Brian Marshburn is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Brevity & Associates, an independent firm he has been with since 2013. His prior experience includes roles at Anthem Wealth Management and Abiding Wealth Advisors, as well as operating Marshburn Properties, LLC. Marshburn also works as an independent insurance agent. Brevity & Associates serves individuals, businesses, trusts, foundations, and charitable organizations by providing discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning across retirement, estate, tax, education, and insurance areas. The firm emphasizes equity-focused allocations using mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, and bonds within a buy-and-hold framework, and occasionally employs options, REITs, and private placements to enhance diversification.

Gary Balunas is a financial advisor with Unlimited Timing Service Inc in Creedmoor, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Unlimited Timing Service since 2007 and also has a long tenure with Comprehensive Asset Management beginning in 2003. In addition to advisory work, he is registered as an insurance agent in Florida. Unlimited Timing Service Inc provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm applies a market-timing approach with daily portfolio reviews and manages accounts on the Interactive Brokers platform, operating as a solo practitioner model where the principal assumes full responsibility for investment decisions within agreed client guidelines.

Lucid Wealth Planning ("LWP") was founded to improve the lives of others by helping clients make better-informed financial decisions in both their daily lives and long-term plans. We believe our impact provides added security, confidence, and overall joy in the lives of our clients. Given our focus on clients that strive to improve the world around them, such as Health Care Professionals and Academic professors, we anticipate the ripple effect of betterment to be limitless. Education: B.S.B. degree in Finance Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®), and Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC®), and Certified Student Loan Professional (CSLP®), and Behavioral Financial Advisor (BFA®) Experience: The completion of over 800 comprehensive financial plans for individuals and families since joining the industry in 2006. This includes specialized areas such as student loan analysis, estate planning, tax planning, portfolio management, and cash flow strategizing (to name a few). As a financial planner, my main goal is to help you make well-informed decisions on all financial matters, not just what investments are right for you. I'll always listen to your concerns, devise the best strategy, and treat your financial goals with the same care and interest I devote to my own. I look forward to being your trusted advisor and expert resource as you build a secure, and confident financial life.

Cody Peck is a financial advisor at Limber Capital LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with seven years of industry experience. Prior to founding Limber Capital, he worked at Ankura and Bloomberg. His career has focused on independent portfolio management since 2019. Limber Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individual clients, emphasizing a proprietary, value-oriented investment approach. The firm manages equities, fixed-income securities, ETFs, and long-term options (LEAPS) for a small client base, utilizing a solo advisor model without employing leverage or margin trading.

Matthew Sweeney is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Molokai Investments. He has held roles at Thales Management Inc, Radeas LLC, Luma Capital LLC, and Stetson University, with a combined professional history dating back to 2015. Molokai Investments is an investment management firm providing portfolio and private fund management along with financial planning and individual consultation services to pooled vehicles, institutional, and organizational investors. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental-analysis approach focused on total return through concentrated equity positions and long-term holdings, and it uses detailed valuation procedures and offers performance-based compensation for certain funds.

Kevin Matthews is a financial advisor at Wealth More Enterprise, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including WillowTree and Novozymes. Outside of his advisory role, he is the CEO and owner of Building Bread, an education-focused business where he also serves as an author and speaker. Wealth More Enterprise provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual clients through a mobile-first platform. The firm combines proprietary risk scoring and algorithmic management with discretionary oversight and offers multiple model portfolios alongside flexible client engagement options.

Sean Hilliard is a financial advisor at Rivertree Wealth with eight years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and securities licenses Series 63 and Series 66. Prior to joining Rivertree Wealth, he worked at Empower Financial Services, Personal Capital Advisors Corporation, Thrivent Financial, and Fidelity Investments. Rivertree Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management and standalone financial planning. The firm applies a risk-based, passive investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory and conducts regular portfolio reviews, incorporating held-away retirement accounts into its advice.

Justin Baas is a Certified Financial Planner® with 14 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at several firms, including Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors LLC, FORVIS Wealth Advisors LLC, Dixon Hughes Goodman Wealth Advisors, and Credit Union Investment Services. Baas is based in Wake Forest, NC, and holds a Series 66 license. He is affiliated with Oak Wealth Advisors LLC, a firm serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, LLCs, and partnerships through discretionary investment management, fixed-fee financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. Oak Wealth Advisors emphasizes low-cost, tax-conscious portfolios using primarily no-load mutual funds and ETFs, with a focus on passive management and personalized investment policy statements.

