Matthew Gaude is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Carson Wealth, American Portfolios Financial Services Inc., and Live Oak Wealth Management, LLC. He also operates a sole proprietorship providing insurance services and products. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutions through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm manages discretionary accounts using model portfolios overseen by an in-house Investment Committee and offers a range of services including portfolio management and retirement-plan solutions.

Venzon Aromin III is a CFP® professional affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network, with 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Lion Street Advisors and Csenge Advisory Group. Aromin also engages in fixed insurance sales as a secondary business activity. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a variety of advisory programs and back-office support, including investment management, compliance, and technology services. The firm offers multiple program structures and discretionary model portfolios developed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Alexander Sayavongsa is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services who holds the Series 66 designation and has 11 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services since 2026, nearly a decade at SunTrust Advisory Services and SunTrust Investment Services, and earlier positions at Bank of America and Merrill. Outside his advisory work, he co-owns a car rental company, Entourage Autos LLC, where he manages the vehicle fleet and accounting. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by AI-enabled research tools and integrated inter-affiliate operations, to deliver investment solutions.

Irma Montes is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Atlanta, GA, having two years of industry experience. She previously worked at Guardian Life Insurance Company and The Home Depot. Outside of her advisory role, she operates an independent laundry service as a contractor. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base and offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm employs various investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Michael Carignan is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2023. Prior to joining Mariner, he held various roles at Avantax Planning Partners, Inc., Avantax Investment Services, Inc., and Avantax Advisory Services between 2013 and 2023. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm combines in-house research with third-party managers and provides a range of strategies across equity, fixed income, alternatives, and digital assets, alongside tax, accounting, and family office services.

Lester Jones is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 31 years of industry experience. His career includes long tenures at Primerica Financial Services and Primerica Advisors, and more recent roles with Triad Advisors and Triad Hybrid Solutions. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Duo Wealth Advisors LLC, focusing on investment management and retirement planning. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm provides a range of services including investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing multiple advisory program models and a combination of proprietary and third-party platforms.

Rachel Wilder is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Alpharetta, GA, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations with 27 years of industry experience. She has worked with New York Life and its affiliated firms since 2005 and currently operates Wilder Wealth Strategies, LLC. Wilder also serves as a member and group leader of ProVisors, a national professional networking organization. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages assets predominantly on a non-discretionary basis, working within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Debasish Hajra is a CFP® professional with 34 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. since 2019 and previously held positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and institutions. The firm offers fee-based wrap programs, financial planning, and investment management services, utilizing both proprietary and third-party managed strategies across a range of asset classes.

Mallie Scott is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. Prior to joining Creative Planning in 2022, Scott worked at Homrich Berg for a total of three years and held a position at Georgia State University. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by additional portfolio management techniques and integrated retirement plan services.

Frederick Brown is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2003. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation along with manager selection and various investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Zachary Harrell is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2021, following nine years at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Based in Atlanta, GA, he provides advisory services within a large integrated financial firm. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning, investment management, and related advisory support to a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, corporate participants, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary managers, delivering tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support.

Margaret Evans is a CFP® professional with six years of experience at HB Wealth Management, LLC in Atlanta, GA. She previously worked at the University of Georgia School of Law for three years. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser providing wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combined quantitative and qualitative investment process across public and private strategies and offers outsourced chief investment officer and institutional advisory services.

Jack Malandra is a Series 66–licensed advisor at Kestra Advisory with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra, he worked at Deloitte for two years and held various roles including at Druid Hills Country Club and the University of Georgia. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors including sovereign wealth funds.

Anthony Farrar is a ChFC® credentialed advisor with 15 years of industry experience, currently with Equity Services, Inc. He has worked at Farrar Financial Group since 2000 and joined Equity Services Inc and National Life Group in 2024. Farrar serves as secretary and board member for the AJF Scholarship program, assisting in the selection of scholarship recipients, and works as a benefit counselor for Willis Towers Watson. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, frequently using third-party asset managers and model portfolios, with a combination of long-term strategies and options for shorter-term trading.

Thomas Hall is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2021 and previously spent six years at Homrich Berg. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm employs customized discretionary portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, and provides integrated tax, accounting, and financial wellness solutions.

Michael Lamb is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. based in Roswell, GA, holding a Series 66 designation with 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include a long tenure at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and positions at Cetera and Avantax Investment Services. Outside of his advisory work, he owns a cryotherapy and wellness franchise as well as a short-term rental business. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, and institutional clients, offering comprehensive advisory services including investment management, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a globally diversified investment approach using low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private funds, supported by educational content and various specialized service lines.

Thomas Heidt is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2004. He also has a role with Agia involving non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a large network of advisors and employs discretionary unified managed accounts using third-party model managers and technology platforms.

Charles Hoke is a CFA® charterholder and holds Series 63 and 66 licenses. He has 14 years of industry experience and has worked at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. since 2014. Based in Atlanta, GA, he is part of a larger team at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm combines an internal investment team with governance committees to offer customized portfolio management, utilizing both proprietary and external strategies, and manages a notable amount of assets relative to its advisor headcount.

Jamie Wall is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at J.P. Morgan for seven years before joining Cresset in 2021. Cresset Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in client assets across a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm focuses on diversified, asset-allocation-driven portfolio construction using both active and passive strategies and offers services such as portfolio management, wealth planning, private fund advisory, and family office services.

Shawn Chando is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following 16 years at The AYCO Company, L.P. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and a range of discretionary and non-discretionary managers, providing tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large integrated financial group.