Peter Gebre is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with OneAmerica Securities and American United Life. His current role includes affiliation with Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of Guardian Life. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a range of investment advisory programs, utilizing both proprietary and third-party models.

Paul Brown is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Matthews, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 19 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies since 2013 and also operates Parker Financial Group, LLC and Parker Financial and Insurance Solutions, which sell New York Life products and broker non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual investors and institutional retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Griffin Kasemeyer is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including LPL Financial and T. Rowe Price. Kasemeyer provides administrative support to Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services in addition to his advisory role. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of advisors. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting, employing a strategic investment approach that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Kevin Chase is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 36 years of industry experience. His career includes over three decades at Merrill and multiple roles at Sanctuary Advisors and Sanctuary Securities. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, supported by a network of more than 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services and employs various analytical approaches, delivering advice through dually licensed advisers who manage accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Daniel Holloway is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience, currently with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. in Charlotte, NC. He has been associated with various entities within the Bankers Life organization since 2009. Outside of advisory work, he is a partner in a fitness franchise in Pittsburgh, PA, involved in operations and business activities. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. primarily serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to develop tailored investment strategies aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Brenda Yard is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Charlotte, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 28 years of industry experience. She has worked with Truist and its predecessor entities since 1999, including Bb&T Investment Services and Bb&T Securities. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program that combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Jason Minsky is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 24 years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Ameriprise, Charles Schwab, and LPL Financial. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage clients. The firm’s services integrate with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and focus on long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates.

Jennifer James is a CFP® with 12 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently with Truist Advisory Services, where she has worked since 2018, following previous roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and WELLS FARGO Advisors, LLC. 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.

Joseph Burns is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Charlotte, NC, where he has worked since 2010. He has 11 years of industry experience, including a decade at SunTrust Advisory Services. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools, to manage client investments.

Anastasios Marros is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Charlotte, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and four years of industry experience. He has worked at multiple firms including Wells Fargo and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates CLT Wrist, LLC, a business involved in buying and selling luxury watches. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, primarily providing non-discretionary asset management through a broad network of affiliated advisers.

Elizabeth Skettino is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. She is currently with Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc., where she has worked both earlier in her career and since 2026, and has prior experience at Cullinan Associates, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities. Wells Fargo Investment Institute (WFII) is a bank-affiliate advisory and research organization that provides manager due diligence, securities research, asset-allocation guidance, and model portfolios primarily to Wells Fargo’s wealth and fiduciary businesses. Its research and strategy development are team-based and support a range of affiliates through impersonal, non-discretionary advice and model constructs.

Grant Palmer IV is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience. He currently works at Mariner and previously held positions at Waypoint Wealth Management, The Vanguard Group, Inc., and Buckingham Strategic Wealth. He also has background experience associated with Virginia Tech, including the Tennis Center and the university itself. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, tax services, and family office capabilities, utilizing customized portfolios overseen by an Investment Committee and supported by extensive in‑house research and third‑party managers.

Christine Neese is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 29 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at LPL Financial, Cetera Advisor Networks, and Carroll Financial Associates. She provides administrative support to Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services as part of her professional activities. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of advisors. The firm employs a strategic investment approach that combines passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and research targeting factor premiums, and offers a broad range of financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting services.

Anthony Gummo is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management in Charlotte, NC, holding a Series 66 designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2015. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including the Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, an invitation-only employee pilot that uses algorithmically selected risk bands and discretionary model accounts managed by PNC or third-party strategists.

William Mcclanahan is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. His prior roles include positions at Valic Financial Advisors and TIAA. Mcclanahan also engages in an insurance-related business outside of Guardian Life. Park Avenue Securities LLC, doing business as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with a range of brokerage and advisory services.

John Welch Sr. is a CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 63 credentialed advisor with 44 years of industry experience. He is currently with Equity Services, Inc. and National Life Group, having also worked at SagePoint Financial from 2014 to 2020. Welch participates in community activities as a volunteer finance committee member for Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to a broad clientele including individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms that combine long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading, utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios.

Jacob Brock is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. in Charlotte, NC, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he worked at Papa Johns Inc. for five years. He is also an insurance agent with Bankers Life and Casualty, Inc., where he sells life insurance, annuities, long-term care, and senior insurance products including Medicare supplements and Medicare Advantage programs. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals. The firm focuses on customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to guide investment decisions.

Kate Lawson is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Charlotte, NC, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Nuveen Asset Management and Nuveen Securities from 2020 to 2023. Lawson serves as a board member of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association Charlotte Chapter, helping to promote alumni events and raise funds for scholarships. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm separates one-time planning from ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund, operating within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds.

Ethel Muhammad is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. She has worked at Bankers Life and its affiliated entities since 2021 and has been involved with Magnolia Consulting Services, Inc. since 1999. In addition to her advisory role, she operates as an insurance agent writing Medicare Supplement, annuity, life, health, and long-term care insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analyses to tailor asset allocations and portfolio management aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Courtney Huge is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with nine years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. Her prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial LLC and Cetera Advisor Networks, LLC. She is based in Charlotte, NC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets through a diversified investment approach that blends passive and active managers and is supported by an internal Investment Committee.