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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.

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.

Lisa Smith is a financial advisor at Nine30 Advisors LLC with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at multiple firms, including Kalos Management and Revolut Wealth. Outside of advising, she serves as an adjunct professor teaching courses on blockchain technology at various universities and is involved in film production as an executive producer. Nine30 Advisors LLC provides web-based discretionary investment advisory services primarily to individual retail clients through a mobile and web application. The firm uses an algorithm-driven approach based on modern portfolio theory to construct and actively manage diversified portfolios, offering advice exclusively through its mobile app and fintech integrations.

Sarath Nallamudi is a Series 65-licensed advisor with six years of experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Streetwise Capital. Prior to his advisory role, he worked at General Motors for five years and is also the director and principal consultant of SRS Systems, an IT consulting business. Streetwise Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset and portfolio management as well as fee-based financial planning to institutional and private clients, including trusts, endowments, charitable organizations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm utilizes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and offers a range of investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

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.