Matthew David Pardieck

Anthony Kinzie is a CFP®, CEPA, CPWA®, professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as the President of Blue Bear Private Wealth. His career includes roles at Cetera Advisors LLC, Principal Securities, and Nucor Steel Berkeley. Outside of advisory services, he is co-owner and president of ICAP, LLC, a property and casualty business. Blue Bear Private Wealth is an SEC-registered investment adviser providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, family offices, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes long-term, diversified portfolios using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with the ability to incorporate individual securities and options to meet client objectives.

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.

Derrick Demay is the sole advisor at Kaizen Wealth Management, LLC in Charleston, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 25 years of industry experience. He has led Kaizen Wealth Management since 2004. The firm provides financial planning and portfolio management for individuals, families, trusts, and retirement accounts, managing approximately $58.5 million in client assets for a small client base. Kaizen Wealth Management employs an evidence-based investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and behavioral finance, focusing on diversified portfolios tailored to client risk tolerance and time horizon.

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.

Joseph Baker is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Baker Asset Management, LLC, an independent firm he has led since 2017. His prior experience includes roles at Visionquest Wealth Management, Wealth Management, LLC, and Alcus Financial Group, LLC. Baker Asset Management, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plan sponsors, offering modular financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and customized pension consulting. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with a long-term trading orientation and maintains a significant focus on pension plan consulting, managing approximately $44.8 million in client assets.