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John Holden is the sole advisor at Advanced Financial Strategists Inc, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Advanced Financial Strategists since 1991. Advanced Financial Strategists provides investment management services to individuals, closely held corporations, trusts, estates, and other business entities. The firm manages approximately $60.6 million in assets, focusing on a relatively small client base with personalized portfolio construction using Modern Portfolio Theory, tax-aware strategies, and quantitative screening methods.

Bruce Eshbaugh is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Sentinel Advisory Corp in Hyannis, MA. He has been with Sentinel Advisory Corporation since 2003. Sentinel Advisory Corp provides discretionary and nondiscretionary investment supervisory services for individuals, trusts, and estates, and acts as an investment fiduciary and retirement plan consultant for plan sponsors. The firm’s investment process emphasizes fundamental, firm-specific analysis to estimate intrinsic value, complemented by technical analysis, and offers institutional retirement-plan services including ERISA fiduciary roles and model allocation portfolio creation.

John Byrne is a financial advisor with The Commonwealth Group LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He previously led Byrne Wealth Management, LLC for 14 years and has held roles at Pruco Securities, LLC and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Outside of his advisory work, he is employed as a retail associate at Home Depot in Fernandina Beach, Florida. The Commonwealth Group LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plans, foundations, and endowments. The firm manages $8.6 million in assets for 21 clients and focuses on portfolio management tailored to each client, using fundamental analysis and a preference for longer-term investments.

Thomas Burdg is a financial advisor with TBCPA, Inc. in Fernandina Beach, FL, holding Series 63 and 66 licenses and possessing 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. since 2024 and has been with TBCPA, Inc. since 1991. Outside of investment advisory, he is a certified public accountant providing accounting services through TBCPA, Inc. TBCPA, Inc. offers fee-based portfolio management and financial services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm integrates accounting and tax services with investment management and employs various analytical methods and trading approaches tailored to client objectives.

James Thompson is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Bulwark Capital Corporation since 2005, currently serving as one of two advisors at the firm. Bulwark Capital Corporation provides discretionary portfolio management, financial plan modeling, and advisory consulting to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of bottom-up fundamental analysis and top-down macroeconomic assessment, alongside technical analysis and both long- and short-term strategies, tailoring portfolios to client objectives and offering personalized service to a relatively small client base.

Robert Hall is a financial advisor at Hall Capital Management Company, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Hall Capital since 1997. Hall Capital serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, corporations, and trustees. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental analysis with model portfolios focused on long-term capital appreciation and dividend income, complemented by active fixed-income management, and integrates accounting and tax expertise within its advisory services.