Sarah Eldridge Hargis

Jack Worrell is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Carolina Planning Group LLC in Beaufort, SC. He has worked with Woodbury Financial Services Inc. since 2006 and is also involved in property and casualty insurance sales through Kinghorn Insurance Agency. Carolina Planning Group provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and entities such as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a strategic asset allocation, core-and-satellite approach focused on passive, multi-factor investments and global diversification, primarily recommending Dimensional Fund Advisors mutual funds for core exposure.

Robert Green is the principal advisor at BG Financial Advisors, LLC in Beaufort, SC, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has been operating his advisory business since 1988. Green is also a licensed attorney, though he is not currently practicing law, and he spends a small portion of his time involved in insurance sales. BG Financial Advisors serves individual clients by providing financial planning and investment management focused on retirement strategies. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management using asset-allocation model portfolios through SEI Private Trust, supplemented with customized allocations, and coordinates planning with clients’ tax and legal advisors.

Kent Thune is a financial advisor at Atlantic Capital Investments, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Atlantic Capital Investments since 2006 and has been affiliated with American Pensions, Inc. since 2000. Atlantic Capital Investments is a fee-only registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate clients and pension plans. The firm operates primarily on a non-discretionary basis and emphasizes the use of no-load and load-waived mutual funds and ETFs, guided by a written investment policy statement and quarterly portfolio reviews.

Margaret Bowen is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving at Fee-Only Financial Planning, L.C. in Okatie, SC. She has been with the firm since 2016, working as part of a three-advisor team. Fee-Only Financial Planning, L.C. provides fee-only financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, and estates, serving both high-net-worth and non‑high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes diversified asset allocation, cost-conscious investment selection, and long-term holdings, managing approximately $404 million for about 141 clients.

Andrew Hudick is a CFP® professional with 38 years of experience in financial planning. He has been with Fee-Only Financial Planning, L.C. since 1981. Fee-Only Financial Planning, L.C. provides fee-only financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, and estates, including high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes diversified asset allocation, low-cost index funds and ETFs, and longer-term holdings, managing approximately $364 million in discretionary assets for about 142 clients.

Marc Johnston is a CFP® and ChFC® with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently with The Bedminster Group in Bluffton, SC, and has previously worked at RE Advisers Corporation and RE Investment Corporation. The Bedminster Group provides discretionary portfolio management and financial consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers tailored investment advice using a broad range of analytical methods and serves in ERISA fiduciary roles, including as a Section 3(38) investment manager for trustee-directed retirement plans.