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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
ASML HLDG NV N Y REGISTRY SHS N07059210 226,459 125 SH SOLE 125 0 0
CNH INDL N V SHS N20944109 118,252 10,530 SH SOLE 10,530 0 0
AT&T INC COM 00206R102 1,246,935 51,104 SH SOLE 51,104 0 0
EA SERIES TRUST VARI PE CYCL ETF 02072Q267 3,208,529 103,301 SH SOLE 103,301 0 0
ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL A 02079K305 2,171,489 6,311 SH SOLE 6,311 0 0
AMAZON COM INC COM 023135106 747,699 3,001 SH SOLE 3,001 0 0
APPLE INC COM 037833100 463,231 1,391 SH SOLE 1,391 0 0
APPLIED MATLS INC COM 038222105 303,760 594 SH SOLE 594 0 0
ARISTA NETWORKS INC COM SHS 040413205 533,609 2,621 SH SOLE 2,621 0 0
BANK AMERICA CORP COM 060505104 4,175,027 76,705 SH SOLE 76,705 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B NEW 084670702 1,549,620 3,112 SH SOLE 3,112 0 0
BLACKSTONE INC COM 09260D107 772,355 6,890 SH SOLE 6,890 0 0
BROADCOM INC COM 11135F101 912,392 2,598 SH SOLE 2,598 0 0
CAPITAL ONE FINL CORP COM 14040H105 603,712 3,127 SH SOLE 3,127 0 0
CHEVRON CORP NEW COM 166764100 1,624,580 7,955 SH SOLE 7,955 0 0
DEVON ENERGY CORP NEW COM 25179M103 574,717 12,483 SH SOLE 12,483 0 0
DUKE ENERGY CORP NEW COM NEW 26441C204 675,774 5,927 SH SOLE 5,927 0 0
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP COM SHS 30233Q108 506,153 3,110 SH SOLE 3,110 0 0
META PLATFORMS INC CL A 30303M102 292,973 404 SH SOLE 404 0 0
FIRST BANCORP N C COM 318910106 768,275 12,572 SH SOLE 12,572 0 0
FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD NASDAQ CYB ETF 33734X846 3,078,334 29,861 SH SOLE 29,861 0 0
GE VERNOVA INC COM 36828A101 704,313 741 SH SOLE 741 0 0
GE AEROSPACE COM NEW 369604301 441,890 1,415 SH SOLE 1,415 0 0
GLOBAL X FDS GLB X MLP ENRG I 37954Y293 4,182,248 59,900 SH SOLE 59,900 0 0
GLOBAL X FDS RATE PREFERRED 37954Y376 3,337,109 153,149 SH SOLE 153,149 0 0
INGLES MKTS INC CL A 457030104 202,211 2,384 SH SOLE 2,384 0 0
INVESCO EXCHANGE TRADED FD T S&P500 EQL HLT 46137V332 1,695,372 45,808 SH SOLE 45,808 0 0
INVESCO EXCHANGE TRADED FD T S&P500 EQL WGT 46137V357 4,798,405 23,067 SH SOLE 23,067 0 0
ISHARES SILVER TR ISHARES 46428Q109 658,208 12,075 SH SOLE 12,075 0 0
ISHARES INC MSCI MEXICO ETF 464286822 660,284 9,288 SH SOLE 9,288 0 0
ISHARES TR CORE S&P TTL STK 464287150 48,190,005 289,812 SH SOLE 289,812 0 0
ISHARES TR CORE S&P500 ETF 464287200 3,139,985 4,100 SH SOLE 4,100 0 0
ISHARES TR LATN AMER 40 ETF 464287390 220,628 6,395 SH SOLE 6,395 0 0
ISHARES TR RUS 1000 VAL ETF 464287598 3,561,514 14,365 SH SOLE 14,365 0 0
ISHARES TR RUSSELL 2000 ETF 464287655 5,057,320 18,199 SH SOLE 18,199 0 0
ISHARES TR S&P MC 400VL ETF 464287705 475,100 3,450 SH SOLE 3,450 0 0
ISHARES TR CORE S&P SCP ETF 464287804 7,417,835 54,527 SH SOLE 54,527 0 0
ISHARES TR MSCI USA QLT FCT 46432F339 6,469,621 29,111 SH SOLE 29,111 0 0
ISHARES TR CORE MSCI EAFE 46432F842 33,557,068 346,378 SH SOLE 346,378 0 0
ISHARES INC CORE MSCI EMKT 46434G103 8,285,624 102,090 SH SOLE 102,090 0 0
ISHARES INC MSCI EMRG CHN 46434G764 11,522,707 116,297 SH SOLE 116,297 0 0
ISHARES TR MSCI JP VALUE 46435U374 1,781,821 36,731 SH SOLE 36,731 0 0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. COM 46625H100 1,038,937 3,140 SH SOLE 3,140 0 0
J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F NASDAQ EQT PREM 46654Q203 570,331 9,310 SH SOLE 9,310 0 0
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N V NY REGIS SHS NEW 500472303 277,574 11,362 SH SOLE 11,362 0 0
