Andrew Cook is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Nashville, TN. He holds a Series 65 designation and has three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at The Colony Group, LLC, InterOcean Capital Group LLC, and Marsh Cook Investment Group. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework and offers a broad range of financial and fiduciary services.

Patrick Snell is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. and has served as Chief Investment Officer at M Capital Advisors since 2007. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan and business-consulting services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, charities, corporations, trusts, and family offices. The firm employs a combination of in-house model portfolios, custom accounts, and third-party manager selection, supported by an Investment Policy Committee and extensive research resources.

David Howell is a CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 licensed advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with Principal Financial Services and has held roles at Freedom Planning Partners, Freedom Insurance & Financial Group, Marcum Benefit, and Principal Life Insurance Company. Howell also teaches part of the CFP curriculum at Kaplan/Belmont University and serves as a board member for a nonprofit baseball organization. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Jimmy Barker is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Merrill, Bank of America, BB&T Securities, and Truist Investment Services. Outside of his advisory role, he teaches a weekly group cycling class at Hillwood Country Club in Nashville. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, implementing advice through a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Richard Schmock is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in managing a rental property through a family-run structure. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides a range of investment management and financial planning services, operating under a Private Advisor model with a consolidated platform offering discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple asset classes.

Christopher Gardner is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Franklin, TN, holding Series 66, 63, and 65 licenses and with 25 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at NFP Securities, Taylor Securities, Jackson National Life Distributors, and Cambridge Investment Research. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and various wrap/advisory programs.

Tanner Wright is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Nashville, TN, holding a Series 65 designation. He has been with Focus Partners Wealth since 2026 and has prior experience in various roles including at Auburn University and Cracker Barrel. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, corporate and institutional clients, providing investment management, financial counseling, retirement plan fiduciary services, and other wealth services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach combining fundamental and quantitative analysis, and offers a broad range of investment strategies alongside an extensive network of affiliated service companies.

Samuel Dudovitz is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience. He currently works at Truist Advisory Services and has previously been employed at Ameriprise Financial Services. His work history also includes time at the University of Minnesota. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, plan sponsor fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program that combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches with third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Corey Carney is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Brentwood, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Principal Securities Inc. since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, Carney serves as a trustee board member responsible for facilities upkeep and management at Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church and also participates in football officiating for the TSSAA. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money managers through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Bryton Czerwinski is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Franklin, TN, with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has prior experience with firms including Telos Capital Management and New York Life. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals and institutions, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers a variety of program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, managing the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Michelle Yates is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. She currently works at Creative Planning and has previously been employed at Allworth Financial, Retirement Advisors of America, and Lincoln Financial Advisors. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach with a focus on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by various portfolio management techniques and private market investments.

Hayden Brown is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Focus Partners Wealth, he worked at Titleist Asset Management, LLC and operated his own financial advising firm, H.B. Brown Financial Advising, LLC. Outside of advising, he is also active as a real estate agent with Keller Williams Legacy. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside third-party managers, offering a wide range of investment and wealth management services.

Carol Jackson is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Nashville, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Merrill and Bb&T Securities prior to her current positions at Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platform and manager arrangements, with a focus on asset allocation, fiduciary support, and manager selection.

Jeffrey Alger is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 41 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with SunTrust Advisory Services since 2016 and SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, Inc. since 2005. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, using a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Andrew Castleman is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Nashville, TN. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Focus Partners Wealth since 2024. Prior to that, he worked at Big John's and Our Place and Wilsons. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, corporate and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis, third-party managers, and alternative strategies, and offers a range of services including investment management, financial counseling, and retirement plan fiduciary services.

James Walton is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Valic Financial Advisors, AXA-Advisors, LLC, and Agia. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a visitor host for a local networking group. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions.

Christina Downey is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 26 years of industry experience. She is associated with Commonwealth Financial Network and Hillcrest Financial Group and was previously with Peerman Capital Management LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she provides bookkeeping and accounting services for Williamson County Schools. 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 offers a range of managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody and clearing services.

Susan Martin is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Private Advisor Group, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and TIAA. She provides investment advisory services through Private Advisor Group, an independent firm. Private Advisor Group manages over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset management programs and separately managed account strategies.

Victor Silvestri is a financial advisor with \u0026Partners in Nashville, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wiley Bros-Aintree Capital, LLC since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he also works as a ride-share driver. \u0026Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers investment management and financial planning through discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, utilizing a mix of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis along with proprietary and third-party strategies.

Luke Sanderson is a financial advisor at Mariner holding a Series 65 designation with less than one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Mariner, he held positions at several companies including Cintas and Ohio State University Alumni Association. Mariner serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth households, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, tax services, and other financial solutions through discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal research and portfolio management team.