Jeffrey Hays is a financial advisor with Cypress Capital, LLC in Franklin, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 22 years of industry experience. He has held various roles at Cypress Capital and related firms since 2014 and serves as Chair for the Nashville Group of Tiger 21, a peer-to-peer learning network for high-net-worth investors. In this role, he facilitates and leads monthly meetings for group members. Cypress Capital, LLC is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $426 million with a nine-advisor team. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and other services, implementing customized investment plans using proprietary models and a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis.

Todd Mcelroy is a financial advisor with PGI Wealth Management in Franklin, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Carson Wealth, Philip James Wealth Management, and Principal Life Insurance Co. He is also involved in independent insurance sales, including fixed life insurance and health-related products. PGI Wealth Management is a team-based SEC-registered advisory firm serving nearly 500 clients with a focus on discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm emphasizes long-term strategies like diversified asset allocation and integrates insurance offerings through licensed representatives.

Alex Bars is a financial advisor at Creative Investment Group with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at LPL Financial LLC. Prior to his financial career, Bars was employed by the Las Vegas Raiders and Chicago Bears. Outside of advising, he is involved in a small non-investment business as a landlord for Smoke Meats 64. Creative Investment Group provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals and institutional clients, including high-net-worth families and qualified retirement plans. The firm utilizes both fundamental and technical analysis to manage primarily equity-focused portfolios and offers a range of investment options along with retirement-plan fiduciary services and held-away account support.

Alexander Pazdan is a financial advisor at PlanRock Wealth Strategies, LLC with over 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Victory Capital Management and Persistent Capital Management. His current role involves working within a team-based environment at PlanRock. PlanRock Wealth Strategies provides fee-based, discretionary investment management and model-portfolio services to individuals, institutions, and other financial advisers. The firm emphasizes ETFs, mutual funds, and other liquid instruments through strategic and tactical asset-allocation models, and operates proprietary NYSE-listed ETFs while serving as a sub-advisor to pooled investment vehicles.

Pleshetta Loftin is a financial advisor at PlanRock Wealth Strategies, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and has worked at firms including Wildflower Investments LLC, PlanRock Investment Management, and Persistent Capital Partners LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she consults on business and compliance issues at Persistent Capital Partners. PlanRock Wealth Strategies provides fee-based, discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, institutions, and other investment advisers. The firm offers strategic and tactical asset allocation across multiple asset classes and is notable for sponsoring proprietary ETFs while also acting as a sub-advisor to pooled vehicles and registered investment companies.

Robert Knutsen II is a financial advisor with JDL Advisers and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 17 years of industry experience, including roles at J. Derek Lewis & Associates, Inc. and Harbinger Asset Management, LLC. He is also licensed as an insurance agent for accident, health, life, and fixed annuity contracts affiliated with J. Derek Lewis & Associates. J. Derek Lewis & Associates, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and businesses, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm uses investor profiling, formal investment policy guidelines, and proprietary risk models to construct asset allocations, typically implementing and custodianing accounts through Charles Schwab or mutual fund transfer agents.

Ira Work is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He currently works at First Financial Coaching, Inc. and previously held roles at Paul Winkler, Inc., Work Financial Group, Inc., and Independent Advisers Group Corp. Outside of advising, he is the managing partner of Work to Fly LLC, a leasing business based in Nashville. First Financial Coaching serves individuals, families, business owners, and corporate clients by providing non-discretionary investment advisory, retirement plan consulting, financial education, and analysis. The firm emphasizes client approval for transactions and often collaborates with an independent manager for discretionary asset management rather than managing assets directly.

David Singer is a financial advisor with TBH Global Asset Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Thrivent Investment Management prior to joining TBH Global in 2022. TBH Global Asset Management serves individuals, retirement plans, and business entities with investment management, financial planning, consulting, and trustee services. The firm employs a blend of top-down macro, fundamental, and quantitative analysis, using model portfolios and third-party tools to implement tailored investment strategies.

Billy Caldwell is a financial advisor at Caldwell Advisors, LLC in Brentwood, TN, with 34 years of industry experience. He has held positions at LPL Financial LLC since 2009 and founded Caldwell Advisors, LLC in 2008. Caldwell holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and offers long-term care insurance coverage as part of his wealth management services. Caldwell Advisors, LLC is a SEC-registered investment adviser with a five-person team managing approximately $339 million for around 482 clients. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, foundations, and other institutions, utilizing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to tailor portfolios across mutual fund, equity, and fixed-income strategies according to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Richard Ferguson is a financial advisor at Beacon Capital Management, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill Lynch and U.S. Bancorp Investments. Outside of his advisory role, he is a limited partner in a family farm partnership. Beacon Capital Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, families, businesses, and retirement plan sponsors by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm utilizes diversified investment strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and structured notes, combined with fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis.

