Gerry Cieluch is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Mutual of Omaha and its affiliated entities since 1999. Outside of advisory services, he works as an insurance agent through Cieluch Insurance & Retirement Solutions, focusing on various insurance products including fixed annuities, health, life, and Medicare plans. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering both financial planning and managed account programs. The firm utilizes platform relationships with Envestnet and Pershing, delivering managed solutions through MOIS-approved model portfolios and third-party money managers.

Brian Barbee is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving at Root Financial Partners. His background includes roles at Edward Jones and Fidelity. Prior to his financial career, he worked in apparel design at OOBE Apparel Design Group for three years. Root Financial Partners offers investment management and comprehensive financial planning for individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and select retirement plans. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified, passive investment strategies tailored to client goals and risk profiles, and provides educational programs and online academies separate from advisory services.

Joshua Spencer is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Advisory Services Network with 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Palmetto Private Wealth, LPL Financial, and Edward Jones. He is also a licensed insurance professional outside of his advisory activities. Advisory Services Network serves individuals, families, and institutions through a network of independent investment adviser representatives, offering services such as portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a diversified investment approach tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Delores Thomsen is a financial advisor with Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC in Greenville, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 43 years of industry experience. She has been with Capital Investment Group, Inc. since 1993. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and operates Abstratika, an online art business. Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and supervisory services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized investment management through discretionary mandates, third-party managers, and private-label model portfolios, using a combination of analytical methods and regular portfolio reviews.

James Yarbrough Jr. is a financial advisor at SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Idle Hill Advisors LLC and Stonebridge Wealth Management, Ltd. SeaCrest Wealth Management is a multi-advisor firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a customized, long-term investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis and uses both internal and third-party artificial intelligence tools to support decision-making.

Noel Swain is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience. He is currently with The Fiduciary Alliance and previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. and Transamerica Financial Advisors. Outside of financial advising, he is an independent insurance agent for various companies. The Fiduciary Alliance serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and other investment advisers by providing investment management and comprehensive financial planning services. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analyses, and incorporates third-party managers and tax-efficient strategies in its portfolio supervision.

Robert Moses is a financial advisor at The Fiduciary Alliance with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Hornor Townsend and Kent, Inc. for 20 years before joining Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Fiduciary Alliance in 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he is also involved in the sale of fixed and traditional insurance products. The Fiduciary Alliance provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as other investment advisers. The firm employs a range of analytical approaches and offers the option to allocate to third-party managers, operating through multiple divisions and a network of supervised investment advisor representatives.

Timothy Bennett is a financial advisor with IFG Advisory, LLC in Greer, SC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. His work history includes positions at LPL Financial, Momentum Independent Network Inc., Waddell & Reed, Inc., and Citigroup Global Markets. Bennett also has a background in insurance agencies and construction development. IFG Advisory, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a variety of investment strategies and third-party managers to tailor portfolios to client objectives and offers specialized services such as retirement plan consulting and real estate-related planning.

Thomas Pitts Jr. is a financial advisor at Kinetic Investment Management, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Bankers Life and its affiliated entities. Outside of advising, he owns a dormant LLC, Anchor Food Group. Kinetic Investment Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities with portfolio management, financial planning, and sub-advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using multiple analytical methods and may allocate to higher-risk, illiquid assets when appropriate.

Robert Roach is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at BFC Planning, Inc. since 2017. He previously worked with Royal Alliance from 2010 to 2017. Outside of advising, Roach serves as Chair of the Programs Committee for the YMCA Caine Halter Board and is involved with the United Way of Greenville County’s Campaign Cabinet. He also acts as an agent for contract negotiations for professional golf players and holds a CFO role overseeing finances for a construction and design company. BFC Planning, Inc. provides financial planning, asset management, and referral-based outside money manager services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pensions, trusts, and banks. The firm supports approximately $3.8 billion in assets and over 11,000 client relationships, offering flexible fee structures and access to multiple investment platforms and sub-advisers.

