Lee Baker is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Claris Financial Advisors, Inc. He has worked with Wellstone Securities and Apex since the late 1990s and maintains a long-standing involvement in financial planning. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a non-investment activity related to renting out a previous home. Claris Financial Advisors provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a goals-based, customized approach with an emphasis on fundamental analysis and growth-and-income strategies.

Herbert Miller is the principal of DPM Wealth Management, Inc. in Marietta, GA, with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has operated his advisory firm since 1997. In addition to his advisory role, Miller owns a CPA tax practice and a management consulting firm, each unrelated to investment services. DPM Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and asset allocation for a limited number of individual and institutional clients. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis with an active trading approach, managing accounts on a discretionary basis and emphasizing model-level monitoring and rebalancing.

Martin Sickles is a CFP® professional with 28 years of experience in financial planning and investment management. He is the president of Financial Planning Partners, an independent firm he has led since 1997. He also serves as CEO of Exeter Analytics Group, where he provides accounting and tax preparation services as a CPA. Financial Planning Partners primarily serves high-income individuals and business owners, offering tailored financial plans and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis within a diversified asset allocation framework, often utilizing third-party managers for specialized strategies.

Stephen Coulter Jr. is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience currently serving as the sole advisor at Resilient Wealth in Marietta, GA. His prior experience includes roles at Guggenheim Investments, Morgan Stanley, Neuberger Berman, and others. Outside of financial advising, he is the founder and president of Pinger Systems, a company that develops custom contact management and social media automation tools for executives and sales professionals. Resilient Wealth provides investment management primarily to pooled vehicles and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio construction and financial planning support to other advisors, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment strategy combining fundamental and technical analysis, focusing on low-cost mutual funds and ETFs while incorporating individual securities when appropriate.

Elizabeth Hendrich is the principal of E.A. Hendrich Financial Planning, LLC in Alpharetta, GA. She holds a Series 65 designation and has 13 years of industry experience. Since founding her firm in 2012, she has provided financial planning and investment advice primarily to individual clients. E.A. Hendrich Financial Planning, LLC offers fee-only, hourly financial planning and investment advice focused on clients typically in their 40s through 70s. The firm follows a fundamental, long-term buy-and-hold investment philosophy, favoring low-cost index ETFs and mutual funds, and emphasizes asset allocation as the primary driver of returns.

James Mcgeehan is a financial advisor with Ensure Capital LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked with US DOT and was affiliated with the predecessor firm of Ensure Capital for 15 years. Outside of his advisory role, he offers business brokerage services, which also generate potential money management clients. Ensure Capital LLC provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, small businesses, and company-sponsored retirement plans. The firm emphasizes asset allocation with a long-term equity focus, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, and incorporates a range of analytical methods along with derivatives and margin strategies within discretionary accounts.

John Sena is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience and is the sole advisor at Mike Sena Advisors, Inc. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at Supporting Your Choices, Inc. for six years. Mike Sena Advisors, Inc. provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals and various entities, including profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm operates on a fee-only basis using hourly, project, or retainer fees rather than asset-based charges, and employs a disciplined investment approach incorporating fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis.

Trevor Reece is a financial advisor at Waypoint Financial Planning, LLC in Marietta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding Waypoint in 2025, he worked for Blue Trust from 2023 to 2025 and spent nine years at McKinsey & Company. Waypoint Financial Planning, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts with fee-only investment management and financial planning. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management using modern portfolio theory combined with fundamental and cyclical analysis, tailoring recommendations to client risk tolerance without requiring a minimum account size.

Donald Tessmer is a CFP® professional with 35 years of experience in the financial industry. He is the owner and operator of Tax & Financial Management in Atlanta, GA, where he has worked since 1991. Tessmer previously worked at Kovack Securities Inc. from 2014 to 2017. Tax & Financial Management provides ongoing portfolio management and financial services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes equities within a long-term trading approach guided by written Investment Policy Statements and manages approximately $30 million in discretionary assets.

Felicia Voloschin is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Life's Business, Inc. in Atlanta, GA. She is also president and owner of Life's Business Tax and Consulting Services, Inc., a CPA firm providing tax preparation, planning, and business consulting. Life’s Business, Inc. is an independent, single-adviser firm offering asset management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals and businesses. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with a focus on broad-based funds held for longer terms, and it provides both discretionary and non-discretionary management services.

C Venkatesh is a financial advisor with CN Wealth Management, LLC in Alpharetta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. He has led CN Wealth Management since 2009. CN Wealth Management, LLC is an independent advisory firm serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolio construction, combining fundamental and occasional technical analysis, and utilizes strategies including margin and options within separately managed accounts.

