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Paul Lamont is the sole advisor at Lamont Trading Advisors, Inc., an independent firm based in Huntsville, Alabama. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 19 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm, he spent eight years with Eureka Cattle Company, Inc. Lamont Trading Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and private financial consultation to individuals, corporations, trusts, and pension plans. The firm offers preservation-oriented accounts focused on short-term U.S. Treasury bills and actively managed Bear Market Strategies accounts using complex instruments, employing charting, cyclical, fundamental, and technical analysis to guide investment decisions.

Bobby Junkin is the principal of Junkin & Company, Inc., an independent firm based in Toney, Alabama. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has 19 years of industry experience. Since founding Junkin & Company in 2013, he has focused on providing financial planning and investment advisory services. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Junkin is a licensed insurance agent and occasionally offers clients advice on insurance products. Junkin & Company serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm’s investment approach is based on the Efficient Market Hypothesis, Modern Portfolio Theory, and the Fama-French three-factor model, emphasizing global diversification and periodic rebalancing. Rather than managing portfolios directly, the firm typically recommends third-party money managers to implement long-term, passive strategies.

Stephen Mandracchia is a CFP® professional with four years of experience in financial advisory roles. He is currently the sole advisor at Tulip Financial Planning LLC, having previously worked at firms including Dew Wealth Management, Ironwood Investment Counsel, and Morgan Stanley. Tulip Financial Planning serves business owners, medical professionals, and high-net-worth families by offering discretionary investment management alongside tax preparation, tax advisory, and family-office services. The firm emphasizes passive, tax-efficient, long-term portfolios and provides integrated financial planning and tax services primarily through virtual delivery.

Taylor West is a financial advisor at Hibernia Wealth Partners, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked with firms including Edward Jones and LPL Financial. West is based in Harvest, Alabama. Hibernia Wealth Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $372.5 million in client assets, serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional investors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and sponsors a wrap-fee program, employing tailored investment strategies that incorporate fundamental, technical, and quantitative analyses as well as modern portfolio theory.

Nathan Hand is a financial advisor with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. based in Huntsville, Alabama. He holds a Series 65 designation and has seven years of industry experience. Nathan is also a partner and accountant at Anglin Reichmann Armstrong, P.C., a regional CPA firm, where he has worked since 2005. Additionally, he is the sole owner of Deep South Miners, LLC, a cryptocurrency mining business. Avantax Planning Partners provides investment advice and planning primarily to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses through collaborative referral arrangements with independent CPA firms and advisor representatives. The firm employs model-based style allocation strategies overseen by an Investment Advisory Committee and offers discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan services, and tax-intelligent overlays.

Michael Jones is a financial advisor at Verus Capital Partners, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at several firms including LifeCourse Capital, Inc. and Next Financial Group Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a notary public in Madison, Alabama. Verus Capital Partners is a fee-based investment management firm serving individuals, trusts, pension plans, and estates. The firm employs a combined fundamental and technical analysis approach with strategic asset allocation and offers customized portfolios aligned with clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.