Brett Anderson is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Fountainhead Wealth Planning, an independent firm founded in 2026. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley, Fisher Investments, and Fidelity. Fountainhead Wealth Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, offering customized advice without a mandated investment style. The firm operates with no account minimums and uses a range of investment techniques, conducting regular reviews and enabling client-imposed investment restrictions.

Susan Greene Lockwood is the sole advisor at Greene Directions LLC in Anderson, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 35 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Premium 72 Capital and SANDLAPPER Wealth Management, LLC. She also owns Many Hands Administrative Services, LLC, a consulting business offering drafting of business documents. Greene Directions is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, small businesses, and high-net-worth clients with client-specific investment programs. The firm manages accounts on a non-discretionary basis, employing both fundamental and technical analysis while emphasizing periodic account reviews and a range of investment instruments.

Leonard Taylor is a financial advisor with Jackson Taylor Investment Securities in Seneca, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 40 years of industry experience. He has been with his current firm since 2010. Taylor has an atypical academic background, including advanced seminary degrees. Jackson Taylor Investment Securities provides discretionary portfolio management for individuals, trusts, and estates, focusing on individualized investment plans. The firm manages approximately $16 million across about 110 client accounts, emphasizing individual securities with strategies that include long- and short-term trading, options, and fixed-income allocations under discretionary authority.

Ryan Fleming is the sole advisor at The Pilot's Advisor, LLC, an independent firm based in Seneca, South Carolina. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 17 years of industry experience. His background includes service in the U.S. Air Force from 2005 to 2023 and working as a pilot for FedEx since 2012. Fleming is also a licensed insurance agent and participates in referral arrangements related to insurance and tax services. The Pilot's Advisor, LLC operates as a solicitor and referral firm connecting various clients with third-party money managers. The firm focuses on recommending long-term investment strategies through these managers, sharing advisory fees, and performing periodic oversight without providing direct portfolio management.

Laura Cook, CFP®, is the founder of Flourish Financial Life Planning, a fee‑only firm in Anderson, SC, serving women of faith across the country who want their financial lives to reflect their values. With more than 20 years of experience, Laura brings a calm, relational approach to planning, helping women navigate money with clarity, confidence, and peace. Her path into financial planning began unexpectedly at a credit union, where she discovered how meaningful it was to help people understand their finances. After losing her father two years later, Laura began walking alongside widows through overwhelming financial decisions — an experience that shaped her calling and the heart behind her work today. Laura partners with women through every season of life, from career transitions and caregiving to retirement and legacy planning. She is known for her ability to explain complex topics in everyday language and for creating a safe, judgment‑free space where clients can talk openly about both the practical and emotional sides of money. She founded Flourish to offer thoughtful, faith‑aligned guidance that helps women build lives marked by purpose, peace, and financial confidence.

John Alexander Jr. is a financial advisor with Apex Capital Management LLC in Anderson, South Carolina, holding 21 years of industry experience. He has served as Chief Investment Officer of the Clemson University Foundation since 2003 and has been a Professor of Finance at Clemson University since 1990. Apex Capital Management LLC provides portfolio management and investment consulting to high-net-worth individuals, small businesses, and institutional clients. The firm employs a concentrated “Dow 10” strategy focused on select Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks, utilizing quantitative models and active trading within client-specified leverage limits.

Jason White is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Magnolia Financial Planning Services, Inc. and holds ownership in a CPA firm, Payne, White, & Schmutz CPA PA. His work history includes roles at several firms spanning back to 2004, including Infinity Wealth Group and Cetera Financial Specialists. Magnolia Financial Planning Services provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management for individuals, trusts, and company retirement plans. The firm emphasizes risk control and valuation-driven investment decisions and manages approximately $225.7 million in discretionary assets.

Alexander Medlin is a financial advisor at IQ Capital Strategy LLC with four years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 credential. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in two South Carolina-based businesses: A to Z Landscaping, where he is an employee, and A to Z Sanitation, where he is a part-owner. Medlin’s work history includes positions at Wildwood and various other roles dating back to 2016. IQ Capital Strategy LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals and charitable organizations, managing approximately $22.6 million. The firm’s investment approach incorporates technical analysis and algorithm-driven trade signals, focusing on capital appreciation with lower volatility through diversified allocations including ETFs, equities, fixed income, futures, and commodities.

Ariel Kauffman is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor at The Wealthcare Clinic with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Solitude Financial Services, AssetMark, Charles Schwab, and The Vanguard Group. He holds the Series 66 license. The Wealthcare Clinic, LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser that offers discretionary investment management and integrated wealth management services to individuals, families, trusts, and estates. The firm uses a goals-based investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and employs various investment vehicles, including ETFs and crypto-related ETPs, while leveraging technology tools such as artificial intelligence for operational support.

