Anthony Austreng is a CFP® and Series 66 designated advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Forthright Wealth Management, LLC since 2015 and previously worked at Truist Investment Services and Ameriprise. He is also a one-quarter owner of an office suite in Alpharetta, Georgia, through an LLC. Forthright Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses by providing wealth management, investment management, and financial planning. The firm manages over $773 million across a seven-advisor team and emphasizes customized, primarily long-term portfolios with periodic performance reporting beyond standard custodian statements.

Hamilton Brandenburg is a financial advisor with CS Planning Corp and holds a Series 66 designation. He has eight years of industry experience, including prior roles at Edward Jones and GM Financial. Brandenburg also operates a seasonal tax preparation service, Brandenburg Tax Services, in Canton, Georgia. CS Planning Corp, operating as Vertical Ascent Wealth Management, serves a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, and charitable organizations through a multi-advisor model. The firm employs a systematic investment strategy with diversified portfolios tailored to client risk profiles and goals, often managing accounts on a discretionary basis.

James Exley IV is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealth Science Advisors LLC since 2022. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and its affiliated entities for over 25 years. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in several entrepreneurial ventures including psychological analytics and consulting, consumer product design, intellectual property research, and co-authoring a book. Wealth Science Advisors primarily serves individual and family clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, integrating traditional investment strategies with behavioral insights through its proprietary Wealth Science Assessment and Money Happiness concept. The firm also offers operational cash management and family-office services, managing approximately $512 million in discretionary assets across multiple offices.

Anthony Branca is a financial advisor with Woodstock Wealth Management, Inc. in Woodstock, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Woodstock Financial Group and Monmouth Capital Management LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in several non-investment business activities, including consulting through Branca Financial Group, LLC, and managing a website related to music, sports, and history via Branca Enterprises LLC. Woodstock Wealth Management, Inc. provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and access to third-party asset managers for individuals, businesses, charities, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $629.9 million on a discretionary basis and offers a performance-fee program alongside managed accounts and third-party manager solutions.

Ryan Myrick is a financial advisor with MPWM Advisory Solutions LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward Jones for six years and at West Pharmaceutical Services for four years. Myrick is based in Alpharetta, GA. MPWM Advisory Solutions LLC provides investment advisory and related services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, managing approximately $320.5 million in client assets.

Pamela Tate is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with Power Wealth Management in Alpharetta, GA, and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Power Wealth Management, she worked at T3 Trading Group, LLC and was self-employed. She is also a licensed insurance agent associated with Power Protection Strategies, LLC, spending up to 10% of her time on insurance-related activities. Power Wealth Management serves individuals, estates, and trusts with wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning, managing approximately $430 million in discretionary assets across about 250 client relationships with a team of seven advisors. The firm employs a disciplined investment approach guided by its Investment Committee and offers educational workshops and retirement-plan participant seminars.

Stephen Nolan is an advisor at Griffith & Werner, Inc. with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and one year of industry experience. He is also the CEO of IFH Solutions Inc., a consulting practice serving Housing Authorities across the country, where he has worked for 15 years. Nolan is a CPA by trade and dedicates 20 to 30 hours weekly to his consulting clients. Griffith & Werner, Inc. advises individual and high-net-worth clients through portfolio management, financial planning, and investment consulting services. The firm constructs portfolios in-house with a focus on dividend-growth equities supplemented by fixed income and selected ETFs or mutual funds, managing accounts on a discretionary basis and employing tax management strategies at the security level.

Charles Barry Jr. is a financial advisor with Berkeley Capital Partners, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Berkeley Capital Partners and Triad Advisors, Inc. since 2015. Berkeley Capital Partners, LLC manages discretionary portfolios for a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporations. The firm employs global asset allocation strategies across various asset classes and is notable for sponsoring private pooled investment vehicles and using performance-based incentive allocations.

Larry McNamara is a financial advisor at Paraklete Financial, Inc. in Kennesaw, GA, holding the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. He has been associated with Paraklete Financial since 2024 and also operates McNamara Financial Solutions LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as CFO and accountant for 3GS Services, LLC, a general maintenance and landscaping business. Paraklete Financial provides integrated, fee-for-service financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, trusts, and estates. The firm’s six advisers focus on tax-centered, coordinated planning and client education, working through a network of professional referrers and delivering tailored engagements without managing assets or selling financial products.

