Thomas Knapp is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of experience at Equity Investment Corporation and 11 years previously at Raymond James Financial. He is based in Atlanta, GA. Equity Investment Corporation offers discretionary equity portfolio management to a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, retirement plans, and corporate entities. The firm employs a fundamental absolute value investment approach across various equity strategies and serves several institutional and less common client types, including insurance companies and municipal government clients.

John Harrison is a financial advisor with Arkadios Wealth Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Equity Fund Advisors and Cole Capital Corporation. Outside of advisory work, he is involved with Maho Bay Partners, LLC, an equipment leasing company owning a private general aviation aircraft. Arkadios Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans through a combination of advisor-managed accounts, wrap programs, third-party money managers, and financial planning. The firm supports discretionary account management with in-house portfolio teams and employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside fiduciary consulting for retirement plans.

Laura Amy is a financial advisor at SignatureFD, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She has worked at SignatureFD since 2018 and previously held positions at Park Ave Securities and Peachtree Planning. Amy holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. SignatureFD serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, providing wealth management, retirement plan management, and consulting services. The firm manages portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis using mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers, and is affiliated with an accounting firm and several private investment funds.

John Breard is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 12 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with Alera Investment Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at Valic Financial Advisors, JB Capital, LLC, and Arista Advisory Group, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent affiliated with JN Financial, LLC, where he may recommend insurance and annuity products. Alera Investment Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and institutions. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamental-analysis driven investment approach and integrates advisory services with insurance and pension-consulting platforms.

Krista Cosgrove is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of experience in the financial industry. She has been with ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc since 2007. ZWJ Investment Counsel manages approximately $3.86 billion in client assets across about 925 client relationships, providing investment counseling and discretionary portfolio management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other entities. The firm’s investment approach focuses on discretionary equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios tailored to each client, and it serves a notable range of institutional clients alongside its multi-team advisor structure.

Grayson Miller is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Waterloo Capital, where he has worked since 2026. His prior experience includes positions at Oxford Financial Group, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, and UBS Financial Services. Waterloo Capital is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm emphasizes customized, long-term investment strategies supported by fundamental analysis and offers a broad range of investment tools alongside comprehensive financial planning and consulting.

Anthony James Hunt is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Cygnus Capital and J.P. Morgan Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Cygnus Capital as a fund wholesaler. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other entities. The firm manages assets primarily on a discretionary basis using both advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations, and it integrates affiliated financial businesses and product channels in its operations.

Sibghat Sheikh is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, currently affiliated with SignatureFD, LLC. He has one year of industry experience with prior roles at MAGEC Group, Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, and other firms. SignatureFD serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicle investors. The firm offers discretionary wealth management, financial planning, consulting, and retirement plan management, employing diversified, long-term asset allocation strategies across various investment vehicles.

Nathan Stibbs is a financial advisor at Arkadios Wealth Advisors with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Arkadios Capital, Continuum Advisory, LLC, and Triad Advisors, Inc. Outside of finance, he serves as vice president of Waterborne, Inc., a biotechnology company. Arkadios Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans through a variety of programs including advisor-managed accounts and access to third-party money managers. The firm employs a disciplined investment approach supported by an internal portfolio team and offers comprehensive portfolio reporting and planning services.

Bradford Young is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc in Atlanta, GA since 2004. ZWJ Investment Counsel manages approximately $3.86 billion in client assets across about 925 client relationships, providing investment counseling and discretionary portfolio management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other entities. The firm’s investment approach focuses on discretionary equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios tailored to each client’s needs using fundamental and financial analysis.

Charles Ambroselli is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at LCP Institutional, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Merit Financial Advisors, Patton Albertson & Miller, and Ronald Blue & Co., among others. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 designations. LCP Institutional, LLC provides financial planning, portfolio management, and institutional consulting to both individual and institutional clients. The firm manages multi-asset portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, and individual stocks, and is notable for its use of non-discretionary account management and specialized institutional consulting services.

