Payton Ve Strand is a CFP® certificant and holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses, currently serving as a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2025, Ve Strand worked at JPMorgan Securities, LLC, and PYA Waltman Capital, LLC. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning through its Financial Advisors and Estate Planning Strategies Group and managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.

David Burnett is a financial advisor at Shepherd's Financial LLC in Knoxville, TN, with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked with Eagle Strategies LLC and NYLIFE Securities LLC. Outside of finance, Burnett serves as clergy at Old North Abbey and is an author of academic books on religious texts. Shepherd’s Financial serves individuals, clergy, churches, businesses, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary and non-discretionary asset management along with financial planning and consulting. The firm employs fundamental analysis, tax-aware techniques, and third-party model managers, with a focus on customized strategies for each client’s objectives and risk tolerance.

Grayson Niehaus is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee with approximately one year of industry experience. He is the founder, sponsor, and managing member of OneThirty Equity Fund L/S, LP, a privately offered pooled investment vehicle. Prior to founding Parity Investment Management, LLC, Niehaus worked at Invesco and William Blair and was employed by the University of Tennessee. Parity Investment Management, LLC provides portfolio management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a documented investment process that incorporates fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods, offering both ongoing discretionary management and limited-scope advisory consultations.

Nicholas Vantrease is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He has been with Provident Wealth, LLC since 2017 and previously worked at Clayton Bank and Trust from 2010 to 2017. Based in Knoxville, TN, he is the sole advisor at Provident Wealth. Provident Wealth provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers ERISA plan services, including education and plan monitoring as a 3(21) fiduciary and the option to serve as a 3(38) investment manager, with investment strategies focused on tailored portfolios using fundamental and cyclical analysis along with modern portfolio theory.

Barry McCarter is the principal of McCarter Investments, LLC, an independent firm based in Gatlinburg, TN. He holds the CFA® designation and has 15 years of industry experience, including over two decades leading his own firm. The firm provides investment advice and discretionary portfolio management to a variety of clients, including individuals, estates, trusts, and retirement accounts. McCarter Investments combines investment management with accounting expertise, holding CPA and CFA credentials to address both tax and estate considerations as part of its services.

Amaya Yarid is a financial advisor at Turgeon & Co in Knoxville, TN, holding a Series 65 designation and beginning her industry career in 2025. Her prior work includes roles at CGI Federal Inc, Foundations for Life Principles LLC, Hamblen Family Medicine, and in education at a grade school. She maintains outside employment with a technology firm. Turgeon & Co provides investment advisory services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, trusts and estates, and small business owners, utilizing strategic model portfolios primarily composed of ETFs. The firm follows a long-term, disciplined investment approach based on strategic asset allocation, diversification, and modern portfolio theory, with ongoing portfolio monitoring and selective customization as needed.

Stephen Arnold is the sole advisor at Storehouse Advisory Group in Knoxville, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 18 years of industry experience. He has managed the firm since its founding in 2008. Outside of investment advisory services, Arnold is licensed to sell life, health, disability, fixed annuities, and long-term care insurance products. Storehouse Advisory Group is an independent registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm uses a planning-driven investment process with strategic asset allocation across stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds, and offers a socially responsible investing (SRI) option.

Kevin Alexander is the principal advisor at Alexander Advisory Services, LLC in Knoxville, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Capital Retirement Planning, LLC and Creative Financial Designs, Inc., and maintains an independent insurance agency. Alexander is also president of Thriving Foundation Ministries, where he conducts workshops and supports missionary communications. Alexander Advisory Services, LLC provides discretionary asset and portfolio management primarily to individual clients, as well as charitable organizations and corporate clients. The firm employs fundamental analysis to tailor portfolios to client goals, operates with discretionary authority, and offers custodial services through Charles Schwab.

Jackson Southard is a financial advisor at Graybridge Capital with a Series 65 credential and four years of industry experience. He is also a licensed real estate broker affiliated with Realty Executives, where he represents buyers and sellers in real estate transactions. Southard's background includes roles at Purdue Global University and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Graybridge Capital is a state-registered investment adviser providing discretionary asset management to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, cyclical, and quantitative analysis, using proprietary algorithms to monitor portfolios and customize investment strategies based on client objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance.

Derrick Hanson is a CFP® and ChFC® with six years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Oppna Wealth LLC, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to founding Oppna Wealth, Hanson held roles at Elevation Capital Advisory, LLC, and M Financial Group. He also maintains an affiliated insurance practice, dedicating approximately 10% of his time to insurance sales. Oppna Wealth LLC is a state-registered investment advisory firm offering discretionary asset management and financial planning services. The firm serves clients with a focus on estate planning, taxes, qualified plans, insurance, and retirement income, operating with a single advisory professional and requiring discretionary trading authority to implement investment programs.

