Alan Glenn is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Mount Pleasant, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at TIAA, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and MSI Financial Services. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Andrew Hendricks is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Farther and has previously worked at Capasso Planning Partners LLC and AXA Advisors, LLC. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform and offers discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, and non-discretionary recommendations for private investment funds. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and combines bespoke allocations with proprietary algorithmic model portfolios.

Stephanie Mackara is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Charleston Investment Advisors LLC and Loring Ward. Ms. Mackara is the author of the educational book *Money Minded Families*, which focuses on raising financially literate children. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm uses a combination of asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers across active and passive strategies, and it acts as general partner for proprietary private funds and adviser to an interval fund.

Robert Cummings is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, where he has worked since 2009. He has 34 years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, he is the sole owner of GoatFest, LLC, an entity established for holding undeveloped real estate properties in Charleston County, SC. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a range of advisory programs and services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm provides operations, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

John Regan is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at First Citizens Bank and First Citizens Investor Services. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by AI-enabled research tools and inter-affiliate integration.

Sean Link is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2019, following roles at Truist Investment Services, Truist Advisory Services, and BB&T Securities. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Linsey Winkler is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience. She currently works at Corient and has prior experience with firms including RGT Wealth Advisors, Triad Financial Advisors, and Landmark Bank. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm utilizes a goals-based, team investment approach that incorporates both in-house strategies and third-party managers, supported by continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Kerry Bliss is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and having six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Sanctuary Advisors in 2023, Kerry worked at Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc and has been involved with Bliss Capital Advisors since 2012. Outside of financial services, Kerry serves as an instructor at the Perry Senior Center and is a board member and chair of Women United at the United Way of Lake County. Sanctuary Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm operates through a network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives, offering portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and access to multiple investment strategies and platforms.

John Giannattasio is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with two years of industry experience. He currently works at Creative Planning and has prior experience at Sanctuary Advisors LLC, Sanctuary Securities, Inc., Snowden Lane Partners, and New York Life. Outside of finance, he has worked at Darling Oyster Bar and was affiliated with the College of Charleston and Complete Dismantling Services. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a broad client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm uses a financial-planning-led investment approach featuring low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing over $295 billion in client assets.

Seth Twisdale is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at First Citizens Bank and First Citizens Investor Services. Seth’s background includes four years at the University of South Carolina. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools, to manage client portfolios and offer fiduciary support.

Cuyler Costanzo is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. Prior to joining Sequoia in 2025, he held roles at JP Morgan Investment Management Inc. and its affiliates from 2020 to 2025. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, family offices, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of model and custom portfolios, employing mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, private and alternative investments, with research supported by fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Christopher Jones is a financial advisor with First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. in Charleston, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at First Citizens Bank and several affiliated entities, including Truist and BB&T. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services such as portfolio management, model portfolios, and financial planning. The firm emphasizes an IAR-led client process incorporating multiple analysis methods to allocate investments across various asset classes.

Adam Bloomberg is a Series 66-registered advisor with Truist Advisory Services, based in Mt. Pleasant, SC, with 12 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Truist Investment Services, BB&T Securities, Princor Financial Services, and Principal Life Insurance Company. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a mix of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by AI-enabled equity research and integrated inter-affiliate service arrangements.

Richard Brewer III is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has worked previously at GWFS Equities and Cummings Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory work, he is also a musician based in Charleston, South Carolina. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Joshua Castaneda is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has served in the US Navy and as a Reserve Naval Officer in the United States Naval Reserves since 2020. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm provides financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Paul Cantor is a financial advisor with Mariner Wealth Advisors, holding CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63 credentials and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mariner since 2021, following positions at Allegiant Private Advisors and Commonwealth Financial Network. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and private funds, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm employs customized, discretionary portfolios supported by an investment committee and combines in-house research with third-party manager allocations, alongside specialized tax integration and employer financial-wellness tools.

Michael Clemente is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Citigroup Global Markets for 13 years before joining Truist in 2024. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platform and manager arrangements, to deliver tailored investment solutions.

John Sammut is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Partners with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network for nine years. He also owns Sammut Wealth Management, through which he provides investment advice, portfolio management, and financial planning. Independent Financial Partners offers investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients and is noted for its formal retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting capabilities.

Jacob Hermans is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Truist Advisory Services. His career includes prior roles at Morgan Keegan & Company, LLC and Morgan Stanley DW Inc., as well as extended tenure with SunTrust Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individual, corporate, retirement plan, and charitable clients, utilizing a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by AI-enabled research and inter-affiliate integration.

James Spires is a financial advisor with Integrity Alliance, LLC in Charleston, SC, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Integrity Alliance, he worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. for three years. Outside of his advisory role, he has engaged in automotive sales activities, including traveling to various sites to support operations and sales efforts. Integrity Alliance operates as a large advisory network with over 300 independent investment adviser representatives managing approximately $5.4 billion in client assets. The firm serves individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and a range of investment program options supported by multiple platforms and a variety of allocation strategies.