Nicholas Stapleton is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with a Series 66 designation and less than one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Lima One Capital, Colby College, Apple Mountain Golf Club, Amarillo Bulls Hockey Club, Shanty Creek Resorts, and Culver Academies. UBS Financial Services Inc. serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory services, including financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management, offering proprietary research and a wide range of capital markets and lending services.

Donovan Miller is a financial advisor at LPL Financial in Charlotte, NC, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Financial, he worked at DMA Studios and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Outside of his advisory role, Donovan is the owner of Donovan's Store, a non-investment-related business. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a broad client base, including individuals, retirement plans, banks, and corporations. The firm offers various advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by research and model portfolios.

Christopher Gurganus is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and worked previously at John Hancock for 15 years before joining OSAIC in 2018. In addition to his advisory role, he operates Capitol Financial Solutions as a financial planning business and works as a broker recommending fixed insurance products. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides integrated brokerage and investment advisory services through a large network of advisors, employing advanced portfolio construction tools and supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Joseph Silva is a financial advisor at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors with 18 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Pruco Securities, LLC and Prudential Insurance Company of America, and he served 16 years in the United States Marine Corps. Silva is president of Silva Financial Group and is involved with Blue Ridge Financial Planning as an agent. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services through independent Financial Professionals, utilizing various portfolio management platforms and both proprietary and third-party investment strategies.

Robert Garret is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC from 2016 to 2024. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, access to model wealth portfolios, third-party asset management, and brokerage and insurance products through an integrated platform.

Kedishia Grant is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with seven years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at UBS Financial Services, Wells Fargo Bank, and Charlotte Metro Credit Union. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, financial institutions, corporations, and charitable organizations nationwide. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management across diversified and alternative investment strategies.

Parker Dowd is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Fort Mill, SC, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2008. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, model portfolios, and retirement plan consulting.

Michelle Bradford is a financial advisor at Charles Schwab with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with Charles Schwab Bank, SSB and Charles Schwab and Co., Inc. since 2019. Her prior experience includes roles at Merrill and consulting projects. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm offers a combination of non-discretionary advisory relationships alongside discretionary separately managed accounts, supported by multi-asset model portfolios and centralized custody and operational services.

Justine Mc Carthy is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Fort Mill, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and nine years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley, UBS Financial Services, The Vanguard Group, and the University of South Carolina. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, financial institutions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, with access to model portfolios, research, and technologies such as machine learning.

Edison Miller is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. Since joining the firm in 2015, he has served as a relationship manager, focusing on evolving client experience standards and the goal identification process. Edison and his team provide clients with comprehensive wealth management strategies, combining Merrill Lynch’s investment insights and the banking services of Bank of America to address various aspects of their financial lives. Edison began his career in the financial services industry in 2014. His expertise covers a wide range of areas including college education planning, family wealth management, legacy planning, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, philanthropic planning, portfolio management, small business strategies, and retirement income. He holds a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation and earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Edison is bilingual in English and Spanish. Outside of his professional role, Edison and his wife Carly reside in the Charlotte area. He has interests in camping, football, golfing, hiking, music, running, soccer, traveling, and spending time with family. He is involved in community organizations such as the Charlotte Rescue Mission and the Humane Society of Charlotte.

Edward Jordan is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services in Charlotte, NC, holding a Series 66 designation and offering 10 years of industry experience. He has been with MML Investors Services, LLC and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a licensed agent for individual life and health insurance and owns Jordan Wealth Management LLC, which is used for managing business income and expenses. MML Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers collaborative, annual financial planning engagements using firm-approved tools and provides event-driven planning services such as estate settlement and divorce planning.

Ashlyn Aaron is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Merrill in 2022, she worked at New York Life Insurance Company and has held various roles including positions at North Carolina State University and Lake Hickory Country Club. 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 plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Candice Hendry is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Edward Jones in Rock Hill, SC, where she has worked since 2013. She has 13 years of industry experience. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients with a broad range of advisory programs and investment options. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and operates a large nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Edward Wiederspiel is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services in Charlotte, NC, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with UBS since 2014. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through a combination of brokerage and investment advisory offerings, including financial planning and portfolio management. The firm integrates institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services and provides access to proprietary research and capital markets solutions.

Carl Edwards Jr. is a financial advisor at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Cambridge in 2023, Edwards was with Lincoln Financial Securities and Calton & Associates, Inc. He is also the secretary of the Under the Fig Tree Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Franklin, NC. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and retirement-plan sponsors. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services through a nationwide network of independent professionals using various portfolio management and model-based strategies.

Graham Burke is a CFP® professional affiliated with LPL Financial, based in Charlotte, NC, with five years of industry experience. He has previously worked at OSAIC, FSC Securities Corporation, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America, among others. He also serves as a wealth manager at Steward Wealth Strategies, where he manages client relationships and presents financial plans. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing model portfolios, research, and various management approaches.

Lesley Ferguson is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Charlotte, NC, and has 31 years of industry experience. She has worked at UBS since 1990. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a check signer for a business owned by her husband. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory services, combining institutional trading capabilities with wealth management and offering a range of fee-based financial planning and portfolio management solutions.

Thomas Cavanaugh II is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with UBS since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in a restaurant business, Brewburgers, and served as treasurer for the George C. Marshall 45th Reunion Committee. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients with a range of brokerage and advisory offerings, combining institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services.

Elizabeth Cothren is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently associated with Wells Fargo Clearing in Charlotte, NC. Her work history includes multiple tenures at Wells Fargo Clearing as well as a period at Truist Investment Services and prior experience at Privia Health. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory options. The firm’s process is IPS-driven and incorporates modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options in its investment menus.

William Johnston is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Ameriprise in 2024, he worked at Edward Jones for 11 years. He is also involved with River Hills Consulting Services LLC, where he manages an advisory business. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service targeting individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to provide tailored, non-discretionary recommendations delivered in partnership with its financial advisors.