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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGER SOLE SHARED NONE
AT&T INC COM 00206R102 1,056,797 36,454 SH SOLE 36,454 0 0
ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL A 02079K305 1,548,223 5,384 SH SOLE 5,384 0 0
AMAZON COM INC COM 023135106 438,617 2,106 SH SOLE 2,106 0 0
APPLE INC COM 037833100 358,098 1,411 SH SOLE 1,411 0 0
APPLIED MATLS INC COM 038222105 203,023 594 SH SOLE 594 0 0
ARISTA NETWORKS INC COM SHS 040413205 241,999 1,971 SH SOLE 1,971 0 0
BANK AMERICA CORP COM 060505104 4,548,595 93,305 SH SOLE 93,305 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B NEW 084670702 1,590,944 3,320 SH SOLE 3,320 0 0
BLACKSTONE INC COM 09260D107 677,348 5,890 SH SOLE 5,890 0 0
BROADCOM INC COM 11135F101 801,012 2,588 SH SOLE 2,588 0 0
CHEVRON CORP NEW COM 166764100 1,165,157 5,631 SH SOLE 5,631 0 0
DEVON ENERGY CORP NEW COM 25179M103 296,938 5,901 SH SOLE 5,901 0 0
DUKE ENERGY CORP NEW COM NEW 26441C204 546,979 4,177 SH SOLE 4,177 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 646,405 3,810 SH SOLE 3,810 0 0
META PLATFORMS INC CL A 30303M102 231,141 404 SH SOLE 404 0 0
FIRST BANCORP N C COM 318910106 708,432 12,572 SH SOLE 12,572 0 0
FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD NASDAQ CYB ETF 33734X846 1,907,451 30,432 SH SOLE 30,432 0 0
GE VERNOVA INC COM 36828A101 646,819 741 SH SOLE 741 0 0
GE AEROSPACE COM NEW 369604301 205,166 723 SH SOLE 723 0 0
GLOBAL X FDS GLB X MLP ENRG I 37954Y293 4,558,778 61,655 SH SOLE 61,655 0 0
GLOBAL X FDS RATE PREFERRED 37954Y376 5,622,887 257,596 SH SOLE 257,596 0 0
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDS INC COM 446413106 1,061,061 2,793 SH SOLE 2,793 0 0
INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE IN COM 45866F104 207,138 1,317 SH SOLE 1,317 0 0
INVESCO EXCHANGE TRADED FD T S&P500 EQL HLT 46137V332 1,395,317 46,212 SH SOLE 46,212 0 0
INVESCO EXCHANGE TRADED FD T S&P500 EQL WGT 46137V357 4,346,318 22,647 SH SOLE 22,647 0 0
ISHARES SILVER TR ISHARES 46428Q109 822,791 12,075 SH SOLE 12,075 0 0
ISHARES INC MSCI MEXICO ETF 464286822 1,611,953 21,427 SH SOLE 21,427 0 0
ISHARES TR CORE S&P TTL STK 464287150 41,144,839 288,878 SH SOLE 288,878 0 0
ISHARES TR CORE S&P500 ETF 464287200 2,678,161 4,100 SH SOLE 4,100 0 0
ISHARES TR RUS 1000 VAL ETF 464287598 3,069,370 14,365 SH SOLE 14,365 0 0
ISHARES TR RUSSELL 2000 ETF 464287655 5,158,896 20,802 SH SOLE 20,802 0 0
ISHARES TR S&P MC 400VL ETF 464287705 530,000 4,000 SH SOLE 4,000 0 0
ISHARES TR CORE S&P SCP ETF 464287804 6,754,970 54,340 SH SOLE 54,340 0 0
ISHARES TR MSCI USA QLT FCT 46432F339 6,182,851 32,234 SH SOLE 32,234 0 0
ISHARES TR CORE MSCI EAFE 46432F842 31,025,209 342,706 SH SOLE 342,706 0 0
ISHARES INC CORE MSCI EMKT 46434G103 7,120,778 102,090 SH SOLE 102,090 0 0
ISHARES INC MSCI EMRG CHN 46434G764 9,176,790 116,664 SH SOLE 116,664 0 0
ISHARES TR MSCI JP VALUE 46435U374 1,521,868 35,666 SH SOLE 35,666 0 0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. COM 46625H100 761,991 2,590 SH SOLE 2,590 0 0
J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F NASDAQ EQT PREM 46654Q203 536,323 9,660 SH SOLE 9,660 0 0
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N V NY REGIS SHS NEW 500472303 255,341 9,319 SH SOLE 9,319 0 0
