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.

James Livingston is a financial advisor at Livingston Financial Planning, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Alpha Financial Management Consultants and Accenture. Livingston Financial Planning, Inc. is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides comprehensive and limited-scope financial planning, educational workshops, and investment management services, using a long-term, buy-and-hold approach focused on diversified allocations to low-cost index funds, ETFs, and investment-grade fixed income.

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.

Clayborn Pender is a Series 65-credentialed advisor at Conscious Wealth Investments, LLC in Atlanta, GA, with experience dating back to 2020. His professional background includes roles at RC Whatley & Co and the University of Georgia. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with the Atlanta Track Club. Conscious Wealth Investments serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, and small businesses, managing approximately $272.8 million in discretionary assets. The firm employs a long-term, tailored investment approach that includes the use of derivatives and leverage strategies within separately managed accounts, combining fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios.

Rachel Webster is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 14 years of industry experience. She currently works at Conscious Wealth Investments, LLC and has previously been employed by Raymond James and Associates and Morgan Stanley. In addition to her advisory role, she is a licensed insurance agent in Atlanta, GA. Conscious Wealth Investments provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach using fundamental and technical analysis and may utilize margin and derivatives within separately managed accounts.

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.

John Foster is a financial advisor at Conscious Wealth Investments, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Hatton Investments LLC and Raymond James & Associates, Inc. He also has prior experience at Crown Castle and Dunwoody Country Club. Conscious Wealth Investments provides discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis and may use margin borrowings and derivatives within separately managed accounts.

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.

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.

Jennifer Odom is a CFP® professional with four years of experience in the financial advisory industry. She has worked at Chastain Wealth Management since 2022 and previously spent 22 years at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. Chastain Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations, trusts, and estates, providing financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm manages approximately $144 million in discretionary assets and uses a combination of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income investments tailored to each client's investment plan.

William Ginsburg is a financial advisor at Pierson Wealth Management in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation. He began his advisory career in 2023 and has experience with several firms including Vector Wealth Strategies, OTR Solutions, and CAPSCO. Ginsburg was a full-time student for ten years prior to his current role. Pierson Wealth Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with limited goal-planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and fixed-income securities using fundamental, technical, and modern-portfolio principles, and it is noted for its concentrated “Focus 5” large-cap growth strategy and a wrap fee program that combines management, execution, and custody into a single billing arrangement.