James Wood is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Paul Winkler, Inc. since 2014. Paul Winkler, Inc. provides investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, business owners, and corporations. The firm employs a co-advisor structure using third-party asset managers and relies on modern portfolio theory, multi-factor approaches, and an efficient-market philosophy in portfolio construction.

Chason Mc Kay is a financial advisor at LongView Wealth Management in Nashville, TN, holding a Series 65 credential. He joined the firm in 2024 and has prior experience at Aetna and Bright Event Productions. Mc Kay’s background also includes four years as a full-time student. LongView Wealth Management is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.15 billion in assets, serving individual, pension, profit-sharing, and corporate clients. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, asset management, divorce consulting, and access to third-party manager programs, using a blend of mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, and bonds with both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Scott Collins is a ChFC® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with three years of industry experience. He has worked at Paul Winkler, Inc. since 2022 and previously held positions at SAIC, Leidos, Paragone Solutions, and Vectrus Systems. Paul Winkler, Inc. provides investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, business owners, and corporations. The firm employs a co-advisor model using third-party asset managers and applies modern portfolio theory and multi-factor approaches in portfolio construction, while also offering investor education through workshops, media, and subscription-based coaching programs.

David Moore is a CFP® with 43 years of industry experience, currently serving at PlanRock Wealth Strategies, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Victory Capital Management, Timothy Partners, Ltd., Compass Advisory Partners LLC, and FSC Securities Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, he is a manager and member of Tailwinds Aviation, LLC, an aircraft holding company. PlanRock Wealth Strategies provides fee-based, discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, institutions, and other investment advisers. The firm emphasizes strategic and tactical asset allocation across various instruments and uniquely sponsors exchange-traded funds while also acting as a sub-advisor to pooled vehicles and registered investment companies.

Trent Green is a financial advisor at Decker Wealth Management, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Robinson Investment Group for 16 years before joining Decker Wealth Management in 2021. Decker Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses by offering comprehensive financial planning, consulting, and investment management. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with an emphasis on asset allocation and tax-aware security selection, and it is notable for its active use of options and other derivatives within client accounts.

Darwin Johnson is a financial advisor with SageGuard Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked with SageGuard Financial Group since 2009, including multiple roles from 2012 onward, and has also been associated with Alphastar Capital Management LLC since 2021. SageGuard Financial Group is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities with portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to implement diversified portfolios through a range of model strategies tailored to various risk profiles, managing a significant portion of assets on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Laurie Cortner is a CFP® and Series 65 registered advisor with Vestia Personal Wealth Advisors, based in Nashville, TN. She has four years of industry experience, including prior roles at Waddell & Associates and ARGI Investment Services, LLC. Vestia Personal Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plan sponsors, offering comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management. The firm applies evidence-based investment strategies and combines in-house management with third-party advisors and technology-enabled solutions across multiple client segments.

John Crawford is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Tranquility Partners, LLC since 2015 and also consults episodically with healthcare service companies through Optra Partners, LLC. Prior to his advisory role, he was an accountant and business executive. Tranquility Partners is a seven-advisor team managing nearly $1 billion in client assets, providing wealth management and family office services to individual clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm employs a wide range of analytical methods and investment strategies, offering access to diverse asset classes and customized reporting services.

Marcus Johnson is a financial advisor with Wilson Wealth Management Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He also has a background with Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company and Investor Services. Outside of finance, Marcus is a saxophonist performing under the name Marcus Johnson Music. Wilson Wealth Management Group serves high-income and high-net-worth individuals, families, business owners, as well as clients earlier in their careers. The firm offers investment management, comprehensive financial planning, estate-planning coordination, and insurance and annuity solutions, utilizing a mix of model and customized strategies and integrating third-party technology in its service delivery.

Ann Taylor Knotts is a CFP® and CFA® with three years of industry experience. She has worked at Woodmont Investment Counsel, LLC since 2022 and previously held roles at 231 Advisors, Covenant Partners LLC, and SunTrust Bank. Woodmont Investment Counsel provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and counsel to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and corporations. The firm constructs balanced portfolios tailored to clients’ financial circumstances using a mix of equities, fixed income, ETFs, mutual funds, and alternative investments.

