William Rumble is a financial advisor at Kovack Advisors, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and the Series 66 license. Prior to joining Kovack Advisors in 2014, he worked at Advisory Services Network and Thrivent Investment Management. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a family farm and is involved in a medical revenue reclamation business. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser with around 260 advisors and over $6 billion in client assets, serving individuals, institutions, and government clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and sub-advisory services, utilizing both internally created models and third-party managers to construct and monitor client portfolios.

Timothy Martin is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Tucker, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mahoney Financial Organization, LLC, and leading his own firms, Tim Martin Wealth Strategies, LLC and Timothy Martin & Associates Wealth Strategies. He serves as President of the DeKalb Library Foundation and holds board roles with the Decatur Rotary Club and Oxford College of Emory University Alumni Board. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and charitable organizations, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice delivered through various program types, with a significant portion of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Jason Pope is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC in Lawrenceville, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Primerica Financial Services, WFGIA, and multiple Transamerica-related entities. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners, offering managed advice programs that emphasize asset allocation, contribution rate, and retirement age guidance. The firm utilizes Morningstar Investment Management’s proprietary software and portfolio oversight, providing both implemented managed portfolios and non-discretionary recommendations at scale.

Kimberly Scouller is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has 28 years of industry experience. She has worked with multiple firms, including WealthWave Media, LLC and Plan Choice, Inc., and serves as an attorney through her own practice, Jade Law Offices of Kim Scouller. Additionally, she is a board member of the Atlanta Neuroscience Institute and is involved in financial literacy education through How Money Works, LLC and WealthWave Media, LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers across multiple platforms, with regulatory assets under management of approximately $1.7 billion.

Steven Miller is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and possessing 32 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at WealthWave, Assurant Health, and other financial services firms. Miller is also president of his own non-investment related business, Steven A Miller LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, offering discretionary and non-discretionary program choices.

Michael Collins is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. since 2016. His background includes work with affiliated entities such as Bankers Life Securities and Bankers Life & Casualty. He also works as an insurance agent and utilizes life insurance products for legacy planning with high-net-worth clients. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and offers both wrap and non-wrap investment programs.

Shawn Maloney is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Retire Wise, LLC, Financial & Tax Architects, LLC, Alfa Insurance, and Nice Actimize. He is the author of the book "The Priority of Retirement" and is involved in financial literacy education through associations such as the Association of Financial Consultants and the Association of Financial Educators. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm utilizes discretionary model portfolios with various analytical approaches and supports third-party RIAs through sub-advisory and model-licensing arrangements.

Miranda Stetson is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Truist Advisory Services Inc., Truist Investment Services Inc., TRUIST Bank, and SunTrust Bank dating back to 2006. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by AI-enabled tools and an Investment Advisory Group for oversight in manager selection and portfolio reviews.

Shawn Meade is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. His prior roles include positions at Redwood Wealth Management, LLC and Wipfli Financial Advisors, LLC. He is involved with the Cherokee County Educational Foundation as Treasurer and a member of the Executive Committee. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

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.

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.

Adam Hextell is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. based in Duluth, GA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 24 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Fifth Third in 2020, he worked at The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Foresters Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, he has been involved with Hextell Properties LLC since 2013. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. provides brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to a range of clients including individuals, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account programs and features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

Jeremy Winters is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley, E*TRADE Securities LLC, Valic Financial Advisors, and JPMorgan Chase Bank. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Angela Mario is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Lawrenceville, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 20 years of industry experience. She has been with Voya Financial Advisors since 2018 and previously worked at GWFS Equities, Inc./Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company from 2014 to 2018. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutional clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, third-party money manager access, and plan-sponsor consulting, with a focus on non-discretionary, recommendation-based advice delivered through multiple program structures.

Marvin Gayle is a Series 66-licensed advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors and Park Avenue Securities, having worked previously at Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, Marvin provides photography, graphic, and web design services through MNG Designs and also works as a rideshare driver. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial and business consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies using proprietary and third-party model portfolios and supports various account-level services, including securities-based lending and tax-harvesting.

Brian Cranford is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lincoln Investment since 2017 and previously held roles at Capital Analysts, Legend Advisory Corporation, and Legend Equities Corporation. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is an enterprise investment advisory and broker-dealer serving individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and various retirement plans, including educators in 403(b) and 457(b) programs. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and advisor-led consulting, utilizing model portfolios developed by an in-house Investment Management & Research team and a network of third-party managers.

Janet Baskinger is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. She joined Transamerica in 2026 and previously worked for Siemens Corporation for 23 years. Outside of Transamerica, she is involved with the Heartland Institute of Financial Education and World Financial Group Insurance Agency. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Michael Robertson is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with SPC and Sigma Financial Corporation since 2003. He serves as treasurer and board member of My Vision for Refugees, a nonprofit organization based in Woodstock, GA. Additionally, he is involved with Robertson Financial Group, offering accounting, tax, and planning services, as well as Robertson Financial Services, Inc. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets through a network of over 460 advisors. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services with a range of discretionary and nondiscretionary options.

Felicia Jackson is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 28 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Agia and VALIC Financial Advisors. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base, including retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides services such as financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, and plan-sponsor consulting through various program structures, with a preference for non-discretionary, recommendation-based advice.

Liang Yu Taylor is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 14 years of industry experience. Taylor holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has held positions at several firms including Wells Fargo and CoreCap Investments. Outside of financial advisory roles, Taylor was involved with Alpha Zero Waste Solutions, Inc., an entrepreneurial venture. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering a range of services including asset allocation analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program. The firm integrates discretionary and non-discretionary strategies and utilizes third-party platforms and AI-enabled tools to support investment decisions.