First Financial Group

Deborah Mcmanama is a financial advisor at First Financial Group in Raleigh, NC, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. She has been with First Financial Group since 2011. First Financial Group serves individual investors, trusts, estates, and business entities, providing portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning services tailored to both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and cyclical analysis with customizable strategies, including discretionary management and the use of unaffiliated sub-advisors.

Tommy Lewis is a financial advisor at First Financial Group in Raleigh, NC, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining First Financial Group in 2022, he was affiliated with East Carolina University and Wakefield High School. First Financial Group serves individual investors, trusts, estates, and business entities, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning services. The firm employs a client-driven investment approach that includes fundamental and cyclical analysis, customized portfolio construction, and ongoing monitoring.

Tommy Lewis is a financial advisor at First Financial Group in Raleigh, NC, holding a ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 24 years of industry experience and has been with First Financial Group since 2012, operating in a self-employed capacity with the firm since 1994. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Board of Trustees at East Carolina University and works as a boat captain and merchandise/music seller for Island Hopper Charters, LLC. First Financial Group serves individual investors, trusts, estates, and business entities, providing portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning services. The firm employs a client-driven, tailored investment approach that includes fundamental and cyclical analysis, with strategies ranging from long- and short-term to option writing and margin transactions.

Kurt Underhill is a financial advisor with First Financial Group in Raleigh, NC, holding the Series 66 designation and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has been with First Financial Group since 2012 and has also been involved with Mood Food Records, a record label, since 1994. First Financial Group serves individual investors, trusts, estates, and business entities, offering portfolio management and financial planning tailored to both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a client-driven investment process that includes fundamental and cyclical analysis, customized portfolios, and may utilize non-core strategies such as option writing and margin transactions.