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Matthew Greene is a financial advisor at Stirlingshire Investments with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including Allstate Insurance Co., Ameriprise Financial Services, and Banc of America Investment Services. He is also the owner of Greene Financial Services LLC, which focuses on life insurance and fixed annuity sales. Stirlingshire Investments serves individuals, trusts, and other entities with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and IRA rollover advice, offering a wide range of investment options tailored to client profiles. The firm employs multiple analytical methods to construct and manage portfolios and operates with a broker-dealer affiliation that requires clients to use designated custodial services.

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.

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.

Erin Martin is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at MRP Advisors, LLC. Her prior experience includes positions at MRP Capital Management, LLC, and Pgi Wealth Management. She is also the owner of MRP Capital Management, LLC, an entity used for tax purposes. MRP Advisors, LLC is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, employing diversified strategic and tactical asset-allocation strategies across equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs.

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.

Lisa Smith is a financial advisor with Nine30 Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and possessing 22 years of industry experience. She has held roles at multiple firms including Revolut Wealth Inc., Kalos Management, and Weild & Co. Outside of advising, she teaches blockchain technology and other subjects as an adjunct professor at several universities and is involved in film production as an executive producer. She is also a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and Jack and Jill of America. Nine30 Advisors LLC provides web-based, discretionary investment management to retail and certain institutional clients through mobile and web platforms. The firm uses an algorithm-driven process to generate portfolio recommendations and offers both diversified and concentrated equity momentum strategies, focusing on public U.S. securities and ETFs.