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Francis Rivell is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at FPR Investments LLC with two years of industry experience. Prior to founding FPR Investments, he was involved with NMBNB LLC and had roles related to property and financial consulting. He is also a part owner of Hillside Apartments in North Myrtle Beach, SC. FPR Investments LLC provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA retirement-plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm customizes portfolios using fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis and serves clients with both ongoing portfolio management and periodic financial planning engagements.

Patrick Tuite is a financial advisor at Ramsey Smith Investment Solutions with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with several firms including Masonboro Advisors and BB&T Securities. He is also the managing member of MAMB, LLC. Ramsey Smith Advisors LLC provides asset management and financial planning services to individuals, small businesses, high-net-worth individuals, and charities. The firm employs a discretionary asset-management approach using methods such as fundamental and technical analysis, modern portfolio theory, and Monte Carlo analysis, alongside offering hourly financial planning and educational seminars.

Denis Knapschaefer is a CFP® and ChFC® with 29 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Novus Advisors, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to that, he spent a combined 26 years with First Financial Bank and First Financial Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and manages a duplex apartment unit in North Myrtle Beach. Novus Advisors serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management alongside financial and retirement planning, using fundamental analysis and active management to implement tailored asset allocation strategies.

Herman Dodson Jr. is a financial advisor with Macro Advisors, Inc. in Little River, SC, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 credentials and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Macro Advisors since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he is president and owner of Hazleton Insurance Alliance, an insurance agency. Macro Advisors, Inc. serves individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities with portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm uses proprietary model portfolios and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor investments to client risk profiles.

Robert Jacobs is a financial advisor at Encompass More Asset Management LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience with Airborne Financial Solutions and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Jacobs also works as an independent agent for Advisor Management Group, providing retirement planning advice. Encompass More Asset Management LLC offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-platform model services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs model-based strategies combining proprietary and third-party sub-advisers and manages approximately $985 million across about 4,000 client accounts.

John Mashburn Jr. is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Simplicity Wealth with one year of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Maranatha Financial LLC, Realty ONE Group, and Mashburn Enterprises LLC. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional investors, and other financial firms. The firm utilizes a fund-of-funds approach with ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, providing portfolio management, retirement plan services, and a managed account platform with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing.