Harrison Cross is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services in Winston-Salem, NC, holding CFP® and CFA® designations with six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Truist Investment Services in 2019, he worked at Satchel Health for two years. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing both discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by AI-enabled equity research and integrated inter-affiliate resources.

William Davis is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co. in Winston Salem, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Truist Investment Services, The Vanguard Group, and BB&T. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner of Buried Secrets, LLC, where he writes books and short stories. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse clientele, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, ERISA-compliant retirement plan advisory, and a Private Wealth program for clients with assets over $20 million.

Nelson Kelly is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials. Prior to joining Oppenheimer in 2017, he worked at SunTrust Advisory Services and SunTrust Investment Services. He serves as president of the Men's Golf Association at High Meadows Country Club. Oppenheimer provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering a variety of portfolio management and consulting programs. The firm’s investment approach includes strategic and tactical asset allocation across multiple strategies and manages approximately $36.7 billion in assets.

Robert Cannon is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Winston Salem, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and six years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Nuveen Securities, Earnst & Young, TIAA-CREF, and Axa Advisors. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm delivers its services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and clients’ savings rates.

Richard Leader is a CFA® charterholder with 26 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and also has affiliations with Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and First Houston Capital, Inc. His career includes over 20 years at First Houston Capital, Inc. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that integrates active and passive strategies across various asset types.

Thomas Smith is a financial advisor with First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has one year of industry experience. His background includes roles at First Citizens Bank and work at Oak Valley Golf Course, as well as earlier experience with Davie County Schools. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a client process led by investment advisor representatives to assess financial needs and employs fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis in portfolio allocation across a range of investment products.

Gerald Haynie is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Winston-Salem, NC, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 36 years of industry experience, including 13 years at Guardian Life and over three decades with CP Advisory Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with G. Scott Haynie & Associates, LLC, which operates a barbecue business. Guardian Life's subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of investment advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary options, utilizing model portfolios from internal and external managers.

John Donaldson is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Germanton, NC. He holds the ChFC® designation and has 37 years of industry experience. Donaldson has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2001 and operates Donaldson Insurance And Financial Services, where he sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, mainly on a non-discretionary basis, and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives and plan sponsor criteria.

Suzanne Banzet is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Kestra Advisory. She previously worked at Clearview Financial, where she was the principal and sole practitioner, and held roles at Commonwealth Financial Network. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, including plan design, fiduciary consulting, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves notable clients such as sovereign wealth funds.

Michael Owen is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 43 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at several firms including Truist Investment Services, SunTrust Bank, Bb&T Securities, and Scott & Stringfellow. Owen is based in Winston-Salem, NC. 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 charitable organizations, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple wrap/advisory programs.

Edwin Hill is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life since 2016 and with Park Avenue Securities since 2022. Outside of his advisory work, Hill operates Golfbetter2day.com, an informational service for amateur golfers that provides instruction, tournaments, and general golf information. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, offers brokerage, financial planning, retirement consulting, and advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, utilizing both proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Matthew Nadeau is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Truist Advisory Services since 2021, and previously held roles at Bank of America, Merrill, First Citizens Investor Services, and BB&T. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, combining discretionary and non-discretionary management through affiliated platforms and technology-enhanced research.

Daniel Riazzi is a financial advisor at &Partners in Winston Salem, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. He is a part owner of two related investment firms, Riazzi Rhyne & Swaim Investment Group LLC and CIWJII LLC. &Partners serves individual and institutional clients including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies utilizing both proprietary and third-party models.

Tyler Britton is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2017. Prior to his financial career, he was employed by Servicemaster Building Care and the Houston Astros. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans with a variety of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs a range of investment approaches tailored by program and advisor, covering equity, balanced, and fixed income strategies.

Alexander Barrett is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Winston-Salem, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services since 2021 and previously worked at BB&T Securities beginning in 2014. Barrett serves on the boards of the Centers of Aging and Rehabilitation of Florida, Inc., and the Winston Salem Foundation, where he also holds the position of Treasurer. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Christine Frazier is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bb&T Investment Services, Inc. from 2013 to 2021. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, using third-party platforms and tools to support its AMC Advantage manager-selection program and ongoing due diligence.

Elizabeth Madden is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. She has been with Truist Advisory Services since 2016. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships with non-discretionary consulting and utilizes third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support its investment process.

Richard Class II is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently with D.A. Davidson & Co. since 2022. His prior roles include positions at Truist Advisory Services and Bb&T Securities. He is a longtime member of the Kiwanis Club of Greensboro, where he has served as a board member and mentor. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a broad client base, including retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of services from financial planning and equity research to discretionary portfolio management, operating under fiduciary standards and with notable involvement in municipal advisory and underwriting activities.

Stephen Strouse is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with a Series 65 designation and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Personal Capital Advisors Corporation and Fisher Investments, as well as a four-year period at Vider Chocolate Co. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering integrated services linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates in its planning approach and serves a large participant base relative to its advisor headcount.

Sterling Swaim is a financial advisor with &PARTNERS in Winston Salem, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 25 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing from 2009 to 2025. Outside of his advisory role, he has ownership interests in two investment-related ventures based in Winston Salem. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting through a combination of proprietary and third-party strategies, utilizing the Envestnet platform and NFS brokerage infrastructure.