Barbara McCormack is a CFP® with 40 years of experience in financial planning and advisory services. She is the president of McCormack Financial Planning Inc., where she has worked since 2005. Prior to that, she was with Dempsey Lord Smith, LLC for 11 years and had shorter tenures at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. and M.S. Howells & Co. McCormack Financial Planning, Inc. serves individual clients, including high-net-worth and non-HNW individuals, as well as small businesses. The firm offers financial planning, advisory services, and discretionary asset management through a wrap-fee program, using a long-term, tailored approach that incorporates fundamental, technical, and charting analysis.

Mark Prosper is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Avant Garde Capital in Atlanta, GA, where he has worked since 2010. He has 15 years of industry experience. Avant Garde Capital serves a small number of individual and high-net-worth clients, providing portfolio management and investment advisory services with direct oversight of client accounts. The firm employs performance-based fee arrangements alongside traditional asset-based billing and offers educational seminars and workshops in addition to its advisory services.

Joseph Bogle is a CFA® charterholder with two years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Maven Capital Partners, LLC and has concurrent roles at Reicon Wealth Advisors LLC and Reicon Capital LLC, where he has worked since 2016. Maven Capital Partners, LLC provides discretionary investment management services to high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, foundations, and other business entities, including serving as investment manager to private special purpose vehicles. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach across various asset classes and manages accounts on a discretionary basis while addressing conflicts between pooled vehicles and separately managed accounts.

Robert Pierson is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at Pierson Wealth Management in Atlanta, where he has worked since 2018, following five years at Raymond James & Associates. Outside of his advisory work, Pierson serves as CEO of Pierson Farm, a farming business in Culloden, GA. Pierson Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and limited goal-planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and fixed-income securities, employing fundamental, technical, and modern-portfolio principles, and offers a concentrated five-stock large-cap growth strategy under RFP Asset Management.

Robroy Wiley is a financial advisor at SmartPlan Investing in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with SmartPlan Investing since 2011. SmartPlan Investing serves primarily individual investors, along with pension and profit-sharing plans and business clients, offering financial coaching, planning, and investor education workshops. The firm uses academic investing principles and the Matson Money platform to create diversified portfolios, emphasizing client coaching and periodic reviews while partnering with third-party portfolio managers for discretionary trading and rebalancing.

Donald Dusick Jr. is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Financial with 34 years of industry experience. He has held securities licenses Series 63 and Series 65 and previously worked at Dempsey Lord Smith, LLC for 11 years. Dusick is also a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance sales and implementation. Cornerstone Financial Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm specializes in non-discretionary portfolio management using diversified mutual funds and ETFs, emphasizing fundamental analysis with a long-term investment approach.

John Knox is a financial advisor at Peregrine Investment Advisors, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at both TDCR Group, LLC and Peregrine Investment Advisors since 2010. Knox serves as a board member of Encompass Group, LLC, a healthcare textile and medical supply company. Peregrine Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, focusing on fundamental analysis and a long-term purchase approach primarily through mutual funds, ETFs, and individual equities. The firm operates with a four-advisor team and maintains a relatively small client roster.

Scott Stewart is a CFP® and CFA® with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Eads & Heald Investment Counsel since 1998. Eads & Heald Wealth Management offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management for individuals, families, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, endowments, and foundations. The firm employs a top-down, fundamental investment approach focusing on high-quality, diversified equity holdings, and manages portfolios on a discretionary basis.

Matthew Hudgins is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He has been the President and Owner of Mosaic Wealth Management, L.L.C. since 2007. In addition to his advisory role, he owns and operates Parliament Capital LLC, a business coaching and consulting firm focused on helping business owners improve efficiency and profitability. Mosaic Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, pension plans, and estates by providing discretionary portfolio management alongside limited financial planning and consulting engagements. The firm manages approximately $239 million across about 75 client relationships and employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor investment strategies to each client’s objectives and risk tolerance.

Larry Burnette is a CFP® with seven years of experience at Hanover Advisors, Inc, located in Marietta, GA. He has over three decades of industry experience, including prior roles at American Portfolio Financial Services and Provident Mutual. Burnette also serves as president of Hanover Financial Services, Inc., a life insurance business. Hanover Advisors serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, managing approximately $353 million in assets with a focus on customized portfolios using fundamental analysis, Modern Portfolio Theory, and a range of trading strategies.

