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Jonathan Everett is the sole advisor at First Rank Financial in Santee, South Carolina. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of experience in financial advising, alongside over two decades of active duty service in the United States Navy. First Rank Financial serves individual households and small businesses with financial planning and portfolio management, offering a mix of fixed-fee planning and assets-under-management investment services. The firm tailors advice based on client goals, risk tolerance, and tax considerations, emphasizing long-term investment strategies and integrated planning.

Joseph Toepke is a financial advisor with GreenLeaf Financial Network, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and nine years of industry experience. His background includes work with Waddell & Reed Inc and various insurance carriers. Outside of his financial career, he serves on the Board of Education for Columbia Public Schools and is active with American Legion Post 202. GreenLeaf Financial Network provides investment advisory, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, retirement accounts, and certain corporate clients. The firm uses multiple methods of analysis and a range of strategies tailored to client goals, operating through a decentralized network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives.

Christopher Lamb is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked for First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. for 16 years. Lamb serves as a non-public arbitrator for FINRA, hearing and ruling on industry dispute cases. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and employs both advisor-driven and proprietary rule-based model allocations, utilizing third-party sub-advisers and a due-diligence process.

Nancy Branham is a financial advisor with Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC in Orangeburg, SC, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. She previously worked for First Citizens Asset Management and First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. for 10 years. Outside of her advisory role, she operates a limited flower arranging business servicing friends and family. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and utilizes both advisor-driven and proprietary rule-based model allocations, alongside third-party sub-advisers, while regularly monitoring client accounts.

Robert Smith is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Farther since 2025 and previously spent five years with Waypoint Strategic Advisors. Before entering the financial sector, he was involved with Kansas-Smith Farms for seven years. Farther provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through a web and mobile platform as well as in-person meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach using proprietary model portfolios, algorithmic rebalancing, and a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income, supplemented by AI tools under internal review.

Natalie Harrelson is a financial advisor with Edward Jones, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of experience at the firm. She is based in Orangeburg, SC. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a variety of investment strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee programs, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.