Christopher Ciovacco is the founder and sole advisor at Ciovacco Capital Management in Atlanta, GA. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 17 years of industry experience. Mr. Ciovacco has managed his firm since 1999. Ciovacco Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management on a fee-only, fiduciary basis, primarily serving individuals, high-net-worth investors, and business entities. The firm uses a proprietary, backtested market model to guide ETF allocations and manages over 200 client accounts with approximately $182 million in discretionary assets.

Vickie Klepper is a CFP® professional with four years of experience in financial advising. She is the sole advisor at Creative Financial Partners, where she has worked since 2021. Her prior experience includes roles at Harrell Investment Partners, Asset Management Advisors, Aspiriant, Terry McDaniel & Co Investment Counsel, and FMP Wealth Advisers. Creative Financial Partners provides financial planning and employee-benefit consulting primarily for individual clients and employer plan sponsors. The firm offers client-directed, non-discretionary advice with a focus on fundamental investment analysis, and maintains a solo-practitioner model serving approximately 115 clients.

Lisa Helin is a CFP® professional at Baer Wealth Management with 7 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Cooks Warehouse Inc. and a period of retirement. Baer Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans, including ERISA fiduciary services. The firm employs a long-term, manager-driven investment approach and conducts detailed due diligence on private alternative investments.

Jay Cohen is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Monterey Wealth since 2020 and previously spent 15 years with LPL Financial, LLC. His other business activities include designing and implementing employee benefits, group life, disability, and retirement plans. Monterey Wealth provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, retirement plan consulting, and management of held-away assets through third-party platforms.

Timothy Spahr is a financial advisor at NTV Asset Management, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at NTV Asset Management since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is an astronomer at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, where he processes minor planet observations. NTV Asset Management provides investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a hybrid investment approach influenced by modern portfolio theory and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, with a focus on individualized client relationships and involvement in private placements.

Kassia Jezak is a financial advisor with C.W. O'Conner Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Duluth, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and having two years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Fidelity Investments and Coyote Logistics LLC/RXO Inc. She has also spent multiple years affiliated with The University of Alabama in various capacities. C.W. O'Conner Wealth Advisors, Inc. is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser with a three-advisor team managing over $260 million for approximately 135 clients. The firm offers tailored wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside non-investment consulting such as real estate and income tax planning.

Michael Rudio is a financial advisor and partner at Phase Line Capital, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, LPL Financial, and Edward Jones. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a Major and Intelligence Officer in the Georgia Army National Guard and provides business consultation for a genomic sequencing firm. Phase Line Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm uses model portfolios, sub-advisers, and a variety of investment vehicles, including derivatives, to tailor advice based on client objectives and risk tolerances.

Cinthya Miceli is a financial advisor at Carrington Advisors, LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Carrington Advisors since 2021. Her prior roles include positions at Regal Investment Advisors, the Fuqua School of Business, and Miceli Castellon. Carrington Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charities, and business entities, typically requiring a minimum account size. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, third-party manager selection, and financial planning services, utilizing a personalized investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis with both long- and short-term trading strategies.

Carroll Davenport is a financial advisor with TCM in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Trinity Capital Management, LLC since 2016 and Raymond James Financial Services Advisors INC. since 2016. Trinity Capital Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, third-party money manager recommendations, and educational seminars. The firm utilizes model portfolios and an AI-assisted, quantitative model platform that emphasizes risk management and automated trade execution.

David Summers is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Financial with Series 63 and Series 65 designations and eight years of industry experience. He has been with Cornerstone Financial, LLC since 2002. Cornerstone Financial Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates, managing approximately $118 million in assets for about 200 clients. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental analysis approach focused on diversified mutual funds and ETFs and manages client accounts on a non-discretionary basis.

Malik Lee is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at Felton & Peel Wealth Management, Inc. He has worked at Klondike Financial, LLC, Felton & Peel Tax Services, LLC, ALPS Distributors, Inc., and The Henssler Financial Group. Outside of his advisory role, Malik is CEO of a mobile app business, serves as treasurer on the board of a religious organization, and is chief marketing officer for a marketing and event planning company. Felton & Peel Wealth Management provides integrated wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and charitable organizations, combining customized financial planning with discretionary portfolio management. The firm’s goals-based investment approach includes mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and alternative investments, with additional offerings such as insurance products and third-party platform strategies.

