Robert Yerkey is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and one year of industry experience. His prior career includes over two decades of service in the U.S. Army and roles at Amazon and various insurance and advisory firms. He also serves as an insurance agent involved in brokerage activities related to Penn Mutual Life Insurance products. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer, combining custody, execution, and brokerage services with third-party asset manager relationships.

James Griffin is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Spring Hill, Tennessee. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Marshall Brown State Farm and Fifth Third Bank. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse client base, including individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering both advisory and brokerage services through multiple investment programs on the Passageway platform. The firm operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank and provides access to various portfolio management strategies, including mutual funds, SMAs, and direct indexing.

Samantha Dwyer is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently advising at Empower Advisory Group. Her prior roles include positions at Personal Capital Advisors Corporation and Robert W. Baird & Co. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, delivering services through an integrated model aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

John Helms is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, PFS™, and Series 65 credentials. Prior to joining Commonwealth and Provident Financial Planning & Investment Management in 2024, he spent eight years at Hull Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, Helms provides tax preparation and general accounting services through his own business, John G Helms. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and their clients. The firm offers a broad range of managed-account programs, third-party asset management access, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Andrew Barron is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Franklin, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with two years of industry experience. His prior work experience includes roles at Keller Williams and AT&T. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse client base that includes individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through both investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple investment programs via the Passageway Managed Account Platform, combining third-party portfolio managers with advisor-directed models and strategies such as tax-overlay and direct indexing.

Todd Carpenter is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he has been involved with Artisan Signs and Graphics through PKJ Holdings, LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm provides both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, offering discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Jacob Mc Nally is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. He has held roles at StewardWell LLC, Ameritas Life Insurance Corp, and Thompson Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a resident director at Liberty University, overseeing resident assistants and students. Ameritas Advisory Services provides fee-based investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, utilizing a mix of in-house and third-party investment strategies.

Anthony Duncan is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and has been affiliated with World Financial Group since 2006. His other business activities include sales of insurance and non-insurance products for companies affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, providing access to proprietary and third-party investment models with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Matthew Mikolajewski is a financial advisor with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC who holds the CFP® designation and has 26 years of industry experience. He has worked previously with LPL Financial and Independent Financial Partners. Mikolajewski is also licensed as a non-variable insurance agent with multiple firms. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, providing asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting services. The firm employs a network model with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, utilizing model portfolios, sub-advisors, and various analytical approaches supported by technology platforms.

Mitchell Lightfoot is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles in animal control and the food service industry. Brookstone Capital Management provides fee-based asset management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and other business entities. The firm utilizes strategic and dynamic asset-allocation models and offers discretionary portfolio management through a turnkey asset management platform.

David Lenser is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) who holds a Series 66 designation and has 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2012 and also owns Shelborne Group Inc., a staff leasing company. Lenser has held principal roles at Lens Financial & Insurance Solutions since 2020 and previously at J. Lens Financial & Insurance Services. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and delivers advice through multiple program types, with a significant portion of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Jessica Smith is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Chapel Hill, TN, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Bankers Life and its affiliated entities from 2009 to 2025. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services, employing a long-term investment approach using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income while sponsoring wrap-fee programs and custom portfolio solutions.

Rodney Morgan is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 24 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at WealthWave, Team Referral Network, Crusbery Decker Insurance Services, and World Financial Group. He is president and director of Real Wealth Creations, Inc., a corporation originally focused on developing real estate investment deals. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a broad client base including individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers across multiple platforms and offers a comprehensive retirement plan ecosystem with affiliated entities and proprietary investment solutions.

Thomas Wellborn is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Truist Investment Services since 1997 and at Truist Advisory Services since 2016. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering asset allocation, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program. The firm combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches and utilizes AI-enabled research tools alongside inter-affiliate integration within the Truist network.

Thaddeus Wells is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Wells has worked at several firms, including GWFS Equities, Inc., Money Concepts Capital Corp, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm delivers services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Joe Hollingsworth is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fisher Investments, Edward Jones, and Nationwide Investment Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is also involved as a real estate broker with Luxury Homes International. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, emphasizing strategic allocation with a combination of passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Melody Pinkston is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Brookstone Capital Management and Hornor, Townsend & Kent LLC. She is also the Chief Operating Officer at Senior Financial Advisors, Inc., where she manages business operations and client services. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser that provides fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other registered investment advisers, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions.

Randall Wilson is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Edward Jones since 2013. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth households, corporate clients, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment strategies, manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets, and operates a nationwide network of more than 23,700 financial advisors.

Andrew Walling is a financial advisor at Merrill with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Merrill, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Clifton Bradley is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Murfreesboro, TN, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations along with Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. He has 25 years of industry experience, including prior roles at American General Life Insurance and AIG Capital Services. He has been with Edward Jones since 2017. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory and investment solutions through a nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.