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James Stanhouse is the sole advisor at Stanhouse Financial Planning and Management, LLC in Duluth, GA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 16 years of industry experience. Since 2009, he has been preparing to start Oakworth, a separate business activity. Stanhouse Financial Planning and Management, LLC provides fee-only financial planning, investment advisory, and asset management services to individuals, families, small businesses, and trusts. The firm follows a long-term, buy-and-hold investment philosophy based on Modern Portfolio Theory and emphasizes low-cost, tax-efficient investment options.

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.

Fredrick Standfield is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at LifeWater Wealth Management in Duluth, GA. His prior work includes roles at Origin Financial, Liberate, Inc., and MANHEIM, Inc. LifeWater Wealth Management provides financial planning, portfolio and investment management, and separately managed portfolio access to individual, high-net-worth, and corporate clients. The firm employs a diversified investment approach based on modern portfolio theory, combining passive and active strategies with customized portfolio management and integrates bookkeeping and tax preparation services through third-party providers.

Srinivasa Rao Katragadda is a financial advisor at VIVCAP LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) for three years. Outside of financial advising, he is president of Softoholic Systems, LLC, a software design and development firm he has led since 2003. VIVCAP LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses, managing approximately $24.8 million across about 50 accounts. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis to focus on long-term growth opportunities and offers educational seminars to the public at no charge.

Elbert Mcwilliams is a CFP® and ChFC® with 22 years of industry experience. He has led McWilliams Financial Advisory Group LLC since 2007. The firm serves a small client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. McWilliams Financial Advisory Group provides fee-based financial planning and consulting, referring clients to third-party money managers for investment management and offering educational seminars and workshops for the public.

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.