Top financial advisors working with founders and business owners in Hilton Head Island, SC

The right financial advisor for you depends on how you weigh location, expertise, experience, the clients they typically serve, and how they work with you.

If you’ve recently started or acquired a business, you need an advisor who understands the unique financial challenges founders face. Without this insight, it’s easy to overlook how business decisions impact your personal wealth and tax situation.

  • Business cash flow insight. Look for advisors who analyze your company’s cash flow to align your personal financial goals with business realities.
  • Exit strategy planning. Ask how they help you prepare for selling or transitioning your business without jeopardizing your retirement plans.
  • Tax implications. Confirm they consider both business and personal tax effects when advising on income, investments, and deductions.
  • Retirement integration. Ensure they coordinate your business ownership with retirement savings options suited to your stage and goals.

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Andrew C

Series 66

Hilton Head Island, SC

Morgan Stanley

Andrew Cook is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Morgan Stanley since 2009, including a role at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2015. He also serves as a successor trustee in a trust-related capacity outside his advisory role. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer providing a wide range of advisory programs to individual and institutional clients. The firm’s financial planning utilizes structured discovery conversations and firm-approved tools, serving approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.

General estate planning guidance
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Joshua A

Series 66

Hilton Head Island, SC

Edward Jones

Joshua Artime is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Edward Jones since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he has worked in event staffing, health product sales, and food service supervision. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management and offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds.

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Multi-generational wealth transfer Retired Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Nathaniel J

Series 65

Hilton Head, SC

Hilton Head Financial Advisors, Inc.

Nathaniel Jones is a financial advisor at Hilton Head Financial Advisors, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 1997 and holds a Series 65 designation. Outside of his advisory role, he spends a small amount of time managing administrative tasks related to the property where his office is located. Hilton Head Financial Advisors provides personalized financial planning and investment management services to individuals, retirement and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm serves both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients, using investment policy statements and discretionary management primarily through no-load or low-load mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and bonds.

General retirement planning General tax planning Cash flow / budgeting
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Pamela P

CFP®, Series 66

Hilton Head Island, SC

Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C.

Pamela Pena is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. She has previously worked at Fisher Investments, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Cetera Advisor Networks, LPL Financial, and Carson Wealth Management. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan and business-consulting services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, family offices, and other institutional clients. The firm uses a combination of in-house model portfolios, custom accounts, and third-party manager selection, supported by an Investment Policy Committee and extensive research resources.

Wealth management Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Jeffrey G

Series 63, Series 65

Hilton Head, SC

Dakota Wealth, LLC

Jeffrey Goyette Sr. is a financial advisor at Dakota Wealth, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services from 2016 to 2023. Outside of his advisory role, he oversees property management for a real estate rental in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Dakota Wealth, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, foundations, retirement plans, and business enterprises. The firm provides wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, focusing on customized, primarily long-term portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and other investment vehicles.

Private / alternative investments Active portfolio management Real estate investing Options & derivatives strategies Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Jared F

Series 65

Huntington Beach, CA

Northwest Asset Management

Jared Fruth is a financial advisor at Northwest Asset Management with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Securities America, Inc., KMS Financial Services, Inc., Oppenheimer Funds, and John Paul Mitchell Systems. Northwest Asset Management is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.6 billion for nearly 3,000 clients, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and corporations. The firm employs a customized, fiduciary approach using Modern Portfolio Theory and strategic asset allocation, combining fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios with periodic rebalancing.

Retirement income strategy Wealth management Active portfolio management Founder/Business Owner
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Edwina M

Series 65

Cincinnati, OH

Waverly Advisors, LLC

Edwina Martin is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience, currently with Waverly Advisors, LLC. She previously worked at 9258 Wealth Management for five years and was employed at Teradata Corp for eleven years. Martin also serves as assistant director of tax planning at 9258 Tax and Planning, a non-investment related business. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-market allocations, offering a range of investment management and financial planning services.

Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Options & derivatives strategies Tax-loss harvesting Multi-generational wealth transfer Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Jeffrey P

Series 66

Dacula, GA

Merrill

Jeffrey Park is a financial advisor at Merrill with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill and affiliated firms since 2011, including roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is a sole owner and co-owner of family rental properties in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors.

Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management Wealth management
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Craig M

Series 63, Series 65

Columbia, SC

Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC

Craig Mcdaniel Jr. is a financial advisor with Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC in Columbia, SC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Investment Group, Inc. and The McDaniel Corporation since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in life insurance sales and serves as an independent agent for annuities and related products. Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and supervisory services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized investment management through discretionary mandates, third-party managers, and private-label model portfolios, using a blend of analytical methods with ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Active portfolio management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Annuities Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Elizabeth B

Series 66

New York, NY

J.P. Morgan Securities

Elizabeth Brown is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities in New York, NY, where she has worked since 2012. She has 26 years of industry experience. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to clients such as corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager and fund searches, and customized performance reporting through a select group of Wealth Advisors. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with brokerage, distribution, and investment management capabilities.

Wealth management Executive Founder/Business Owner

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