Patrick Dailey is a financial advisor at Capital Endurance Group, Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® certification and Series 66 designation. His prior roles include positions at Capital Endurance Partners, LLC and TRUEWEALTH MANAGEMENT. He is also a licensed Georgia real estate salesperson and occasionally uses his license for personal property transactions. Capital Endurance Group provides wealth management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a goal-based investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing low-cost, tax-aware asset allocation and quantitative risk management, with discretionary portfolio management that may include the use of leverage and derivatives.

Patrick Mueller is a financial advisor at Bella Wealth Management, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previous experience at Fusion Capital Management, Virtue Capital Management, and Retirement Wealth Advisors. Mueller is also the chapter president of the American Financial Education Alliance, where he teaches financial education classes. Bella Wealth Management is a team-based adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm employs a goals-based, tailored approach that combines strategic asset allocation, tactical adjustments, and active trading by independent managers.

Ryan Malec is a financial advisor at Unified Investment Management with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Fidelity Investments, ACG Wealth Inc, and Mercer Global Advisors. Unified Investment Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as subadviser services to other independent advisers. The firm emphasizes equity-focused portfolios using a variety of analytical methods and offers financial planning at no additional charge to portfolio management clients.

Laura Rosenberg is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Hayes Wealth Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. She has been with Hayes Wealth Advisors since 2023. Outside of wealth management, Rosenberg works as an optometrist at The Eye Gallery, an optometry practice she has been associated with since 2012. Hayes Wealth Advisors serves individual clients, including many high-net-worth households, retirement plans, and small businesses. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and consulting services with a predominantly passive, long-term investment approach.

Kendyl Strickland is a financial advisor with Strickland Davis Advisors LLC in Marietta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Investment Advisors Management, LLC since 1998 and is also a principal and CPA at Strickland & Company, P.C., an accounting firm where he devotes significant time during tax season. Strickland Davis Advisors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm focuses on long-term, strategic asset allocation tailored to each client’s financial situation and partners with Savant Wealth Management for retirement plan services.

Craig Bober is a CFP® professional at Sard Wealth Management Group, LLC in Atlanta, GA. He has been with Sard Wealth since 2023 and previously worked at Osaic in 2023. Prior to entering the financial industry, he was employed by West Liberty University from 2019 to 2023. Sard Wealth Management Group provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and financial institutions. The firm’s investment approach is primarily long-term and customized, utilizing low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, with the use of individual stocks, bonds, and derivative instruments as appropriate.

Lily Evans is a financial advisor at Evans Wealth Management in Duluth, GA, holding a Series 65 credential. She has one year of industry experience and prior roles at Corient and Cannon Financial Strategists. Evans Wealth Management is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, and small business owners, typically with at least $1 million in investable assets. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary asset management, employing both fundamental and technical analysis across public and private markets.

Kristin Mauger is a financial advisor at Gien Capital Management LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Concourse Financial Group Advisors. Gien Capital Management LLC is a state-registered investment adviser serving primarily trusts, charitable entities, business owners, and estates. The firm builds individualized portfolios using a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis, managing assets on a discretionary basis with the use of third-party sub-advisors.

Lois Bafas is a financial advisor with Anovest Investment Advisors in Marietta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Anovest Financial Services and Anovest Investment Advisors since 2004. Outside of her advisory role, she is also licensed as a health and life insurance agent. Anovest serves individual households, including high-net-worth clients, by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and custom portfolio reporting. The firm employs a bottom-up, total-return investment approach with diversified portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerances and time horizons.