Susan Mull is a financial advisor at CAP Partners, LLC in Franklin, TN, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. She has been with CAP Partners since 2018 and previously worked with The Shoppes on Main, LLC for nine years. CAP Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing over $220 million in discretionary assets as of January 2025. The firm provides financial counseling, planning, and asset management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and government entities, with an investment approach that combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Austin Reiser is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Beacon Capital Management, LLC since 2021. Prior to this, he worked at Abound Wealth Management LLC and spent three years at Western Kentucky University. Beacon Capital Management is a wealth management firm supporting individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, and businesses with portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and third-party manager allocations. The firm employs diversified investment strategies and conducts regular account reviews to align with each client’s risk tolerance and objectives.

Michael Yarbrough is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Seven Springs Wealth Group and previously worked at RFG Advisory, LLC DBA Lealand Wealth Partners, CapWealth Advisors, LLC, LBMC Investment Advisors, LLC, and O Neill Hagaman. Seven Springs Wealth Group serves individuals, trusts, foundations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and business entities with financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and project-based consulting. The firm manages approximately $1.2 billion in assets and employs a multi-advisor team approach, emphasizing diversified asset-allocation strategies and the use of third-party managers and alternative investments.

Christopher Picciurro is a financial advisor with Cabin Advisors, LLC, holding the PFS™ designation and over 20 years of industry experience. He has worked with multiple firms, including Integrated Financial Group and Center Street Advisors, and is the founder of Teaching Tax Flow LLC, an educational platform focused on tax planning. His other roles include managing partner of Integrated Financial Group and involvement in practice management and consulting through Semper Cresente LLC. Cabin Advisors, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $220.2 million across 368 client relationships and offers financial planning, portfolio management, unified managed accounts, sub-advisory services, and variable annuity management through a team of 14 advisors.

Thomas Hatfield is a financial advisor at LBMC Investment Advisors, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Brasada Capital Management, LP, Pacer Financial, Inc., and Jackson National Life Distributors. LBMC Investment Advisors, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, high net worth clients, corporate entities, and foundations, managing over $2 billion in assets. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on diversified asset allocation using low-cost funds while minimizing fees and transaction costs.

Jeremy Hutzel is a CFP® and CFA® with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Seven Springs Wealth Group since 2005, previously working at Securities Service Network and Silver Oak Securities. Hutzel is also licensed as an insurance agent. Seven Springs Wealth Group serves individuals, trusts, foundations, retirement plans, and business entities with financial planning and portfolio management. The firm typically manages client accounts on a discretionary basis using asset-allocation modeling and a combination of long- and short-term strategies, including proprietary portfolios and third-party subadvisors.

Michael Organ is a Series 66 credentialed advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Victory Capital Advisors since 2015 and previously held roles at Compass Advisory Partners LLC and Compass Efficient Model Portfolios, LLC. He is currently a member of the team at CAP Partners, LLC in Franklin, TN. CAP Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered, multi-member investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers personalized investment management with a long-term, buy-and-hold approach, incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in security selection.

Paul Mc Kanna is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of experience at Seven Springs Wealth Group and five years at R&M Biometrics, Inc. He serves as a registered agent for HTG LLC, a real estate leasing business where he manages tax preparation and general operations. Seven Springs Wealth Group provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, foundations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $1.2 billion in assets and employs a multi-advisor team approach with an investment process that includes diversified asset allocation and use of third-party managers and alternative investments.

Samuel Davis is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience and has been with TBH Global Asset Management, LLC since 2008. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of advisory work, he is a passive owner of a transportation business. TBH Global Asset Management offers investment management, financial planning, pension and retirement consulting, trustee services, bill-paying, and general consulting to individuals, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm employs a blend of top-down macro, fundamental, and quantitative analysis, utilizes asset-allocation models, and incorporates third-party tools such as JP Morgan’s tactical multi-asset models and automated tax-optimization strategies.

Matthew Bugarin is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at 12th Street Asset Management since 2019 and previously spent five years at Woodmont Investment Counsel, LLC. He is based in Nashville, TN. 12th Street Asset Management primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, pension, and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management through various account structures. The firm employs concentrated, long-term All Cap and Small Cap equity strategies driven by fundamental research and a value-oriented investment process.