roles at J.P. Morgan Securities, Merrill, and Bank of America. In addition to his advisory work, he holds a part-time executive position in a specialty event insurance business. Toucan Financial serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and employer plan sponsors with a range of advisory services including comprehensive wealth planning, discretionary investment management, personal tax preparation, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fee-only model and integrates tax planning with portfolio construction, focusing on both passive and active strategies and pension consulting for institutional clients.

Holli Nowokunski is a financial advisor at Elbert Financial Consulting, Inc. in Charlotte, NC, holding a Series 65 designation with 22 years of industry experience. She has been with Elbert Financial Consulting since 2003. Elbert Financial Consulting provides fee-based comprehensive financial planning primarily for individuals, trusts, and closely held businesses. The firm offers written comprehensive plans covering various areas including asset allocation, estate and college planning, and charitable planning, relying on financial modeling and research tools without managing client portfolios or accepting discretionary authority.

Holden Bobb is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Front Porch Financial Advisory with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Front Porch, he worked at Wells Fargo for three years. Front Porch Financial Advisory serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing approximately $181 million in assets. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services using a combination of fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative tools, with discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

David D'alessandro is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Axiom Private Wealth, LLC since 2020. Prior to joining Axiom, he worked at Robert W Baird & Co for four years. Axiom Private Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with comprehensive wealth planning. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term asset allocation strategy tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance, offering personalized oversight through a small advisory team.

Mark Teichman is a financial advisor at C2 Investment Group with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked with C2 Investment Group since 1998. He is a co-owner of C2, LLC, which operates Tracker, a portfolio accounting and reporting application. C2 Investment Group provides non-discretionary investment consultation to institutional clients, such as municipalities and public funds, focusing on government bond index tracking using US Treasury and Agency securities. The firm offers index-tracking optimization tools to assist clients with portfolio rebalancing and does not provide discretionary portfolio management.

Christopher O'Leary is a financial advisor with Unconventional Investor, LLC in Charlotte, NC, holding a Series 65 designation and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Unconventional Investor in 2019, he worked at Keyence Corporation from 2014 to 2018. Unconventional Investor primarily serves individual clients, including both high-net-worth and non-HNW individuals, offering discretionary portfolio management, initial portfolio evaluations, and periodic financial planning. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes asset allocation using low-cost equity index funds and U.S. Treasury bonds, with portfolios customized to each client’s risk profile and managed with a buy-and-hold, low-turnover strategy.

Richard Cook is a CFP® with 10 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Level Wealth Management LLC in Charlotte, NC, where he has worked since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Providence Financial Resources. Level Wealth Management provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes passive investment management through index mutual funds and ETFs, manages accounts mostly on a discretionary basis, and offers fixed quarterly fees rather than percentage-of-AUM billing.

Carey McClure is a financial advisor at Forest Capital with 2 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. McClure also serves as Chief Financial Officer for Carolina Brick & Materials, Inc. and Carolina Ready Mix, LLC, managing the financial aspects of these multi-entity organizations. Forest Capital provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients such as pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs proprietary credit and equity analysis models alongside third-party research and serves a variety of client types, including captive insurance companies, with a focus on customized investment strategies and fee-only advisory services.

Paul Bradley is a financial advisor with Piedmont Wealth Advisory in Charlotte, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Oak Barrel Wealth Advisory LLC, Oakmont Wealth Advisory, LLC, and Vanguard Advisers, Inc. Piedmont Wealth Advisory provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, and estates. The firm operates as a fiduciary, constructing customized, long-term portfolios using fundamental analysis and diversified, low-cost instruments, while allowing client-imposed restrictions and retention of legacy holdings.

Aaron Salmon is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Pathfinder Planning LLC since 2017. Prior to joining Pathfinder Planning, he spent eight years as a homemaker. Pathfinder Planning LLC provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, couples, businesses, and families, focusing on working families, single women, young adults, and retirees or near-retirees. The firm employs a low-cost, passive investment approach based on the Efficient Market Hypothesis, supplemented by targeted factor tilts and a core-and-satellite structure, and offers consumer education programs alongside estate planning services.

