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Raymond Howe is a financial advisor at Comprehensive Financial Planning, Inc. in Gainesville, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 1993, which he has operated independently. Comprehensive Financial Planning, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and limited financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a value-oriented, long-term investment approach focused on a concentrated portfolio of individual stocks and bonds, typically holding positions for three to ten years, and combines planning services exclusively with portfolio management.

John Howard is a financial advisor at Focus Advisory, Ltd. in Marietta, GA, holding CFP®, PFS™, and Series 63 credentials with 22 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and Resource Planning Group, Ltd. Focus Advisory, Ltd. provides wealth management, discretionary investment management, financial planning, and trustee services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, strategic asset allocation approach using ETFs, low-cost mutual funds, and individual securities, implementing portfolios on a discretionary basis with attention to tax harvesting, risk management, and cash needs.

Michael Brooks is a financial advisor at Perfetta Capital, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for Sentara Capital LLC for 12 years. In addition to his advisory role, he has been an independent insurance agent since 2009, focusing on insurance sales and service. Perfetta Capital, LLC provides investment advisory and discretionary managed-account services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers retirement-plan consulting with a focus on plan design, investment selection, participant education, and co-fiduciary assistance, employing diversified asset-allocation strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Deborah Matz is a financial advisor with Design Life’s Journey, LLC, holding a Series 66 license and 16 years of industry experience. She founded Design Life’s Journey and has a background that includes tax preparation, insurance sales, and property management through related business ventures. Matz integrates these services alongside her advisory work. Design Life’s Journey serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small business owners with portfolio management, customized financial planning, and business advisory, including tax preparation. The firm’s investment approach combines multiple analytical techniques and strategies tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance, with ongoing reviews and educational programming.

Tracey Gordineer is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as the principal of Blossom Balance LLC in Gainesville, GA. She has worked at Paramount Investment Advisors and North Georgia Accounting, among other firms. Gordineer is also CEO of Blossom Balance Tax LLC and COO of CASCFO Advisory, where she manages tax preparation services and provides business development for tax and accounting staffing firms. Blossom Balance LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, using strategies such as strategic asset allocation and dollar-cost averaging. The firm integrates tax and accounting services through an affiliated company, providing clients with flexible options tailored to their financial goals.

William Griffin is the sole advisor at W.A. Griffin Financial Services Inc. in Gainesville, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at his current firm since 1992, with prior roles at Questar Asset Management and Questar Capital Corporation. Griffin is also a licensed insurance agent who occasionally sells term life insurance and fixed annuities. W.A. Griffin Financial Services Inc. offers discretionary asset management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate clients through qualified plans and retirement planning. The firm employs a variety of analytic methods and investment strategies, providing ongoing portfolio management and optional comprehensive financial planning reviews.