Eric Ruthman is a financial advisor with Phase Line Capital, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, LPL Financial LLC, Edward Jones, and service in the U.S. Army from 2007 to 2019. He is a managing partner at Phase Line Capital. Phase Line Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm uses model portfolios, sub-advisers, and a range of investment products, including derivatives, and maintains a small ownership structure with advisors who have military backgrounds.

Herschel Clanton is a CFP® with 30 years of experience in financial advising. He is president of The Chancellor Group and has been affiliated with The O.N. Equity Sales Company and Ohio National Life Insurance since 2000. He is based in Atlanta, GA. Chancellor Wealth Management is a small firm serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement-plan education. The firm emphasizes a risk-tolerance driven investment approach using both actively and passively managed funds, periodic rebalancing, and incorporates third-party managed strategies when appropriate.

Graham Wickham is a financial advisor at Wickham Financial & Insurance Services with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked in various capacities at firms including Carter Terry & Company Inc. and The Wickham Agency Inc., the latter of which he took over from his father and continues to operate as an independent insurance agency offering commercial and personal lines of insurance. Wickham Financial Group provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plan consulting to employer plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $193 million in assets and employs a mix of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and sector analysis to construct individualized portfolios, with a majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Meridith Mimbs is a financial advisor at Crescent Wealth Advisory, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Lion Street Financial. In addition to her advisory role, she owns Duality Embodiment LLC, where she facilitates trauma-informed breath work to help clients manage stress and anxiety. Crescent Wealth Advisory provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm constructs individualized portfolios using fundamental and technical analysis and offers access to alternative solutions such as client-directed cryptocurrency accounts and third-party cash management programs.

Tiffany Kent is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Wealth Engagement since 2020. She previously worked at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC and Friedberg Investment Management, Inc. Wealth Engagement provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and fiduciary services to individuals, business entities, and retirement plans. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering tailored portfolios through a variety of securities while maintaining centralized oversight and formal account reviews.

Michael Ball Jr. is a financial advisor at MRB Capital with Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and two years of industry experience. He also holds a senior analytics role at AT&T, a dual-career arrangement that is uncommon among solo advisors. MRB Capital Group, LLC is a fee-only, registered investment adviser serving individuals, businesses, trustees, and pension plans with portfolio management, investment selection, asset allocation, and retirement transition planning. The firm uses a tactical asset-allocation approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis with an economic overlay, actively managing portfolios across a range of securities and offering an optional ESG overlay.

Mark Fricks is a financial advisor with MasterPlan Retirement Consultants in Marietta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Gradient Investments, LLC and Masterplan Tax Services, Inc., and has operated Fricks and Associates, Inc. since 2010. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in fixed insurance and precious metals sales. MasterPlan Retirement Consultants provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, including acting as a limited-scope ERISA 3(21) fiduciary. The firm employs tactical and strategic asset allocation and coordinates with third-party managers and sub-advisors to implement client investment programs while maintaining oversight.

Kevin Riley is a financial advisor at Astrop Advisory Corporation in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. He has been with Astrop Advisory since 2020 and is also president of Unibat USA, a motorcycle battery distribution business that is in the process of winding down. Astrop Advisory provides discretionary investment management for individual and institutional clients, focusing on capital preservation and long-term growth through actively managed, individualized portfolios using a mix of stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, and options.

Matthew Eads is a CFA charterholder with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Eads & Heald Investment Counsel since 1993. Eads & Heald Wealth Management is a four-advisor team based in Atlanta that provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, families, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm employs a top-down fundamental investment approach, managing broadly diversified equity or balanced portfolios with an emphasis on low turnover and full investment.

Jonathan Lindvig is a financial advisor with Peachtree Wealth Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 66 credential and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley DW Inc., Triad Advisors, Inc., and Arkadios Capital before his long tenure at Peachtree Wealth Advisors. Lindvig is also involved as an insurance agent with multiple carriers. Peachtree Wealth Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and institutions such as pension plans, foundations, and trusts. The firm employs a top-down, fundamental investment approach and manages accounts internally while utilizing third-party managers, maintaining a high client-to-advisor ratio with two advisors serving roughly 450 clients.