Patrick Sundberg is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group in 2026, he worked at Wells Fargo and J.P. Morgan in various roles from 2016 to 2026. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s services are delivered through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and include both point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Maxwell Belt is a financial advisor at Mariner with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Langar Holdings and Baird. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and private funds, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to various pooled vehicles and third-party managers. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an Investment Committee and integrates tax and accounting services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Russell Truesdale is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC in Greenville, SC, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. He has nine years of industry experience, including prior roles at PNC Bank and PNC Investments. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail clients. The firm uses a combination of affiliated and third-party sub-managers and emphasizes percentage-of-AUM wrap fees alongside strategic and tactical asset allocation.

Marcus Graham is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Truist Advisory Services. His prior experience includes roles with Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and several other firms. He also operated a photography business for ten years. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary manager relationships and third-party platforms to implement investment strategies.

James Porter is a financial advisor at Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has prior experience at firms including Countybank, First Citizens Investor Services, and Truist. Outside of his advisory work, he is co-owner of a direct sales and leadership development business affiliated with Amway, where he is involved in customer service and team leadership. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners by offering advice programs that emphasize asset allocation, contribution rates, and retirement planning. The firm uses proprietary software and model portfolios developed in partnership with Morningstar Investment Management and manages a large client base primarily through non-discretionary investment programs.

Anthony Panuccio is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Raymond James & Associates for nine years. He serves as a trustee of a family trust. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations through a network of independent representatives, offering a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services combined with centralized manager due diligence and technology-enabled solutions.

John Whitmire is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Greenville, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2012 and has prior experience with Mahoney Financial Organization, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a commercial cleaning company. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Steven Broughton is a CFP® professional with over 31 years of industry experience, currently serving with Kestra Advisory since 2017. Before joining Kestra, he worked at Sii Investment Inc for 10 years. He is also president of BFG Advisors Wealth Management, where he oversees planning and investment activities. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients, including large plan sponsors. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Joseph Schofield III is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Cda Group and Guardian Life. Outside of advising, he owns and manages an operational cattle farm through JDS Holdings, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement plan services, and outsourced CIO solutions to individual and institutional clients. The firm uses asset-allocation modeling combined with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive investment strategies across public and private asset classes.

Stephen Blackwell is a Certified Financial Planner® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial and Edward Jones. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner of Purpose Planner, LLC, which offers a faith-based budgeting app aimed at Gen Z, and is also an author focusing on financial literacy for the same demographic. He serves on the boards of Collins Children's Home and IMPACT Pickens County Foundation. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory, financial planning, pension consulting, and managed account services.

Alan Spilker is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 42 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Raymond James & Associates, Merrill, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Morgan Stanley Dw Inc. He serves as a board member of the Spilker Family Foundation, a private family charitable foundation. 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 advisory programs and financial services, combining proprietary strategies with third-party models and providing in-house equity and fixed income portfolios.

Matthew Luke is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Southeast Retail, Bottles Beverage LLC, and Clemson University among others. He has experience working in both educational and retail sectors outside of financial services. 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, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple wrap/advisory programs.

Robert Clanton is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Greenville, SC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 35 years of industry experience, including longstanding roles with New York Life Insurance and NYLIFE Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in insurance brokering with outside carriers for non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs tailored to client objectives, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Christopher Nicholson is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Mariner with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at TIAA and TIAA-CREF for ten years and at Global Financial Private Capital, Inc. for three years before joining Mariner. Mariner serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm utilizes discretionary, customized portfolios with in-house research and third-party managers, and it provides integrated tax, administrative CFO, and financial wellness solutions.

Michael Bostick is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Greenville, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 24 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with New York Life and its related entities since 2002 and currently operates Financial Resources, LLC, through which he sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages most of its assets on a non-discretionary basis, working extensively within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Emil Sheikh is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several major firms, including JP Morgan Chase Bank, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America. Sheikh is based in Greenville, SC. 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 investors. The firm’s portfolios combine strategic and tactical asset allocation using both affiliated and third-party sub-managers, supported by technology platforms from Envestnet and custody services from Pershing.

Stacey Payne is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Greenville, SC, holding Series 63 and 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. She has worked with Truist Advisory Services and its affiliated entities since 2018, following a long tenure with Bb&T Investment Services dating back to 1998. Outside of her advisory role, Payne owns a commercial property rented to a family member and holds ownership of a flooring business in her name, though she does not actively participate in its operations. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering asset allocation, investment policy analysis, and fiduciary support. The firm’s approach combines discretionary manager relationships with non-discretionary consulting and utilizes third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support its investment process.

John Mccallum Jr. is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Greenville, SC, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations. He has 32 years of industry experience, including roles at Nylife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. In addition to his advisory work, he is appointed with outside insurance carriers to broker non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations, primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis, and works within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Cristi Stiles is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Greenville, SC, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at BB&T Securities and Merrill Lynch. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporations, 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, and integrates closely with affiliated broker-dealer and banking services.

William Brobson is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. in Greenville, SC, with six years of industry experience. He has been with Bankers Life and its affiliated entities since 2018, including prior work at Toyota of Greer. In addition to his advisory role, he is also licensed as an insurance agent with Bankers Life and Casualty Company, selling Medicare Supplement, annuity, life, health, and long-term care insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan services. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored portfolios aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.