Donald Barker is a financial advisor at Henssler Financial with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Henssler Financial since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a motorcycle patrol officer with the City of Austell Police Department. Henssler Financial is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individual clients, other advisers, registered investment companies, pension plans, and municipal clients. The firm employs a cash-flow driven “Ten Year Rule” for asset allocation and offers customized model portfolios, as well as services including portfolio management, automated ETF strategies, and sub-advisory support.

John Crawford IV is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at Crawford Investment Counsel Inc in Atlanta, GA. He has been with Crawford Investment Counsel in various capacities for over three decades. Crawford Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutional investors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach with an emphasis on dividend-paying, high-quality equities and a credit-focused strategy for fixed-income portfolios.

Spencer Dean is a financial advisor at First Citizens Asset Management, Inc. based in Atlanta, GA, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with First Citizens Asset Management and affiliated entities since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and manages rental properties. First Citizens Asset Management provides model-based sub-advisory and direct investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, institutions, and municipalities. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation through global multi-asset class model portfolios, combining fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis.

Cheryl Mc Guire is a financial advisor with Kovack Advisors, Inc. in Marietta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Kovack Advisors since 2015 and Kovack Securities since 2014. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and banking or thrift institutions nationwide. The firm offers diversified asset management through mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and third-party managers, along with financial planning and retirement account aggregation services.

Kira Dennis is a financial advisor at Arkadios Wealth Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation with five years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Piedmont Wealth Partners, Mass Mutual Life Insurance, and Grant Thornton, LLP. Arkadios Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans through various managed accounts, third-party money managers, and financial planning. The firm supports advisors with an internal portfolio team and utilizes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach.

Charles Burns is a financial advisor at Ashton Thomas Private Wealth with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Pinnacle Peak Private Client Group and Insight Benefit Counselors. Burns is also president of CRB Financial Inc., a tax entity for independent contracting activities unrelated to investment management. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth provides investment advisory and wealth-management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, family offices, and institutional accounts. The firm uses a platform model that emphasizes access to third-party managers and a range of investment strategies, including mutual funds, ETFs, and specialist managers.

Karl Smith is a CFP® certified financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as a managing associate at Henssler Financial in Kennesaw, GA. He has worked with Alps Distributors, Inc. since 2012 and has been with The Henssler Financial Group since 2011. His responsibilities include client relationship management, investment advice, financial planning, and managing a team of advisors. Henssler Financial serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, mutual funds, and municipal entities. The firm employs a cash-flow based investment process known as the “Ten Year Rule” and offers a range of services such as portfolio management, automated ETF solutions, pension advice, and sub-advisory relationships.

Claudia Lako is a financial advisor at Henssler Financial with 27 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has been associated with Henssler Asset Management since 1998 and G.W. Henssler & Associates since 1995. Henssler Financial serves individual clients across wealth levels as well as institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, pension advice, and sub-advisory services. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes cash-flow analysis aligned with its “Ten Year Rule” and employs proprietary quality screens alongside automated asset management solutions.

John Crawford III is a financial advisor at Crawford Investment Counsel Inc with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Crawford Investment Counsel since 1980, serving the firm for over four decades. Crawford Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and municipal entities. The firm uses a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach focused on dividend-paying, higher-quality companies and employs distinct equity and fixed-income strategies implemented by a diverse investment team.

Durema Bacchus is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with nine years of industry experience, currently with Kovack Advisors, Inc. She has worked at Kovack Securities, Inc. since 2016 and has been associated with Summit Financial Services, Inc. since 2011. Outside of advisory roles, she is the organizer of Summit Financial Planning LLC, a separate business entity. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and banking institutions nationwide. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management with an investment approach focused on diversified asset-class exposure primarily through mutual funds and ETFs, while also recommending third-party asset managers and platforms.

Cheryl Lavette is a financial advisor with GLOBALT Investments in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 19 years of industry experience. She has been with GLOBALT Investments and its predecessor entities since 2008. GLOBALT Investments provides discretionary investment management to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a team-based investment approach overseen by an Investment Policy Committee, utilizing quantitative, technical, and fundamental analysis primarily through innovatETF asset-allocation strategies with ETFs as key implementation vehicles.

Jonathan Christiansen is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensed financial advisor with Crawford Investment Counsel Inc in Atlanta, GA. He has six years of industry experience, all with Crawford Investment Counsel since 2013. Crawford Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, municipalities, and business entities. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach with a focus on income-producing securities and manages portfolios across equity and fixed income strategies on a discretionary basis.

Matthew Kinser is a financial advisor at 49 Financial based in Atlanta, GA. He holds a Series 65 designation and joined 49 Financial in 2026. Prior to entering the financial industry, he has experience from roles in education spanning several years. 49 Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, consulting, retirement-plan consulting, and fractional family office services. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term, diversified asset allocation approach using proprietary and platform model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and selected third-party managers.

Michael Coelho is a CFP® professional with nine years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Henssler Financial and previously worked at American Financial Advisors, LLC and Charles Schwab & Co. He holds the Series 66 designation. Henssler Financial is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individual clients, including high-net-worth households, other investment advisers, pension plans, and municipal clients. The firm uses a cash-flow driven “Ten Year Rule” for investment allocation, combining fixed-income securities for near-term needs with high-quality equities selected through quantitative and qualitative methods.

Thomas Stapleton is a financial advisor at Van Clemens Wealth Management, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including Collective Wealth Partners and Principal Life Insurance Company. Stapleton is also the founder of Power of Your Money, LLC, a financial literacy education program where he serves as an author and speaker. Van Clemens Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, serving both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals. The firm customizes portfolios using both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches and utilizes a range of third-party managers alongside an in-house Growth Opportunities model focusing on micro- and small-cap equities.

Benjamin Boyd is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Crawford Investment Counsel Inc since 2018, with prior roles at Metasys Technologies Inc. and Invesco. Boyd is based in Atlanta, GA. Crawford Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutional investors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach focused on dividend-paying, higher-quality equities and credit-diversified fixed-income strategies.

Sean Newman is a financial advisor with Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Sagicor Group Jamaica and Invesco before joining Jefferies in 2023. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers a customized planning process that includes goal definition, financial analysis, and periodic reviews, utilizing third-party software and Monte Carlo simulations to support planning outcomes.

Geoffrey Delong is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Crawford Investment Counsel Inc. since 2008. Crawford Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach focused on dividend-paying equities and diversified fixed-income strategies.

Gary Fullam is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with GLOBALT Investments since 1990, including its predecessor entities, and serves as part of a multi-advisor team in Atlanta, GA. GLOBALT Investments LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and model portfolio services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a blend of proprietary quantitative models, technical and fundamental analysis, and innovative ETF strategies with tactical overlays developed alongside Ned Davis Research.

Stephen Bargeron is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving at Kovack Advisors, Inc. since 2015. He also has a background with Kovack Securities, Inc. since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in fixed insurance sales and manages property focused on hay, timber, and wildlife management as president of MCF Operating LLC. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and banking institutions nationwide. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and third-party manager recommendations, utilizing a diversified investment approach primarily through mutual funds and ETFs.