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Francis Rivell is a financial advisor at FPR Investments LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience as a property and financial consultant. FPR Investments LLC provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and qualified retirement plans. The firm combines retail wealth management with institutional ERISA and pension consulting, tailoring investment programs to clients' goals, time horizons, and risk tolerances.

Denis Knapschaefer is a CFP® and ChFC® with 28 years of experience in financial services. He has worked at Novus Advisors since 2022 and previously spent a decade at First Financial Wealth Management and over 25 years at First Financial Bank. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a duplex apartment unit in North Myrtle Beach as a personal investment. Novus Advisors manages approximately $203 million for around 366 clients, offering portfolio management and financial planning services for individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm uses fundamental analysis to construct portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, and provides ERISA-focused fiduciary consulting and investment management.

Herman Dodson Jr. is a financial advisor with Macro Advisors, Inc. in Little River, SC, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 credentials and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Macro Advisors since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he is president and owner of Hazleton Insurance Alliance, an insurance agency. Macro Advisors, Inc. serves individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities with portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm uses proprietary model portfolios and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor investments to client risk profiles.

Patrick Tuite is a financial advisor at Compass Financial Advisory Services, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Glasgow & Associates, LLC, United Brokerage Services Inc, and the Prudential Insurance Company of America. Outside of his advisory role, he is the managing member of MAMB, LLC, a holding company involved in compensation and expense management. Compass Financial Advisory Services primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, particularly current and former employees of Publix Super Markets, Inc. The firm offers ongoing financial planning and fee-based portfolio management focused on retirement, operating its own open-architecture wrap fee program and emphasizing asset allocation strategies that separate income and growth components.

Trent Richardson is a financial advisor with Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Symphony One Capital Management, Equitable Advisors, and Comprehensive Financial Consultants. He serves as a Platoon Leader in the North Carolina National Guard. Buck Wealth Strategies is a multi-advisor team managing approximately $565 million in discretionary assets for individuals, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a top-down investment approach focused on macro-environmental tactical asset allocation and constructs portfolios tailored to client risk profiles using a variety of equity, fixed income, and fund vehicles.

Evan Cutler is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at John Ingraham, LLC and Midland National Annuity. Outside of his advisory role, he is the founder of the Cutler Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on Parkinson’s disease awareness through pushup events. Buck Wealth Strategies serves individuals, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs a top-down investment approach with tactical asset allocation and sector rotation, managing approximately $565 million in discretionary assets across a multi-advisor team.