Brandon Phillips is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations. Prior to joining MAI Capital Management in 2021, Phillips worked for Solamere Advisors from 2009 to 2021. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base, including high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a wide range of strategies and integrates financial planning and trust services, with over $72 billion in assets under management as of May 2026.

Joel Gardner is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors who holds a Series 66 designation and has eight years of industry experience. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in outside insurance sales focused on fixed insurance products, including health, life, and fixed annuities. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services alongside financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms and supports various account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Kelsey Dietzman is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has held roles both within Fifth Third Securities and related entities since 2023. Fifth Third Securities serves a wide range of individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage services, offering access to multiple program types and third-party portfolio managers on its Passageway platform. The firm operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank and provides services that include managed accounts, separately managed accounts, and tax-overlay strategies.

Greg Warren is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Charlotte, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Alight Financial Solutions, Aon Hewitt Financial Advisors, and Hewitt Financial Services. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio solution for employees that uses algorithmic questionnaires to recommend risk levels and implements investments via approved strategies using mutual funds and ETFs.

Brandon Younger is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at UBS Financial Services Inc. and Edward Jones. He is based in Charlotte, NC. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals with existing TIAA retirement plan relationships, as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management, including customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policies.

Scott Lautz is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has been with TIAA and its affiliates since 2011. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time planning services and ongoing discretionary portfolio management through model and customized portfolios.

Matthew Savloff is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo, J.P. Morgan Chase, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Wells Fargo Investment Institute is an SEC-registered, bank-affiliate advisory and research organization that provides investment research, manager due diligence, and model portfolios primarily to Wells Fargo wealth and fiduciary businesses. Its advice is generally non-discretionary and focused on impersonal guidance delivered to affiliated entities for implementation.

Gina Lowery is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Charlotte, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 18 years of industry experience. She has been with TIAA since 2013, including her role at TIAA CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing retirement plan relationships. The firm offers both point-in-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management, operating within a vertically integrated group that includes advisory services for a donor-advised fund.

Benjamin Laubach is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with a Series 65 designation and experience in both advisory and other business roles, including work with Tastful Occasions and Phantom Fireworks. He began his industry career in 2025 and is based in Charlotte, NC. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by providing investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm’s investment approach centers on Modern Portfolio Theory, using diversified portfolios and various investment vehicles supported by comprehensive client education and specialized service lines.

Austin Lewis is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC in Charlotte, NC. His prior roles include positions at AssetMark Brokerage, LLC and The Vanguard Group, Inc. Outside of advising, he is a managing partner and co-founder of SouthPark Family Tax, LLC, a seasonal income tax preparation firm. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets, employing a diversified investment process that blends passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Michael George is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Charlotte, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a Logistics Journeyman in the United States Air Force Air National Guard, supporting deployment operations. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both model-based and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds.

Darren Parson is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Truist in 2023, Parson worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, participant advice, and a manager-selection program implemented through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Courtney Williams is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services and Edward Jones. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through both proprietary and third-party solutions.

Margaret Keith is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Her prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing before joining Janney Montgomery Scott. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC manages approximately $110 billion in client assets and serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of services including brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs, supported by both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Jerry Carpenter Jr. is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and maintains roles with Ameritas Investment Corp and Ameritas Life Insurance Corp since 2013. Carpenter is also the owner and president of Carpenter Group Inc/DBA CGI Benefits, which provides group health and dental benefits, and operates a timber farm growing Loblolly Pine trees. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm provides fee-based asset management through various programs and emphasizes retirement plan advisory services with a range of fiduciary and consulting options.

Mark Hargrove is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF in Charlotte, NC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes a decade at McCreary Modern and a year with Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Investment Management. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through employer retirement plans. The firm provides point-in-time financial planning alongside ongoing portfolio management using model and customized portfolios under a fiduciary standard.

Benjamin Beeson is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Charlotte, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Principal Life Insurance Company, Wells Fargo Clearing, and New York Life Securities. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by AI-enabled research tools and extensive inter-affiliate integration.

Charles Stegall is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Charlotte, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors since 1999 and has longstanding affiliations with CP Advisory Services, Inc. and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he is a passive owner of an HVAC installation company and has invested in a resort development project in the Bahamas. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base, offering both brokerage and fee-based advisory services, including financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms and supports various account-level services such as securities-based lending and tax-harvesting.

Chason Trahan is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with nine years of industry experience, currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He has worked with multiple firms including Carroll Financial, Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, Dixon Wells, and LPL Financial. Trahan serves as trustee, executor, and guardian for immediate family member estates. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of hundreds of advisors. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement plan consulting, utilizing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

David Vogt is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Charlotte, NC, holding a Series 66 designation and having three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Rugged Science and Dickinson College, as well as involvement with Pro Skills Basketball. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds and donor-advised fund advisory.