Christopher Fauchier Nobles

Raymond Eustace is a financial advisor at Eustace Advisors in Cary, NC, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. Prior to founding Eustace Advisors, he worked at ClearComm Technical Sales from 2003 to 2020 and operated Nadaje Holdings LLC from 2013 to 2022. Eustace Advisors is an independent, fee-only firm that provides advice-only financial planning and investment analysis to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory with a focus on long-term, passive investment strategies, and it offers services including financial plan development, project-based planning, ongoing planning, educational seminars, and optional tax return preparation.

Naveen Reddy Gollapally is the sole advisor at gnrfunds LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Morrisville, NC. He holds a Series 65 credential and has four years of industry experience, including over a decade at Epsilon Data Management LLC prior to founding gnrfunds in 2021. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as treasurer for several day care centers planned to open in 2026 and 2027, and he is president of a UPS store, as well as a database administrator for a technology consulting firm. gnrfunds LLC serves individual investors, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses with discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan advice. The firm focuses on concentrated equity portfolios through fundamental analysis and employs various strategies including long/short positions and derivatives, offering performance-based fee arrangements to qualified clients.

James Minor is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 19 years of experience in financial advising. He is the principal of Red Oak Capital Advisors and has worked at Ball & Minor CPA PA since 1998. Minor also serves as president of Salmon Planning Haven PLLC, a tax and accounting firm. Red Oak Capital Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $10.2 million using fundamental analysis to create client-specific investment policies, offering non-discretionary portfolio management primarily composed of equities, bonds, ETFs, closed-end funds, and mutual funds. The firm is notable for its affiliation with an accounting practice and its combination of fee-only advisory services with a predominantly non-discretionary management approach.

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 advisor at Lewis and Associates Capital Advisors, LLC in Holly Springs, NC, with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Formulafolio Investments, LLC and Brookstone Capital Management, LLC. Lewis is also the owner of Financial Greenhouse, LLC, where he oversees insurance-based product recommendations. Lewis and Associates Capital Advisors provides asset management and financial advice to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, corporate pension plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm develops customized portfolios using a combination of modern portfolio theory and fundamental, technical, and cyclical analyses, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management along with pension consulting and insurance product advice.