Adrian Potts is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, The Vanguard Group, and Principal Securities. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain retail brokerage clients. The firm utilizes an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

David Lieberman is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 24 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, Equitable Advisors, and New York Life Insurance, among others. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Actualize You Life & Career Coaching, providing life and career coaching services. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of services including asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory, utilizing a combination of model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities across multiple program platforms.

Erin Carpenter is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 21 years of industry experience. Her prior employers include Robert W. Baird, Merrill, Wells Fargo Clearing, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup Global Markets. Outside of her advisory role, she owns rental properties in Charlotte, NC. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Margaret Lane is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. in Charlotte, NC, bringing two years of industry experience. She has held multiple roles within the Bankers Life organization since 2020, including as an insurance agent specializing in Medicare supplement, long-term care, life insurance, and annuities. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as Executive Administrator and Chair of the Church Council at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Resurrection. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals. The firm emphasizes customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and ongoing portfolio management with a focus on individual clients.

Jason Coble is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Truist Advisory Services since 2021, following roles at Bb&T Securities and Scott & Stringfellow. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan services to individuals, corporations, plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of traditional research and AI-enabled tools to support its recommendations and provides ongoing client reviews and reporting.

Samuel Madden is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously with Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in publishing children's books through Yellow Bee Publishing, LLC and operates a food catering company, Yellow Bee, LLC. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan services to a diverse range of clients including individuals, corporations, plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines traditional research with AI-enabled tools and provides ongoing portfolio monitoring and client consultations.

Astute Evans is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC in Charlotte, NC. Prior to this, Evans worked at LPL Financial, Facet Wealth, and Vanguard. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering services such as asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a network model with a range of portfolio management strategies and integrates technology platforms to support client needs.

Andrew Fisher is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and UBS Financial Services. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of traditional research and AI tools to support its advisory services and offers tailored asset allocation strategies along with third-party investment manager selection through the Envestnet platform.

Jonelle Allen is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Commonwealth Financial Network and Beacon Dental Group. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with the non-profit Rescuing Leftover Cuisine and works as an independent dog walker. Kestra Advisory provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting services to a broad range of institutional and individual clients, including very large investors such as sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan design, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party managed solutions.

Katherine Doherty is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo for ten years before joining Suntrust Advisory Services in 2019. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, corporations, plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of traditional research and AI-enabled tools to support asset allocation and manager selection on the Envestnet platform.

Jennifer Krizka is a financial advisor at Mariner with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Mariner, she worked at ESPO Engineering Corporation and held a volunteer assistant coaching position for the Oakland University softball team, where she coaches catchers. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal investment team and third-party managers, with capabilities spanning multiple asset classes and integrated tax and accounting services.

Gary Sugg is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His work history includes roles at LPL Financial LLC, Cetera Advisor Networks, and Carroll Financial Associates, among others. Outside of advisory services, he has provided administrative support to Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services since 2021. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that combines passive and active management with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Diane Goldman is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with experience dating back to 2006, including roles at New Agency Partners and Creative Financial Services. She also works as an independent insurance agent focusing on retirement income planning and annuities. TLG Advisors, Inc. manages approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary assets and serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and institutional investors. The firm combines fundamental research and Modern Portfolio Theory in its investment approach and offers both traditional advisory services and a direct-to-consumer platform called Starlight Portfolios.

Marc Zeller is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. since 2009. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and is based in Charlotte, NC. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. provides brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account programs and features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services, operating as a subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank with a distinctive combination of municipal-advisor registration and corporate affiliation.

Michael Fox is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has 23 years of industry experience. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price in 2025, he worked for Hewitt Associates and Hewitt Financial Services LLC from 2011 to 2025. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement advisory program focused on individual investors and households, combining financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management primarily through proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm uses model allocations, tax-aware strategies, and an interactive online tool to deliver financial plans and manage accounts on a discretionary basis.

James Hedstrom is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He has held prior roles at LPL Financial, Cetera Advisor Networks, and Carroll Financial Associates. Hedstrom provides investment advisory services through Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach that combines passive and active management with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Troy Seiler is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at AlphaStar Capital Management, Wells Fargo Bank, and UBS Financial Services. He is based in Charlotte, NC. Wells Fargo Investment Institute provides manager research, global investment strategy, securities research, asset allocation analysis, and model-portfolio services to Wells Fargo affiliates and unaffiliated financial institutions. The firm acts as a research and model provider, offering non-discretionary, non-customized investment models rather than individualized financial planning or direct portfolio management.

Cindy Mc Ginniss is a financial advisor at First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC for six years before joining her current firm. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, utilizing a client-centered process that incorporates fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to manage portfolios across various asset classes.

Thomas Soriano is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. based in Charlotte, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked with Bankers Life and its affiliated entities since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, Soriano serves as a board member of the Steele Creek Athletic Association, a volunteer-run youth athletic nonprofit. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving 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 tailor asset allocations aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Taylor Watts is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC in Charlotte, NC. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial, LLC and CETERA Advisor Networks LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and access to managed account investment managers for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment process that combines passive and active management with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.