Alok Deshpande is a financial advisor at SmartPath Advisors with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with SmartPath Advisors since 2019. In addition, he is the CEO and co-founder of SmartPath, Inc., a financial education and coaching company based in Atlanta, where he leads business strategy and conducts seminars. SmartPath Advisors provides limited-engagement financial planning services focused on retirement readiness and savings strategies for individuals, often accessed through employers. The firm emphasizes passive investing through diversified, low-cost index funds and delivers short-term planning reports without managing client assets or offering ongoing portfolio management.

James Patterson III is a financial advisor at Stableford Capital LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Stableford Capital since 2014, working as part of a five-advisor team. Stableford Capital serves individual clients, business owners, and institutional retirement plans, offering discretionary portfolio management along with integrated financial planning and retirement plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes absolute, long-term total return through a proprietary analytics platform and employs a range of strategies, including derivatives and leveraged ETFs, supported by dedicated technical research.

Caroline Hajost is a financial advisor at Builder Investment Group with 10 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Builder Investment Group in 2024, she worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Builder Investment Group provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm offers customized asset management using both fundamental and technical analysis and is notable for sponsoring pooled investment vehicles and managing private syndications.

Larry Boggs is a financial advisor with D.L. Fields Advisory Group, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 designations with 37 years of industry experience. He has worked at International Assets Investment Management, LLC and International Assets Advisory, LLC since 2019 and previously spent eight years combined at First Allied Advisory Services and First Allied Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Boggs & Associates, LLC, a private label entity for financial planning, and provides notary public services. D.L. Fields Advisory Group offers financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm provides personalized advice on an asset-management and hourly planning basis, utilizing fundamental and technical analysis with third-party research, and maintains a flexible investment approach without formal account minimums.

Raymond Prophater III is a financial advisor with Persium Advisors, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Persium Advisors since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in Navix Holdings, LLC and Persium Group, LLC, which develop and provide business exit planning consulting services. Persium Advisors serves retirement plan committees and individual investors by offering retirement plan advisory, direct investment management, investment consulting, and standalone financial planning. The firm manages approximately $456 million in discretionary assets and provides consulting for nearly $894 million in pension and investment assets, using fundamental analysis and tailored portfolio construction based on clients’ financial plans and risk tolerances.

Adele Gipson is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed financial advisor with 20 years of experience, currently serving at CPC Advisors, LLC. She has worked at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors and has been with CPC Advisors since 2008. Gipson is a board member of the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential, where she serves on the Finance Committee. CPC Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm utilizes model portfolios and asset allocation strategies aligned with Modern Portfolio Theory, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management with access to wrap-fee Ambassador accounts and third-party managers.

Jessica Sherrill is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience and has been with Sherrill & Hutchins Financial Advisory Inc. in Atlanta, GA for 10 years. She is part of a six-advisor team at the firm. Sherrill & Hutchins provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans, trusts, estates, and not-for-profit organizations. The firm uses client-specific investment guidelines and primarily implements strategies through diversified no-load mutual funds and ETFs, offering a range of wealth management and retirement plan advisory services.

Robert Cramer is a financial advisor at Sherrill & Hutchins Financial Advisory Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of experience in the financial industry. Prior to joining Sherrill & Hutchins, he worked at Anduril Industries for four years and the Central Intelligence Agency for six years. Sherrill & Hutchins provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and not-for-profit organizations. The firm manages portfolios based on client-specific investment guidelines and primarily uses diversified no-load mutual funds and ETFs with periodic rebalancing.

Nicholas Hughes is a financial advisor at CPC Advisors, LLC in Tampa, FL, holding a Series 66 designation with eight years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Raymond James Financial Services, Edward Jones, and Bank of America. Outside of advising, he serves as Vice President of Operations for CPC Holding Company, LLC. CPC Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes asset allocation and model-driven strategies, utilizing third-party managers and the Raymond James institutional platform to manage approximately $2.1 billion in client assets.

