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Todd Henning is a financial advisor at The Bridge Financial Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to his advisory role, he worked at BlueCross BlueShield for six years. The Bridge Financial Advisors provides investment advice and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes diversification and fundamental analysis, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts with a focus on mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and options.

Scott Spang is a financial advisor at &Partners with 32 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of the Plantation Pointe Homeowners Association in Ridgeway, SC. &Partners serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors such as retirement plans, charitable organizations, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers both investment advisory and brokerage services, utilizing proprietary and third-party portfolio management strategies supported by fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis.

Daylon Laws is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Blythewood, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, Laws serves as the treasurer for the Blythewood High School Education Foundation, managing scholarship funds and financial records on a volunteer basis. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm operates a large network of advisors and offers a range of investment programs, including legacy market-timing and momentum-based strategies uncommon among similarly sized firms.

Adam Russell is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked at GWN Securities since 2019 and previously at The MIL Corporation. In addition to his financial advising career, he serves as a Cyber Operations Officer in the United States Air Force Reserve. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm manages approximately $3.65 billion across more than 37,000 accounts and offers a range of managed-account programs, including SMA, UMA, and fund-strategist options, with a legacy of market-timing and momentum-based strategies.

Shada Jasper is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with a Series 66 designation and one year of experience in the industry. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group, she worked at Operation HOPE for six years and held positions at BB&T (now Truist) and TD Bank. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering integrated services through Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and savings rates in its planning approach and serves a large participant base with a higher client-to-advisor ratio than many peers.

Stephen Cooper is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and nine years of industry experience. He previously worked for Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank over a ten-year span. Outside of finance, he serves as President of the Mallard Creek Crossing Homeowners Association in Charlotte, NC. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to selected retail clients. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and managed account solutions within plan lineups chosen by sponsors.