Forest William Addison Dutton

Advisor at Brightworks Financial Planning LLC — Lexington, SC

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Credentials

CFP®

Experience

3 years

Location

Lexington, SC 29072

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Brightworks Financial Planning LLC

Independent

Total advisors

1

Clients per advisor

136 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$620,104 Typical

HNW client ratio

15% Typical

About

Hi, I'm Forest Dutton and I'm the owner of Brightworks Financial Planning. I entered financial services after many years in healthcare and my goal is to ensure each client that goes through financial planning experiences care, competence, and creativity. I am committed to the highest levels of ongoing education in the field of financial planning and seek to provide a comprehensive lens to all financial planning engagements and not just an investment focus. I have a strong emphasis on tax planning with all clients as I believe this can add significant value over a long period of time when engaging with a financial advisor. I prefer long term relationships over one-time engagements in my business. I have been blessed with a wonderful wife and 4 children that keep me busy outside the office. I enjoy collobaration with other professionals as part of the financial plannning process. I thoroughly enjoy financial planning and the best part is the people who I get to partner with in achieving their goals.

Client services

Based on Brightworks Financial Planning LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops
Co-advisory services with orion portfolio solutions, brinker capital investments and altruist model marketplace

Expertise

General retirement planning

Occupation focus

Based on Brightworks Financial Planning LLC

Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired Self-Employed

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Fee options

AUM

1.0% or less

Flat

$4,000-$10,000 (on average, varies by complexity)

Hourly

$250-350 per hour

Location

Lexington, SC

203 West Main Street Suite C 1

Lexington SC 29072

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

South Carolina · Texas

Work history

3 years of industry experience

Brightworks Financial Planning

2025 - Present • 1 year

Columbia, SC

Brightworks Financial Planning LLC

2023 - Present • 3 years

Columbia, SC

Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC

2023 - 2023 • 1 year

Columbia, SC

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company

2023 - 2023 • 1 year

Milwaukee, WI

Prisma Health

2022 - Present • 4 years

Columbia, SC

Augusta University

2022 - 2022 • 1 year

Augusta, GA

Prisma Health

2018 - 2022 • 4 years

Columbia, SC

Kindred at Home

2018 - 2018 • 1 year

Columbia, SC

United States Public Health Service

2012 - 2018 • 6 years

Fort Worth, TX

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Business activities & affiliations

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Roger H

Series 63, Series 65

Columbia, SC

Hall Asset Management Group, Inc.

Roger Hall is the principal of Hall Asset Management Group, Inc. in Columbia, SC, with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with firms including Motiv8 Investments LLC and Retirement Planning Solutions. In addition to his advisory practice, Hall is involved in insurance services and offers Medicare and elder care planning. Hall Asset Management Group provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm primarily acts as a referral adviser for third-party money managers and focuses on consultation-driven advice, delivering written analyses and conducting periodic client reviews.

General retirement planning Income planning General tax planning Retirement withdrawal strategies
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David K

Series 65

Columbia, SC

Spectrum Wealth Advisors, LLC

David Kaucher is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Spectrum Wealth Advisors, LLC in Columbia, SC, where he has worked for 10 years. He has nine years of industry experience. Spectrum Wealth Advisors offers discretionary portfolio management and retirement-plan advisory services primarily to dental practitioners and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on diversified passive investment vehicles and customized consulting on retirement plan design and participant education.

Passive / index investing Tax-loss harvesting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Dentist
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Donald R

Series 65

Columbia, SC

REX Management LLC

Donald Rex is the sole advisor at REX Management LLC in Columbia, SC, holding a Series 65 credential and 15 years of industry experience. He has managed REX Management LLC since 1996. Outside of his advisory work, he is a 50% owner of Silver Ridge II LLC, a real estate development business, and serves as a director of Independence National Bank since 2007. REX Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on equities, bonds, and cash equivalents. The firm employs fundamental analysis and maintains a long-term investment approach, managing a limited number of accounts with approximately $12 million in assets under management.

Wealth management Income planning
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Matthew S

Series 65

Columbia, SC

South Carolina Wealth Management Group, LLC

Matthew Smith is the principal of South Carolina Wealth Management Group, LLC and holds a Series 65 designation with 12 years of industry experience. He has served as Senior Trader and Analyst for the State of South Carolina Treasurer’s Office since 2015, managing fixed-income portfolios. Outside of his advisory and state roles, he is president of theinvestar.com, LLC, a company related to finance and investing articles. South Carolina Wealth Management Group, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and consulting services primarily to individual clients. The firm constructs portfolios using individual stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and may employ options and margin strategies within client accounts on a discretionary basis.

Options & derivatives strategies

Matt M

CFP®

Columbia, SC

Multipath Wealth Management

I’ve seen the medical journey up close. My wife and I navigated med school, residency, and fellowship together. We dealt with the student loans, the long hours, and had three kids during her training. I understand the financial and personal sacrifices required to build a career in medicine because I’ve lived them with her. In 2015, our youngest son was diagnosed in-utero with a serious heart defect. He needed to be delivered in a major medical center and underwent multiple open-heart surgeries in his first year of life. We were prepared emotionally, but not financially. Our insurance initially denied coverage. Despite solid household income, we were suddenly facing what would ultimately amount to $2 million in medical bills, all while starting new jobs and buying a home. We got through it. Our son is healthy today, and we eventually resolved the insurance nightmare. But the experience left a mark. This experience is what nudged me to start a financial planning firm... one focused on helping medical professionals navigate complexity, manage risk, and build the life they really want. At Multipath Wealth Management, I help medical professionals organize their finances, reduce stress, and make confident decisions at every stage... from residency through retirement. My role is to help you live a great life today, while still planning for the future. This business is my way of paying it forward. Let's work together!

College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Cash flow / budgeting Retirement income strategy Debt management General estate planning guidance Doctor or Medical Professional Engineering Professional Women Professionals
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Charles C

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

Lexington, SC

CMC Wealth Management, LLC

Charles Crouch is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at CMC Wealth Management, LLC in Lexington, SC. He previously worked at Doyle Wealth Management, Inc. and Great West Life and Annuity. CMC Wealth Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm operates primarily on a non-discretionary basis, emphasizing client control over trade decisions and employing a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment process.

Options & derivatives strategies Real estate investing
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