Jason Adams is a financial advisor at Opportunity Investment Group, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Carnivore Trading, and JPMorgan Chase Bank. Opportunity Investment Group is an independent registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and certain business clients. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis to create customized portfolios and manages approximately $38.5 million across 50 client accounts.

Alex Foster is the sole advisor at AF Capital Management, LLC in Marietta, GA, holding a Series 65 credential with 16 years of industry experience. He has managed AF Capital Management since 2009 and also publishes a personal options trading blog at MyTradersJournal.com. AF Capital Management provides investment supervisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory to individuals, trusts, and business entities. The firm offers a range of account management plans from passive to actively managed strategies, incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, with portfolios that may include stocks, bonds, ETFs, margin positions, and various options strategies.

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.

Herbert Miller is the principal of DPM Wealth Management, Inc. in Marietta, GA, with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has operated his advisory firm since 1997. In addition to his advisory role, Miller owns a CPA tax practice and a management consulting firm, each unrelated to investment services. DPM Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and asset allocation for a limited number of individual and institutional clients. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis with an active trading approach, managing accounts on a discretionary basis and emphasizing model-level monitoring and rebalancing.

Martin Sickles is a CFP® professional with 28 years of experience in financial planning and investment management. He is the president of Financial Planning Partners, an independent firm he has led since 1997. He also serves as CEO of Exeter Analytics Group, where he provides accounting and tax preparation services as a CPA. Financial Planning Partners primarily serves high-income individuals and business owners, offering tailored financial plans and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis within a diversified asset allocation framework, often utilizing third-party managers for specialized strategies.

Stephen Coulter Jr. is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as the principal of Resilient Wealth in Marietta, GA. His prior roles include positions at Titleist Asset Management, Hamilton Investment Counsel, and Guggenheim Funds Distributors. Outside of his advisory work, he is the founder and president of Pinger Systems, a company that develops custom contact management and social media automation systems for executives and sales professionals. Resilient Wealth provides investment management services to pooled vehicles and institutional clients, focusing on discretionary portfolio construction and ongoing supervision. The firm emphasizes a long-term investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios primarily using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, while also offering financial planning and consulting support to other financial advisors, trusts, estates, and businesses.

Trevor Reece is a financial advisor at Waypoint Financial Planning, LLC in Marietta, GA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience at Blue Trust and McKinsey & Company. His background includes nine years in management consulting and two years in financial services. Waypoint Financial Planning is a fee-only independent adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, and estates. The firm employs modern portfolio theory with a mix of passive and active strategies and offers both discretionary investment management and financial planning services.

Anish Rathod is a financial advisor at Assetguard Financial Services Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has nine years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Avantax Advisory Services and Avantax Investment Services. In addition to financial advising, he provides tax consultation and payroll services to business clients and assists individuals with tax returns. Assetguard Financial Services Inc. offers portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis and a long-term investment horizon while serving as a fiduciary and providing accounting services alongside its investment offerings.

Joe Richardson is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience, operating as the sole advisor at Strategic Capital Planning, Inc. in Kennesaw, GA since 2006. He also has a long-standing role with the Cobb County School District beginning in 2001. Outside of financial advising, he provides accounting services and oversees the accounting department for Planters Rural Telephone Cooperative. Strategic Capital Planning, Inc. offers personalized financial planning, 401(k) consulting, and portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm primarily uses mutual fund–based strategies with a focus on passive funds and delivers portfolio management mainly on a non-discretionary basis with regular client involvement.

Thomas Carlson is a CFA charterholder and financial advisor at 8020 Capital LLC with five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Northern Trust Corporation for 11 years, including senior portfolio management roles. 8020 Capital LLC provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, portfolio-specific investment approach using both fundamental and technical analysis to guide asset allocation and security selection.

