James Ferro is a financial advisor at Mariner with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at North Greenville University, The Cliffs at Glassy, Walmart, and Publix. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations through investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and integrated tax and administrative services. The firm employs customized, discretionary portfolios supported by both in-house research and third-party managers, with a notable emphasis on tax and accounting integration.

Stephen St John is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill and Bank of America. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in farming through Lake Cunningham Farms. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management and consulting services through a network of independent adviser representatives, combining in-house and third-party investment solutions supported by centralized due diligence and technology tools.

Marie Jose Bettis is a financial advisor with First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. in Greenville, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. Her career includes extensive tenure at BB&T and its affiliated entities from 2006 to 2021, followed by roles at Truist Advisory Services and First Citizens since 2021. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a client-centered process guided by IAR-led assessments and offers a range of portfolio management options, including automated platforms and tax-aware services.

Rebekah Bennett is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank, NA. Before her financial services career, she operated a photography business for 18 years. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm offers point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Sarah Christenson is a CFP® professional with one year of experience, currently with Creative Planning in Taylors, SC. Her prior work includes roles at Frontline Missions International, Blue Trust, and Bob Jones University. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, employing a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies alongside selective private market exposure.

John Mathis is a financial advisor at First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. in Greenville, SC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with five years of industry experience. He has been with First Citizens Investor Services since 2020 and has worked at First Citizens Bank since 2013. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a client process that includes assessments of financial needs, risk tolerance, and time horizon, using fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to allocate assets across various investment vehicles.

Jason Kelley is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Greenville, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 22 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Truist Investment Services, Wells Fargo Clearing, SunTrust Investment Services, UBS Financial Services, and Hubbell Lighting. Truist Advisory Services delivers investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, business clients, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships with consulting services and employs AI-enabled research tools to support manager selection and oversight.

Kyle Puckett is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at TD Bank N.A., Equitable Advisors, Hilton Displays, and Mosquito Joe. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning support, and a range of investment options through strategic and tactical asset allocation.

John Banda II is a Series 66-credentialed advisor with Guardian Life, based in Greenville, SC, and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Guardian Life in 2023, he held positions at Cintas and Yancey Bros Co. Guardian Life’s Park Avenue® Wealth Management offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides a range of financial planning and consulting services, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and access to proprietary and third-party investment solutions.

Adam Satterfield is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked for TIAA from 2018 to 2025. Outside of his advisory career, he has held roles with the Latin American Chamber of Commerce of Charlotte and the Second Baptist Church of Kings Mountain. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and integrated service delivery through Empower’s administrative platforms.

Joshua Welch is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Truist Advisory Services since 2021 and previously held roles at BB&T Securities, LLC and BB&T Investments. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Dana Graves is a CFP® with 29 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Commonwealth Financial Network and co-owns Graves Wealth Management, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. His prior experience includes roles at Paragon Financial, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, offering a range of advisory programs and services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Matthew Cox is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving at Kestra Advisory Services, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Cetera Advisors LLC, Burgdorf Wealth Managers, and the U.S. Army. Outside of financial advising, he is licensed as an insurance agent specializing in disability insurance. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions. The firm serves a wide range of clients, including large institutional investors, and manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets.

Scott Mcdowell is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 23 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Lincoln Investment in 2025, he worked at Horace Mann Insurance and Horace Mann Investors, Inc. for over two decades. He is also a managing member and co-owner of a real estate office rental business in Duncan, SC. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise advisory and broker-dealer serving a broad client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and advisor-led consulting, supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team that constructs strategic model portfolios and employs various third-party managers.

Anu Mahajan is a financial advisor at First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked with Wells Fargo and Synovus Bank. Her career also includes a period outside finance with Uber EATS. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and tax-aware services, utilizing a client process focused on assessing financial needs and risk tolerance to allocate across various asset classes.

Laurel Coleman is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 13 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at BB&T Securities before joining Truist in 2021. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and manager-selection programs, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Cristina Gerrald is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and two years of industry experience. She previously worked at UBS Financial Services and TD Bank. Cristina is active in her community as a member of the Clemson University Women’s Alumni Council and co-hosts a local business podcast, Caroline Business Leaders. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

William Schoffelman is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has worked previously at Integrated Wealth Concepts, Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation, and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as select retail brokerage clients. The firm utilizes an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering both point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Paul Goldstein is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Greenville, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life since 2016 and Park Avenue Securities since 2022. Goldstein helps organize a charity golf tournament that raises funds for the local nonprofit Helen's Hugs. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of Guardian Life, provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies through proprietary programs and third-party platforms.

William Barham is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at The Vanguard Group and Cetera Investment Services. Outside of finance, he owns and operates Gold Magnolia Productions, which manages talent and events in the entertainment sector, and serves as a Board Advisor for the Beta Theta Pi chapter at Clemson University. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of Guardian Life, provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, and organizations, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and offering access to insurance products, alternative investments, and various consulting solutions.