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William Parsons III is a financial advisor with Vickery Creek Capital Management in Roswell, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and possessing 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Merrill Lynch since 2000. Parsons is also active as an independent insurance agent, collaborating with an outside consultant to offer nonproprietary insurance products. Vickery Creek Capital Management serves individual and family clients with significant investable assets, providing investment management and comprehensive financial planning services. The firm employs a top-down, macroeconomic investment approach focused on retirement income objectives, using diversified portfolios with bonds, equities, mutual funds, and ETFs, while emphasizing client education and regular portfolio reviews.

Timothy Morgan is a financial advisor with Morgan Capital Group LLC in Alpharetta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Manpower Engineering, Morgan Joseph, and State Farm Insurance. He also maintains a licensed insurance practice involving the sale of insurance products. Morgan Capital Group LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and small businesses. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts and is noted for sponsoring a wrap-fee program while primarily managing non-discretionary assets. Their investment strategies are tailored to client objectives and include asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, and technical analysis, with planning services available on a fixed-fee or hourly basis.

Marcus Gustafsson is the sole advisor at Gustafsson Wealth Management, Inc., an independent registered investment adviser based in Atlanta, GA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 20 years of industry experience, including over two decades at his current firm. Gustafsson Wealth Management serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and small business entities, providing modular financial planning, portfolio management, and ERISA-related consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies using ETFs, mutual funds, closed-end funds, individual securities, and more complex products, with accounts reviewed at least quarterly.

Lamont Schumpert is a financial advisor at Schumpert Investments, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones and Stibo Systems. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent, dedicating part of his time to independent insurance product recommendations and sales. Schumpert Investments provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and businesses. The firm integrates financial planning into its investment approach, using fundamental analysis to build diversified portfolios and managing accounts on a discretionary basis.

Ali Syed is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently operating as the sole advisor at CWPIM in Alpharetta, GA. His prior work includes roles at SunTrust Bank and founding Solutions Central LLC, where he remains active. Syed also manages private funds through Daikon Asset Management, LLC. CWPIM provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $15.4 million across 54 client relationships. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and customized financial planning, using fundamental analysis and blended asset-allocation strategies tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

Donald Wales is a financial advisor at Cresfund Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Cresfund Partners and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network. Outside of finance, he owns a limousine business based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Cresfund Advisors provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a combination of passive and active asset-allocation strategies and offers personalized planning services with a low client-to-advisor ratio.