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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 Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing for seven years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of the Plantation Pointe Homeowners Association. &Partners serves a diverse range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting through discretionary and non-discretionary approaches using a combination of proprietary and third-party strategies.

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 industry experience. Prior to joining Empower, Shada worked at Operation HOPE for six years and held positions at BB&T (now Truist) from 2016 to 2020. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering integrated solutions through Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm focuses on long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and savings rates, serving a large participant base with a higher client-to-advisor workload than many peers.

Stephen Cooper is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Lugoff, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. He previously worked for Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank NA for ten years. Outside of his advisory role, Cooper serves as president of the Mallard Creek Crossing Homeowners Association in Charlotte, NC. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and selected retail brokerage clients. The firm delivers integrated services through Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.