Reid Trego is a financial advisor at Goodwin Investment Advisory with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Goodwin Investment Advisory since 2021. Outside of advising, he coaches existing franchisees at United Franchise Group and provides consulting services through Reid Trego Coaching. Goodwin Investment Advisory offers discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $344.4 million in discretionary assets and employs dynamic asset allocation strategies using a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, separately managed accounts, and proprietary strategies.

David Smith is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience. He is a senior partner at BlueChip Wealth Advisors LLC, where he has worked since 2019. Prior to joining BlueChip, he was with Arkadios Capital for five years and held roles at Triad Advisors, Cole Capital Corporation, and Equity Fund Advisors. BlueChip Wealth Advisors serves individuals, businesses, institutional plan sponsors, and government entities with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a goal-based approach using a mix of active and passive strategies, formal subscription-based reporting tools, and documented planning deliverables.

John Ellis is a CFP® with 17 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Forthright Wealth Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2015, and has prior experience at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Financial and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory work, Mr. Ellis holds a partial ownership interest in an office suite in Alpharetta, GA through his LLC. Forthright Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm specializes in customized, primarily long-term portfolio construction using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and employs a multi-advisor team approach with over $773 million in assets under management.

Dustin Dorhout is a financial advisor with Pgi Wealth Management in Alpharetta, GA, holding a Series 65 license and six years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including Carson Wealth and WealthPlan Partners, prior to his current role. Pgi Wealth Management is a team-based advisory firm with eight advisors managing approximately $930.6 million for nearly 500 clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services, employing long-term investment strategies and integrating institutional research support.

Dino Patelis is a financial advisor at AMC Wealth Management, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He has held previous roles at Edward Jones, Cape Investment Advisory, American Global Wealth Management, and Chief Asset Management Group. AMC Wealth Management, LLC is a state-registered investment advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, business entities, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $111 million in discretionary assets with a six-advisor team and employs a strategic asset-allocation approach using exchange-traded funds and mutual funds.

Levi May is a financial advisor with Diversified, LLC in Alpharetta, GA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Diversified, he worked with Florida Financial Advisors and Delaware North. Diversified, LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm employs a comprehensive planning process combined with tailored portfolio strategies and offers services such as discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, retirement plan advisory, and participation in third-party advisory programs.

John Glover Jr. is a financial advisor with LPL Financial based in Alpharetta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2009 and is also involved with Wellspring Wealth Management LLC and PlanMark Financial Group, serving in leadership roles. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a broad range of financial planning, model-portfolio advisory programs, and third-party asset management solutions through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Francis Schafer is a Series 65-credentialed advisor at United Capital Management of Kansas, Inc. with one year of industry experience. His background includes a 20-year tenure with the US Army and roles in tutoring and tree service. United Capital Management of Kansas is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach to constructing diversified portfolios and offers services including financial planning, portfolio management, fiduciary retirement-plan consulting, estate-planning support, and private fund management.

Caroline Jones is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience. She is currently with BlueSky Wealth Advisors, LLC, where she has worked since 2020, following three years at Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group. BlueSky Wealth Advisors provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $850 million in discretionary client assets and employs a strategic, tax-efficient investment approach that includes active management and the use of sub-advisers when appropriate.

Christine Kopin is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Power Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. She previously worked at Morgan Stanley and E*TRADE in various roles. Outside of finance, she engages in freelance fashion, portrait, and bridal illustration. Power Wealth Management serves individuals, estates, and trusts by providing holistic wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning. The firm manages approximately $430 million in discretionary assets through a team of seven advisors and offers educational workshops and retirement-plan consulting.

Robert Jamison Jr. is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at Jamison Private Wealth Management, Inc. since 2006. Prior to this, he worked at Citigroup Global Markets for one year. In addition to his advisory role, he was elected mayor of Milton, Georgia, in 2021 and presides over the city council meetings. Jamison Private Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and consulting services to individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm develops individualized investment plans focused on direct equity selection and employs a range of trading strategies, managing approximately $1.05 billion across a small advisory team.