Barrett Benton is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Savannah, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing since 2009. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and based on modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options among its investment offerings.

Adam Hecht is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors in Savannah, GA. He has worked within the Wells Fargo organization since 2011, including roles at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory work, he holds a 50% ownership interest in a commercial property in East Providence, RI. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a large broker-dealer and registered investment adviser affiliated with Wells Fargo, providing investment and fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad planning menu and integrates advisory services with other financial products and referral channels.

Thomas Madison III is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services in Savannah, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services since 2017 and previously was with MetLife Securities and Liberty Mutual Insurance. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as secretary of the Savannah St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee, assisting with event coordination and membership activities. Mass Mutual Investors Services operates as a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser, providing financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes collaborative annual planning relationships and offers a range of programs, including estate and employer-sponsored planning.

Aaron Beers is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with six years of industry experience. He has held positions at UBS Financial Services, The Vanguard Group, and Edward Jones prior to his current role. Beers serves as the vice chair on the executive board of Heads Up Guidance Services, a nonprofit focused on affordable and accessible behavioral health counseling. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, with over 23,700 financial advisors nationwide. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Robert Martin IV is a financial advisor at Stifel with 18 years of industry experience and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc since 2016. Martin serves on the board of the Savannah Benevolent Association and has held leadership roles in heritage and social societies including past governor of the Society of Colonial Wars in Georgia and vice president of the St. Andrew's Society of Savannah. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional investors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach utilizes proprietary methodologies from its Investment Strategy Group to guide asset allocation and planning analyses.

David Mcafoos is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley since 2009, including a position at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015. Outside of advising, he is involved in property ownership through KD Properties of Asheville, LLC. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning and advisory programs. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs a structured planning process supported by advanced modeling tools.

Christopher Beaudry is a financial advisor at Charles Schwab with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Charles Schwab, Charles Schwab Bank, TD Ameritrade, and Scottrade. Outside of advising, he is involved in a small-scale apartment rental business. Charles Schwab serves a large client base primarily consisting of high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm offers a blend of non-discretionary advisory relationships and access to discretionary separately managed accounts, supported by a multi-asset investment approach and centralized operational infrastructure.

Robin Pulaski is a financial advisor with Merrill in Savannah, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and with 14 years of industry experience. She has worked at Merrill since 2011. Outside of her advisory role, she is employed part-time handling bookkeeping for a landscaping and hardscaping business in Bluffton, SC, and serves as power of attorney for her parents. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Aaron Tillinger is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Savannah, GA, holding a Series 66 credential and 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America N.A. and Merrill. He serves on the Board of Trustees at St. Andrew’s School and is Vice President of its Investment Committee. 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 options grounded in modern portfolio theory. The firm’s services include investment policy development, performance reporting, participant education, and plan benchmarking, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related products and bank deposit sweep options.

Lawrence Brody is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Wells Fargo in various capacities since 2009. Brody has ownership interests in investment-related entities, including DABLAB, LLC and a minority stake in Olivia's Center LLC. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a research-driven approach to portfolio construction and offers a broad range of brokerage and advisory solutions.

Amanda Lord is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Savannah, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Merrill and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as well as a period at Oelschig Nursery. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning, and manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.

Jeffrey Heeder is a CFP® with 38 years of industry experience, currently serving at Morgan Stanley in Savannah, GA. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America and Merrill. He is involved in community activities as a board member and officer of the Kiwanis Club of Skidaway and serves on the advisory board for Savannah State University’s College of Business. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a wide range of advisory and financial planning services to both individual and institutional clients, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in assets and employing a structured planning process supported by firm‑approved tools.

Chris Sotus is a Wealth Management Advisor with over 39 years of investment experience, having served as a Financial Advisor and firm principal, including a role as Resident Director of the Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Savannah branch. He holds the Certified Private Wealth Advisor® (CPWA®) designation through the Investments & Wealth Institute® and the Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor® (CPFA®) designation. Chris is also a qualified Portfolio Manager who provides traditional advice and builds and manages personalized investment strategies that may include individual stocks and bonds, Merrill model portfolios, and third-party investment strategies. In the firm's Investment Advisory Program, he may manage client strategies on a discretionary basis. Additionally, Chris has earned the designation of Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA) and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC). His focus includes services for defined contribution and defined benefit plans, family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, liquidity management, portfolio management, and retirement income planning, leveraging the firm's resources to provide personalized services including ERISA 3(21)(A)(ii) fiduciary advisory services to various organizations. Chris holds a Bachelor's Degree from Georgia State University. A resident of Savannah since 1999, he is a graduate of Leadership Savannah. He has volunteered with several nonprofit organizations and served on the Executive Board of Directors for Park Place Outreach, a youth emergency shelter serving at-risk youth and their families in Savannah and the surrounding area. Chris has been recognized with the PPO 2018 Volunteer of the Year Award and the 2019 Vicki Loughery Volunteer Advocacy Award by EmployAbility.

Amy Covington is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with 10 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Edward Jones since 2016. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of advisory programs and investment solutions, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, supported by a large nationwide network of advisors and branch offices.

Kaitlyn Jackson is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Stifel with six years of industry experience. She has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Company Inc. since 2019 and previously worked at First Uniform Inc. and Bahama Joe's. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is based on proprietary methodologies developed by its Investment Strategy Group, providing asset allocation and planning analyses to guide client decisions.

Carrie Fornof is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 16 years of industry experience. She has been with Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC since 2016. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and employs over 14,000 advisors, offering both brokerage and advisory solutions.

Gary Morea is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with Edward Jones, based in Savannah, GA, and has 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of Oak Tree Enterprises LLC, a real estate investment business. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory services including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, supported by a nationwide network of over 23,000 financial advisors.

Thomas Thomson Jr. is a financial advisor at Stifel with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Stifel since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a business called Village Barber. Stifel serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is based on a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group, which uses forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling for asset allocation and planning analyses.

Thomas Reeves is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He began his career in wealth management in 2011 after graduating from Furman University in Greenville, SC. Over his 15-year career, he has worked at multiple large investment firms, joining Merrill Lynch in 2015. Thomas focuses on goals-based wealth management planning, combining asset and liability management, investment and income planning, and risk management. He prioritizes client interests and maintains a high standard of care, ethics, and integrity. He serves clients in areas such as education planning, family wealth management, legacy planning, retirement income, and tax minimization. He holds a bachelor's degree from Furman University and completed his secondary education at Savannah Country Day School. Thomas has earned the Professional Investment Advisor (PIA) designation.

Barbara Treadwell is a CFP® and ChFC® with 42 years of industry experience. She has worked at OSAIC since 2024 and previously held positions at Partners For Prosperity, Inc. and American Portfolios Financial Services. Treadwell serves as co-trustee of an irrevocable trust and is a member of the board of the Lexington Foundation, a nonprofit organization. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, corporations, and charities through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm offers integrated brokerage and advisory services with a range of investment solutions and utilizes tools such as asset-allocation modeling and risk-tolerance analysis to construct diversified portfolios.