Matthew Smith is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards Wealth Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing, WELLS FARGO ADVISORS LLC, and Wachovia Bank, N.A. Outside of his role at Benjamin F. Edwards, he is involved with Lakenorth Investment Group, LLC, where he provides investment advice as an independent contractor. Benjamin F. Edwards Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services, implementing portfolios through a combination of internal portfolio managers, affiliated broker-dealer solutions, and third-party managers.

Sara Alley is a financial advisor with Trustmont Advisory Group, Inc. in Anderson, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. She has been with Trustmont Advisory Group and its affiliated firm since 2010. Trustmont Advisory Group serves individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment advice, discretionary portfolio management, and group seminars. The firm employs a long-term investment approach based on public research and adviser judgment, managing approximately $1.1 billion in discretionary assets as of December 31, 2024.

Norman Kirkwood is a financial advisor with First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. in Anderson, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with First Citizens Investor Services since 2016 and also serves as an Investment Advisor Representative at First Citizens Asset Management. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. offers investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension plans, and business entities. The firm utilizes a combination of risk- and outcomes-based asset allocation, discretionary and non-discretionary management, and third-party managers, supported by technology-driven model portfolios and tax-aware strategies.

Charles Lundblade is a CFP® with 19 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners since 2019 and was previously with Edward Jones for 12 years. Lundblade also serves as president of Lundblade Financial Group, LLC, where he advises clients on investments. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners is a multi-team investment adviser and broker-dealer supporting approximately 131 advisors and managing about $2.95 billion for over 7,000 clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through an open-architecture model that includes internally managed strategies, sub-advisory relationships, and both discretionary and non-discretionary mandates.

Joseph Benson is a financial advisor with United Capital Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management and Lion Street Financial. Benson has experience working in hospitality and restaurant management earlier in his career. United Capital Financial Advisors provides national financial planning and discretionary investment management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm offers customized investment solutions and supports independent advisors through its technology platform, FinLife Partners.

Sarah Gray is a financial advisor with A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Center Street Securities, Summit Financial Group, VOYA Financial Advisors, and BB&T Investment Services. She is active in the Clemson community, participating in the Clemson Area Chamber and the Clemson Women's Group. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners is a multi-team platform with about 131 advisors managing nearly $3 billion in assets for over 7,000 clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and brokerage services, employing an open-architecture investment model that combines internally managed strategies and external sub-advisory relationships.

Anthony Hanley is a financial advisor with Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Fairfax Global Investment Management LLC and Center Street Securities, Inc. He is also the founder, along with his spouse, of Matthew’s Hope Children’s Ministries, a charitable organization. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs both advisor-driven and proprietary model-based investment strategies and offers access to third-party money managers and wrap programs.

Thomas Mcdonald is a financial advisor with United Capital Financial Advisors in Anderson, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and bringing 43 years of industry experience. His career includes positions at Integrity Alliance, Lion Street Financial, Cetera Advisor Networks, and other firms. Outside of advising, he manages a commercial office building in Anderson. United Capital Financial Advisors offers national financial planning and discretionary investment management to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, retirement plans, and corporate accounts. The firm provides customized portfolio solutions, access to alternative investments, and supports independent advisors through its FinLife Partners platform.

Sean Baker is a financial advisor at Strategic Blueprint, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation. Prior to his current role, he spent eight years at The Tiger Sports Shop and ten years with The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. Strategic Blueprint, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and a subscription advisory program, emphasizing customized, goal-based strategies and client education.

David Chudyk is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at The Fiduciary Alliance. His prior roles include work with Nationwide Insurance and Nationwide Securities, and he is the owner of All Of My Assets, LLC, a business valuation and consultation firm. He is also the incoming president of the South Carolina Financial Planning Association and operates The David Chudyk Agency, an insurance agency. The Fiduciary Alliance provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients as well as other investment advisers. The firm employs a client-specific investment approach and operates through multiple divisions and a network of representatives under a distinctive multi-team business model.

