Margaret Cargle is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with Heinz Investments in Atlanta, GA, bringing two years of industry experience. She has been with Heinz & Associates, Inc., operating as Heinz Investments, since 2014 in various capacities. Heinz Investments serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm manages approximately $82 million in discretionary assets through a two-advisor team, offering investment management and advisory consultation with a focus on fundamental analysis and a core-and-satellite asset allocation strategy.

Christopher Blythe is a financial advisor at CIGX, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining CIGX, he worked at IBA, Advent Health, and Agfa. He is also President and CEO of MOR3 LLC, a business consulting firm focused on operational efficiency. CIGX provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement planning services to individual and institutional clients. The firm uses a top-down macroeconomic analysis and model portfolios across multiple asset classes, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with regular quarterly reviews and rebalancing.

Marc Baylin is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is a managing advisor at MB Advisors LLC in Atlanta, GA, where he has worked since 2013. Baylin also serves as a board member of File And Serve Express, a private company providing workflow management solutions for the legal profession. MB Advisors offers discretionary, customized investment management and financial consulting to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up research process and implements two core strategies focused on equity returns and intrinsic value, managing concentrated, benchmark-agnostic portfolios with a selective client base.

Mark Sofge is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Charleston Equity Partners, LLC since 2019. He has prior experience with Piedmont Private Equity and Yukon Property Consultants, where he is involved in real estate holdings and solar farm development. Charleston Equity Partners manages the Charleston Opportunity Zone Fund, focusing on direct or indirect investments in qualified opportunity zone real estate for accredited investors. The firm operates on a discretionary basis with an emphasis on investment oversight and compliance with tax-driven holding requirements.

Charles Webb is a financial advisor with Alder Financial Group Inc in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Alder Financial Group since 1995. Alder Financial Group provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, small businesses, and trusts, managing approximately $224 million in client assets. The firm uses fundamental and macroeconomic analysis to create customized, diversified portfolios and offers ongoing monitoring with formal reviews.

James Livingston is a financial advisor with Livingston Financial Planning, Inc. in Atlanta, GA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Livingston Financial Planning, he worked at Alpha Financial Management Consultants and Accenture. Livingston Financial Planning serves individual investors, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses, offering fee-only financial planning and investment management. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach focused on diversified low-cost index funds, ETFs, and bonds, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Ruth Goldstein is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Mainstreet Financial Group LLC. Her previous roles include positions at Advisory Alpha, LLC, Planners Alliance LLC, and AlphaStar Capital Management, LLC. She also directs Mainstreet Financial Education, Inc., where she provides financial literacy workshops and seminars on topics such as retirement, investment, and Medicare insurance. Mainstreet Financial Group LLC serves individual clients with comprehensive financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs an active investment approach utilizing asset allocation, fundamental analysis, and model portfolios that may include Dimensional mutual funds and ETFs.

Michael Edmondson is a CFP® professional with over 31 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with LPL Financial and has previously worked with Wells Fargo Clearing. Edmondson also provides investment advisory services through Capital and Planning, LLC, an independent investment advisory firm he is involved with. LPL Financial offers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm supports its advisors with an in-house research team and a wide range of investment solutions, combining large-scale advisory operations with additional product offerings such as insurance and lending services.

Joseph Gandolfo is a CFA® charterholder based in Atlanta, GA, and serves as an advisor at Factory Capital LLC. He has two years of industry experience, with prior roles at B&G Capital and Truist Securities. Gandolfo’s background also includes positions related to financial services and education during his time at Georgia Tech and the Georgia Tech Foundation. Factory Capital LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and OCIO-style investment management for institutional and other clients. The firm emphasizes the use of third-party managers and outsourced solutions, employing both active and passive strategies across various asset classes.

Brian Carter is a financial advisor at Pierson Wealth Management in Atlanta, GA, with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked previously at Raymond James & Associates Inc and Forever Aligned Club. Pierson Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and limited goal-planning services. The firm uses a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed-income securities guided by fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio principles, and offers a distinctive rules-based large-cap growth strategy through its Focus 5 model.