Steven Zimmerman is a financial advisor at Equity Investment Corporation with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked previously at firms including Polen Capital Management, THRIVENT Financial, and Fred Alger & Company. He serves as Senior Director at Equity Investment Corporation, promoting its separately managed accounts and mutual funds. Equity Investment Corporation provides discretionary portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients such as insurance companies and state entities. The firm employs a fundamental, absolute-value investment approach with an emphasis on low turnover, tax-aware execution, and ESG integration.

Patrick Thomas is a financial advisor with Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at MPWM Advisory Solutions, Cardea Capital Advisors, and Lindner Capital Advisors. Fortis Capital Advisors serves individuals, families, businesses, retirement plans, institutional clients, and other advisers with portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and educational workshops. The firm uses a combination of discretionary management, advisor-specific investment styles, and model portfolios, incorporating passive, active, tactical, and ESG-oriented strategies.

John Bliss III is a financial advisor at Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Cantella & Co., Inc. and IFS Securities. Based in Atlanta, GA, he has been with Kingswood since 2022. Kingswood Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutions, offering portfolio management, financial planning, ERISA plan advisory, and consulting services. The firm integrates affiliated financial entities and supports insurance-linked account management, operating an open-architecture platform that frequently utilizes third-party managers and sub-advisors.

Kylie Presley is a financial advisor at New Edge Wealth in Atlanta, GA, with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Fisher Investments and Paycom. New Edge Wealth primarily serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as family offices, foundations, trusts, and other institutional clients. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and investor behavior in its portfolio management, combining independent managers, model strategies, and proprietary investment solutions supported by AI-assisted analytics and human oversight.

Thomas Toney is a financial advisor at SignatureFD, LLC with Series 65 credentials and no prior industry experience. His background includes roles at Emory University and Yale University. SignatureFD serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicle investors, offering discretionary wealth management, financial planning, consulting, and retirement plan management. The firm employs diversified, long-term asset allocation strategies and acts as adviser or sub-adviser to private investment funds and other pooled vehicles.

Blair Cunningham is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at SignatureFD, LLC since 2000. Based in Atlanta, GA, he holds a Series 65 license and has spent his entire career with SignatureFD. SignatureFD serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans with wealth management, retirement plan management, and consulting services. The firm manages client portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis using mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers, and is affiliated with an accounting firm and several private investment funds.

Richard Irrgang is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Equity Investment Corporation since 2016 and previously worked at JFB Holdings Corp from 2003 to 2017. Equity Investment Corporation provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, not-for-profits, and various institutional clients. The firm employs a fundamental, absolute-value investment approach with in-house valuation models and emphasizes low turnover, tax-aware execution, and ESG integration across its portfolios.

Edison Lambeth is a Series 66 licensed advisor with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at Equity Investment Corporation since 2016. He has prior experience with Foreside Funds Distributors LLC and Voya Investment Management CO. LLC. Lambeth holds a senior director role focused on client service and sales related to institutional separately managed accounts. Equity Investment Corporation provides discretionary equity portfolio management to a diverse range of institutional and private investors, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a fundamental absolute value investment approach across multiple equity strategies and serves as a sub-adviser to wrap account and UMA program sponsors, managing an extensive client base through scalable institutional relationships.

Emma Godbee is a financial advisor with St. Bernard Financial Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 45 years of industry experience. She has worked at St. Bernard since 2019 and previously spent nine years with Woodstock Financial Group, along with extensive experience in the insurance sector dating back to 1976. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the City of Riverdale Zoning Appeals Board, the Clayton County Water Authority, and the Clayton County Development Authority. St. Bernard Financial Services serves individuals, families, small businesses, trusts, and estates by providing investment advisory and brokerage services, including portfolio management and financial planning. The firm follows a long-term, conservative growth strategy with tactical asset allocation and emphasizes collaborative client relationships, combining fee-based and commission-based solutions through its dual adviser/broker-dealer structure.