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The S&P 500 carved out a small gain in November after a strong 3.74% month-ending weekly gain, its largest weekly advance in five months. The S&P turned positive for the month on the final trading day in November, gaining 0.54% on Friday’s abbreviated post-Thanksgiving “Black Friday” trading session. Essentially, dip buyers emerged to reverse a nearly month-long selling spree centered in Big Tech stocks as investors questioned lofty valuations especially among AI-related companies.
Firm founder Howell Cullens and team chose Cetera seeking to replicate the superior service and robust support for independent advisors they experienced with Commonwealth
SAN DIEGO – Dec. 1, 2025 – Cetera welcomes Piedmont Financial Partners and its 7-person team, including financial advisors Howell Cullens and his son Nash Cullens, Trey Rhodes, and Nick Lyons. Based in Greensboro, Georgia, near the fast-growing Lake Oconee resort community, Piedmont Financial Partners oversees approximately $184 million in assets under administration*. The team transfers from Commonwealth to the Cetera Wealth Partners community.
The team started searching for a new financial services partner because LPL acquired Commonwealth.