Richard Wells is a financial advisor at Marco Investment Management LLC in Atlanta, GA, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at various firms including Stansberry Asset Management and Camarda Wealth Advisory Group before joining Marco Investment Management in 2019. Marco Investment Management serves individual and institutional clients such as high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, corporations, and government entities. The firm employs a team-based investment approach focusing on high-quality equities, mid-cap opportunities, and value processes, utilizing options and derivatives within tailored portfolio strategies.

Timothy Rigby is a financial advisor with Investors Asset Management of Georgia Inc in Atlanta, holding a Series 63 designation and 48 years of industry experience. He has been with Investors Asset Management of Georgia since 1990. Investors Asset Management of Georgia provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporations, trusts, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a buy-and-hold investment approach with tactical adjustments based on economic cycle analysis and supports retirement plans through its Investors Choice program and model portfolios.

Timothy McGukin is a financial advisor at Arkos Global Advisors, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Arkos Global Advisors since 2020. Prior to that, he was with Lakeview Capital Partners, LLC from 2016 to 2020 and has been involved with Kane McGukin, LLC since 2015. Arkos Global Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management services. The firm combines comprehensive planning with discretionary investment management, using a mix of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, and performs ongoing monitoring and manager due diligence.

Timothy Benbow is a CFP® with 18 years of experience in financial advisory services. He is currently with Wright Wealth LLC and has previously worked at NovaPoint Capital LLC, Bull's Eye Investment Group, Waterloo Capital Management, and Black Diamond Investment Partners. Wright Wealth LLC provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, employer retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines passive and active strategies with fundamental, technical, and tactical analysis and offers services including discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax preparation assistance.

Taylor Stanfill is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Veritas Planning Group since 2014 and is currently part of the Verisail Partners, LLC team in Chamblee, GA. Verisail Partners serves individuals, families, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and other institutions with comprehensive financial planning and investment management. The firm employs a top-down, asset-allocation first approach, emphasizing a factor-based framework informed by the Fama-French three-factor model, and manages portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis.

Robert Tomlinson is a financial advisor at Griffith & Werner, Inc. in Canton, GA, with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation and Proequities Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a T-shirt design business that sells products on Amazon. Griffith & Werner, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients with personalized portfolio management, financial planning, and investment consulting. The firm employs a tailored asset-allocation framework blending equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, and integrates insurance products through licensed management personnel.

Cynthia Derso is a financial advisor with Proactive Wealth Strategies, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at LPL Financial and INVEST Financial Corp before joining Proactive Wealth Strategies in 2022. Proactive Wealth Strategies is an independent registered investment adviser managing approximately $316 million for individuals, families, and trusts. The firm uses a predominantly top-down, performance-based investment approach with customized asset allocation and offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management.

Natalie Gallo is a financial advisor with Regent Peak Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at JP Morgan Securities LLC and JP Morgan Chase Bank NA. Regent Peak Wealth Advisors provides portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and family office services primarily to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—and some corporate plan clients. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes model portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using ETFs and equities, and frequently implements strategies through sub-advisers or third-party money managers.

Rhonda Gilbert is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 27 years of industry experience. She is affiliated with Large and Gilbert Wealth Advisory and has previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. Outside of her financial advisory role, she is involved in several non-investment business activities including commercial property rental and serving as president of a company that sells construction accounting software. Large and Gilbert Wealth Advisory is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $247 million with seven advisors. The firm serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other business entities, offering discretionary portfolio management primarily through firm-developed model portfolios of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, along with comprehensive financial planning services.

Gavin Borzello is a financial advisor at American Wealth Management, Inc. in Alpharetta, GA, with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with American Wealth Management since 1998. Outside of advising, he works part-time as an insurance agent. American Wealth Management, Inc. is a team of ten advisors managing approximately $310 million for individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers asset and portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services, employing a range of investment strategies based on economic analysis and research.