Michael Trent is a financial advisor with Trek Financial in Greenville, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 17 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Trek Financial in 2018, he worked at Horter Investment Management, LLC. Outside of advisory roles, he is co-owner of Beta-Blue Print, a software business. Trek Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary and non-fiduciary services. The firm employs a blend of strategic and tactical portfolio construction, incorporates AI tools under governance, and provides a wide range of model strategies and alternative investment options.

Tj Setro is a financial advisor with BFC PLANNING, Inc. in Spartanburg, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has been with BFC PLANNING since 2013 and concurrently associated with Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc. since 2008. Outside of his advisory roles, he owns a business involved in life and health insurance sales. BFC PLANNING, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, banks, and pension plans through a network of approximately 200 investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, employing various platforms and investment strategies tailored to client needs.

Gregory Towner is a financial advisor at The Fiduciary Alliance with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the CFA® designation and Series 63 license and has been with The Fiduciary Alliance since 2016. The Fiduciary Alliance serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and other investment advisers by providing investment management and comprehensive financial planning services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis in its investment approach and offers discretionary portfolio management alongside estate planning, risk management reviews, and access to third-party insurance resources.

Robert Allison is a financial advisor with Gradient Securities, LLC in Greenville, SC, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Gradient Securities in 2019, he worked at Securities America Advisors and SECURITIES AMERICA, inc. from 2016 to 2019. He is also the publisher of a book he self-published in 2010. Gradient Securities, LLC provides financial planning, consulting, non-discretionary asset management, and ERISA 3(21) retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm uses a non-discretionary investment model and combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, often involving third-party managers.

Erin Clifford is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. She currently works at The Wealth Consulting Group and has prior experience with Minnesota Life Insurance Co, Securian Financial Services Inc, and LPL Financial LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she is a business owner and practitioner of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) training. The Wealth Consulting Group is an SEC-registered wealth management firm serving individual, corporate, and retirement plan clients. The firm combines fundamental, technical, macroeconomic, and quantitative analysis to tailor investment strategies, offering both active and passive portfolio management along with a range of advisory and legal support services.

Andrew Kessler is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at RFG Advisory, LLC. He has worked at AW Securities and Allworth Financial, L.P. for eight years and spent one year at Founders Financial Securities LLC. RFG Advisory offers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and select institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes discretionary portfolio management using model strategies and third-party platforms, sub-advisory services for ETFs, and access to alternative investments.

Adam Clements is a CFP® and ChFC® with 10 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with IAMS Wealth Management, LLC and Rampart Financial, Inc., where he is also an owner and insurance agent specializing in life, health, long-term care insurance, and annuities. His prior experience includes roles at Estate Planning Strategies, Inc. and self-employment in related fields. IAMS Wealth Management, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management using proprietary and third-party models and offers a range of services including ERISA plan support, brokerage, and standalone financial consulting.

Phillip Allen is a financial advisor with Madison Avenue Securities, LLC in Greenville, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Capital Investment Group, Inc. from 2004 to 2017. Outside of his advisory work, Allen hosts two radio shows, one focused on retirement planning and another faith-based program, and manages a farm in Greenville. Madison Avenue Securities, LLC provides investment advisory and related services to individual clients, charitable institutions, foundations, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing approximately $2.0 billion in assets. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services across multiple account platforms, utilizing various investment and allocation strategies.

Gina Rose Salamin is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at The Fiduciary Alliance since 2022. Prior to entering the financial sector, she worked with Greenville County Schools from 2019 to 2022 and was retired from 2007 to 2019. The Fiduciary Alliance provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as other investment advisers. The firm operates through multiple divisions and a network of investment advisor representatives, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analyses to guide investment advice.

Peyton Hoppes is a financial advisor with The Fiduciary Alliance, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining The Fiduciary Alliance in 2019, he worked at Ameriprise Financial Services and Hughes Investment, among other firms. He serves as a general board member for the National Wild Turkey Federation. The Fiduciary Alliance provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, and other advisers. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, offers estate and business planning support, and delivers both discretionary portfolio management and ERISA 3(21) nondiscretionary services.