Barton Gadlage is a CFP® with 26 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Synovus Securities, Inc. since 2001. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member for Team Doctors Preferred Access, a family-founded concierge medical service. Synovus Securities, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth investors as well as institutional clients, offering a range of investment advisory and brokerage services including managed accounts and financial planning. The firm utilizes the Envestnet platform to provide portfolio management tailored to client risk tolerance and offers access to alternative investments and educational services for ERISA plans.

Joseph D'urso is a financial advisor with Exodus Wealth, LLC, holding Series 66 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fortune Financial Services, Prosperity Wealth Management Inc., Parkland Securities, and LPL Financial among others. He is actively registered with Prosperity Wealth Management, working there full time. Exodus Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pension plans, offering asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolio management using a range of investment strategies and maintains ongoing due diligence on third-party managers.

Richard Raby is a financial advisor with Synovus Securities, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Synovus Securities since 2001. Synovus Securities serves individual and high-net-worth investors as well as institutional clients, offering both investment advisory and brokerage services across various managed account programs. The firm uses a risk-tolerance questionnaire and due diligence processes to guide portfolio management on the Envestnet platform.

Albert Otto is a financial advisor at Verity Asset Management with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at various firms including Shepherd Kaplan LLC and Veriphy Analytics Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is a founding board member and director of the Center for Board Certified Fiduciaries, where he leads the nominating committee and helps develop curriculum for a fiduciary designation. Verity Asset Management is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $1.15 billion across a roster of 55 advisers. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, institutional clients, and other advisers, utilizing a largely model-based investment process that combines internally managed specialty strategies with third-party models.

Timothy Gelinas is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has held roles at several firms, including The Leaders Group and Estate Settlement Services Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he teaches classes on unique sites in Israel at churches, schools, and senior groups. Simplicity Wealth provides advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and institutional investors. The firm employs a fund-of-funds investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, and offers technology and operational support to other advisers through a managed account platform and private-labelable software.

Rasheedah El Amin is a financial advisor with Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Thrivent Financial, Equitable Advisors, Raymond James Financial, Valic Financial Advisors, and SPC. Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and access to independent managers and model portfolios, typically constructing diversified long-term portfolios using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs alongside other investment options.

Crystal Stevens is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently with Synovus Securities, Inc. in Atlanta, GA. She has been with Synovus Securities since 2004. Synovus Securities, Inc. serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering a range of investment advisory and brokerage services including managed accounts, financial planning, and alternative investments. The firm utilizes a client risk-tolerance questionnaire and due diligence processes to guide portfolio management on the Envestnet platform.

Derek Ruiz is a financial advisor with Arkadios Wealth Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 17 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Arkadios Wealth Advisors and Arkadios Capital in 2023, he worked at Kestra Advisory and Foresters Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner at Strive Financial Solutions LLC, where he develops and maintains financial strategies and insurance services. Arkadios Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans, offering a range of advisory programs and portfolio reporting services. The firm combines advisor-managed accounts with support from an internal portfolio team and employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis within a multi-team, integrated operating model.

Amanda Standard is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. She is currently with Kintra Wealth, LLC and has held positions at Commonwealth Financial Network, Tupler Financial, Hightower Advisors, and several other firms. Kintra Wealth serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, foundations, pension plans, and corporations, offering comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a model-driven investment process combined with fundamental security analysis and integrates planning with investment management to optimize tax efficiency and portfolio construction.

Robert Douglass is a CFA® charterholder with 26 years of industry experience. He is currently with Arkadios Wealth Advisors and Arkadios Capital, where he has worked since 2021. His prior experience includes positions at JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. He is also a managing partner at Corbet Capital Advisors, an investment advisory firm. Arkadios Wealth Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered firm serving individuals, trusts, businesses, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment plans using various portfolio management strategies and combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its approach.

Long Delille is a CFA® charterholder based in Atlanta, GA, with two years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Waverly Advisors, LLC and previously held positions at Manchester Capital Management, Pfizer, and Willis Towers Watson. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-market allocations, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and retirement plan consulting services.

Teresa Munro is a CFP®-designated financial advisor at Waverly Advisors, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She previously worked at BT Wealth Management, LLC for nine years before joining Waverly Advisors in 2022. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm manages portfolios using both traditional and alternative strategies, offers financial planning and retirement consulting, and supports clients through institutional custodians and technology platforms.

Campbell Huber is a financial advisor with 49 Financial in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Oakwood Capital Securities, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Peachtree Planning. Outside of his advisory work, he coaches youth basketball and serves as networking chair for the Sigma Pi Fraternity alumni committee. 49 Financial serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, advanced planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment management. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term, diversified asset allocation strategy incorporating multiple analytical approaches and operates tiered fractional family office services.

Eileen Fannon is a financial advisor at Kovack Advisors, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Kovack Advisors since 2015, following prior roles at Resource Horizons Investment Advisory and Resource Horizons Group. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a minister performing marriage ceremonies and is involved in accounting and tax services through a separate business she manages. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser with about 260 advisors and over $6 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, banks, and governmental entities, employing a combination of internally developed models and third-party managers to construct and manage portfolios.

Edward Beckerman is a financial advisor with International Assets Investment Management, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 35 years of industry experience. His career includes nearly three decades at Metlife Securities Inc., followed by roles at Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company and Mass Mutual Investors Services before joining International Assets Advisory in 2019. He is also the owner and president of Beckerman & Associates, LLC, a life and health insurance brokerage. International Assets Investment Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and other entities through a national network of independent advisers. The firm offers customized portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers, emphasizing long-term strategies across various asset classes.

Jennings Pitts Jr. is a financial advisor with Waverly Advisors, LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. He has no prior industry experience before joining Waverly Advisors in 2025. His background includes roles at Northwestern Mutual and several positions at Stetson University. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm integrates traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private market allocations and offers a range of financial planning and consulting services.

Stephen Nelson is an advisor at Arkadios Wealth Advisors with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Kestra Advisory and Foresters Financial Services. Nelson is also a partner at Strive Financial Solutions, where he manages office operations and client financial plans. Arkadios Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans with customized investment and wealth management solutions. The firm integrates a large network of advisors, an affiliated broker-dealer, and an internal portfolio team that provides strategies and trade execution across multiple asset classes.

Scott Craig is a CFA® charterholder based in Atlanta, GA, with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Waverly Advisors, LLC since 2022 and previously spent 12 years at BT Wealth Management, LLC. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles, with approximately 224 advisors and $29.9 billion in regulatory assets under management. The firm blends traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-market allocations, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and multi-family office services.

Orlow Walstad III is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Waverly Advisors, LLC since 2022. He previously worked at BT Wealth Management, LLC for seven years. Walstad is a board member of Walstad Investment Counsel, assisting his aunt with the business during periods of incapacitation. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for a diverse client base, including non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-market allocations, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with comprehensive financial planning and multi-family office services.

Tarpley Herlihy is a financial advisor at 49 Financial with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Southwestern Advantage and the University of Georgia. Herlihy is also a licensed insurance agent. 49 Financial serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and investment management with a focus on disciplined, long-term diversified asset allocation.