LAM RESEARCH CORP COM NEW 512807306 329,036 1,540 SH SOLE 1,540 0 0
ELI LILLY & CO COM 532457108 214,306 233 SH SOLE 233 0 0
LOWES COS INC COM 548661107 106,122,836 449,140 SH SOLE 449,140 0 0
MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INC COM 573284106 1,102,598 1,873 SH SOLE 1,873 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 1,743,257 4,709 SH SOLE 4,709 0 0
VIPER ENERGY INC CL A 64361Q101 551,471 11,736 SH SOLE 11,736 0 0
NOVO-NORDISK A S ADR 670100205 243,395 6,623 SH SOLE 6,623 0 0
NVIDIA CORPORATION COM 67066G104 688,182 3,946 SH SOLE 3,946 0 0
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC COM 74834L100 463,689 2,366 SH SOLE 2,366 0 0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT 78462F103 33,615,492 51,689 SH SOLE 51,689 0 0
SPDR GOLD TR GOLD SHS 78463V107 236,660 550 SH SOLE 550 0 0
SPDR INDEX SHS FDS MSCI ACWI EXUS 78463X848 2,581,827 70,561 SH SOLE 70,561 0 0
SPDR INDEX SHS FDS S&P GBLINF ETF 78463X855 7,318,917 96,276 SH SOLE 96,276 0 0
SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR INTL EQTY ETF 808524805 247,500 10,000 SH SOLE 10,000 0 0
SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR INTL SCEQT ETF 808524888 209,863 4,490 SH SOLE 4,490 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-UTILS 81369Y886 2,603,945 56,743 SH SOLE 56,743 0 0
SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUN US EQT PLS DWNSD 82889N202 4,204,450 115,605 SH SOLE 115,605 0 0
SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUN MBS ETF 82889N525 289,077 5,845 SH SOLE 5,845 0 0
SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUN HEALTH CARE ETF 82889N772 3,370,914 100,146 SH SOLE 100,146 0 0
SOUTHERN CO COM 842587107 653,404 6,770 SH SOLE 6,770 0 0
2023 ETF SERIES TRUST BRANDES INTERNAT 900934209 2,501,106 60,677 SH SOLE 60,677 0 0
GMO ETF TRUST GMO US QUALITY E 90139K100 1,804,405 49,873 SH SOLE 49,873 0 0
UNILEVER PLC SPON ADR NEW 904767803 295,503 5,187 SH SOLE 5,187 0 0
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CL B 911312106 259,035 2,633 SH SOLE 2,633 0 0
VANECK MERK GOLD ETF GOLD SHS 921078101 1,024,392 22,739 SH SOLE 22,739 0 0
VANECK VECTORS ETF TR GOLD MINERS ETF 92189F106 691,067 7,530 SH SOLE 7,530 0 0
VANGUARD WHITEHALL FDS INC HIGH DIV YLD 921946406 4,922,176 33,235 SH SOLE 33,235 0 0
VANGUARD WORLD FD HEALTH CAR ETF 92204A504 292,755 1,075 SH SOLE 1,075 0 0
VANGUARD INDEX FDS S&P 500 ETF SHS 922908363 17,645,351 29,529 SH SOLE 29,529 0 0
VANGUARD INDEX FDS MCAP VL IDXVIP 922908512 1,709,214 9,275 SH SOLE 9,275 0 0
VANGUARD INDEX FDS MID CAP ETF 922908629 12,612,946 43,920 SH SOLE 43,920 0 0
VANGUARD INDEX FDS LARGE CAP ETF 922908637 358,620 1,200 SH SOLE 1,200 0 0
VANGUARD INDEX FDS GROWTH ETF 922908736 11,602,016 26,562 SH SOLE 26,562 0 0
VANGUARD INDEX FDS VALUE ETF 922908744 4,869,684 24,820 SH SOLE 24,820 0 0
VANGUARD INDEX FDS TOTAL STK MKT 922908769 16,109,914 50,216 SH SOLE 50,216 0 0
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 92343V104 231,220 4,606 SH SOLE 4,606 0 0
WALMART INC COM 931142103 892,952 7,185 SH SOLE 7,185 0 0
WASTE MGMT INC DEL COM 94106L109 246,838 1,074 SH SOLE 1,074 0 0
XYLEM INC COM 98419M100 488,554 4,088 SH SOLE 4,088 0 0