Catherine Mathis is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is affiliated with Berkeley Advisors, Inc., where she has worked since 2004, and previously spent 12 years at ProEquities, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she is an author of historical fiction, including a novel set in medieval Portugal titled *Death in Coimbra*. Berkeley Advisors is a small, supported registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, and estates with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a planning-first approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using primarily mutual funds and ETFs alongside individual securities and derivatives when suitable.

Alaeddin Kharazmi is a financial advisor with CIGX, LLC based in Marietta, GA, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has a long career in the insurance and real estate sectors, including roles at American National Insurance Co. and Dependable Realty Company. In addition to advisory work, he operates a tax service for family and close acquaintances. CIGX serves individual investors across wealth levels, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management through risk-based model portfolios primarily composed of ETFs. The firm emphasizes long-term holdings, regular reviews, and a defined sell discipline, with notable involvement in a family-only private investment fund.

Edward Moore Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of experience in the investment industry. He has been with Bey-Douglas, LLC Investment Counsel since 2008 and also worked at Resurgent Financial Advisors LLC. Moore is based in Marietta, GA. Bey-Douglas, LLC provides portfolio management and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, corporations, trusts, and estates. The firm employs two main investment strategies: a tax-aware, large-cap core equity approach known as the Disciplined Investment System (DIS) and a Diversified Allocation Method (DAM) that blends equities, fixed income, ETFs, and mutual funds based on client risk profiles.

Joel Hubbard is a financial advisor with Executive Money Managers, Inc. in Marietta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation and over 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Executive Money Managers, Inc. since 1989 and at Financial Asset Management Systems, Inc. since 2002. Outside of advisory work, he is a founder and board member of Providence Bank in Alpharetta, Georgia. Executive Money Managers, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory consulting to individual and high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a fundamental, value-oriented equity investment approach focused on balance-sheet strength and dividend yield, managing customized portfolios under discretionary authority consistent with client guidelines.

Scott Dietz is a financial advisor with NTV Asset Management, LLC in Marietta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has served as President and CEO of both NTV Asset Management and its affiliated firm, Eagle Financial Group, where he provides financial counseling including estate and income tax planning for high-net-worth individuals. NTV Asset Management offers investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a hybrid investment approach influenced by modern portfolio theory, combining cash or laddered bonds for near-term spending with risk-based asset allocation, and maintains a notable involvement with private placements alongside a related accounting and tax-preparation affiliation.

Joseph Henshaw is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Arc Asset Management LLC in Atlanta, GA. He previously worked at Polay & Clark for twelve years and has been involved in management consulting, bookkeeping, tax planning, and related services through Arc Business Management, LLC. Arc Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, focusing on a concentrated client base with tailored Investment Policy Statements and ongoing portfolio monitoring. The firm employs a diverse set of analytical methods and investment strategies, manages accounts on a discretionary basis, and conducts due diligence on third-party managers.

Alexandra Kent is a financial advisor at Wealth Engagement with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Brookwood Associates and Book of the Month. She is currently a student at the University of Pennsylvania. Wealth Engagement provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and fiduciary services to individuals, business entities, and retirement plans. The firm uses a tactical allocation strategy based on fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios according to client risk profiles.

Andres Sandate is a financial advisor with GPWA, LLC and holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. He has 12 years of experience in the financial industry, with prior roles at firms including Advisory Group Equity Services, Endurance Securities, and Tuxedo Capital Partners. Outside of his advisory work, Andres is the founder and host of the ATL Alts Podcast, which interviews entrepreneurs and investors in alternative investments and financial services. GPWA, LLC serves individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, charities, and retirement plans by providing asset management, financial and business planning, and ERISA plan services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and Modern Portfolio Theory approaches to develop customized investment strategies and manages client accounts on a non-discretionary basis with ongoing oversight of third-party managers.

Tammy Gruen is a financial advisor at Chamberlain Financial Advisors, Inc. with five years of industry experience. She previously worked at Raymond James Financial and spent twelve years at Cisco Systems, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as Treasurer and Secretary of the Grand Cascades Home Owner’s Association. Chamberlain Financial Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning, portfolio management, and related services including estate, education, and divorce planning. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach focused on diversified, low-cost model portfolios and offers educational workshops alongside tax preparation and other support services.