Mahendra Rathore is a financial advisor at Omega Wealth Management, LLC in Charlotte, NC, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations with 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Innovation Partners LLC, Ally Invest Advisors, AXA Equitable, and Aon Hewitt Financial Advisors. He also serves as a Notary Public in North Carolina and is an appointed agent selling fixed insurance products. Omega Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments. The firm’s investment approach is based on modern portfolio theory, emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate asset allocations through a variety of strategies including index/passive, multifactor, income-oriented programs, and overlay techniques.

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.

Richard Freitag is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience and is the sole advisor at Freitag Financial Group, LLC, an independent firm based in Charlotte, NC. He has led Freitag Financial Group since 2009. Freitag Financial Group provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, serving 43 clients with approximately $49.17 million in assets under management. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and typically operates on a non-discretionary basis, focusing notably on institutional and pension clients alongside individual investors.

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.

Susan Kelly is a CFP® at Tassel Capital Management, Inc with experience at the firm dating back to 2017. She has been with Tassel Capital in her current role since 2025. Tassel Capital Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm uses a research approach that combines modern portfolio theory with fundamental analysis and internal due diligence, managing portfolios primarily through low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs supplemented as needed with individual securities.

Justin Brooks is a financial advisor at Gouws Capital LLC in Charlotte, NC, holding a Series 65 designation with nine years of industry experience. He worked at Eastover Capital Management from 2015 to 2021 before joining Gouws Capital in 2021. Gouws Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and consulting services to individuals, trusts, and estates, serving both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients. The firm employs a client-specific profile to guide investment decisions, primarily using individual stocks and bonds alongside ETFs, ETNs, and grantor trusts, with a notable use of options and derivatives to manage risk and generate income.

Fanie Gouws is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Gouws Capital LLC since 2010. Based in Charlotte, NC, Gouws holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Gouws Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and consulting services to individuals, trusts, and estates, including both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients. The firm employs fundamental analysis and utilizes options and derivatives strategies within separately managed accounts to tailor investment approaches.

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.

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.

Benjamin Dolan is a CFP® with 11 years of experience in the financial industry. He is a principal at Dolan Capital Advisors, LLC and also serves as president of Dolan Family, Inc., a holding company where he manages banking and payroll-related duties. Dolan Capital Advisors provides investment management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses model portfolios aligned with documented risk profiles and employs tax-overlay strategies such as tax-loss harvesting, with investments primarily in mutual funds and ETFs.

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.

Todd Calamita is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Calamita Wealth Management since 2010. Based in Charlotte, NC, he holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of financial advising, he is an owner of a real estate holding company. Calamita Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm employs a structured advisory process and combines qualitative and quantitative research in its investment approach, managing client accounts primarily on a discretionary basis.

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.

Robert Jones is a financial advisor with Investor Advisory Group in Charlotte, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Investor Advisory Group since 2015. Outside of his advisory work, he performs as a compensated singer in the Myers Park Presbyterian Church choir. Investor Advisory Group provides portfolio management, retirement plan advisory, fiduciary consulting, and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates. The firm primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis, focusing on mutual funds, ETFs, and fixed income investments.