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.

James Carroll is a financial advisor at Ballast Rock Private Wealth in Charleston, SC, with 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Toroso Investments and Longurn Capital Management. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Ballast Rock Private Wealth offers portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods to tailor portfolios to clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

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.

Richard Bryan Jr. is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience and has been with Partners in Financial Planning, LLC since 2012. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Salem, VA. Partners in Financial Planning, LLC is a team of seven advisors providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, businesses, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $779.8 million in assets and employs a range of investment strategies including equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, supported by fundamental and technical analysis.

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.

Jake Fetchen is a financial advisor with Ballast Rock Private Wealth in Charleston, SC. He holds a Series 65 license and has two years of industry experience, including time at 49 Financial prior to his current role. Outside of advising, he works as a fixed insurance agent. Ballast Rock Private Wealth offers portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods to tailor investments to clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

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.

Caleb Thompson is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC. He has previously worked at Sigma Planning Corporation and Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP. Outside of his advisory role, Thompson is president of Cove Financial Solutions, where he provides life insurance and annuity recommendations and services. Foundations Investment Advisors is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser managing approximately $10.1 billion for nearly 30,000 clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan support through a network of nearly 300 representatives who tailor strategies using model portfolios and third-party sub-advisers.

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.

William Bendt is a financial advisor with Capitol Securities Management, Inc. in Charleston, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Capitol Securities Management since 2015. Capitol Securities Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and charitable clients, trustees, and plan sponsors. The firm offers brokerage and investment advisory services alongside financial planning, pension consulting, insurance products, and educational seminars, managing assets through various accounts and programs 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.

Aimee Horstman is a financial advisor with Synovus Securities, Inc. in Charleston, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. She has worked at Synovus Securities and Synovus Trust Company since 2012. Outside of her advisory role, she works as a suite attendant for a local concert venue. Synovus Securities serves individual and high-net-worth investors as well as institutional clients, offering both investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm employs a risk-tolerance-based approach to portfolio management through discretionary and non-discretionary programs on the Envestnet platform.

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.

John Carew is a financial advisor at Tandem Investment Advisors Inc with 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Tandem Investment Advisors since 1990 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Tandem Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management focused on equity portfolios to a diverse group of institutional and individual clients. The firm uses a proprietary semi-quantitative process to limit volatility and typically manages portfolios consisting of 25–45 securities, serving nearly 10,000 client relationships with a relatively small investment team.

Adam Crotts is a financial advisor with First Citizens Asset Management, Inc. in Charleston, SC. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has 12 years of industry experience. Crotts has been with First Citizens Asset Management and its affiliated broker-dealer since 2016. First Citizens Asset Management provides model-based sub-advisory and direct investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, municipalities, and institutions. The firm offers multi-asset class portfolios using a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis with discretionary investment management focused on strategic asset allocation and risk control.