Kevin Keating is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009, and Citigroup Global Markets since 1992. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning and estate planning strategies. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and uses structured planning tools and modeling techniques to assist clients in developing financial plans.

Alonzo Burris is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Charleston, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is co-owner of Burris Environmental Services, a family real estate business. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering services such as investment policy statement preparation, investment recommendations, performance reporting, and participant education. The firm’s IPS-driven advisory process incorporates modern portfolio theory and includes both discretionary and non-discretionary options, with a broader range of financial products than typical large institutional advisers.

Ethan Hooper is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Ameriprise and its affiliate since 2006. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service tailored to individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to provide written recommendation reports and a range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions.

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.

David Marion is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors in Mount Pleasant, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at UBS Financial Services and various Wells Fargo entities dating back to 2002. Outside of advising, he serves as a notary public. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a large broker-dealer and registered investment adviser that provides investment and fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of planning services and integrates advisory recommendations with various financial products and referral channels.

Michael Hrubala Jr. is a financial advisor with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has four years of industry experience. Michael has previously worked with Jeremy Anderson State Farm and has been involved with Jeter Hrubala Wealth Strategies, LLC, where he supports client reviews and investment research. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers tailored non-discretionary planning and analytical tools to support client goals while maintaining specialized municipal and public finance capabilities.

David Neville is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 37 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has been with LPL Financial since 2007. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolio programs, and institutional platforms, supported by a large network of advisors and technology tools.

Dylan Davison is a financial advisor with LPL Financial based in Charleston, SC. He holds the Series 66 designation and has recently started his career in the industry, with prior work experience at Salesforce and Blackbaud. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers a variety of services including financial planning, model portfolio programs, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms, supported by a large network of over 22,800 advisors and extensive advisory and non-advisory financial activities.

Emilie Mercer is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. She has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2014 to 2016. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services. The firm’s process is IPS-driven and incorporates modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options among its investment offerings.

Kevin Madden is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Mount Pleasant, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 21 years of industry experience and has been with Edward Jones since 2004. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, including a broad range of household types and organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a variety of advisory strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee programs, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

William Butler is a financial advisor at Stifel with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Stifel, he worked for seven years at the South Carolina State Fiscal Accountability Authority. Outside of his advisory role, he is a limited partner in a family-owned LLC, Butler Oaks LLC. Stifel serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, providing both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach utilizes a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group to guide asset allocation and planning decisions.

Adam Monical is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and has worked previously at Edward Jones, TD Ameritrade, and the Central Bank of St. Louis. Outside of finance, he has been involved with Bulldog Tours. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, utilizing a process that combines quantitative asset-allocation modeling with centralized due diligence and an ESG eligibility framework. The firm serves clients on a non-discretionary basis, offering asset-allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting.

James Vance is a Series 66 registered financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, based in Charleston, SC, with 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America and Merrill. He serves as a trustee for his father’s trust. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm providing investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes research and analytics to guide investment decisions and offers a range of brokerage and advisory solutions.

Nicholas Penna is a financial advisor with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and having 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley for eight years before joining Raymond James in 2019. He also serves as an independent contractor financial advisor for IronRidge Wealth Management Group. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and charitable clients. The firm offers tailored non-discretionary planning and uses a variety of analytical tools to support client goals.

Blair Rice is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services in Charleston, South Carolina. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 29 years of industry experience. He has worked with MML Investors Services, Inc. and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company since 1996. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as a sales agent in health and life insurance. Mass Mutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, utilizing firm-approved tools to provide written recommendations through collaborative annual planning engagements.

Karyn Cavanaugh is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with five years of industry experience. She has worked at Ameriprise since 2020 and previously spent nine years at Voya. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as Chief Investment Officer for Carolinas Wealth Management Inc. in Mount Pleasant, SC. Ameriprise provides retirement-income planning services focused on individuals nearing or in retirement with significant investable assets. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver personalized, written recommendation reports through a centralized consulting team.

Shelby Meyer is a financial advisor at Edelman Financial Engines with 34 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked previously at Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. and TD Ameritrade, Inc. Edelman Financial Engines provides technology-enabled investment advisory services focused on workplace retirement accounts, IRAs, taxable accounts, and institutional clients. The firm manages model-based and customized portfolios and supports a large participant base through both advisor-led and online offerings.

Park Dougherty is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Charleston, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Baird in 2018, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a private music archive of his great-uncle’s compositions and serves as treasurer for a folk song preservation society and a college alumni association. He is part of the DDK Group within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a broad range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and incorporates internal research and technology in its advisory process.

Andrew Ross Jr. is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Professional Financial Services from 2006 to 2023, with a one-year gap in employment. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, offering a variety of advisory programs and investment strategies supported by a nationwide network of more than 23,700 financial advisors.

Dustin Laporte is a CFP® professional with 31 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at OSAIC and previously spent nine years at American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. Outside of advising, he is involved in nonprofit leadership as the 2nd Vice Chair and Investment Committee Chair of the Girl Scouts of Eastern South Carolina Board of Directors and leads a weekly Bible study while authoring Christ-centered teachings. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations through a large network of advisers. The firm provides integrated brokerage and advisory services with a focus on asset allocation, risk tolerance, and portfolio construction across a range of investment types, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.