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Brad A Blackburn, CFP®, ChFC®

Founder and Wealth Advisor

803-708-4727

803-708-4729

brad@dyadicfinancial.com

Brad has over 26 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is a South Carolina native and a graduate of Clemson University with a degree in financial management and a minor in accounting.

Brad began his career working for an insurance company, Life of Georgia, in Anderson, South Carolina. He joined Prudential Financial in Greenville a year later and relocated to the Columbia office in 2001. Brad founded Dyadic Financial Management, LLC, in 2007, and in the first quarter of 2008, Brad took Dyadic Financial Management, LLC, independent.

Brad is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional, a Chartered Financial Consultant®, and holds Series 6, 63, 65, 7, and 24 registrations with LPL Financial, additionally he holds life, health, and property & casualty licenses.

Brad has published financial articles for MD News and co-hosted the Discipline Financial Radio Show and Parent Care Show, heard on NewsRadio 506AM in Columbia. Brad was privileged to interview Steve Forbes regarding his book How Capitalism Will Save Us.

Brad adheres to Rotary International’s motto, “Service Above Self.” As a former Spring Valley Rotary Club member, Brad is involved in many community service activities, including blood drives for the American Red Cross, Rotary Reads, and the Salvation Army’s Ring the Bell campaign. Brad serves on the Prisma Health Children’s Hospital–Midlands Board. Brad also serves as a deacon at Gantt Street Baptist Church in Cayce, and he and his wife participate in medical mission trips, most recently to Yap, Micronesia.

Brad and his family live in Blythewood, South Carolina. His wife, Melanie, is a pediatric hospitalist, and they have four children: Anna & Ashlyn (the twins that inspired the name Dyadic), Ethan, and Ava. Brad enjoys flying, scuba diving, fly fishing, and spending time with his family.

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Qualifications:

  • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®
  • Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®)
  • Series 6, 63, 65, 7, 24
  • Life, Health, and Property & Casualty licensed.
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Financial Management, Minor in Accounting – Clemson University - 1997.

    Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Center for Financial Planning, Inc. owns and licenses the certification marks CFP® and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER in the United States to Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., which authorizes individuals who successfully complete the organization’s initial and ongoing certification requirements to use the certification marks.

Mary Tannir

Marketing Coordinator

803-708-4727

803-708-4729

mary.tannir@lpl.com

Mary is a Marketing Coordinator with a Master’s in Marketing from William & Mary. She specializes in bridging the gap between storytelling and data-driven strategy to deliver measurable results.

With a background in marketing leadership, Mary focuses on enhancing brand presence and optimizing the client experience through creative, high-impact digital initiatives. Outside of the office, she lives with her husband and their two dogs, Artemis and Achilles.

*Not registered with LPL Financial