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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 17, 2025 – St. Louis-based wealth management firm Benjamin F. Edwards recently opened a location in North Carolina, in Hickory, boosting its national presence to 34 states, company officials announced today. The new location welcomes the Rembert & Mode Financial Group, with $258 million in client assets under management* and over 28 years of experience in the financial services industry.
The Rembert & Mode Financial Group members are: Managing Director-Investments Thomas “Fore” Rembert; Vice President-Investments Grant Rembert; Client Relationship Manager Mandy Rembert; portfolio analyst William Mode; Senior Registered Financial Client Associate Alice Scarborough and Financial Client Associate Becky McNeil.
The location’s address is 200 1 st Avenue, NW, Suite 201, Hickory, NC 28601. The phone number is 828-624-7868 and fax number is 828-358-2715. Fore and Grant can also be reached via email at fore.rembert@benjaminfedwards.com or grant.rembert@benjaminfedwards.com.
“We take enormous pride in welcoming these advisors to our ever-growing Edwards family,” said Tad Edwards, chairman and CEO of Benjamin F. Edwards. “We are equally as thrilled to add these advisors to the state of North Carolina in the wonderful community of Hickory.”
As an advisor, Fore believes in building deep, meaningful relationships with clients while addressing the matters most important to them and their families in an ever-changing world. His focus and approach delve into the unique needs of his clients, managing not only their financial needs but also taking it a step further to help them navigate income goals, asset-
protection strategies, and reduce tax liabilities, all while employing a strategic approach to maximize their overall net worth.
Grant is passionate about building strategic networks, identifying valuable opportunities and fostering strong client relationships. He specializes in helping business owners, professionals and families develop and implement strategies for optimal growth and long-term success.
Edwards has continued to expand its presence across the U.S. by adding experienced advisors to its full-service, national wealth-management firm and its registered investment advisor (RIA), Edwards Wealth Management. The firm now has a presence in 34 states.
About Benjamin F. Edwards
With a legacy spanning nearly 140 years over six generations of the Edwards family, Benjamin F. Edwards today is an entrepreneurial wealth-management enterprise welcoming client-first full-service financial advisors to join the firm. Advisors at Edwards seek to render solid investment advice while helping clients develop a plan to reach their goals. The growing national firm is now in 34 states with over 100 locations, and over $50 billion in assets under management. It remains true to its Golden Rule roots with regard to the treatment of clients, financial advisors, employees and all partners. The home office in St. Louis knows advisors by name and eschews call centers to get advisors’ questions answered. Leveraging the firm’s distinguished heritage and vision for the future, those who desire can become advisors of the firm’s broker-dealer, Benjamin F. Edwards. Alternatively, they can choose an independent affiliation with the firm’s registered investment advisor (RIA) Edwards Wealth Management. Edwards’s strong fiscal foundation and timeless values enable it to be a firm of “Client-First Service Second-to-None,” offering friendly support and thoughtful, tailored investment and planning advice to its treasured clients who make it all possible. The firm has zero debt and is committed to staying independent through future generations.