Jason Soloman is a financial advisor with Tactical Investment Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Tactical Investment Advisors since 2011. The firm provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $32.1 million across about 151 accounts with a three-advisor team. Tactical Investment Advisors combines individualized portfolio management with the option of performance-based fee arrangements, an uncommon practice among supported firms, and is also registered to offer insurance products alongside investment services.

Paul Gibert Jr. is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience and is a principal at Gibert Wealth Management in Charlotte, NC. He previously worked for Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services from 2010 to 2026. Gibert also holds a minor shareholding in a family real estate and investment company. Gibert Wealth Management offers discretionary wealth management and retirement plan advisory services to retirement plan sponsors, business entities, and fiduciary clients including trusts and charitable organizations. The firm manages roughly $316 million in assets using a mix of quantitative and qualitative analysis along with modern portfolio theory to construct and monitor diversified portfolios.

Robert Schaff is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with IA Network, LLC. He has held roles at several firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Hilton Head Capital Partners, and operates a consulting business providing services to advisory firms. Outside of his advisory duties, he owns and manages Metro Glamping, a backyard and mobile camping service. IA Network, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as businesses and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm employs a research-driven approach with tailored portfolios and utilizes third-party platforms for trading and tax-aware strategies.

Andrew Gibson is a financial advisor at Integrative Planning, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Vanguard Advisors, Inc. and Alphastar Capital Management, LLC. Integrative Planning, Inc. provides discretionary asset management, model-portfolio implementation, and financial planning services primarily for individual clients. The firm manages approximately $100 million across about 400 clients, employing strategic and rules-based tactical portfolios that incorporate a variety of asset classes and quantitative, technical, and fundamental analysis.

Jennifer Hill is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at Greenway Wealth Advisors, LLC, where she has worked since 2023. Her prior experience includes roles at Park Avenue Securities LLC, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and The Vanguard Group, Inc. Greenway Wealth Advisors is a small advisory team managing approximately $184 million for about 170 clients, including individual and high-net-worth households, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm primarily utilizes passive, asset-class oriented portfolios with low-cost index funds and ETFs, provides comprehensive financial planning and retirement plan consulting, and offers discretionary oversight of held-away assets.

Matthew Falkner is a financial advisor at Trails Edge Wealth Advisers, LLC in Charlotte, NC, holding the Series 66 and Series 65 credentials with 10 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Wealth Enhancement Group, Acquis Consulting, and Spaulding Ridge. Trails Edge Wealth Advisers provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as corporations, pension plans, endowments, foundations, estates, and trusts. The firm uses a combination of asset-allocation techniques and multiple analysis methods, employing a range of strategies and third-party sub-advisers to construct and monitor individualized portfolios.

John Zarinsky is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with SafeBridge LLC since 2016, including a prior tenure at AE Wealth Management, LLC, and Horter Investment Management, LLC. Zarinsky is licensed to sell life insurance and annuities but does not receive commissions from their sale. SafeBridge primarily serves individuals and families near or in retirement, focusing on retirement income planning, tax-aware advice, and discretionary investment management. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio construction using low-cost index ETFs and high-quality fixed income, integrating tax planning and optional tax-return preparation.

Geoffrey Owen is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in financial advisory. He is currently with Front Porch Financial Advisory, where he has worked since 2020, and previously spent five years at Greerwalker Wealth Management LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Owen is an independent licensed insurance agent but does not sell insurance. Front Porch Financial Advisory provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm utilizes a tailored approach based on written Investment Policy Statements, combining fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative tools, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management along with pension and profit-sharing plan consulting services.

Caroline Gallagher is a financial advisor at Greenway Wealth Advisors, LLC in Charlotte, NC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Greenway Wealth Advisors, she worked at Dimensional Fund Advisors and completed her education in 2024. Greenway Wealth Advisors offers investment management, financial planning, and employee benefit consulting to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm primarily employs a passive investment approach using index funds and ETFs, supports held-away accounts, and incorporates AI tools reviewed by human advisors as part of its research and plan design processes.