Joseph Carroll is the sole advisor at The Carroll Group, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 credential and with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with The Carroll Group, Inc. since 1993. The Carroll Group provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth families and individuals, employing a fundamental security-analysis approach to build diversified portfolios using both active and passive investment strategies. The firm maintains a very small client base with high asset concentration per client, and the owner serves as the portfolio manager.

Justin Ostrowski is a CFA® charterholder with one year of industry experience, currently serving at Reicon Wealth Advisors, LLC. He has previously worked at Reicon Capital, LLC and held positions at Dapper Labs and Superplastic. Reicon Wealth Advisors provides discretionary investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and private special purpose vehicles, managing portfolios with strategies that include equities, fixed income, alternatives, and direct private-capital investments. The firm is noted for organizing pooled investment vehicles and employing performance-based compensation structures.

Matthew Reams is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Access Investment Management, LLC since 2022, following four years at Waypoint Wealth Counsel, LLC, and 18 years at Buckhead Capital Management, LLC. Access Investment Management, LLC is an SEC-registered adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with managed account services. The firm implements tailored investment strategies using asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, technical analysis, and both long- and short-term purchases, managing assets primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Bryson Sisson is a financial advisor at Phase Line Capital, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding the Series 66 designation and with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Phase Line Capital, he held roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling, Nike, and the University of Georgia. He is also currently affiliated with the University of Georgia. Phase Line Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients by offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs model portfolios, sub-advisers, and a diverse investment toolkit, including derivatives, to tailor advice to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Stephen Warren is a financial advisor at Seraphim Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Edward Jones. He is licensed to sell life insurance and variable annuities. Seraphim Wealth Advisors, Inc. provides portfolio management and investment planning services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern-portfolio-theory analysis and incorporates strategies such as short sales, margin transactions, and options trading in its investment approach.

Kathryn Edmunds is a financial advisor at The Renn Wealth Management Group, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, with 29 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has been with The Renn Wealth Management Group since 2002. In addition to her advisory role, she is a licensed insurance agent, providing clients with guidance on insurance needs. The Renn Wealth Management Group, Inc. offers investment management and fee-based financial planning to individuals, business owners, trusts, and retirement plans, including high-net-worth clients. The firm employs an institutional investment approach that integrates capital markets assumptions, asset allocation optimization, and relative strength analysis, tailoring portfolios to clients’ risk profiles and objectives.

Dianne Martin is a CFP® with Series 63 registration and 14 years of industry experience. She has been with The Marin Group Inc. since 2008. The Marin Group Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $128 million across about 140 accounts. The firm uses a proprietary "Cycle Investing" methodology that combines fundamental and technical analysis to guide investment decisions across various asset classes.

Raymond Payne Jr. is a financial advisor at Cerner Capital Management, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Cerner Capital Management since 2001. Cerner Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach is tailored to individual goals and risk tolerance, using fundamental analysis to build growth-and-income portfolios, and may include active trading and the use of derivatives and margin when appropriate.

La Vaisha Davis is a financial advisor at Ell Wess Advisors in Atlanta, GA, with three years of industry experience and a Series 65 credential. Her prior experience includes roles at Compass Retirement Group and Ell Wess Financial Services. She also works as an independent insurance agent, earning commissions from policy sales. Ell Wess Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations with a small client base managing approximately $5.9 million in assets. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through programmatic, fixed-fee offerings and discretionary portfolio management using fundamental analysis and a combination of long- and short-term investment strategies.

David Frank is a financial advisor with Peachtree Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Peachtree Wealth Advisors since 2005 and previously spent 17 years with Triad Advisors, Inc. and three years at Arkadios Capital. Peachtree Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, and trusts. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, employing a fundamental, top-down investment approach across a range of strategies, including long-term buy-and-hold and short-term trading.