Christopher Whetten is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Alpharetta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including World Financial Group, Wealthwave, Unicity International Inc., and Net Law, where he acts as a referral agent for estate planning services. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in sales of health supplements and refers clients to estate planning resources. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Alok Kataria is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has been with Transamerica and Wfgia since 2025 and has no prior industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, he is the CEO of Georgia Camps LLC, a kids' summer camp business he has managed since 2018. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a broad client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses model portfolios and third-party managers to implement its advisory services and operates an integrated retirement plan ecosystem through affiliated entities.

Willie Caldwell Jr. is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and previously held roles at Aflac and Assurance Health. Outside of his advisory work, Caldwell serves as a pastor at Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services with various investment programs and access to third-party money managers.

Ritu Shukla is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Truist Bank for 12 years. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools, and operates with a high level of inter-affiliate integration.

Amanda Gustavsson is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including Prudential Investment Management Services LLC and Empower Financial Services, Inc. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates in its financial planning and manages a large participant base relative to its advisor headcount.

Blake Kahn is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at MAI Capital Management, Empower Advisory Group, Personal Capital Advisors Corporation, Northwestern Mutual, and Morgan Stanley. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets through a broad advisor network, offering diversified, risk-class based investment solutions that combine passive and active management overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Kumar Bhandari is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors holding the PFS™ credential. He has recently entered the financial services industry and has experience with firms including WFGIA and Avantax. His background also includes accounting and consulting roles, and he has been involved with Brenau University and several accounting and tax service businesses. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party investment models, serving both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Luis Kim is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. and FSC Securities Corporation. Luis is based in Buford, GA. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies and integrates third-party platforms and AI-enabled tools to support its investment processes.

Dana Merritt is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. She has been with SunTrust Advisory Services and affiliated entities since 2016. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships, supported by AI-enabled research tools and a structured supervisory oversight process.

Robert Szymanski is a CFP® and ChFC® financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with Brookstone Capital Management LLC in Duluth, GA. His prior experience includes roles at Horter Investment Management, Harrisdirect LLC, Cetera Investment Services LLC, and BNY Mellon Advisors, Inc. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales and Medicare referral services. Brookstone Capital Management provides fee-based asset management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and trusts. The firm employs strategic and dynamic asset-allocation models and offers discretionary portfolio management through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee programs.

Aleece Kardon is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Alpharetta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. She also maintains an active legal practice as an attorney specializing in trusts, wills, powers of attorney, and residential real estate closings. Kardon has worked at multiple legal and financial firms, including WealthWave and Shafritz & Dean, Attorneys at Law. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base ranging from individual investors to institutional entities and offers both advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm delivers investment advice through proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

William Brand is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 16 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Triad Advisors for 12 years before joining NewEdge Advisors in 2022. Outside of his advisory role, Brand owns and operates Willful Compliance Partners, a compliance consulting firm that provides regulatory guidance to registered entities. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers diverse portfolio management and consulting services, utilizing a range of program structures that combine in-house manager selection with third-party models and advisor discretion, supported by technology and centralized manager due diligence.

Eric Lapai is a financial advisor with FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. in Lawrenceville, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Fifth Third Securities since 2018 and has been affiliated with Fifth Third Bank since 2017. He also has previous work experience at Southern New Hampshire University. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple program types on the Passageway Managed Account platform, utilizing various portfolio managers and strategies tailored to clients' risk profiles.

William Maynard is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 10 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Transamerica, he worked at Primerica Financial Services for a decade. Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes a model portfolio approach implemented through third-party managers and platform sub-advisors across multiple programs such as Transamerica ONE, TFA365, and Transamerica ALPHA, with regulatory assets under management reported at approximately $1.7 billion.

Richard Cooney is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor affiliated with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd, with 42 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Lincoln National Life Insurance Co and Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation for 21 years before joining Stratos Wealth Partners and LPL Financial in 2019. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser with approximately 379 advisors and $18.6 billion in assets under management, serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and other institutional clients. The firm employs an IAR-driven model with an open-architecture approach that integrates multiple third-party platforms and managers, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with specialized planning services.

Cory Jobe is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work experience includes roles at The Horace Mann Companies and Protolabs, Inc. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise advisory and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and advisor-led consulting supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team.

Jason Connolly is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Sugarloaf Wealth Management, LLC, Triad Advisors, Inc., OSAIC, and Private Client Services. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and family office solutions, employing a variety of investment strategies and providing tax and financial administration services through an affiliated accounting subsidiary.

Noelle Kim is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at multiple firms including Mpowering America, Netlaw, Elleon Consulting LLC, WealthWave, and Assurant Health. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as president of Elleon Consulting LLC, an insurance business. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a wide client base including individuals, trusts, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to implement its advisory services across multiple platforms such as Transamerica ONE and TFA365.

Matthew Luckey is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Alpharetta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and is also involved with WealthWave Media, LLC, where he assists in creating and editing financial literacy and marketing materials. Luckey maintains a pass-through entity, M Luckey, Inc., for administrative purposes related to his other business activities. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party investment models. The firm operates as both a registered broker-dealer and registered investment adviser, providing discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Alicia Bain is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 63 and Series 66 designations and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower, she worked at Morgan Stanley and E*TRADE Securities. Outside of financial services, Alicia owns and operates Elevated Opulence Black Car Service, a non-investment related transportation business providing limousine services during evenings and weekends. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain retail brokerage clients. The firm emphasizes integrated financial planning linked to Empower’s administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates rather than short-term forecasts.