George Smith Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Trusco Investment Management, LLC since 2016 and spent one year at Tell-Tale Investment Advisors prior to that. Smith is also a member of N3L Capital Management, LLC and N3L Capital Partners, LLC, private fund entities associated with a strategic investment limited partnership. Trusco Investment Management, LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, foundations, endowments, and corporate clients. The firm employs a client-specific approach to financial planning and uses a range of investment strategies, including separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and options.

Christian Barr is a financial advisor with EFinancial Alliance, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC, and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of financial services, he is involved with Saphe Inc, where he has been active for several years. EFinancial Alliance provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, and qualified plans, serving both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients. The firm emphasizes risk control through individualized asset allocation using marketable securities and manages nearly $292 million in discretionary assets across a four-advisor team.

Thomas Chapman is a financial advisor at Shayne & Jacobs, LLC in Nashville, TN, holding a Series 65 designation with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Shayne & Jacobs, LLC since 2023 and previously worked at Shayne & Co., LLC for 28 years. Shayne & Jacobs, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, concentrated investment approach based on fundamental analysis and manages accounts separately, including certain “special holdings” with limited management in client-restricted cases.

Edward Lewis is a financial advisor at AGP Franklin, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Morgan Keegan & Company, LLC, Morgan Stanley, and Eudaimonia Partners, LLC prior to joining AGP Franklin. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance sales and implementation. AGP Franklin, operating under the dba names Aspen Grove Asset Management and Strong Tower Wealth Management, provides wealth management, portfolio management, and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and a long-term investment strategy while offering a wrap fee program that combines custodial, transaction, and administrative costs into a single asset-based fee.

Isabel Biondi is a CFP® with five years of industry experience and currently serves as an advisor at Greatdane Investment LLC. Her prior experience includes roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Morton Capital. Greatdane Investment LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers customized portfolio construction and develops written investment policy statements tailored to each client’s goals, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs.

Destin Tompkins is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at EFinancial Alliance, LLC since 2013. He is a trustee and board member of St. Paul Christian Academy, where he participates in various committees and fundraising efforts. EFinancial Alliance, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using a value, safety, and quality framework focused on risk control, combining financial planning and portfolio management with regular client monitoring.

Margaret Dover is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. She currently works at J. Mark Nickell & Co. and previously held roles at BlackRock Investments and Jackson National Life Distributors. J. Mark Nickell & Co. provides integrated financial planning and investment supervisory services mainly to individual and high-net-worth clients, using model-based portfolios focused on ETFs and mutual funds. The firm emphasizes tailored asset allocation, tax-aware strategies, and conducts formal portfolio reviews at least quarterly.

Jeffrey Griswold is a financial advisor with TRU Independence Asset Management 2, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 21 years of industry experience, including roles at Merit Risk Management, LLC and Merit Wealth Management, LLC. TRU Independence Asset Management 2, LLC serves individual and institutional clients such as high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, pension consulting, and third-party manager selection, employing a blend of active and passive strategies across multiple asset classes.

Charles Youree is a financial advisor with Main Street Investors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Peachtree Planning of Tennessee and Park Avenue Securities LLC. Outside of advisory services, he is a licensed insurance agent. Main Street Investors provides advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, focusing on financial planning and pension consulting. The firm employs a long-term investment approach based on modern portfolio theory and primarily operates on a non-discretionary, co-advisory model, recommending third-party money managers for investment implementation.

John Denney is a financial advisor with Sage Investment Counsel in Franklin, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 46 years of industry experience. He previously worked for Wiley Bros. Aintree Capital, LLC for 30 years. Outside of advisory work, he is a member of MBA Trailhead LLC, a vacation rental business. Sage Investment Counsel provides investment management, financial planning, and performance-measurement services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, concentrated portfolio approach and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, including the use of hedging and leverage techniques in separately managed accounts.

