Jonathan Christiansen is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license with seven years of industry experience. He has been with Crawford Investment Counsel Inc in Atlanta, GA since 2013. Crawford Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, registered investment companies, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, municipalities, and corporations. The firm uses a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach emphasizing dividend-paying, higher-quality equities and credit-focused fixed-income strategies.

Matthew Kinser is a financial advisor at 49 Financial in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining 49 Financial in 2026, he spent four years at the University of Alabama and seven years combined at Beauregard High School and Samford Middle School. 49 Financial serves individual and institutional clients, including retail and high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and investment management. The firm’s investment approach centers on disciplined, long-term diversified asset allocation, employing fundamental, cyclical, technical, and behavioral analysis, and provides tiered fractional family office services.

Thomas Stapleton is a financial advisor with Van Clemens Wealth Management, LLC in Smyrna, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and five years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including Collective Wealth Partners and Principal Life Insurance Company. Stapleton is the founder of Power of Your Money, LLC, a financial literacy education program, and he is also 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 discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements, employing methods such as modern portfolio theory and analysis, and accesses over 500 third-party managers alongside an in-house Growth Opportunities model focused 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 at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Sagicor Group Jamaica and Invesco. 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 and collaborative planning process covering topics such as tax and estate planning, executive compensation, and philanthropic planning.

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.

Abigail Horton is a financial advisor at 49 Financial with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Before joining 49 Financial, she held roles at several organizations including Athens Country Club, Trinity Accounting Group, and Brookfield Country Club. Abigail is also involved with 25 Giving, where she refers nonprofits to assist in developing charitable plans for donors. 49 Financial serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and investment management, including tiered fractional family office services. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term diversified asset allocation and combines multiple analysis methods, favoring mutual funds and ETFs while monitoring portfolios through an Investment Committee.

Jonathan Morgan is a financial advisor at Crawford Investment Counsel Inc in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Crawford Investment Counsel since 2006. Crawford Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, municipalities, and other business entities. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach focused on higher-quality, income-producing securities and manages portfolios through various strategies including dividend-focused equity and fixed income offerings.

Robin Yacovetta is a CFP® certificant with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Manning & Napier Advisors, LLC since 2021. Prior to this, Yacovetta worked at Creative Planning, Inc. and Trust Company of the South. Manning & Napier Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory services primarily to institutional clients and pooled vehicles, offering a team-based, strategy-specific investment process that combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up security selection. The firm also delivers retirement plan services, custom wealth management solutions, and operates with several affiliated entities that provide custody, trustee, and distribution services.

Matthew Johnson is a financial advisor with Synovus Securities, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of experience at Synovus following prior roles at Ameriprise Financial. His background includes five years in full-time education before entering the financial services industry. Synovus Securities serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors as well as institutional clients. The firm offers investment advisory and brokerage services across multiple programs and utilizes both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management on the Envestnet platform.

Steven Cross is a financial advisor with Lifemark Securities Corp. in Marietta, GA, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 39 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Lifemark in 2018, he worked at Foresters Equity Services, Inc. and has been an independent insurance agent since 1985, specializing in life, health, disability income, and long-term care insurance. Lifemark Securities Corp. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual investors and sponsors of participant-directed retirement plans. The firm offers various managed account programs and emphasizes suitability-driven advice tailored through risk assessments, with accounts managed on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

Kathline Lerebours is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in financial advising. She is currently with Facet and has previously worked at firms including Concentric Private Wealth, Commonwealth Financial Network, TIAA, Longwave Financial, and JSA Sustainable Wealth Management. Facet Wealth provides subscription-based financial planning and discretionary investment management to a wide range of individual clients, utilizing technology-driven processes and model-based asset allocations focused on exchange-traded funds. The firm’s approach includes integration across multiple advisors and offers services such as tax-optimized portfolio implementation and comprehensive financial planning without percentage-of-assets fees.

Hugh Singletary IV is a financial advisor with Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Trinity Wealth Securities, and Georgia Financial Advisors. Before entering the financial advisory field, he worked in education at Georgia Southern University and Riverwood High School. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a goals-based advising approach using proprietary software and quantitative metrics, combining passive and active investment strategies tailored to client preferences.

Ella Young is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. She has worked at Cornerstone Wealth Management and LPL Financial since 2023 and has prior experience in the hospitality and education sectors. Cornerstone Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm employs a multi-brand operating model and utilizes LPL platform programs and technology to deliver advisory services to a high client load.

Steven Bell is a financial advisor with Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC in Marietta, GA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has six years of experience at Wealthcare, following 13 years with Fitness Together Franchise, LLC. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm employs a goals-based approach supported by patented software and behavioral economics, combining quantitative metrics with fundamental, technical, and behavioral analysis to guide investment decisions.

Matthew Jones is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Arkadios Wealth Advisors in Atlanta, GA. Prior to joining Arkadios in 2023, he worked at Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services from 2018 to 2023, and previously held roles at Dyncore Inc and Foresters Advisory Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partner at Strive Financial Solutions, where he is involved in client acquisition and servicing. Arkadios Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans through a combination of advisor-managed accounts, wrap programs, third-party money manager access, and financial planning. The firm employs a discretionary management approach supported by an internal portfolio team and integrates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment process.

Nevan Patel is a financial advisor at Waverly Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Waverly Advisors in 2024, he worked at Bennett Thrasher and has experience in both educational and corporate settings. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individual clients, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm integrates traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-market allocations, serving a diverse client base that includes both non-HNW and high net worth individuals.

Shari Santell is a financial advisor at Henssler Financial with 22 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Citco-Quaker Fund Distributors since 2003 and Henssler G W & Associates Ltd since 2002. Henssler Financial serves a diverse client base including individual investors across wealth levels and institutional clients such as pension plans and municipal entities. The firm employs a cash-flow focused investment process known as the “Ten Year Rule” and offers services including financial planning, portfolio management, and sub-advisory relationships.

Dane Bower is a financial advisor at 49 Financial with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he has held various positions in education and automotive industries, including at the University of Georgia and Phil Hughes Automotive. Outside of his advisory work, he participates in a nonprofit contractor role with 25 Giving, referring charities to develop charitable plans for donors. 49 Financial serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial and advanced planning, retirement-plan consulting, and investment management. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term diversified asset allocation strategy and offers tiered fractional family office services alongside third-party manager access.