Robert Goggin is a financial advisor with Atticus Wealth Management in Roswell, GA, holding a Series 65 designation and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Atticus Wealth Management since 2018 and is also associated with Wealth Management Advisors, LLC since 2016. Atticus Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, retirement plans, and business entities, typically with at least $500,000 of investable assets. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting using diverse investment strategies and maintains regular portfolio oversight.

James Francis IV is a financial advisor with ALTA Capital Management LLC in Alpharetta, GA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 24 years of industry experience, including 23 years at Montag & Caldwell and 2 years at ALTA Capital Management. ALTA Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning for individual and institutional clients, using a quality-growth, bottom-up investment process that incorporates quantitative models and Investment Committee oversight. The firm serves a range of clients with strategies that include equity, fixed income, balanced mandates, and employs sub-advisers, derivatives, and AI-assisted models in certain portfolios.

Mark Sheerin is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Sherrill & Hutchins Financial Advisory Inc. since 2016. He is based in Atlanta, GA, and is part of a six-advisor team at the firm. Sherrill & Hutchins provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans, trusts, estates, and not-for-profit organizations. The firm focuses on client-specific investment guidelines using diversified no-load mutual funds and ETFs, and offers services such as ongoing wealth management, retirement plan advisory, and estate distribution support.

Ashish Gandhi is a financial advisor with Proactive Wealth Strategies, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and one year of industry experience. His prior experience includes six years at The Family Office and three years at Emirates Investment Bank. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a real estate rental business with a colleague. Proactive Wealth Strategies is an independent registered investment adviser managing approximately $316 million for individuals, families, and trusts. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, employing a primarily top-down, performance-based approach with individualized asset allocation and ongoing account monitoring.

Valeri Bishop is a financial advisor with Wellspring Wealth Management LLC in Alpharetta, GA, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 31 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wellspring, Bishop worked at E*TRADE Capital Management LLC and E*TRADE Securities LLC. Outside of financial advising, Bishop owns a short-term vacation rental property in Cleveland, GA. Wellspring Wealth Management provides investment advisory, financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and related entities, including high-net-worth clients. The firm employs individualized strategic asset allocations overseen by an internal Investment Policy Committee and offers access to multiple investment platforms and third-party managers.

Darren Beck is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Pathway Financial Advisors, LLC since 2008, where he works as part of a five-advisor team. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as vice president of MMB Anesthesia LLC, a company providing anesthesia services where his wife is a nurse anesthetist. Pathway Financial Advisors serves individuals, businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with integrated financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm follows an integrated financial planning process with ongoing portfolio review and offers a range of investment and consulting services, including retirement plan engagements and private fund recommendations.

Gabrielle Kong is a financial advisor at BEAM Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation with six years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at The Colony Group, LLC, Gratus Capital, LLC, and Carroll Financial. BEAM Wealth Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.6 billion in client assets, serving individuals, businesses, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on asset allocation, diversification, and portfolio construction grounded in Modern and Post-Modern Portfolio Theory and behavioral finance, offering wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and ERISA consulting.

Kaila Brooks is a financial advisor at Park Square Financial Group LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Csenge Advisory Group, LLC and Lion Street Financial, along with work experience at Ansley Golf Club and Georgia Southern University. Park Square Financial Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts and estates, offering discretionary portfolio management, investment supervision, and financial planning. The firm employs an active, asset-allocation-driven approach that integrates fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, primarily using equities, ETFs, and mutual funds within a wrap fee program structure.

Margaret Wright is a CFA® charterholder based in Atlanta, GA, with 10 years of industry experience. She currently serves at MartinWright Advisory, LLC and has previously worked at Truist Advisory Services and SunTrust Bank. In addition to her advisory role, she is a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance sales and service. MartinWright Advisory provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs both active and passive investment strategies with an emphasis on diversification and continuous portfolio management.

Patricia Hayton is a financial advisor with CPC Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and over 23 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Raymond James Financial Services and Wells Fargo Advisors, along with 15 years at J Thompson Ross Investments. She also serves as Operations Manager for CPC Advisors. CPC Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and model-driven strategies, utilizing third-party managers and the Raymond James institutional platform to manage approximately $2.1 billion in client assets.