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Ryan Hammond is a financial advisor at Hammond Wealth Partners with one year of industry experience. He has held positions at Amplified Planning, The Vanguard Group, and Wells Fargo. Hammond Wealth Partners is a fee-only fiduciary firm providing discretionary investment management and financial planning mainly to individuals, families, and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers customized portfolios combining strategic asset allocation, tax-efficient management, and active tactical approaches based on multiple analysis methods, with clients able to impose reasonable investment restrictions.

Terrell Stauffer is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is the principal of Stauffer Financial, LLC in Rock Hill, SC, and has prior experience at firms including Wealth Enhancement Group and LPL Financial. Outside of advising, he is a part owner of Seamless Paint and Epoxy, a business unrelated to investments. Stauffer Financial, LLC is an independent advisory firm providing discretionary asset management to individuals, high net worth clients, and corporate entities. The firm employs fundamental analysis and long-term strategies tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance, with ongoing monitoring and periodic rebalancing.

Nathalie Cote is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Harvest Financial Planning, LLC, based in Fort Mill, SC. She has six years of industry experience and has been with Harvest Financial Planning since 2018. In addition to her advisory role, she is a professor of psychology at Belmont Abbey College, where she has taught since 1998. Harvest Financial Planning provides financial planning, personal finance coaching, portfolio reviews, and discretionary investment management services primarily to individuals, couples, and families. The firm emphasizes diversification, long-term holding, and cost minimization, with a notable focus on financial education and serving clients through various fee structures, including hourly and subscription arrangements.

John Mitchell is the sole advisor at JM Tax & Financial LLC in Tega Cay, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 21 years of industry experience. He previously worked at H.D. Vest Investment Services and had a 30-year career at American Airlines. In addition to financial advising, Mitchell owns and operates a tax preparation and bookkeeping business serving individuals and small businesses. JM Tax & Financial LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, integrating discretionary and non-discretionary approaches. The firm combines investment advisory with tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services, emphasizing active management with technical analysis and consideration of clients’ tax situations.

Carlton Phillips is the sole advisor at Asset Investment Solutions, LLC in Fort Mill, SC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 27 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his current firm in 2018, he worked with Motiv8 Investments LLC and Asset Management Consultants Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he operates as an independent insurance agent and hosts free educational seminars. Asset Investment Solutions, LLC provides written financial planning and refers clients to third-party investment advisers for portfolio management. The firm focuses on asset-allocation models across various asset classes and monitors recommended managers without directly handling trades or custody of client assets.

Steven Mullooly is a CFP® with 33 years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at Mullooly Wealth Planning LLC, an independent firm he has been with since 2022. Prior to this, he held roles at Osaic Wealth, Inc., ALPS Distributors, Inc., and Cullen Capital Management. He also works as a compliance consultant through Compliance Risk Concepts. Mullooly Wealth Planning provides portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes institutional and retirement-plan services and offers educational programs alongside its investment and planning services.