Kevin Renz is a financial advisor at First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. in Charlotte, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at First Citizens since 2018 and previously held positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Bank NA, and Credit Union Investment Services. First Citizens Investor Services serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities with a range of advisory and brokerage services, including portfolio management, wrap programs, model portfolios, and financial planning. The firm emphasizes advisor-led client assessments and employs fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to manage investments across various asset classes.

Jackey Webb is a financial advisor with First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. in Charlotte, NC, holding a Series 66 credential and 15 years of industry experience. Prior to joining First Citizens Investor Services in 2015, Webb worked at Wells Fargo Clearing from 2011 to 2015. Outside of advisory work, Webb serves as Vice President of the Pisgah High School Athletic Booster Club and is a volunteer PA announcer for Pisgah High School sports. Webb also holds a leadership position as 3rd Vice-President of the Canton Lions Club. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients by providing advisory and brokerage services through a range of portfolio management solutions, including UMA and SMA programs, model portfolios, and automated investing platforms. The firm focuses on tailored client assessments and applies various investment analyses to construct diversified portfolios across equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Amanda West is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Janney Montgomery Scott. She previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing for six years before joining Janney Montgomery Scott, where she has been since 2022. 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 a diverse clientele, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs supported by in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Scott Warner is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, Nuveen Securities, LLC, and Nuveen. 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 specializes in delivering non-discretionary, non-customized model portfolios based on research from its specialist divisions.

Irina Podmolska is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently with Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. and has prior experience at Charles Schwab, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and M&T Bank. Podmolska holds a Series 66 license. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations primarily for clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm’s investment approach relies on Schwab’s proprietary asset-allocation models and research tools, offering tailored recommendations without exercising discretionary trading authority.

Evan Haire is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Charlotte, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at MML Investors Services, Mass Mutual Life Insurance, Merrill Lynch, and Western & Southern Life. Outside of finance, he has experience managing a wine room business. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a digital discretionary model account available by invitation to employees with existing PNC Bank online credentials. The firm employs approved model strategies managed by PNC or third parties, using mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing and no individual security trading or margin.

Benjamin Thomas is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Charlotte, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and six years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services and has been with Truist since 2025. 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 utilizes a combination of traditional research and AI-enabled tools to support asset allocation and manager selection, offering services through the Envestnet platform and maintaining extensive affiliated financial relationships.

Stuart Moffitt is a financial advisor at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked within various Bankers Life entities since 2020. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed agent for Bankers Life & Casualty, specializing in Medicare, long-term care, life insurance, and annuity products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan services. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to craft tailored asset allocations, offering both wrap and non-wrap programs through Pershing as custodian and Bankers Life Securities, Inc. as broker-dealer.

Constance Kennedy is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at GWFS Equities, Inc. and BB&T. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers the Retirement Advisory Service, providing individual investors and households with goals-based financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management primarily through T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm employs tax-aware strategies and Monte Carlo simulations to develop financial plans and manages accounts on a discretionary basis.

Caroline Thomas is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services in Charlotte, NC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with three years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services, as well as prior experience at WPS Health Solutions and FN America. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan services to individuals, corporations, plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines traditional research with AI-enabled tools and offers ongoing client reviews, serving clients through a platform that includes third-party investment manager selection and fiduciary partnership services.

Latonya Woodruff is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Charlotte, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and having 14 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Truist Investment Services, Truist Advisory Services, SunTrust/Truist Bank, and Wells Fargo Clearing. Truist Advisory Services provides 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 asset allocation strategies and ongoing client reviews.

Michael Dimitri is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing for nine years and B. Riley Wealth Advisors for several years. Dimitri also serves as a non-public arbitrator for FINRA dispute resolution. Truist Advisory Services provides 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 tools and offers ongoing client reviews and reporting, leveraging its affiliations within the Truist Financial network.

Thad Tucker is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving at First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. in Charlotte, NC. He has been with the firm for 23 years and is also a partner in two real estate ventures, M&T Properties LLC and West Way LLC. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities, using a client-focused process that incorporates fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis across various asset classes.

Zach Ziros is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, holding Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and seven years of industry experience. He has previously worked with Principal Advised Services and Wells Fargo Clearing Services. In addition to his advisory role, he provides one-on-one investment advice to retirement plan participants and is involved in the sales of bank deposit products. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and select Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients, offering non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning based on Schwab’s asset-allocation models and internal research tools. The firm emphasizes client authorization for trades and uses third-party or affiliated money managers for separately managed accounts.

Jie Sun is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and five years of industry experience. Jie has worked at firms including Fidelity Investments, Citigroup Global Markets, and LPL Financial. TLG Advisors serves a diverse clientele ranging from individuals to institutional investors, providing investment supervisory services, portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary services for retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes manager selection and monitoring using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, complemented by a direct-to-consumer digital program offering diversified portfolios tailored to client risk profiles.

Thomas Stewart is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 22 years of industry experience, currently with Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. in Charlotte, NC. His prior experience includes roles at The Vanguard Group, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and operating his own financial planning practice. Outside of advising, he and his wife occasionally rent out a residential condominium to vacationers. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain referred clients, focusing on asset allocation and investment selection with trades executed only upon client approval. The firm uses proprietary research tools and models while typically recommending separately managed accounts managed by third parties or affiliates.

Bradley Kearns is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked within various Wells Fargo entities since 2017, with additional roles at Millennium Advisors, LLC and Garden Leave. Wells Fargo Investment Institute provides manager research, global investment strategy, securities research, asset allocation analysis, and model-portfolio services to Wells Fargo affiliates and other financial institutions. The firm offers non-discretionary, impersonal model portfolios developed by specialist teams, serving as a research and model provider rather than a direct portfolio manager or financial planner.

Brandie Fintchre is a CFP® with 17 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently with First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. and First Citizens Bank, having previously worked at PNC Investments. She serves as a Finance Committee Advisor for the Emily Krzyzewski Center, a nonprofit focused on educational and career programs for underrepresented students, and holds a board position with the East Carolina University Foundation. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes advisor-led financial assessments and employs a range of portfolio management strategies including UMA and SMA accounts, model portfolios, and automated Guided Investing platforms.

Alice Jenkins is a financial advisor with First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. in Charlotte, NC. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has eight years of industry experience. Her career includes long-term employment at First Citizens Bank since 2012 and continuous service with First Citizens Investor Services since 2018. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a client process led by investment advisor representatives that involves assessing financial needs and risk tolerance and uses fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to allocate investments across various asset classes.

Terrence Colen is a financial advisor with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2015 and previously spent 10 years with CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved as an advisor and agent with Financial Independence Group and Sage Insurance Partners. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, and charitable organizations, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines a network of independent advisory representatives with access to brokerage services through LPL Financial and uses a range of portfolio management strategies supported by advanced technology platforms.