Nathan Lowther is a financial advisor at AMB Wealth, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Edward Jones and Transamerica Capital Inc. Outside of advising, Lowther is a joint owner of a consulting networking group, JCRL Ventures LLC. AMB Wealth serves individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to alternative investments. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis with individualized account management overseen by a Chief Investment Strategist and Portfolio Management Committee.

Brian Gardner is a financial advisor at Bull Harbor Capital LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at National Financial Services LLC and Fidelity Investments. Gardner is based in Summerville, South Carolina. Bull Harbor Capital LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes long-term strategic asset allocation with tactical adjustments and employs a range of investment vehicles, maintaining ongoing oversight through independent managers and third-party platforms.

Mark Pyles is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor with Greenwood Capital Associates, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. He has four years of industry experience and serves clients from Summerville, SC. Outside of his advisory role, he is the Director of the School of Business Investment Program at the College of Charleston, overseeing a student-managed fund and related educational events. He is also a general partner at MKP Consulting, providing educational materials on financial and investment topics. Greenwood Capital Associates is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $1.7 billion across a diverse client base including individuals, families, institutions, and municipalities. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and sub-advisory services with investment decisions guided by a weekly Investment Committee using a top-down approach.

Thomas Blottenberger is a CFP® and ChFC® with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with First Financial Coaching, Inc., where he has worked since 2025, following eight years at Paradigm Shift Financial, LLC and seven years at Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in mindset and performance coaching through Risk Reward Agency and provides a debt management tool via Sora Finance. First Financial Coaching, Inc. serves individuals, families, business owners, and corporations by offering investment advisory services, retirement plan consulting, and financial education. The firm provides non-discretionary investment advice and written financial analysis, often coordinating with a third-party asset manager for discretionary portfolio management, while emphasizing investment education and workshops.

Evan Quirk Garvan is a Series 65-credentialed financial advisor with Natural Investments, bringing seven years of industry experience. He has been with Natural Investments since 2015 and also works part-time with North Asheville Renovation and Repair, focusing on small renovation projects on historic homes. Natural Investments is a values-focused advisory firm serving individual clients—including high-net-worth households—as well as institutions and charitable entities, with an investment approach centered on asset-class diversification and socially responsible investing.

Walter Mortimer is a financial advisor at Coquina Private Wealth Advisors with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Raymond James Financial and operated his own consulting business. Coquina Private Wealth LLC provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $392 million on a discretionary basis and employs a client-specific investment approach that includes both fundamental and technical analysis.

Kristiana Daniels is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Fiduciary Financial Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. She previously spent eight years at Summit Wealth Partners, LLC before joining her current firm in 2024. Fiduciary Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable foundations. The firm employs a strategic and tactical asset allocation approach, integrating fundamental, quantitative, technical, and model-manager analyses, and is notable for its digital-asset advisory capabilities combined with formal trust arrangements.

Rebecca Meister is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc., holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and six years of industry experience. She is also the CEO of The Meister Agency, LLC, an insurance agency, and is involved with Meister Integrated Composites, LLC, which operates in the light industrial equipment sector. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, third-party money manager relationships, managed account programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm delivers managed solutions primarily through a platform relationship with Envestnet and offers various model portfolio options tailored to client needs.

Trey Taylor is a financial advisor at Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors, LLC with Series 65 and Series 66 designations and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Johnson and Johnson Insurance, Total Quality Logistics, Starbucks, and several financial service firms including Pruco Securities LLC and New York Life. Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and nonprofits. The firm provides financial planning, investment management, and consulting services, managing approximately $12 billion in assets, and integrates wealth management with tax and accounting services through its affiliation with Forvis Mazars, LLP.

George Rabon is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at firms including Commonwealth Financial and Cetera before joining Savvy, where he has been since 2026. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member of Music Mobile, a business based in Mount Pleasant, SC. Savvy provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts and estates, businesses, ERISA plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized, primarily index-based investment strategies alongside active equity portfolios and tax-aware direct indexing, integrating third-party fintech tools and specialized sub-adviser strategies.

