Christopher Fauchier Nobles is the President and Chief Compliance Officer of Confiance Financial LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. He has experience in investor communications and back-office technology platforms through his executive role at BetaNXT and a prior tenure at Mediant Communications Inc. Confiance Financial provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm uses a fundamental, primarily long-term investment approach and incorporates diversified mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, while also employing third-party independent managers to execute strategies.

Michael Mccall is a financial advisor at BFWM LLC in Holly Springs, NC, holding a Series 65 credential with industry experience beginning in 2022. His prior work includes roles at Buffalo Finances Inc., Site Services, and EVA Garland Associates. BFWM LLC is an independent registered investment adviser offering discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a personalized, multi-strategy investment approach that incorporates asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, and technical analysis, tailored to client time horizons and risk tolerances.

David Elliott is a financial advisor at Artifex Advisory Group, Inc. in Cary, NC, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has operated as a sole proprietor since 2013. In addition to his advisory work, Elliott is also a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance sales. Artifex Advisory Group provides fee-based investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm manages portfolios on a discretionary basis using both fundamental and technical analysis and offers ERISA-plan services including fiduciary responsibilities and participant education.

Steven Lewis is the principal of Lewis and Associates Capital Advisors, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Holly Springs, NC. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 17 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Formulafolio Investments, LLC and Brookstone Capital Management, LLC, and he is also involved with Financial Greenhouse, LLC, where he supervises insurance product recommendations. Lewis and Associates Capital Advisors provides asset management and financial advice to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, corporate pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of modern portfolio theory and various analytical approaches to build customized portfolios and offers pension consulting, educational seminars, and insurance advice as part of its services.

Charles Galt is the sole advisor at Wellness Financial Associates LLC in Cary, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 21 years of industry experience. He has operated Wellness Financial Associates since 2015 and also owns Wellness Security LLC, an insurance agency offering accident, health, disability, and life insurance products, as well as fixed and indexed annuities. Wellness Financial Associates LLC provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, plan sponsors, corporations, and other business entities. The firm emphasizes asset allocation based on value, safety, and quality principles, focusing on risk control and loss avoidance, with a notable specialization in 401(k) and pension plan consulting.

Lance Hope Gill is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently the sole advisor at Signature Resources LLC and has held roles at United Community Bank and Seaside Capital Management, Inc. Gill also serves as a fiduciary officer and investment analyst at United Community Bank in Orlando, Florida. Signature Resources LLC provides asset management and portfolio supervision to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental analysis and technical methods, offering both strategic and tactical asset allocation with client-specific restrictions and periodic rebalancing.

Jonathan Morgan is a financial advisor with Taelos Financial Partners LLC in Apex, NC, holding a Series 66 designation and with eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Securian Financial Services Inc, VAM Partners, and Edward Jones Investments. Morgan is a licensed insurance agent but does not sell commission-compensated insurance or annuity products to clients. Taelos Financial Partners provides asset management and financial planning services to individual clients, family trusts, and estates, with a focus on value-oriented investing and strategic asset allocation. The firm operates under a fiduciary standard and offers discretionary portfolio management as well as educational seminars on retirement and business succession.

Mitchel Krause is a financial advisor at Other Side Asset Management, LLC in Raleigh, NC, with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated for 11 years before founding his current firm in 2018. In addition to advisory services, he is a licensed insurance agent involved in the sale of various insurance products. Other Side Asset Management provides investment advisory and financial consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm offers tailored portfolio management and planning services, employing a range of methods including asset allocation, technical analysis, and both long- and short-term trading, with at least quarterly account reviews.

Jonathan Goossen is affiliated with Prudent Harbor Advisors and holds a Series 65 credential. He has one year of industry experience and has worked previously with the NC Department of Adult Corrections, UNC Healthcare, and the NC Department of Public Safety. Outside of his advisory role, he maintains a career in pharmacy with board certification in geriatric pharmacotherapy. Prudent Harbor Advisors is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a tailored Three-Bucket Architecture combining fundamental value analysis with Modern Portfolio Theory, offering discretionary portfolio management alongside flexible financial planning and billing options.

John Huber is a financial advisor at Saber Capital Management LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Saber Capital Management since 2012, following eight years at CJB Real Estate & Investments. Saber Capital Management provides discretionary investment management to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, through separately managed accounts and private pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental value-investing approach with a focus on concentrated holdings and a long-term horizon, and it offers features such as performance-based compensation and a subscription newsletter for clients.

