Ramon Franklin is the president of Capital Focus, Inc., an independent advisory firm. He holds the CFP® designation and the Series 65 license, and has 16 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory work, he is a licensed real estate broker in South Carolina and Georgia and serves as a part-time adjunct faculty member at Clemson University, where he teaches undergraduate courses in real estate, corporate and personal finance, and investment. He is also the operating member of Cole Capital Management, LLC, which manages residential and commercial real estate. Capital Focus, Inc. provides fee-only investment counsel and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, diversification, and value-oriented stock selection within a primarily non-discretionary model, and is notable for its involvement in direct real estate investment and affiliated real estate management and development activities.

Peter Gulli is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee with 14 years of industry experience. He currently serves as the sole advisor at Olympia Advisors LLC and has previously worked at Citigroup and Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co., LLC. Olympia Advisors LLC provides discretionary asset management to individuals and high-net-worth clients, focusing on ETF and mutual fund portfolios with ongoing oversight and rebalancing. The firm emphasizes customized portfolio management based on client goals and risk tolerance, employing both fundamental and technical analysis.

Natalie Cooper is a financial advisor at Matty AI Inc. with nine years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has previously worked at Sentry Wealth, Inc. and Cooper Law Firm, P.C. In addition to her advisory role, she owns Balanced Bookmasters, a bookkeeping services business. Matty AI provides discretionary portfolio management primarily through a proprietary mobile app, serving individual clients who are not high-net-worth. The firm’s investment approach focuses on equity securities and ETFs, utilizing automated methods including technical and fundamental analysis.

Patrick Burke Jr. is a financial advisor at 133 Legacy in Campobello, SC, with eight years of industry experience and a Series 66 designation. His prior roles include positions at Merrill Lynch and Empower Advisory Group. He is also involved in roofing contracting through Redemption Solar & Roofing. 133 Legacy provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm uses a tailored investment approach incorporating Monte Carlo planning, fundamental and technical analysis, and derivative strategies, and serves as an ERISA 3(21) fiduciary for retirement plans.

Financial planning should help you feel confident, not overwhelmed. Early in my career, I noticed that many women were making important financial decisions without a trusted partner to guide them. While the industry often focused heavily on investments and retirement in isolation, I saw a need for more holistic support—helping women navigate everything from day-to-day cash flow and debt decisions to long-term goals like building wealth, planning for retirement, and creating financial security.  That realization led me to found Wolff Financial. I work with women who are ready to take control of their financial lives no matter where they are on their financial journey. My role is to bring clarity to the decisions in front of you and build a financial plan that gives you the tools you need to live the life you imagine. As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and fee-only fiduciary, I believe financial planning should be practical, personalized, and easy to understand. As a business owner myself, I understand how easily life’s demands can pull your attention in every direction, which is why I’m passionate about helping women take ownership of their financial future with confidence. This work is about more than just planning—it’s about empowerment. I help clients build strong financial habits, make informed decisions, and move forward with a plan to help them live the life they want to live. I live in Greenville, South Carolina, where I enjoy cooking and baking sourdough, gardening, reading, staying active, and spending time with my dogs.

Jason Freeman is the principal advisor at J. Freeman & Associates in Greenville, SC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license with 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at DFPG Investments, Inc. since 2019 and has been involved with JFA Advisors, LLC and J. Freeman & Associates since 2003. Freeman is also the CEO and sole producer of his firm, which offers comprehensive insurance and wealth management services. J. Freeman & Associates provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, trusts, and estates. The firm builds portfolios based on client objectives and risk tolerance, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis, and offers fiduciary services for qualified retirement plans.

Royce Angel Jr. is the principal advisor at Angelroyce Wealth Advisors, LLC in Greer, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Angelroyce Wealth Advisors since 2011 and has prior experience at Change Path LLC and R. Neal Angel, Jr. In addition to his advisory work, Angel serves as an insurance agent and teaches as an instructor at Furman University. Angelroyce Wealth Advisors provides fee-based financial planning and investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a non-discretionary approach, primarily coordinating with third-party institutional managers and employing fundamental, technical, and cyclical investment analysis methods.

Katrina Whitlinger is a financial advisor at Stella Maris Wealth Management with seven years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license. Prior to founding Stella Maris Wealth, she worked at The Fiduciary Alliance, Broadstreet Global Advisors, Edward Jones, United Community Bank, and NetApp Inc. She is also a licensed independent insurance agent, offering insurance and annuity solutions as part of her financial services. Stella Maris Wealth Management provides advisory and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, business owners, retirees, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary investment management and tailored wealth stewardship planning, utilizing a diversified, tax-aware approach and third-party technology, including AI-assisted tools, to support portfolio and operational functions.

