John Warren is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. in Charleston, SC, where he has worked since 2011. He has 16 years of industry experience. Warren serves as a board member of the French Protestant Huguenot Church of Charleston, a nonprofit organization. He is part of the DDK Group within Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice, which provides tailored financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, families, institutions, and charitable organizations. The group offers a range of investment strategies and overlays, including traditional and non-traditional allocations, along with municipal advisory and public finance services.

Gray Coulton is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Charleston, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and possessing 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird since 2011. The DDK Group, where he works, is part of Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice and serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The team offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing a range of in-house and third-party strategies across traditional and non-traditional asset classes.

Joseph Mcauley Jr. is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Charleston, SC, with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2014. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises a broad range of clients including individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group provides customized investment advice and portfolio management services utilizing both in-house and third-party managers, offering a variety of strategies from traditional allocations to more complex approaches.

Matthew Stanhope is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co., holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at E*TRADE Capital Management, E*TRADE Securities, and Charles Schwab. He is part of The DDK Group within Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individual, corporate, pension, and charitable clients. Baird offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and custody, employing various SMA strategies, tax management, and model-traded approaches supported by internal research and tools.

Jason Stubbings is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as vice president of the Charleston Referral Exchange, a business networking group, and chairs the Investment Committee for the Carolinas District of Kiwanis International. He is part of the DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises a diverse client base including individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group offers tailored consulting and portfolio services, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers across a range of investment strategies and accounts.

Park Dougherty is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Dougherty owns the Celius Dougherty Music Archive and serves as treasurer for both The Society for the Preservation of Spirituals and the Dartmouth Club of the Lowcountry. He is part of The DDK Group within Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations through customized financial planning and portfolio management strategies that include both traditional and non-traditional investments.

Clark Samisch is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Morgan Stanley, CUSO Financial Services, LP, and SCFCU. Samisch is based in Charleston, SC. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group offers customized financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing a range of investment strategies and overlays to align with client goals and risk tolerances.

Richard Rossi is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Charleston, SC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 designations and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert Baird & Co. since 2013. Richard is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department that serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and separately managed account programs, supported by internal research, advanced tools, and a mix of manager-traded and model-traded strategies.

Nicholas Verano IV is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Charleston, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird since 2010. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group offers tailored consulting and portfolio services, including discretionary management and separately managed accounts, utilizing a range of traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

Thomas Smythe is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He currently works at Robert W. Baird & Co., joining the firm in 2025 after 12 years at Mass Mutual Investors Services and Massachusetts Life Insurance Co. Smythe serves as treasurer for a nonprofit organization. He is part of the DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management services using a mix of in-house and third-party managers, including traditional and alternative investment strategies.

Jamie Nix is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Charleston, SC, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2010. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that provides financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services to individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group offers tailored investment strategies using a combination of in-house and third-party managers, with services ranging from discretionary management to complex allocations including private funds and real assets.

Charles Knowlton Jr. is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Charleston, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 44 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2010. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group offers customized consulting and portfolio services, employing a range of investment strategies including traditional and non-traditional allocations, and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.