Robby Bryant is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Magnolia Financial Planning Services, Inc. He has worked at Veridos Capital LLC since 2022 and has been with Magnolia Financial Planning Services since 1998. Bryant serves as a general partner and managing member of the Veridos Income Stability Fund, a pooled investment vehicle. Magnolia Financial Planning Services, Inc. provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, and employer retirement plans, including high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a valuation-driven stock selection and risk-management approach and offers integrated retirement, tax, insurance, and estate planning alongside regular investment monitoring and reporting.

Stephen Molyneaux is a financial advisor at Hanover Advisors, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Hanover Advisors since 2004. Hanover Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, financial planning, and a tax-free income strategy focused on individual municipal bonds, using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to tailor portfolios according to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Lowell Macher is a financial advisor with Magnolia Financial Planning Services, Inc. in Seneca, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Veridos Capital LLC since 2023 and has been with Magnolia Financial Planning Services since 2000. Prior to that, he spent 26 years at Dominion Mortgage & F/S Inc. Magnolia Financial Planning Services, Inc. provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, and employer retirement plans, including high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment approach combines valuation-driven stock selection and risk management techniques aimed at pursuing returns with lower volatility, supported by scenario-based planning, regular monitoring, and detailed reporting.

Raymond Massey is a financial advisor with IQ Capital Strategy LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including Founders Financial Securities LLC and First Dominion Capital Corp., and is also the owner and manager of Massey Transport LLC and Massey Grading and Cleaning, a trucking and land grading business unrelated to investments. IQ Capital Strategy LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individuals and charitable organizations, using a strategy that emphasizes technical analysis and algorithm-driven trade signals to seek capital appreciation with lower volatility. The firm manages approximately $22.6 million and employs a diversified approach across ETFs, equities, fixed income, futures, and commodities.

Blake Pitts is a financial advisor at IQ Capital Strategy LLC with five years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. Prior to his advisory role, he operated Pitts Lawn Care for three years and has served as a pastor at LifePoint Church in Seneca, SC since 2013. In his role at the church, he dedicates significant time to non-investment-related activities. IQ Capital Strategy LLC provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $24.5 million across 154 accounts. The firm uses algorithmic trade-signal software and diversified investments including ETFs, equities, fixed income, single-stock futures, and commodities to pursue capital appreciation with lower volatility.

Michael Kauffman is a CFP® and ChFC® with six years of industry experience. He is currently with The Wealthcare Clinic and has held roles at NewRetirement Advisors, Boldin Advisors, and Schwab Private Client Investment Advisory, among others. Kauffman also provides financial planning services through NewRetirement, Inc. d/b/a Boldin. The Wealthcare Clinic, LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser offering discretionary investment management and integrated wealth management for individuals, families, trusts, and estates. The firm uses a goals-based investment approach informed by Modern Portfolio Theory and employs a variety of investment vehicles while tailoring portfolios to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Dalton Massey is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at IQ Capital Strategy LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining IQ Capital Strategy, he held various roles including management of Sureflow Gutters, LLC, a Seneca, SC-based business he owns and oversees. IQ Capital Strategy LLC provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations, utilizing algorithmic trade-signal software and a diversified portfolio approach that includes ETFs, equities, fixed income, single-stock futures, and commodities.

Mark Maurer is a financial advisor with Andrew Garrett Inc. in Anderson, South Carolina, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Andrew Garrett Inc. since 2002. Andrew Garrett Inc. serves a diverse client base including retail individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-rollover guidance, utilizing a variety of investment strategies and platforms tailored to client profiles.

Stephen Leitzell is a CFP® and ChFC® with 44 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with AAN Wealth Advisors LLC and has previous experience with Garden State Investment Advisory Services, Garden State Securities, and Questar Asset Management. Outside of advisory work, he is the owner of Income & Asset Preservation, LLC, which focuses on insurance sales and service. AAN Wealth Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and investment companies. The firm provides advisory services through model portfolio recommendations and ongoing oversight, working with unaffiliated subadvisors who manage discretionary portfolios.

John Chalk is a financial advisor with Trinity Portfolio Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Trinity Portfolio Advisors since 2009 and has a concurrent affiliation with MassMutual Life Insurance Company since 2000. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of a holding company for clinics, contributing to strategic planning. Trinity Portfolio Advisors is a team of eight advisors managing approximately $488 million for around 689 clients. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals, plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, employing a risk-focused, probability-based investment approach that combines various analytical methods and proprietary model portfolios.

Derek Lunka is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Benjamin F. Edwards Wealth Management, LLC since 2019. He has also been affiliated with Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Lakenorth Investment Group, LLC, where he provides investment advice. Benjamin F. Edwards Wealth Management offers advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and organizations. The firm provides discretionary investment management and financial planning, operating on a multi-custodian platform and utilizing both in-house and third-party money management solutions.