Craig Ritter is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience and has been the sole advisor at Continuum Wealth Management, LLC since 2007. He holds a Series 63 license and operates out of Greenville, SC. Continuum Wealth Management also provides administrative, non-advisory services to other financial advisory firms. Continuum Wealth Management offers ongoing investment management and integrated financial planning to individuals, families, retirement plans, trusts, and estates. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation and a macroeconomic approach, managing diversified portfolios primarily with institutional-class no-load mutual funds and passive ETFs on a discretionary basis.

David Landry is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at DeMesne Investments in Greenville, SC, with six years of industry experience. He previously worked at Investure, LLC for six years and has been with DeMesne, LLC since 2019. Landry is a minority owner of IO Digital Index Partners LLC, which produces an index of publicly traded digital infrastructure businesses. DeMesne Investments provides discretionary investment management to individual, high-net-worth, institutional, corporate, and charitable clients. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis to identify undervalued equities and manages long-biased, primarily equity-focused portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Christopher Anderson is a financial advisor with Anderson Wealth Management, Inc. in Greer, South Carolina. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 21 years of industry experience. Anderson has led his independent advisory firm since 2009. Anderson Wealth Management serves primarily individual clients with asset management, financial planning, and consulting services, while also providing corporate-level consulting and portfolio management. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolios, continuous supervision, and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis in investment decisions.

Norman Avinger is a CFP® with 18 years of experience in financial advising. He is the sole advisor at Greenville Capital, where he has worked since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Advisory Services Network, LLC and Planfirst. Greenville Capital provides discretionary portfolio management along with holistic financial planning and trust advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a building-block investment approach across multiple asset classes, combining active managers, active indexers, and passive funds, and conducts institutional-style manager due diligence.

Richard Matthews is a financial advisor with Matthews Wealth Management LLC in Greenville, SC. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 20 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Matthews Wealth Management in 2017, he worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc. and SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he manages commercial property leases as a managing member for two LLCs in Fountain Inn, SC. Matthews Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach, combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios built largely with ETFs, supplemented by occasional tactical trades and specialized products.

Norman Poole Jr is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Money Poole...Solutions For Life, LLC, where he has worked since 2011. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and Patient Financial Strategies. Money Poole...Solutions for Life provides investment management and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, fiduciaries, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a total-return, primarily equity-based investment approach driven by fundamental research and technical analysis, offering non-discretionary portfolio management combined with business consulting services.

Roger Sheffield is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Rinascita, LLC, an independent firm he has led since 2022. His prior roles include positions at Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc and his own Sheffield Investment Management, Inc. Rinascita provides discretionary asset management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, focusing on client-specific investment goals and risk tolerances. The firm employs fundamental analysis and discretion to manage portfolios that may include options strategies and margin use, along with active tax-loss harvesting.

Matthew Cronin is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor at First There Financial in Greenville, SC, with three years of industry experience. He previously worked with the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation and has held roles at multiple financial and accounting-related firms. First There Financial is a fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, small business owners, retirees, and families with comprehensive financial planning and investment management. The firm uses an evidence-based, tax-aware approach with low-cost index funds, ETFs, and factor-based strategies, supported by an affiliated tax and accounting practice that offers complementary services under separate agreements.

Erik Weir is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at Taverik Capital, LLC in Greenville, SC. He has been involved with WCM Global Wealth, LLC since 2011 and Weir Capital Management, LLC since 2005. Outside of his advisory roles, he is a managing member of Christopher Kendall, LLC, which manages several small Reg D offerings. Taverik Capital provides discretionary investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, pooled investment vehicles, charitable organizations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a range of active investment strategies, including equity selection, hedging, options, and short selling, and manages both separately managed accounts and private pooled funds tailored to client-specific objectives.

Brian Smith is a financial advisor at Southeast Financial Advisors in Greenville, SC, with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Sfa Financial, LLC from 2009 to 2023, in addition to his long tenure at Southeast Financial Advisors since 1998. Southeast Financial Advisors offers personalized financial planning, tax preparation, accounting, and investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $119 million for around 308 clients, using a strategic asset allocation framework combined with active management and a range of analytical methods tailored to each client’s objectives and risk tolerance.

Andrew Bencivenga is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Brindle & Bay Financial Advisors, LLC. He has worked at multiple firms including Magni Publicani, LLC and Bona Fide Finance. Outside of his advisory role, Andrew owns and operates Granite Wealth, LLC, a tax preparation and consulting business. Brindle & Bay Financial Advisors provides ongoing financial planning and discretionary portfolio management for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on tailored strategies aligned with clients’ goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon. The firm uses a dynamic asset allocation framework supported by third-party model design while maintaining discretion over portfolio management.

Michael Brancati is a financial advisor with Altamont Advisors LLC in Greenville, SC, holding a Series 65 designation and no prior industry experience. Before joining Altamont Advisors, he worked at Marco Insurance Group for seven years and spent four years at Little Pig BBQ. Altamont Advisors LLC serves individual investors and small businesses with comprehensive financial planning and investment supervisory services. The firm uses a combination of active, core-plus-satellite, and passive investment strategies, focusing on asset allocation, diversification, and regular account reviews.