Anish Rathod is a financial advisor at Assetguard Financial Services Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has nine years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Avantax Advisory Services and Avantax Investment Services. In addition to financial advising, he provides tax consultation and payroll services to business clients and assists individuals with tax returns. Assetguard Financial Services Inc. offers portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis and a long-term investment horizon while serving as a fiduciary and providing accounting services alongside its investment offerings.

Richard Hall is a financial advisor at Buckhead Resources, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Forest Investment Associates for six years before joining Buckhead Resources in 2019. Hall is also an Affiliate Professor and Instructor at Auburn University, where he teaches courses on a part-time basis. Buckhead Resources is an independent advisory firm specializing in portfolio management, subadvisory services, financial planning, and business consulting focused on natural-resource assets. The firm uses a combined fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis approach, offers periodic educational seminars at no charge, and typically seeks discretionary authority to manage personalized portfolios.

Richard Vaughan is a financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at 401K Advisory Group, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Centaurus Financial, Inc., Waterstone Financial Group, Inc., and Citigroup Global Markets. Outside of finance, Vaughan spent five years at Dominos Pizza. 401K Advisory Group, Inc. provides pension plan sponsors and participants with fiduciary guidance focused exclusively on qualified retirement plans, including 401(k) and defined benefit arrangements. The firm emphasizes a conservative, fundamental-analysis approach using mutual funds and ETFs, tailoring advice to client goals without taking custody of assets or acting as a broker-dealer.

Brent Morrison is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Zuma Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2013. Prior to that, he was associated with Strome Group beginning in 2009. Outside of his advisory work, Mr. Morrison serves as Interim CEO of Regional Health Properties, Inc., a publicly traded real estate company. Zuma Capital Management provides portfolio management and investment-advisory services primarily to individual investors and also sponsors private pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs personnel with CFA and FRM designations and incorporates hedge fund and private investment office experience in its portfolio construction and risk management, while maintaining distinctive fund sponsorship and performance fee structures.

Donald Whalen is the sole advisor at Versailles Financial, LLC in Alpharetta, GA, holding a Series 65 credential with 23 years of industry experience. He has been leading Versailles Financial since its founding in 2003. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Whalen owns a private ice rink used for training and rentals. Versailles Financial provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm operates on a fee-only basis and emphasizes strategic asset allocation using no-load and low-load mutual funds and ETFs, with additional services including pension consulting.

Joe Richardson is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience, operating as the sole advisor at Strategic Capital Planning, Inc. in Kennesaw, GA since 2006. He also has a long-standing role with the Cobb County School District beginning in 2001. Outside of financial advising, he provides accounting services and oversees the accounting department for Planters Rural Telephone Cooperative. Strategic Capital Planning, Inc. offers personalized financial planning, 401(k) consulting, and portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm primarily uses mutual fund–based strategies with a focus on passive funds and delivers portfolio management mainly on a non-discretionary basis with regular client involvement.

Latoya Maddox is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience. She is the principal of Infinity Financial Wealth Management LLC and has previously worked with NAMCOA - Naples Asset Management Company and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Outside of her advisory role, Maddox is a licensed insurance agent and operates a tax preparation business, as well as teaching pre-license insurance courses and serving as a FINRA arbitrator. Infinity Financial Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory in portfolio construction and offers strategies including long-term investments, option writing, and derivatives within separately managed accounts.

Ali Elnajjar is the principal of AE Financial & Risk Management, Inc. in Alpharetta, GA, with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at JBS Liberty Securities, Inc. since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he is the owner and CFO of Avicenna Nutraceutical, LLC, a business involved in the sale of collagen supplements. AE Financial & Risk Management provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering asset management, financial planning, business consulting, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm uses model portfolios tailored to client objectives and employs third-party research and managers, focusing on diversification and risk/return analysis within a long-term investment approach.

Richard Taylor is the sole advisor at Avid Wealth Management Group, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mutual Service Corp and HLB Advisory Services, LLC since 2009 and has been associated with HLB Gross Collins, P.C., a full-service CPA and consulting firm, since 1973. Outside of his advisory work, Taylor is a principal and shareholder at HLB Gross Collins and is also a flight instructor. Avid Wealth Management Group primarily serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and employers sponsoring defined-contribution plans. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis to create individualized portfolios focused on long-term capital appreciation and diversification, managing accounts mostly on a discretionary basis with regular reviews and occasionally recommending third-party managers.