Christian Salomone is Chief Investment Officer at Ballast Rock Private Wealth with 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include 17 years at Goldman Sachs and positions at Merrill and Bank of America. He is president of the Yale Club of Charleston, a local alumni organization. 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 long-term, quantitatively informed investment approach tailored to client goals and risk tolerances.

Navarone Simpson is a financial advisor with Armstrong Dixon in Mount Pleasant, SC, holding CFP® and Series 66 designations and having 11 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Lincoln Financial Advisors and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, Simpson has engaged in non-investment activities such as driving for Lyft. Armstrong Dixon provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, charitable organizations, small business owners, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a strategic, global asset allocation approach that integrates active and passive strategies, third-party research, and risk-management metrics, managing approximately $447.5 million in assets for around 290 clients.

Christopher Mcquade is a financial advisor with Curran Financial Partners, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. His prior positions include roles at Pruco Securities, LLC, Allstate, and Healthmarkets. He is also licensed to sell life and health insurance. Curran Financial Partners provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, using both passive and active investment approaches. The firm also serves as a sub-adviser to an exchange-traded fund and offers insurance products through licensed advisor representatives.

Adam Curran is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience. He is a managing member of B&B Media Group, LLC, a consulting and media buying business, alongside his role at Curran Financial Partners, LLC, where he has worked since 2016. Prior to that, he was with Global Financial Private Capital from 2013 to 2016. Curran Financial Partners provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses client-specific investment policies implemented through both passive and active management, incorporating technical analysis as a primary method.

Morgan Crawford is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Headland Capital, LLC and has previously worked at Maryland Financial Group, LPL Financial, and PM Financial Group. Headland Capital is a registered investment adviser with a team of ten advisors serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and various entities such as family offices and trusts. The firm offers personalized financial planning and portfolio management with a client-driven investment process focused on fundamental analysis and a long-term orientation.

Glenn Dehollander is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Apollon Financial, LLC. His prior experience includes positions at LPL Financial, Dehollander & Janse Financial Group, and Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of financial advising, he has been involved in business entities related to real estate and tax investment purposes. Apollon Financial is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $1.45 billion across a team of 16 advisors. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, offering a blend of centrally managed and advisor-led portfolios with access to private and alternative investments.

Kayleigh Zarndt is a financial advisor at Apollon Financial, LLC with a ChFC® designation and five years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including LPL Financial, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, and Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services. Zarndt also holds a notary commission. Apollon Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm that manages approximately $1.45 billion through a team of 16 advisors. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and access to private and alternative investments.

Tyson Marlow is a financial advisor at Quartz Partners Investment Management with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has held roles at firms including Blue Oak Group and Kalos Management. Outside of advisory work, Marlow co-owns Uniworks Cleaning, a commercial janitorial services company serving the Charleston, SC area. Quartz Partners serves individual investors, retirement plans, institutions, and financial intermediaries with model-based investment management strategies. The firm combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up stock selection across multiple model portfolios, offering discretionary account management, Sub-Account Overlay services, and model delivery through various platform arrangements.

Tyler Mc Ardle is a financial advisor at Aspect Partners, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has held roles at firms including Almanack Investment Partners and Lincoln Financial Advisors. Aspect Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, nonprofits, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses, providing asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses quantitative and technical analysis, monitors portfolios actively, and incorporates third-party managers and advanced technology such as artificial intelligence in its investment process.

Francis Ferez is a financial advisor at Curran Financial Partners, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and currently in his first year in the industry. Prior to joining Curran Financial Partners, he worked at Colonial Life for six years and attended Clemson University. Curran Financial Partners provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs both passive, index-based portfolios and active management strategies, including technical analysis, and also serves as a sub-adviser to an exchange-traded fund.

Noah Speaks is a financial advisor at Curran Financial Partners, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked in various roles including at Clemson University and several service industry positions. Curran Financial Partners provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, employing both passive and active investment strategies with a focus on technical analysis. The firm also serves as a sub-adviser to an exchange-traded fund and offers insurance products through licensed advisors.

Colin Stewart is a financial advisor at Curran Financial Partners, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including LPL Financial LLC, South State Bank, Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors, and Northwestern Mutual. Stewart is also licensed to sell life and health insurance. Curran Financial Partners provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs both passive and active investment strategies, including technical analysis, and acts as a sub-adviser to an exchange-traded fund with a political-activity screen.

Paige Smith Ducey is a financial advisor at McLean Asset Management Corporation with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked previously at Bull Harbor Capital, Curran Financial Partners, and Voya Financial Advisors, among others. McLean Asset Management Corporation provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-advisor team approach and develops portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory and broad asset-allocation principles.

Michael Baer is a financial advisor at Curran Financial Partners, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at several firms, including The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities LLC. He is also licensed to sell life and health insurance. Curran Financial Partners provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses both passive and active investment approaches, employing technical analysis and third-party managers, and also offers sub-advisory services to an exchange-traded fund with a political-activity screen.

Joseph Iafelice is a financial advisor with Curran Financial Partners, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC and Saw Service & Supply, Inc. Curran Financial Partners provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, offering both passive and active discretionary portfolio management. The firm also serves as a sub-adviser to an exchange-traded fund and incorporates client-specific investment policies with an emphasis on technical analysis and tailored financial planning.

David Sheaffer is a financial advisor at Curran Financial Partners, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Putnam Retail Management for seven years before joining Curran Financial Partners in 2022. Curran Financial Partners provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, offering both passive and active discretionary portfolio management. The firm also serves as a sub-adviser to an exchange-traded fund and provides access to accounting services through referral arrangements.

Luke Parton is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor at Adaptive Financial Consulting, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Adaptive Financial Consulting since 2016 and is also an independent licensed insurance agent. Adaptive Financial Consulting, LLC is a six-advisor team based in Mount Pleasant, SC, managing approximately $547 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, pension consulting, and educational seminars for small business owners, employing a range of analytic approaches and customized portfolio strategies.

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.

Matthew Foederer is a financial advisor at Sovereign Financial Group, Inc. with a Series 65 license and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial LLC, Hilltop Wealth Advisors, and Credit Suisse. Sovereign Financial Group provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and cash-management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, businesses, and other registered investment advisers. The firm employs a primarily long-term, portfolio-focused investment approach using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and options, supported by fundamental and technical analysis with AI tools.

Ross De Waard is a financial advisor at Curran Financial Partners, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at Curran Financial Partners since 2022. Prior to joining the firm, he was involved with Maine Sport Outfitters and holds a license to sell life and health insurance. Curran Financial Partners provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses both passive, index-based portfolios and active management with a focus on technical analysis, and offers sub-advisory services to an exchange-traded fund.