Joseph Lawlor Jr. is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously at Wachovia Bank, N.A. for over two decades. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, wrap-fee programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and provides both brokerage and advisory solutions, utilizing research from the Wells Fargo Investment Institute and employing diversification principles and modern portfolio theory in its investment evaluations.

Ryan Butterfield is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Marietta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones, he worked for seven years at Atlanta Beverage Company and six years at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies, supported by a nationwide network of over 23,700 financial advisors.

Joshua Ketchie is a CFP® and ChFC® credentialed advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and has prior experience at Guardian Life Insurance and Park Avenue Securities. He serves on the MDRT Foundation Life Insurance Committee and volunteers on its Target Marketing Task Force. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, including pension and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, ongoing investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm operates through thousands of financial professionals and manages a multi-billion dollar asset base across multiple platforms and custodians.

Katrina Everett is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience. She is currently with Wells Fargo Advisors, joining the firm in 2023 after seven years at Wells Fargo Clearing and six years at Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc. Everett has interests outside of finance including ownership roles and secretarial duties in several investment-related businesses and private companies. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network serves individuals, trusts, and institutional clients by offering investment and fee-based financial planning services that address a wide range of needs, including retirement, education, and niche areas like business-owner transition and special-needs planning.

Darryl Trimble is a financial advisor at Wealth Management Group of Georgia with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at firms including ChangePath, LLC, Corecap Investments, Wells Fargo Clearing, Merrill, and Edward Jones. Wealth Management Group of Georgia is an independent registered investment adviser that primarily manages pooled vehicles and institutional mandates rather than individual retail accounts. The firm operates with a single advisory professional and offers both percentage-of-assets and hourly fee billing arrangements, an uncommon approach in its peer group.

Mark Freret is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Covered Bridge Financial LLC since 2004. Covered Bridge Financial LLC provides financial planning and investment advisory services to a small client base, focusing on a planning-centered approach with documented analysis and regular account reviews. The firm uses a distinctive fixed-fee structure for certain services, emphasizing long-term financial objectives over transactional product sales.