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Michael Cave is the sole advisor at CAVE, INC. in Augusta, GA, holding the ChFC® designation and a Series 65 license with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with CAVE, INC. since 1993. He is also a licensed insurance agent and counselor, dedicating part of his time to those roles. CAVE, INC. provides financial planning and investment advisory services primarily to individual clients, including retirement accounts. The firm employs a discretionary investment strategy focused on market timing with ETFs and individual stocks, emphasizing capital conservation and incorporating insurance expertise in evaluating life insurance and annuity contracts.

Sylvester Larkins is a financial advisor with Larkins & Associates Financial Services, LLC in Augusta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cetera and Cetera Financial Specialists LLC since 2002 and serves as treasurer for First Shiloh Baptist Church, managing its financial transactions and consulting on financial matters. Larkins & Associates Financial Services provides personalized financial planning and investment consultation to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers comprehensive planning, retirement and estate planning, tax preparation, and pension consulting, delivering advice on a primarily non-discretionary basis while combining advisory services with broker-dealer and insurance activities.

Carolyn Lumley is a CFP® professional with 30 years of experience in financial advising. She has worked at A to Z Asset Advisors, LLC since 2008 and previously at Private Client Services LLC from 2014 to 2017. A to Z Asset Advisors, LLC provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, small businesses, trusts, and estates. The firm manages approximately $15.75 million across about 71 client households and employs an income-focused investment strategy using preferred stocks, closed-end funds, and ETFs, combined with comprehensive financial planning services.

Ethan Andrews is the sole advisor at Andrews Investment Management in Augusta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked concurrently at Andrews Investment Management and Wackenhut Services Inc. since 2006. Outside of his advisory work, Andrews and his wife own and operate a local laundromat business. Andrews Investment Management provides discretionary, fee-based portfolio management primarily for individual clients, managing about $15 million across approximately 50 accounts. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and implements portfolios mainly through exchange-traded funds, while also utilizing a range of securities including mutual funds, OTC and foreign securities, corporate debt, certificates of deposit, U.S. government securities, and options.

William Coscioni is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as the CEO of Wealthcare in Aiken, SC. He has been with Wealthcare/Financial Planners, LLC since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, he provides tax planning and tax return preparation services through his company. Wealthcare offers tailored investment and planning services to individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients, focusing on discretionary asset management, financial planning, and income tax planning. The firm uses a combination of economic, fundamental, and technical analysis to construct customized portfolios primarily consisting of mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, and bonds.

David Gray is the principal of David Gray Consulting LLC, an independent advisory firm based in North Augusta, SC. He holds a Series 65 designation and has three years of experience in the financial industry. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at Matrix PMO and Williams Plant Services. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a Senior Project Controls Manager and Scheduler under contract with Longenecker and Associates, providing construction and plant maintenance services. David Gray Consulting LLC offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plans, pensions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a primarily long-term, customized investment approach using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, with services that include ERISA-focused plan oversight and a performance-based fee option.