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Daniel Heidel is the founder and lead financial planner at Integritas Wealth Strategies, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation, CFP® designation, CKA® designation, is an Enrolled Agent, and has worked previously at Ameriprise and Thrivent Investment Management Inc. Integritas Wealth Strategies provides discretionary portfolio management, tax preparation + planning, and a range of financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and trusts. The firm seeks to be the best in the region and is constantly evolving to meet client needs in house. Daniel Heidel has recently expanded the firm to include opportunities for clients to have estate documents written through Trust&Will and with lending solutions through Flourish lending.

M Wertz is a CFP® and holds a Series 63 license with 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked for Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc. for 27 years before joining YourValues Wealth Counsel, LLC in 2026. YourValues Wealth Counsel, LLC offers financial planning and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses, focusing on written financial plans and ad-hoc consultations. The firm operates as a fiduciary and emphasizes planning over asset management, relying on fundamental analysis and third-party research to inform its recommendations.

Matthew Morizio is a financial advisor at Reconstructing Wealth with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Beck Bode LLC and Kforce Inc. before founding Reconstructing Wealth in 2024. Reconstructing Wealth provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, often constructing portfolios with individual equities and retaining legacy positions when appropriate. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis, pursuing a long-term strategy while allowing shorter-term trades for rebalancing, tax management, or cash needs.

Ryan Bass is a CFP® and ChFC® with 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the principal advisor at Calidris Financial, LLC, an independent firm he joined in 2025 after prior roles at MML Investors Services, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and Northwestern Mutual. Bass currently receives insurance commission trails from previous product sales but does not hold an active insurance license or sell insurance products. Calidris Financial specializes in discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, business entities, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm emphasizes pension consulting and ERISA fiduciary services, tailoring investment programs using fundamental and technical analysis combined with various active and passive strategies.

Justin Luther is a CFA charterholder and financial advisor at Luther Wealth Management in North Charleston, SC, with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Luther Wealth Management since 2018 and concurrently holds a role in sales and business development at Kinder Morgan Inc. as a Commercial Manager. Luther Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individual investors, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach focused on low-fee index funds and ETFs, emphasizing diversification, low turnover, and periodic rebalancing.

John Beauston is the sole advisor at MKB Consulting LLC in North Charleston, SC, holding a Series 65 credential with 22 years of industry experience. He has served as the full-time managing partner of Moore Beauston & Woodham LLP, a certified public accounting firm, since 1992. MKB Consulting provides referral-based investment management services by recommending unaffiliated third-party money managers to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and businesses. The firm focuses on manager selection and oversight without directly managing or custoding client assets.