WSG PARTNERS - Key Persons


Charles "Chip" Creed

Job Titles:
  • Partner
Charles "Chip" Creed joined WSG Advisors in 2009 following more than 15 years in the computer industry. After earning his bachelor's degree in marketing and finance, he owned several computer-related businesses until turning his interests to financial planning. Chip currently handles WSG Advisors' client services, assisting with portfolio reviews, asset allocation and portfolio transitions.

Robert Gardner - President

Job Titles:
  • Financial Advisor
  • President
Robert Gardner has been a practicing Financial Advisor for over three decades. A native South Carolinian, he and his family were residents of Hilton Head Island since 2004, but relocated to the Greenville, SC area in 2020. Since his college days he has continually worked to further his professional education and business acumen. He holds several professional designations: Chartered Life Underwriter, (CLU), Chartered Financial Consultant, (ChFC), and Registered Financial Consultant, (RFC). He is a past president of the Hilton Head Area Council of Estate and Financial Advisors and is still an active member. He is the founder and president of WSG Partners, LLC. Mr. Gardner's focus and expertise is comprehensive wealth management for retirees, pre-retirees and closely held businesses. Since 1997, he has conducted over 430 seminars/workshops and in excess of 5,400 consulting interviews with individuals in or near retirement.