Salem Investment Counselors Inc

Dale Brown is a financial advisor at Salem Investment Counselors Inc with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Salem since 1988. Brown holds the Series 63 designation and serves as an appointed Trustee for several trust accounts managed by Salem. Salem Investment Counselors provides investment management, financial planning, and asset-management services to individual investors, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and fiduciaries. The firm focuses on equity-based portfolios with a long-term investment approach and employs a range of strategies across equities, fixed income, and alternative investments.

Andrew Kalman is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He currently serves as a financial advisor at Salem Investment Counselors Inc in Winston Salem, NC, where he has worked since 2026. Prior to Salem, he was with Cambridge Associates for six years and also spent two years at Dimensional Fund Advisors. Salem Investment Counselors provides investment management, financial planning, and asset-management services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, foundations, corporations, and trusts. The firm emphasizes a long-term equity-focused investment approach, combining established growth stocks with small- and mid-cap opportunities, and employs a variety of fixed income and alternative investment strategies.

James Edmundson is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has been with Salem Investment Counselors Inc since 2019 and previously worked at Wells Fargo/Abbot Downing from 2007 to 2019. Salem Investment Counselors provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, retirement and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, and trusts. The firm manages public market securities on a discretionary basis and offers advisory support for private investments, focusing on equity-based portfolios complemented by fixed-income and alternative vehicles.

George Keener is a financial advisor at Salem Investment Counselors Inc with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 1 year of industry experience. He has been with Salem Investment Counselors since 2002. Salem Investment Counselors provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, retirement plans, charitable institutions, foundations, and trusts. The firm emphasizes equities as the foundation of most portfolios and incorporates both public and private investments, managing approximately $3.845 billion in assets as of December 31, 2024.

Joseph Mccaffrey is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of experience at Salem Investment Counselors Inc in Winston Salem, NC. He has been with Salem Investment Counselors since 2015. Salem Investment Counselors serves individuals, corporations, retirement and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, and trusts, providing portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm manages public market securities on a discretionary basis and offers advisory support for private investments, with an investment approach focused on equities and risk-managed fixed income complemented by various investment vehicles.

David Rea is a financial advisor at Salem Investment Counselors Inc with 37 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Salem Investment Counselors since 1982 and at Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC since 2000. Salem Investment Counselors provides investment management, financial planning, and asset-management services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, high-net-worth clients, foundations, and institutional accounts. The firm emphasizes equities as the foundation of its portfolios, focusing on long-term selection and a range of investment strategies across multiple asset classes.

Robert Beach is a financial advisor at Salem Investment Counselors Inc with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC since 2000 and Salem Investment Counselors, Inc since 1985. Salem Investment Counselors provides investment management, financial planning, and asset-management services to a range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth clients, foundations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes equities with a long-term selection strategy and manages marketable securities on a discretionary basis while also assisting with private investments non-discretionarily.

Jesse Goins is a financial advisor at Salem Investment Counselors Inc with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has been with Salem Investment Counselors since 2007. Salem Investment Counselors provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, retirement and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, and trusts. The firm manages approximately $3.845 billion in assets, focusing on equity-based portfolios complemented by fixed income and alternative investments, and employs a disciplined approach without market timing.

Kristopher Abernethy is a financial advisor at Salem Investment Counselors Inc with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Avid Wealth Management, Old North State Trust, and operated his own advisory practice. Salem Investment Counselors serves individuals, corporations, retirement and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, and trusts, providing portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm manages approximately $3.845 billion in assets, focusing on equities as portfolio foundations and supplementing with fixed income and complementary investment vehicles.

Kenneth Jones is a financial advisor with Salem Investment Counselors Inc in Winston-Salem, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked with Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC and Salem Investment Counselors since 2000. Salem Investment Counselors provides investment management, financial planning, and asset-management services to individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes equities as the foundation of portfolios with a long-term selection approach, and it manages a diverse range of assets including marketable securities and private investments.

William Watson is a financial advisor with Salem Investment Counselors Inc in Winston-Salem, NC, holding a Series 63 designation and over 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Salem Investment Counselors since 1982. Salem Investment Counselors offers investment management, financial planning, and asset-management services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, foundations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes equities as the foundation of its portfolios, focusing on long-term growth opportunities and maintaining a multi-advisor team with expertise in institutional investing, trust services, and endowment management.

Matthew Simmons is a CFA® charterholder with Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Salem Investment Counselors Inc, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to that, he was with Truist Advisory Services and BB&T Asset Management. Salem Investment Counselors serves individuals, corporations, retirement and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, and trusts, offering portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm manages public market securities on a discretionary basis and provides advisory support for private investments on a non-discretionary basis, with an investment approach focused on equities and risk-managed fixed income.

Jeffrey Howard is a financial advisor at Salem Investment Counselors Inc with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Salem Investment Counselors since 1996 and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC since 2000. Salem Investment Counselors provides investment management, financial planning, and asset-management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, foundations, corporations, retirement plans, charitable institutions, trusts, and estates. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes equities with a focus on long-term growth, complemented by fixed income and alternative investments, and operates with a structured oversight framework including annual surprise audits and a documented proxy-voting policy.