Cristof Ensslin is a financial advisor at Pine Ridge Wealth LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Simple and Aligned LLC and Pine Ridge Creative, LLC, as well as running mindful FX UG for over a decade. Pine Ridge Wealth LLC is a state-registered, fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, families, nonprofits, foundations, and businesses. The firm focuses on long-term, passive, tax-aware portfolios primarily using index-tracking ETFs, guided by a scenario-based process and historical analysis, and offers a structured onboarding process along with educational initiatives such as Project Mindful Money.

David Brodie is the principal of Brodie Wealth Management and holds a Series 66 designation. He has one year of experience in financial advisory roles and has worked at Osaic Advisory Services and Osaic Wealth. He also operates Brodie CPA PLLC, a CPA firm based in Cary, NC, where he serves as principal. Brodie Wealth Management provides wealth management, financial planning, and asset management services to individual and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored investment strategies across traditional and alternative asset classes and provides retirement plan advisory services, leveraging its affiliation with an in-house accounting practice for tax and estate planning support.

Rupa Pereira is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with four years of industry experience. She is the principal of FWJ Planning LLC and also owns FWJ Tax LLC, a tax planning and preparation business. Pereira has worked with the XY Planning Network and served as a VITA Tax Counselor. FWJ Planning LLC offers fee-only financial planning services to U.S. individuals, households, and small businesses, focusing on project-based and comprehensive plans without providing investment management or custody services. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods for investment recommendations, typically favoring passive, low-cost funds, and clients implement these through their chosen custodians.

Allen Bass III is a CFP® certificant with nine years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Carolina Wealth Strategies, LLC since 2014. Carolina Wealth Strategies serves individual investors and small businesses with financial planning, investment supervisory services, and educational workshops. The firm uses a combination of passive and active management strategies, providing both broad-based and modular planning, and typically manages client accounts on a discretionary basis with regular monitoring and rebalancing.

David Perkins is the sole advisor at Pharos Capital Management, LLC in Fuquay-Varina, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. He has led Pharos Capital Management since 2010. Pharos Capital Management provides discretionary investment management primarily through its SYNTHESIS Investment Program and serves individuals, high-net-worth investors, businesses, and other entities. The firm employs a blend of technical and fundamental analysis across multiple timeframes and offers diversified strategies aimed at managing risk through active monitoring and a structured framework.

Dexter Perry is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience, currently operating through One Providence Capital, LLC in Apex, NC. He has been managing One Providence Capital since 2006 and concurrently leads The Providence Group of NC, LLC, where he also holds a life and health insurance license for fixed insurance products. Perry serves as a director at First Bank & First Bancorp, Inc., and as a trustee for RBC Funds Trust, overseeing fiduciary governance of mutual funds. One Providence Capital primarily serves individual investors along with churches, non-profits, corporations, and other business entities, managing approximately $23 million in client assets. The firm employs a long-term, strategic, risk-based asset-allocation approach, constructing diversified portfolios documented through investment policy statements and risk-tolerance profiles, with quarterly monitoring and rebalancing.

Chris Di Domenico is the sole advisor at Sparrows Financial in Apex, NC, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. He previously operated DiDomenico Investments and has been a full-time student for over a decade. Sparrows Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser providing discretionary portfolio management and investment planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm employs fundamental analysis with intermediate-term trading and quarterly rebalancing, primarily using mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and ETFs.

Travis Tracy is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Fortitude Financial Planning LLC and has previously worked at Sycamore Financial Planning, Raleigh Capital Management, and other firms. He serves as Chief Financial Officer for the Greater Durham Black Chamber of Commerce. Fortitude Financial Planning LLC provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management to individual, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm integrates Modern Portfolio Theory with fundamental analysis, offers in-house tax preparation, and uses fee structures based on client income, net worth, and complexity rather than assets under management.

Carolyn Wasdell is a financial advisor at Crutchfield Advisors, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated. Crutchfield Advisors is a two-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and government agencies. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management with a balanced approach and conducts its own research combined with external analysis to manage a mix of stocks, ETFs, bonds, and other instruments.

Steven Hoak is a financial advisor at ARIS Capital Strategies, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including Lifetime Financial Inc and SRHIncome. Hoak is also the President of Agent Value Proposition, LLC, where he acts as a licensed insurance agent offering commissionable products. ARIS Capital Strategies provides retirement income planning and non-discretionary investment guidance to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm integrates commission-funded fixed annuity solutions with passively managed, low-cost investment vehicles and operates on a zero-fee business model, deriving compensation primarily through insurance commissions.