Aron Frank is a financial advisor at Gambit Capital Management, LLC in Nashville, TN, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Woodbury Financial Services and Ameriprise Financial Services, as well as a year at Menasha Packaging Company. Gambit Capital Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, including accredited investors and employer-sponsored retirement plans, through discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, coaching, tax preparation, and outsourced CIO consulting. The firm employs a long-term investment approach using fundamental and cyclical analysis, asset allocation, and options strategies, with portfolios that may include derivatives and private placements tailored to client needs.

Katherine Yoho is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at TBH Global Asset Management, LLC since 2022. Prior to joining TBH, she worked for ten years at Wileybros Aintree Capital LLC. She volunteers as a supervisory committee member for Parthenon Federal Credit Union, participating in audits and board activities. TBH Global Asset Management is an SEC-registered multi-advisor firm managing approximately $1.27 billion for nearly 1,000 clients, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses. The firm employs a combination of top-down macro analysis and fundamental and quantitative approaches to create personalized portfolios, utilizing both in-house management and third-party model solutions.

April Pica is a financial advisor at Tranquility Partners, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has been with Tranquility Partners since 2016. Tranquility Partners provides wealth management and portfolio management services to individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and offers family office services such as financial planning, wealth transition coordination, and charitable initiative support. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods and trading strategies, serving a diverse client base with customized reporting and access to a broad investment universe.

Philip Thomas is a financial advisor at HMS Investment Advisors in Nashville, Tennessee, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at HMS Capital Management, Inc. since 2013 and at Harmony Investment Management, Inc. since 2007. HMS Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial consulting primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as charitable organizations, corporations, and insurance companies. The firm employs fundamental analysis across multiple model portfolios, including domestic and foreign equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, and offers specialized strategies such as a Tactical Hedge overlay using options.

Daniel Banaszak is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with PlanRock Wealth Strategies, LLC. He has experience with Victory Capital from 2015 to 2019 and has been self-employed since 2020. Banaszak has been with PlanRock Investment Management, LLC since 2023. PlanRock Wealth Strategies provides fee-based, discretionary investment management and model-portfolio services to individuals, institutions, and other financial advisers. The firm manages approximately $64.4 million across about 35 client relationships and emphasizes ETF and mutual fund investments using strategic and tactical asset-allocation models.

Nicholas Pethokoukis is a financial advisor at Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc. with Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Stifel Nicolaus and attended the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Laffer Tengler Investments serves individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and intermediary clients by providing discretionary portfolio management, model portfolio delivery, and management in multiple wrap fee programs. The firm combines quantitative and fundamental analysis across proprietary strategies and acts as both a sponsor and participant in wrap fee platforms as well as a sub-adviser to an actively managed ETF.

George Stadler is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with HMS Capital Management, LLC since 2009. HMS Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial consulting primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as charitable organizations, corporations, and insurance companies. The firm uses fundamental analysis across multiple model portfolios and offers services that include financial planning, family office support, and advisory relationships involving assets not directly managed by HMS.

Alex Owens is a financial advisor at Sage Rhino Capital LLC in Nashville, TN, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Proffitt & Goodson Inc. and PulteGroup, Inc., along with experience at the University of Tennessee’s Master's Investment Learning Center. Sage Rhino Capital LLC provides asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, managing approximately $883.7 million in discretionary assets. The firm uses a broad investment approach including option strategies and offers extensive planning services that cover investment, retirement, estate, charitable, tax planning, and more.

Katelyn Dunstan is a CFP® with three years of industry experience currently working at Vestia Personal Wealth Advisors in Nashville, TN. Her prior roles include positions at Ausdal Financial Partners, Taylor Securities, Northwestern Mutual, and TD Ameritrade. Vestia Personal Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients and provides consulting to retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach and offers comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, business consulting, and educational workshops.

Jesse Johnson is a financial advisor at Applied Capital LLC with one year of experience at the firm. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior experience with Jackson National Life Distributors, LLC, Equitable Advisors, LLC, and other companies. Applied Capital LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment supervisory services and financial planning, managing approximately $293 million in assets. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and diversification using market-cap weighted index strategies and offers multi-tiered planning engagements that can coordinate with outside specialists.