David Zbonski is the sole advisor at David Zbonski, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Central Technologies, First Advisors National, LLC, Fortinet, and Zones. Outside of financial advising, he has been involved with Duck Hills Farms for three years. David Zbonski, LLC provides wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary investment management, retirement account advice, and financial planning, utilizing a long-term, fundamental analysis approach with diversified ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities.

Donald Taylor is a financial advisor at Trendz Advisors with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 43 years of industry experience. He has worked at Greensview Wealth Management and TrustFirst, where he remains active. Taylor is also involved in managing several investment-related LLCs. Trendz Advisors is a state-registered investment adviser managing approximately $58.5 million for individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business accounts. The firm uses a patented, rules-based algorithm called Trendz for tactical asset allocation and offers both model-driven and customized portfolio management services.

Charles Yurick is the sole advisor at International Discount Investors, an independent registered investment adviser based in Knoxville, TN. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 22 years of industry experience. Yurick has been with International Discount Investors since 1995. He is also a licensed insurance agent and may recommend insurance products to clients. International Discount Investors provides discretionary investment supervisory services and individual portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and corporate/business clients. The firm employs client-specific investment policies and a mix of asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, managing approximately $54.7 million in discretionary assets as of December 31, 2024.

Chris Landry is a financial advisor with Wright Private Asset Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Charles Schwab & Co., Charles Schwab Bank, Schwab Private Client Investment Advisory, and Visionary Planning & Investment, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is involved with Panther Trax Delivery, dedicating a portion of his time monthly to this non-investment business. Wright Private Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employee benefit plans. The firm employs a proprietary corporate fundamental database and a defined “investment grade” list to guide investment decisions through a sub-advisory arrangement with its Investment Committee.

Thomas Sayres II is a financial advisor with Portfolio Audit, LLC in Knoxville, TN. He holds a Series 65 designation and has eight years of industry experience. Sayres has been with Portfolio Audit, LLC since 2008. Portfolio Audit, LLC provides discretionary fiduciary investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $38 million for about 40 families. The firm integrates economic planning with various investment strategies and incorporates research on selected Biblical and historical American economic teachings through its educational efforts.

Amanda Copeland is a financial advisor with NBZ Investment Advisors, LLC in Knoxville, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. She has worked at Novinger Ball & Zivi PC since 2007, where she also serves as an administrative assistant. NBZ Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals—including high net worth clients—as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates. The firm’s approach centers on asset allocation using mutual funds and ETFs, with most accounts managed on a discretionary basis.

Austin Mc Laughlin is a CFP® professional with four years of experience, currently advising at Retirement Planning Services in Knoxville, TN. His prior work includes roles with Cru and Perrone Pharmacy, Inc. He is also involved with Old North Abbey Church. Retirement Planning Services serves individual clients across wealth levels as well as charitable organizations and businesses, providing financial planning and discretionary asset management. The firm employs a collaborative, evidence-based approach and manages approximately $246 million in assets with a two-advisor team.

Bradley Haston is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience and is currently with NBZ Investment Advisors, LLC in Knoxville, TN. He has worked at Novinger, Ball & Zivi, PC since 2016, serving as a staff accountant involved in tax return preparation. NBZ Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates, managing approximately $370.8 million in discretionary assets. The firm’s approach emphasizes asset allocation using mutual funds and ETFs, with a proprietary “NBZ Index Plus” model that employs leveraged index funds and a stop-loss strategy.

Ramin Olson is a financial advisor at Nomad Financial with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at UBS Investment Bank and UBS Wealth Management, as well as the US International Development Finance Corporation. Olson also has a legal and regulatory background, including experience in regulatory and in-house counsel roles. Nomad Financial Advisors LLC provides investment management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes asset allocation with a preference for passive investment management, incorporating active strategies as appropriate, and offers various engagement options including ongoing wealth management, project-based planning, tax return preparation, and an Outsourced CIO service.

Carol Johnson is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Oak Springs Wealth Management, LLC since 2016. She is also a part owner and CFO of Z Media Ventures, LLC, a media and production company where she manages financial and employee services. Oak Springs Wealth Management is a boutique firm with two advisors managing approximately $44 million for about 86 clients, providing comprehensive financial planning, portfolio and private wealth management, and ancillary services. The firm employs a long-term, strategic asset allocation approach, primarily using ETFs alongside mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and alternatives.