Tammy Sartain is a financial advisor at Strategic Blueprint, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at The Baker Financial Group, LLC and The Sartain Company CPAs, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as incorporator and treasurer on the board of a nonprofit memorial foundation and volunteers as commodore for her community HOA, managing the neighborhood dock. 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 offers customized, goal-based strategies through various portfolio management and financial planning services, including a unique Subscription Advisory Services program and an emphasis on client education.

Brian Baker is a financial advisor at Strategic Blueprint, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked concurrently at The Baker Financial Group and The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. Baker serves as an officer and volunteer at Fort Hill Presbyterian Church and is a partner in a commercial property management business. 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 offers customized, goal-based strategies through asset allocation, portfolio design, and manager selection, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management along with financial planning and educational programs across a network of independent advisory representatives.

Robert Thompson is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Belpointe Asset Management LLC, based in Easley, SC, with nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining Belpointe in 2018, he worked at Williams Financial Management for two years and has served as president of his own accounting firm since 2004. Belpointe Asset Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 160 advisors managing more than $7.5 billion for individuals, corporations, trusts, and other investment advisers. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing customized portfolios and a variety of advisory structures.

Lindsay May is a financial advisor at Gradient Securities, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Keowee Financial Group, The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc., EkoMovers, and Fit4Kidz. Outside of advisory services, she is a licensed agent offering fixed insurance products through various insurance companies. Gradient Securities, LLC, operating as Gradient Wealth Management, provides financial planning, consulting, non-discretionary asset management, and ERISA plan services to individuals, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm delivers advice primarily on a non-discretionary basis and routinely utilizes third-party managers while also functioning as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA-registered broker-dealer.

Gregory Wales is a financial advisor at Gradient Securities, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. for 10 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner at Keowee Financial Group, where he offers fixed insurance products. Gradient Securities, LLC, operating as Gradient Wealth Management, provides financial planning, consulting, non-discretionary asset management, and ERISA plan services to a range of clients including individuals, trusts, and business entities. The firm combines advisory and broker-dealer functions and frequently utilizes third-party managers alongside its own affiliated entities.

Robbin Broome is a financial advisor with Impact Partnership Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 12 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Impact Partnership Wealth in 2023, he worked at FOUNDATIONS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC for seven years. Broome is also the president of a nonprofit, The Smart Lifestyle, which teaches fiscal awareness in community settings. Impact Partnership Wealth, LLC provides investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans, managing approximately $2.96 billion across a network of about 89 advisers. The firm offers model portfolio solutions, direct asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing a combination of firm-managed, third-party, and advisor-managed strategies.

Charles McDaniels is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services and holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 42 years of industry experience, including roles at McDaniels and Thomas Wealth Management LLC and PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. McDaniels serves on the board of the Hampton Masonic Lodge and is an associate member of the Georgia Funeral Directors Association. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager solutions through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

James Bross Jr. is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Steward Partners, he worked at Equitable Advisors and Axa Advisors, and has a background that includes roles in healthcare and entrepreneurial ventures. He serves on the board of trustees for Southern Wesleyan University and is the owner and CEO of Carolina Care Innovation Group, as well as assisting operations at Clemson University’s Book T. Smith Launchpad. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm provides investment advisory, financial planning, and other services to individuals, pension plans, corporations, and nonprofits, offering a range of portfolio management options through both in-house and third-party strategies.

Kevin Brock is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His previous roles include positions at First Citizens Asset Management, First Citizens Investor Services, Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and METLIFE SECURITIES Inc. Additionally, he serves as a trustee for his parent. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through more than 500 advisors. The firm offers a range of services including wrap-fee advisory programs, financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing both proprietary and third-party investment strategies.

Lori Talley Kelley is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 13 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Crescent Financial Advisors and Clemson-EPS Advisors. Kelley serves on the board of the Oconee County Special Needs and Disabilities Foundation. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutions through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory, and retirement-plan services, employing a discretionary management approach using model portfolios and a combination of analysis tools and third-party resources.