Alexei Lutsayev is a financial advisor at Persium Advisors, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Stargaze Tech Inc, Treeum, Silenca Tech, and Carbon Capital Services. Outside of his main role, he advises family and friends internationally on securities transactions. Persium Advisors serves retirement plan committees and individual investors, providing retirement plan advisory, direct investment management, consulting, and financial planning services. The firm manages approximately $456.3 million in discretionary assets and emphasizes fundamental analysis and tailored portfolio construction aligned with clients’ financial plans and risk tolerances.

Kenneth Budd is a financial advisor at Meadow Creek Wealth Advisors, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 41 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. He has an ownership interest in McShan Timberlands, LLC, a timberland investment, which he occasionally receives distributions from. Meadow Creek Wealth Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, and retirement plans, managing over $668 million with a five-advisor team. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, annuity management, and project-based consulting, using both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio implementation.

Kyleigh Cobett is a Series 66-licensed advisor with CPC Advisors, LLC in Atlanta, GA, with four years of industry experience. She has held roles at Raymond James Financial Services and Consolidated Planning Corporation, now CPC Advisors, including work as a relationship manager and associate advisor. CPC Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm employs model portfolios and asset allocation aligned with Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on mutual funds, equities, and ETFs for long-term investment strategies.

Jackson Metzger is a financial advisor at Paces Ferry Wealth Advisors, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial LLC, GERLoftin Wealth Advisors, and United Planners Financial Services. Paces Ferry Wealth Advisors provides wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and institutional plan sponsors. The firm employs a mix of passive and active investment approaches, utilizing tools such as tactical asset allocation, trend-following, options strategies, and alternative investments.

Blake Flood is a financial advisor at CPC Advisors, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 license with 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at CPC Advisors since 2007 and previously at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. He is also president of Blake A. Flood Inc., a support company unrelated to investment activities. CPC Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes model portfolios and asset allocation consistent with Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing mutual funds, equities, ETFs, and access to third-party managers and wrap-fee programs.

Michael Young is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor based in Atlanta, GA, currently serving as the sole advisor at Young Investment Advisors, Inc. He has one year of experience in wealth management following seven years at Dell Computers and four years at the University of Tennessee. Young Investment Advisors provides investment consulting and financial planning to individual clients, focusing on retirement and estate planning. The firm employs a balanced investment strategy, primarily recommending mutual funds and occasionally exchange-traded funds, with advice based on client-provided financial information and supported by third-party research.

Stephan Szilvasi is a financial advisor at Arcus Capital Partners, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Arcus in 2026, he worked at Fidelity Investments and held various roles in academic and corporate settings. Arcus Capital Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, managing approximately $2.5 billion in client assets. The firm employs a personalized planning approach and portfolio construction that includes a range of investment vehicles, and it acts as adviser and General Partner to private funds and pooled vehicles.

Thomas Keenan is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Montag with 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for nine years before joining Montag in 2022. Keenan holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. Montag serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, foundations, and other advisers by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm uses a structured data-gathering process to develop individualized investment objectives, combining fundamental and technical equity analysis with fixed-income management.

Mark Reffett is a financial advisor with EPG Wealth Management LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at EPG Wealth Management since 2019 and has prior experience with Arkadios Capital, ACG Wealth, and Triad Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Stratford Capital LLC and RCM Capital LLC, both non-investment related entities. EPG Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans with advisory services including advisor-managed portfolios, third-party money managers, and financial planning. The firm uses a discretionary management approach offering customized investment plans based on client goals and risk profiles, integrating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across various asset types.

George Crews is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at West Paces Advisors, Inc. since 2018. Prior to this, he worked at West Paces Advisors, LLC from 2015 to 2017. West Paces Advisors provides discretionary investment management, wealth advisory, and retirement-plan consulting to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients. The firm uses customized investment programs implemented primarily on a discretionary basis, incorporating a range of strategies including index, engineered, and active approaches, and manages nearly $1 billion in discretionary assets.

Stephen Sloan is a financial advisor at Arcus Capital Partners, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Arcus Capital Partners since 2008. Arcus Capital Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $2.5 billion in client assets and employs a portfolio construction approach that includes qualitative and quantitative manager screening and may utilize sub-advisers and various investment strategies to meet client objectives.