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Richard Wright is the principal of R.L. Wright & Associates, LLC in Savannah, GA, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses with 16 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Hubric Tax Retirement Planning Consultants, Inc. and Coastal Tax Centers, LLC, and manages insurance and tax preparation businesses alongside his advisory work. R.L. Wright & Associates provides fee-based financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals and employer-sponsored plans. The firm customizes investment strategies to client objectives, employs third-party managers, and offers ERISA 3(21) fiduciary services for retirement plans.

John McVeigh is the sole advisor at Upland Capital Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Savannah, GA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 24 years of industry experience, having been with Upland Capital since its founding in 1995. Upland Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and project-based investment consulting to a select group of individual and institutional clients, including pensions, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm follows a disciplined, absolute-return oriented process guided by a written Investment Policy Statement, with an emphasis on income and structured fixed-income analysis informed by extensive institutional experience.

William Chisholm Jr. is the sole advisor at Tidewater Wealth Advisors in Savannah, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 19 years of industry experience. He has led Tidewater Wealth Advisors since 2010 and has been associated with Tidewater Investors LLC since 2009. Tidewater Wealth Advisors is an independent investment adviser serving a select group of individual, trust, estate, and small-business clients with discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis and offers access to third-party model portfolios incorporating institutional funds and alternative holdings. Tidewater integrates traditional and complex investment strategies while maintaining a boutique, streamlined operational model and limited custody.

Marvin Jackson is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Abacus Wealth Factors, LLC and has been associated with Alpha Financial Management since 2013. Abacus Wealth Factors is a fee-only advisory firm serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs an investment approach based on Efficient Market and Modern Portfolio theories, emphasizing strategic asset allocation, global diversification, and primarily passive investment vehicles.

Brett Lewis is a Series 65-credentialed financial advisor based in Savannah, GA, with one year of experience at Constant CashFlow, LLC. Prior to advising, he has worked at Mohawk Industries since 2012. He is also licensed to sell insurance. Constant CashFlow, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning. The firm uses a mix of charting, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, focusing on equities, ETFs, fixed income, and non-U.S. securities.

Andrew Vandenberg is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee based in Savannah, GA, with one year of experience in the financial advisory industry. He founded VDB Wealth LLC in 2025 after prior roles at Submittable, WeHero, Kingfish Group, and Ocean Road Advisors. VDB Wealth LLC is a small, independent advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations with portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to create tailored portfolios and uses a range of investment strategies, including venture capital/private placements and uncovered options.