Kenneth O'Leary is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Surepath Financial Services, LLC since 2017. His prior experience includes founding his sole proprietorship in 1999 and roles at Woodstock Financial Group and other ventures. Outside of advisory work, he owns a franchise business providing estate-planning software and is involved in direct sales of nutrition products. Surepath Financial Services provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program and a web-based platform. The firm also conducts educational seminars and customizes investment strategies based on clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Michael Fortune II is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Hamilton Capital Partners, LLC, where he has worked since 2021, following a three-year period at Hamilton Investment Counsel, LLC and two years at Fortune 401(K). Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Fortune Wealth Management, Inc., a non-investment-related business, and is a partner involved in general business development at Perseus Venture Partners, LLC. Hamilton Capital Partners provides asset management and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm uses a multi-disciplinary investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, quantitative, sector, and cyclical analysis to create customized portfolios consisting of various securities, which are actively monitored and rebalanced.

Gary Gerald is a financial advisor with The Marin Group Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with The Marin Group Inc. since 1999. The Marin Group Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a proprietary "Cycle Investing" methodology that uses economic cycles, fundamental analysis, and technical analysis to guide investment decisions across a diversified mix of asset types.

Loyd Crowe is a financial advisor with Optimum Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Optimum Wealth Management since 2017 and has been associated with LAC Wealth Management since 2006. Outside of his advisory roles, Crowe serves as managing partner of P&C Partnership, LLC, focusing on administrative and investment matters. Optimum Wealth Management provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual and high-net-worth clients and small businesses. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation approach combining passive index and ETF core holdings with selective active satellite managers, implementing investment decisions under discretionary authority with regular client reviews.

Alexander Duncan is a financial advisor at A & P Wealth Management in Woodstock, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at MCAP Investment Management and Plurimi Wealth & Asset Management, as well as work as a self-employed consultant. A & P Wealth Management is a supported advisory firm managing approximately $34.2 million for around 56 clients, including individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis to create diversified portfolios and offers an active trading program that uses advanced option-writing, short sales, and margin strategies.

Brian Henderson is a financial advisor at The Keystone Financial Alliance, LLC in Atlanta, GA, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with The Keystone Financial Alliance since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Henderson serves as Chair of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce and is a Director on the Georgian Club Advisory Council. The Keystone Financial Alliance provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on diversified portfolio management and tailored allocations based on client objectives and risk tolerance. The firm works with independent third-party money managers and emphasizes a broad diversification approach using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and options.

Robert Vavrina is a financial advisor at Centurion Advisory Group, Inc. with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at BV Associates, Okta, and Freedom Mortgage. Centurion Advisory Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm provides financial planning, investment management, retirement plan consulting, and project-based general consulting, using a long-term wealth-building approach with a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and investment history.

Christopher Staples is a Certified Financial Planner® with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealth 360, LLC since 2011. The firm serves individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations, providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. Wealth 360 is notable for its sub-advisory business, managing assets for other advisers and offering a range of ERISA services.

Sean O’Toole is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at 1776 Wealth LLC since 2017. Prior to this, he worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. for ten years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in multiple business ventures including financial technology software development through 1776ing LLC and business process improvement consulting via Clairvoyance Consulting LLC. 1776 Wealth LLC serves entrepreneurs, executives, and their families with integrated wealth management centered on financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, and family office services. The firm manages approximately $372 million and emphasizes tailored portfolio strategies coordinated with tax and legal advisors, offering a broad range of investment options and extensive family office support.

Ravi Kahan is a financial advisor with Creative Financial Partners in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and over 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions with Osaic Advisory Services, Arbor Point Advisors, and Securities America. Outside of advisory work, he owns several business ventures, including a coworking space and an insurance agency. Creative Financial Partners offers financial planning and employee-benefit consulting primarily to individual clients and employer plan sponsors. The firm provides non-discretionary, client-directed advice based on fundamental analysis, with clients retaining implementation authority, and operates as a solo practitioner with multiple outside business affiliations.

David Budnik is a financial advisor with Carlyle Wealth Planning in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 63 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He also works as a CPA providing tax return preparation services. Carlyle Wealth Planning offers comprehensive financial planning and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various institutional entities. The firm focuses on non-discretionary planning and serves a small client base, advising on a wide range of investments while not directly managing client assets.