Sukesh Pai is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Trillium Square Advisors LLC since 2018. He has prior experience at Fasttrackr AI, Prabhu Inc, Self Employed, and QMS Capital Management LP. Outside of advisory work, he is a managing partner at Everest AI Ventures, an AI technology company. Trillium Square Advisors serves individuals, small businesses, retirement plans, and institutional clients with financial planning, portfolio management, and corporate cash-management services. The firm employs a blend of active management and quantitative techniques, including algorithmic trading and multi-strategy portfolios, and offers ongoing supervision along with educational seminars as part of its client services.

Andrew Lynch is a financial advisor at Peak Wealth Group LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Peak Wealth Group since 2016, following a two-year period at Peak Brokerage Services, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Lynch assists life insurance agents with case design and estate planning through Capital Marketing Group and supports charitable planning efforts via the Foundation for Legacy Planning. Peak Wealth Group provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm uses documented risk analysis and an Investment Policy Statement to guide portfolio construction, employing a range of strategies including long-term holdings and shorter-term trading.

Reed Wheless is a financial advisor at Tar River Wealth Planning, LLC in Louisburg, NC, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at The Lumpkin Group and Westrock Company, and he attended North Carolina State University. Tar River Wealth Planning manages approximately $401 million for a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a fundamental analysis investment process with committee-reviewed portfolios and offers services such as discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting.

Erik Kratz is a CFA® charterholder with one year of experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Arena Private Wealth. His prior roles include positions at Focus Partners Wealth, The Colony Group, Connectus Wealth, and Mid-Continent Capital. He is a board member of CHA Shared Services, which provides ancillary services to hospitals across Colorado. Arena Private Wealth offers financial planning and portfolio management to individuals and high-net-worth clients, with a focus on customized strategies and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio approaches and utilizes AI tools for operational tasks while managing accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Christopher Rolf is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Altrius Capital Management, Inc. since 2015 and previously worked at Morgan Stanley from 2008 to 2012. Altrius Capital Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, pension consulting, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, employee benefit plans, and other entities. The firm employs a fundamentally based, value-oriented, and risk-managed investment process to construct balanced portfolios tailored to client objectives.

Arturo Lumpkin is a financial advisor at Tar River Wealth Planning, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at The Lumpkin Group and J. Parker Lumpkin Financial Consultants. Tar River Wealth Planning, LLC is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $401 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a committee-reviewed investment process and offers services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and sub-advisory arrangements.

James "Tripp" Lumpkin III is a financial advisor at Tar River Wealth Planning, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at The Lumpkin Group and J. Parker Lumpkin Financial Consultants. Tar River Wealth Planning, LLC manages approximately $401 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a committee-reviewed investment process and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial and retirement-plan consulting, and serves as a sub-advisor to other advisers.

Christopher Securcher is a financial advisor with Henderson Brothers Financial Partners LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. He has 19 years of industry experience, including roles with LPL Financial LLC, Global Retirement Partners, and Kestra Financial, among others. Henderson Brothers Financial Partners LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and institutional sponsors, focusing notably on retirement plan consulting under ERISA Sections 3(21) and 3(38). The firm employs a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary asset management strategies and offers participant education, plan-level services, and access to pooled employer plans and recordkeeper solutions.

Louis Wheless III is a financial advisor at Tar River Wealth Planning, LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Union Bank, Resource Management Associates, and Raymond James Financial. He has also been involved with Crosscreek Charter School. Tar River Wealth Planning, LLC manages approximately $401 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a team approach with five advisors and focuses on fundamental analysis and committee-reviewed investment strategies to create client-specific portfolios.

James Lumpkin II is a financial advisor at Tar River Wealth Planning, LLC with 41 years of industry experience. He previously worked at The Lumpkin Group and J. Parker Lumpkin Financial Consultants. He holds a Series 63 designation. Tar River Wealth Planning, LLC is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $401 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a team approach, using fundamental analysis and committee-reviewed investment selections to create client-specific portfolios across various asset classes, while providing ongoing monitoring and regular client reviews.

Tyler Bayless Edwards is a financial advisor at Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Hilltop Wealth Advisors and DASH Carolina. Outside of his advisory role, Edwards is a licensed North Carolina Real Estate Broker and earns commissions from assisting clients with residential real estate transactions. Earned Wealth Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, focusing on physicians, dentists, and their practice employees, providing financial planning, discretionary wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs independent investment managers and model portfolios, integrates alternative investments when appropriate, and is affiliated with several related businesses including retirement plan services and accounting firms.

Emily Cardillo is a financial advisor with Integrity Advisory Solutions and holds the Series 65 designation. She has three years of industry experience and has worked as an independent agent since 2019. In addition to her advisory role, she is a licensed insurance agent. Integrity Advisory Solutions serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business clients through a network of approximately 100 independent advisors, managing around $1.1 billion in client assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and client referral services, utilizing a range of investment strategies and third-party platforms.