LAM RESEARCH CORP COM NEW 512807306 623,512 1,898 SH SOLE 1,898 0 0
ELI LILLY & CO COM 532457108 240,673 208 SH SOLE 208 0 0
LOWES COS INC COM 548661107 82,772,039 449,140 SH SOLE 449,140 0 0
MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INC COM 573284106 1,083,411 2,258 SH SOLE 2,258 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 2,677,076 5,219 SH SOLE 5,219 0 0
VIPER ENERGY INC CL A 64361Q101 502,513 12,597 SH SOLE 12,597 0 0
NEXTERA ENERGY INC COM 65339F101 491,495 6,489 SH SOLE 6,489 0 0
NVIDIA CORPORATION COM 67066G104 721,452 3,159 SH SOLE 3,159 0 0
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC COM 697435105 450,550 1,134 SH SOLE 1,134 0 0
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 202,812 1,102 SH SOLE 1,102 0 0
RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC SPONSORED ADR 760125104 87,072 15,400 SH SOLE 15,400 0 0
ROYAL BK CDA COM 780087102 232,369 1,182 SH SOLE 1,182 0 0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT 78462F103 39,504,353 51,800 SH SOLE 51,800 0 0
SPDR INDEX SHS FDS MSCI ACWI EXUS 78463X848 2,183,514 54,034 SH SOLE 54,034 0 0
SPDR INDEX SHS FDS S&P GBLINF ETF 78463X855 5,995,606 85,737 SH SOLE 85,737 0 0
SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR INTL EQTY ETF 808524805 274,700 10,000 SH SOLE 10,000 0 0
SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR INTL SCEQT ETF 808524888 222,338 4,470 SH SOLE 4,470 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-UTILS 81369Y886 2,419,336 61,342 SH SOLE 61,342 0 0
SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUN US EQT PLS DWNSD 82889N202 4,734,382 114,054 SH SOLE 114,054 0 0
SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUN BARRIER INCOME 82889N335 400,581 15,802 SH SOLE 15,802 0 0
SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUN AGGREGATE BD ETF 82889N723 698,725 36,911 SH SOLE 36,911 0 0
SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUN HEALTH CARE ETF 82889N772 2,723,812 70,565 SH SOLE 70,565 0 0
SOUTHERN CO COM 842587107 706,592 8,524 SH SOLE 8,524 0 0
TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 879360105 319,182 526 SH SOLE 526 0 0
2023 ETF SERIES TRUST BRANDES INTERNAT 900934209 4,338,587 100,710 SH SOLE 100,710 0 0
GMO ETF TRUST GMO US QUALITY E 90139K100 3,654,904 85,375 SH SOLE 85,375 0 0
UR-ENERGY INC COM 91688R108 19,170 17,750 SH SOLE 17,750 0 0
VANECK MERK GOLD ETF GOLD SHS 921078101 926,757 23,227 SH SOLE 23,227 0 0
VANECK VECTORS ETF TR GOLD MINERS ETF 92189F106 658,977 7,505 SH SOLE 7,505 0 0
VANGUARD WHITEHALL FDS INC HIGH DIV YLD 921946406 5,159,490 33,244 SH SOLE 33,244 0 0
VANGUARD WORLD FD HEALTH CAR ETF 92204A504 339,786 1,075 SH SOLE 1,075 0 0
VANGUARD INDEX FDS S&P 500 ETF SHS 922908363 20,726,163 29,572 SH SOLE 29,572 0 0
VANGUARD INDEX FDS MCAP VL IDXVIP 922908512 1,796,410 9,187 SH SOLE 9,187 0 0
VANGUARD INDEX FDS MID CAP ETF 922908629 13,776,826 175,680 SH SOLE 175,680 0 0
VANGUARD INDEX FDS LARGE CAP ETF 922908637 422,220 1,200 SH SOLE 1,200 0 0
VANGUARD INDEX FDS GROWTH ETF 922908736 14,361,011 159,372 SH SOLE 159,372 0 0
VANGUARD INDEX FDS VALUE ETF 922908744 5,363,106 24,820 SH SOLE 24,820 0 0
VANGUARD INDEX FDS TOTAL STK MKT 922908769 17,569,570 46,947 SH SOLE 46,947 0 0
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 92343V104 249,119 5,431 SH SOLE 5,431 0 0
WALMART INC COM 931142103 817,123 7,863 SH SOLE 7,863 0 0
WASTE MGMT INC DEL COM 94106L109 219,067 1,074 SH SOLE 1,074 0 0
XYLEM INC COM 98419M100 606,250 5,986 SH SOLE 5,986 0 0