David Hone is a CFA® charterholder with 26 years of industry experience. He has been the principal advisor at LCV Advisors LLC since 2016. LCV Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework, blending active and passive mutual funds and ETFs to achieve client asset-allocation targets.

Shannon Baker is the sole advisor at Baker Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials with five years of industry experience. In addition to investment advisory services, Baker has managed insurance sales and service activities through Insurance Gurus, LLC and Shannon Baker & Associates, LLC since 2004. Baker Wealth Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and educational seminars to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm utilizes SEI-managed account programs and custom investment strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerance, combining investment advisory with a notable affiliated insurance business that includes direct annuity management.

Justin Luther is a CFA charterholder and financial advisor at Luther Wealth Management in North Charleston, SC, with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Luther Wealth Management since 2018 and concurrently holds a role in sales and business development at Kinder Morgan Inc. as a Commercial Manager. Luther Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individual investors, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach focused on low-fee index funds and ETFs, emphasizing diversification, low turnover, and periodic rebalancing.

Patrick Sheppard is a financial advisor at Atlantic Retirement & Wealth Advisors LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Atlantic Retirement & Wealth Advisors since 2015. Atlantic Retirement & Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans across multiple states. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, employing a long-term, fundamental-analysis approach tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

John Beauston is the managing partner of Moore Beauston & Woodham LLP, a certified public accounting firm, where he has worked since 1992. He is a Series 65 credentialed financial advisor with 23 years of experience. John is principal at MKB Consulting LLC, an independent advisory firm based in North Charleston, SC. MKB Consulting provides referral-based investment management services, assisting individuals, trusts, and businesses by recommending third-party money managers. The firm focuses on manager selection and ongoing oversight rather than direct portfolio management.

Weishen Wang is a CFA charterholder and founder of WW Consulting, with one year of experience in the investment industry. He has been affiliated with the College of Charleston since 2011. Wang also founded Win-Win Bridge International, LLC, a consulting firm focused on taxation compliance, insurance, and investment services. WW Consulting provides non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes detailed client fact-finding and macroeconomic analysis to develop asset-allocation recommendations primarily using pooled vehicles and Treasury instruments, integrating tax and insurance guidance into its investment advice.

Michael Laubinger is the sole advisor at Stono River Wealth Management LLC in Johns Island, SC, holding a Series 66 designation with 23 years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Palmetto Advisory, Victoria Capital Management, and Charles Schwab. Stono River Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary asset management and standalone financial planning services to individuals, trusts, non-profits, small businesses, and estates. The firm employs a diversified investment approach utilizing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, managing accounts on a discretionary basis tailored to each client's objectives and risk tolerance.

William Riggs IV is a financial advisor with Strategic Wealth Partners LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at The Vanguard Group and Foundations Investment Advisors. He also operates as an independent insurance agent, working approximately 20 hours per month. Strategic Wealth Partners LLC provides fiduciary investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and retirement plans, focusing on portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan asset management. The firm emphasizes manager selection and due diligence, aligning client risk tolerances with a combination of internally managed strategies, model portfolios, and sub-adviser models.

Shawn Brunner is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Coastal Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2021 and previously spent six years at Precision Financial Services. Coastal Wealth Advisors provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, qualified retirement plans, and other organizations. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation, core-and-satellite approach that integrates both passive and active investment strategies, and it offers specialized business-owner services alongside individual financial planning.

Lisa Quadrini is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience. She is currently with Brandywine Oak Private Wealth LLC, where she has worked since 2021. Her prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, UBS Financial Services, and Merrill. She also serves as a trustee for her mother’s trust. Brandywine Oak Private Wealth advises individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other entities, providing financial planning, consulting, and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment and wealth management services. The firm emphasizes goal-oriented strategies based on family financial wealth plans, utilizing low-cost, diversified ETF core allocations along with tax minimization and behavioral finance principles.