Christa Irwin is a financial advisor at Compass Financial Management LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and has worked in roles including independent insurance agent and positions at firms such as RPI and Greene Point Partners. Outside of her advisory work, she has experience as a triathlete and homemaker. Compass Financial Management LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, offering discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, and participant education. The firm uses a combination of investment strategies including equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Jerry Koebel is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 33 years of industry experience. He has been with BFC Planning, Inc. since 2016 and also operates as a registered representative providing investment, insurance, tax, retirement, estate, and financial planning services. He rents office space to a CPA and an attorney in Summerville, SC. BFC Planning, Inc. offers 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 client assets through a network of independent advisory representatives who provide customized portfolio management and flexible fee arrangements.

Josh Christian is a financial advisor at Savvy with a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Edward Jones and CreativeOne Securities. Outside of advising, he serves as Foundation Chair for Rotary International, a nonprofit organization. Savvy provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts and estates, businesses, ERISA plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a primarily index-based, long-term approach combined with active equity portfolios and tax-aware direct indexing, utilizing third-party sub-advisers, fintech tools, and integrated tax and estate-planning support.

Michael Henry is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Savvy since 2026 and previously held positions at Cetera and Commonwealth. Henry is also a financial professional with Commonwealth Financial Group. Savvy provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts and estates, businesses, ERISA plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized, primarily index-based investment plans along with active equity portfolios and tax-aware direct indexing, utilizing third-party sub-advisers and fintech tools.

David Armbruster is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Strategic Blueprint, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Investment Advisor Alliance and the Investment Advisor Group prior to joining Strategic Blueprint in 2022. Additionally, he is a partner at Cornerstone Wealth & Tax Advisory Group and co-owner of a Pure Barre fitness franchise with his wife. Strategic Blueprint, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides customized, goal-based strategies through asset allocation, portfolio design, manager selection, and ongoing monitoring, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside financial planning and a subscription advisory program.

Cary Beach is a financial advisor at First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at The Huntington Investment Company and The Huntington National Bank. Beach is also involved with affiliated investment advisory firms, participating in advisory meetings and policy updates. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and pension plans. The firm uses a combination of risk- and outcomes-based asset allocation, discretionary management, and third-party managers, supported by technology-driven model portfolios and tax-aware strategies. Its affiliation with a bank holding company offers integrated banking resources and operational advantages not typical of independent RIAs.

James Whitt is a financial advisor with First Citizens Asset Management, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at South Carolina Federal Credit Union and Sorrento Pacific Financial, LLC. Whitt is based in Summerville, SC. First Citizens Asset Management provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to individuals, trusts, corporations, institutional accounts, and municipal entities. The firm manages global, multi-asset model portfolios through a multi-team platform of 33 advisors, using a combination of quantitative and qualitative criteria with discretionary management and dynamic asset allocation.

David Lobeck is a financial advisor with First Citizens Asset Management, Inc., holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and possessing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked with various First Citizens entities since 2017 and previously spent three years at Fifth Third Bank. First Citizens Asset Management provides model-based sub-advisory and direct investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and public institutions. The firm utilizes global multi-asset class model portfolios combining fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, with a focus on strategic asset allocation and portfolio risk management.

Ryan Selmeci is a financial advisor at Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Regions Bank and Equitable Advisors LLC. Outside of finance, he has experience in the hospitality and marine services industries. Navy Federal Investment Services primarily serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union as well as individual investors and trusts. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and an automated ETF-based Digital Investor product, utilizing model portfolios managed by third-party firms such as BlackRock, Vanguard, and Fidelity.

Travis Moore is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. since 2024. Prior to this, he spent 14 years at Intervest International Equities Corp. He also owns Cornerstone Financial Strategies, LLC, an independent investment planning firm where he assists clients with portfolio management, retirement income, and asset protection. Ausdal Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer managing approximately $2.13 billion in client assets. The firm provides investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment options delivered on discretionary and non-discretionary bases.