Edison Parker Jr. is a financial advisor with Acropolis Partners, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 44 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Parthenon Partners LLC, Cary Street Partners, and Zermatt Securities. Outside of securities, he is also an insurance agent involved in insurance sales. Acropolis Partners, LLC provides portfolio management and consults on sub-adviser selection and oversight for individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of proprietary model portfolios and sub-advisers, employing asset allocation and both fundamental and technical analysis across a range of investment vehicles.

Stephen Stark is a financial advisor with Main Street Investors, LLC in Brentwood, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Main Street Investors in 2019, he spent 12 years at Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with MediStaff, a provider of respite and in-home personal care staffing, and is also a licensed insurance agent. Main Street Investors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations by offering financial planning and advisory recommendations based on modern portfolio theory and a long-term approach. The firm operates primarily on a non-discretionary, co-advisory model, recommending clients use unaffiliated money managers to implement investments while performing due diligence and ongoing monitoring.

Katherine Edwards is a CFP® and Series 66-registered advisor with 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at MainStreet Financial Planning, Inc. since 2022 and previously held roles at Lokal Design Co., Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and The Adams Chetwood Wealth Management Group. MainStreet Financial Planning, Inc. offers fee-only, advice-only financial planning and consultation to individuals, families, business owners, and nonprofit employers. The firm provides comprehensive planning services, favors a long-term, low-cost passive investing approach, and delivers advice through multi-session planning engagements and educational programs.

Charles West III is a financial advisor at Rayburn West Financial Services with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Stifel and Piper Sandler. Rayburn West Financial Services provides wealth management to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as select pension plans and corporate clients, combining portfolio management with comprehensive financial planning. The firm focuses on tailored asset-allocation strategies using both active and passive investments and offers specialized exit-readiness and owner-transition services for business owners.

Alec Medlin is a financial advisor at InvestGro LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC and Northwestern Mutual. InvestGro LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management along with financial planning and consulting services, including full financial plans and single-topic consultations. The firm uses fundamental analysis combined with Modern and Post-Modern Portfolio Theory and Monte Carlo planning techniques, offering both traditional asset management and hourly or fixed-fee financial planning engagements.

Gabriel Pincus is the principal of GA Pincus Funds, LLC, an independent investment advisory firm based in Brentwood, TN. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 10 years of industry experience. He also works with Kramer Projects and has a background in ETF markets and financial technology. GA Pincus Funds, LLC manages approximately $60 million across 160 accounts, serving individuals and various client types. The firm employs a technology-driven approach to portfolio management, focusing on ETF-based discretionary accounts with a proprietary diversification framework and algorithmic rebalancing.

David Neff is a financial advisor at Portus Capital Management, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Portus since 2016, following a decade at PKS Advisory Services and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of advisory work, Neff is a part owner of an insurance agency and is involved in managing several rental properties. Portus Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and pension consulting primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a mix of fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis, offering diversified investment exposure and utilizing options and derivatives within client accounts.

Nathan Rollins is a financial advisor at Highmark, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Commonwealth Financial Network and Raymond James Financial Services. In addition to his advisory role, Rollins is also an independent insurance agent. Highmark serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts and estates, offering discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical analysis, and modern portfolio theory to build client-specific portfolios and manages approximately $59.5 million in discretionary assets.

Tyler Page is a financial advisor at Jackson Wealth Inc with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Mass Mutual Investors Services and NYLIFE Securities. In addition to advising, Tyler is involved in tax filing and accounting work. Jackson Wealth provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm primarily uses a passive investment approach with index mutual funds and ETFs, incorporates fundamental and technical analysis, and offers both ongoing and project-based financial plans.

Douglas Jackson is a CFP® credentialed advisor with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Jackson Wealth Inc. His prior roles include positions at Advisory Services Network, LLC and Axa Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he operates Tennessee Tax Solutions, a tax preparation and filing service. Jackson Wealth Inc provides discretionary investment management and financial planning for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm primarily employs passive investment strategies using index funds and ETFs, complemented by fundamental and technical analysis, and offers tailored investment policies reflecting clients’ goals and tax considerations.