Hi, I’m Ethan, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and co-founder of Bridgewater Advisory Group LLC. My passion is helping people align their financial decisions with their personal goals and dreams. At Bridgewater, we focus on empowering you to find the joy possible in every moment by creating financial plans that provide the clarity and confidence to live the life you’ve earned. Our approach is rooted in collaboration. We take the time to understand what matters most to you—your hopes, dreams, and goals—and work alongside you to develop a financial strategy that reflects the life you envision. By helping you step back from the busyness of life, we guide you to think intentionally about your priorities and move forward with a plan that brings meaning, joy, and peace of mind. We specialize in retirement distribution planning, tax planning, and healthy aging support. Our goal is to help you maximize the potential of your assets so you can fully embrace a life that sparks joy. At the same time, we work to help you avoid costly tax mistakes and develop a healthy aging plan that ensures you get the most out of your retirement—both financially and personally.

Terrence Bridgewater is a financial advisor at Bridgewater Advisory Group LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has a background that includes two decades at Cetera and ownership of a CPA firm providing business consulting, accounting, and tax services. He serves on the board of directors for Peoples Community Bancorporation. Bridgewater Advisory Group LLC offers wealth management and investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental analysis approach, using diversified mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and bonds, with discretionary portfolio management and ongoing monitoring within client-directed guidelines.

Anthony Roylance is a financial advisor at Pinkerton Wealth Partners with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including Capital Management Services, Inc and William E Sherman and Associates. Roylance is also involved as a director of research for Sherman Portfolios, an investment advisory business. Pinkerton Wealth Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, corporations, and institutional investors with investment advisory services, financial planning, and pension/ERISA consulting. The firm employs a disciplined, formula-driven investment approach combining quantitative, technical, and fundamental analysis across active, passive, and tactical strategies.

Roy Combs is a financial advisor at MissionSquare Retirement with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at ICMA Retirement Corporation since 2004. Additionally, he has been affiliated with Meremac Community College since 2000. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, their employees, and certain nonprofit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans. The firm provides plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and Guided Pathways Advisory Services, using investment advice and model portfolios developed by Morningstar Investment Management.

Zachariah Curry is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Principal Life Insurance Company, Principal Securities Inc, and OneAmerica Securities. In addition to his advisory work at Kestra, he owns Christian Financial Services, an insurance practice. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base that includes plan sponsors, institutional investors, and individuals. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving some large institutional clients, including sovereign wealth funds.

Lorraine Mckee is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2022. Her prior roles include positions at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., and Cetera Advisor Networks LLC. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and supplemental approaches such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.