Phillip Hulme, grew up believing there was a better way. Money was tight, his parents worked long hours and yet there never seemed to be enough to escape the grind. If it wasn't one thing, it was another. As fortune would have it, Phillip had a mentor in the Army who spotted his curiosity for finance and guided him to read and learn more. It lit a fire inside of Phillip and he has never looked back. After serving in the U.S. Army for over 7 years as a special operations signal soldier, Phillip sharpened his passion for finance and his strategic mindset by earning a Bachelor’s of Science in Finance and an MBA with concentrations in both Finance and Strategy. Phillip went to work in corporate America earning, saving and investing all along. After he achieved financial independence at the age of 34, he decided to follow his calling by sharing his learnings with the people who have given us all so much, the Veterans of this great country.

Melvin Coleman is a financial advisor at Essential Wealth Management Group, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked concurrently as a sales consultant at CarMax since 2012. Essential Wealth Management Group is an independent firm providing discretionary portfolio management and construction for individual and corporate clients. The firm employs fundamental analysis for traditional accounts with a focus on long-term growth and also offers an Active Trading Program that uses technical analysis and advanced options strategies.

Matthew Greene is a financial advisor at Throckmorton Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been involved with Throckmorton Advisors since 2024. Outside of his advisory role, Greene is a co-owner of Pocket Shot LLC, a sporting goods company. Throckmorton Advisors provides portfolio management and financial planning services to high-net-worth individuals, utilizing a combination of long-term and short-term trading strategies that include technical and charting analysis. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management across a variety of asset classes.

Daphane Simmons is a financial advisor with Nvest Wise, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. She has been with Nvest Wise since 2007. Nvest Wise, LLC serves primarily small business owners and individual clients, providing financial planning, portfolio analysis, cash-flow and business consulting, and 401(k) plan services. The firm employs a disciplined investment approach that combines fundamental research with technical analysis and focuses on written recommendations rather than turnkey discretionary management.

Robert King is a financial advisor at King Financial Investments Inc in Marietta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bennie R King PC, The Medicus Firm, H2Office Technologies, and J Alexander's. He also works with Bennie R King PC, an accounting practice that manages portfolios through an exemption. King Financial Investments Inc provides discretionary portfolio management and ongoing investment oversight to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with both long- and short-term trading strategies, implementing portfolios primarily with ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed-income securities.

Hakeem Webb is a financial advisor at National Christian Financial Advisors, Inc. in Douglasville, GA, with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with the firm since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, he engages in solicitor activities for real estate lenders and provides investment banking services. National Christian Financial Advisors serves individual investors, pension plans, corporations, and other business entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and qualified plan consulting. The firm emphasizes active management focused on risk control and value principles and provides faith-based investment strategies alongside institutional portfolio management and sub-advisory services.

Mark Wisneski is the sole advisor at Southern Incomes, LLC, an independent firm based in Marietta, GA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 22 years of industry experience, having led Southern Incomes since 1999. Southern Incomes serves individuals, trusts, estates, and corporations, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis to tailor investment strategies focused on income, growth and income, and growth, managing approximately $43 million in discretionary assets as of 2024.

Brenton Meese is the sole advisor at Brentonian Capital Management LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Brentonian Capital Management since 2014 and also worked with Vina Del Mar Group LLC from 2014 to 2023. Brentonian Capital Management LLC provides discretionary asset management to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $4.0 million across eight accounts. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis, incorporating strategies such as option writing, derivatives, and leverage, with separate account management and quarterly reviews.

Joseph Giambrone is the principal of JPG Wealth Management, LLC in Marietta, GA, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and is also an attorney. He has led JPG Wealth Management since its founding in 2015. JPG Wealth Management provides personalized portfolio management and financial planning to individual clients and employer retirement plans. The firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis using both fundamental and technical analysis and offers goal-based financial planning alongside educational seminars. Its principal’s legal background enables the firm to provide estate-planning legal services through an affiliated law practice, a distinctive feature for a firm of its size.

Derek Hughes is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 11 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Hughes & Company Investment Advisory, LLC, where he has worked since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he supervises substation engineering at Georgia Transmission Corporation. Hughes & Company Investment Advisory provides financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, estates, trusts, and businesses. The firm employs a passive investment approach primarily using index mutual funds and ETFs, and typically manages client portfolios through third-party managers while conducting regular due diligence.