Robert Meyers is a financial advisor with Meyers Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 40 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC. Meyers serves as a trustee for family trusts. Meyers Wealth Management is a SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $1.61 billion using individualized investment plans, employing strategies such as tactical asset allocation and value investing, and offers services including financial and estate planning, retirement plan advisory, and insurance guidance.

Thomas Blottenberger is a CFP® and ChFC® with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with First Financial Coaching, Inc., where he has worked since 2025, following eight years at Paradigm Shift Financial, LLC and seven years at Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in mindset and performance coaching through Risk Reward Agency and provides a debt management tool via Sora Finance. First Financial Coaching, Inc. serves individuals, families, business owners, and corporations by offering investment advisory services, retirement plan consulting, and financial education. The firm provides non-discretionary investment advice and written financial analysis, often coordinating with a third-party asset manager for discretionary portfolio management, while emphasizing investment education and workshops.

Daniel Ruedi is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Ruedi Wealth Management, Inc. since 2015. He is based in Johns Island, SC, and holds a Series 65 license. Ruedi Wealth Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $432 million in assets. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporations, emphasizing diversified, buy-and-hold portfolios primarily using passive mutual funds and ETFs.

Frederick Brubaker Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He has been with Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc. since 2007. Prentiss Smith & Company provides discretionary investment management primarily for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and endowment funds. The firm employs a long-term growth at a reasonable price (GARP) investment style that combines quantitative screening with fundamental analysis and offers both total-return and relative-return approaches.

Richard Bryan Jr. is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience and has been with Partners in Financial Planning, LLC since 2012. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Salem, VA. Partners in Financial Planning, LLC is a team of seven advisors providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, businesses, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $779.8 million in assets and employs a range of investment strategies including equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, supported by fundamental and technical analysis.

Kristiana Daniels is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Fiduciary Financial Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. She previously spent eight years at Summit Wealth Partners, LLC before joining her current firm in 2024. Fiduciary Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable foundations. The firm employs a strategic and tactical asset allocation approach, integrating fundamental, quantitative, technical, and model-manager analyses, and is notable for its digital-asset advisory capabilities combined with formal trust arrangements.

William Bendt is a financial advisor at Capitol Securities Management, Inc. with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Capitol Securities Management since 2015. His prior experience includes roles at JHS Capital Advisors, LLC and Scott & Stringfellow, LLC. Capitol Securities Management serves individual investors, institutional and corporate clients, retirement plans, trusts, and small businesses. The firm offers portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, consulting, and various wrap fee programs, operating as both a broker-dealer and registered investment adviser.

James Cook is a financial advisor at Independent Solutions Wealth Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Blackridge Asset Management for eight years. Outside of financial advising, Cook operates Andy Cook CPA, LLC, a CPA firm. Independent Solutions Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts. The firm manages approximately $1.54 billion in assets and offers a range of portfolio management services, emphasizing strategic asset allocation and manager selection through in-house due diligence and regular portfolio reviews.

Christopher Jackson is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Core Planning, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to joining Core Planning, he held positions at Facet Wealth, Citizens Securities Inc., Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch. In addition to his role at Core Planning, Jackson provides financial planning advice as an independent contractor for Uprise Advisors LLC, primarily serving small business owners. Core Planning offers fee-based financial planning and wealth management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm delivers customized investment strategies based on client goals and risk tolerances and utilizes a combination of in-house advice and third-party money managers.

Marcus Gersbach is a financial advisor with Capitol Securities Management, Inc. in Hollywood, South Carolina, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at Capitol Securities Management since 2011 and is also involved with Prentis LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member responsible for fundraising at the Riddicks Folly Foundation and participates in nonprofit and community organizations such as Suffolk Ducks Unlimited and the Suffolk Rotary, where he holds the role of Foundation Chair. Capitol Securities Management serves individual, corporate, charitable clients, trustees, and plan sponsors, offering brokerage and advisory services alongside financial planning, pension consulting, insurance products, and educational seminars. The firm manages assets through various account types and utilizes a range of investment instruments, supported by a network of investment adviser representatives who tailor client-specific investment policies.