Blair Enfield is a financial advisor with Balefire, LLC, holding the CFP® designation and Series 65 and Series 63 licenses, with 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Portsmouth Financial Services, Vaikus Advisory Group, Pfs Investments Inc, Primerica Financial Services, and involvement with Made Media Network, LLC and Made Holdings, LLC. He is also a licensed insurance agent in Georgia, Tennessee, and Florida. Balefire, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charities, and business entities. The firm employs a core-and-tactical investment approach with ongoing discretionary portfolio management, leveraging a multi-advisor platform managing approximately $2 billion in regulatory assets.

Brendan Keelan is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at NewEdge Wealth and has held prior roles at Roswell Housing Authority, Keelan Capital L.L.C., Edge Capital Group, LLC, and Edge Advisors. He serves on the board of the Roswell Housing Authority, which oversees affordable and public housing in Roswell, GA. NewEdge Wealth primarily serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as foundations, endowments, and other institutional or charitable clients. The firm offers comprehensive advisory services and employs an investment process that emphasizes asset allocation and investor behavior, utilizing a range of strategies including proprietary investment solutions and alternative exposures.

Joseph Powell is a financial advisor at Core Planning with a Series 65 designation. He has been with Core Planning since 2026 and has prior experience at Bubble Rock Advisors, Windham Brannon PC, Brady Ware, and Schell & Hogan. Core Planning provides fee-only financial planning, ongoing wealth management, and portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses third-party model portfolios and automated rebalancing tools to tailor investment strategies based on client objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizons.

James Cook Jr. is a financial advisor with Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 35 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Capital Investment Group, Inc., Equity Services, Inc., and National Life of Vermont. In addition to advisory work, he is an insurance agent selling risk management products. Capital Investment Advisory Services provides portfolio management and supervisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and charitable institutions. The firm offers tailored investment solutions through separately managed accounts, third-party asset managers, and financial planning services, managing the majority of its assets on a discretionary basis.

Amy Rubin is a financial advisor with The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. in Alpharetta, GA. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 39 years of industry experience. Ms. Rubin has worked at Carlyle Wealth Planning, Inc. and The Strategic Financial Alliance since 2016. Outside her advisory work, she is president of Rubin Financial Services, managing commissions and business expenses, and she also refers clients to a Medicare insurance agency for complex Medicare questions. The Strategic Financial Alliance serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm offers portfolio management, third-party manager selection, financial planning, and advisory services, employing customized strategies through co-advisory relationships and use of diversified investment products.

William Tucker is a financial advisor with Sequent Planning, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Catalyst Wealth Management, Retirement Wealth Advisors, Inc., and Asset Management Strategies Inc. He is also the owner of The Woodville Group, LLC, where he sells life insurance, long-term care, and annuity products. Sequent Planning, LLC serves individuals, retirement plan sponsors, businesses, endowments, and nonprofits, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services through a network of independent advisors. The firm employs a structured risk framework, diversified investment exposures, and tax-aware strategies, and provides clients with ongoing investment communications and detailed operational disclosures.

Daniel Arnstein is a financial advisor at Howard Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation. He joined the firm in 2024 and has prior experience in various roles across education and service industries. Howard Capital Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs proprietary tactical indicators and model portfolios, often utilizing its own mutual funds and ETFs, and provides discretionary portfolio management and other advisory services.

Eric Nyquist is a financial advisor at Howard Capital Management, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including Northern Lights Distributors and Davey Tree Experts. Howard Capital Management serves a diverse client base encompassing individuals, institutions, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs proprietary tactical indicators and model portfolios, often using its own mutual funds and ETFs, to provide discretionary portfolio management and related services.

Caden Palmer is a financial advisor at Howard Capital Management, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, E*TRADE Securities, LLC, and Howard Capital Management, Inc. prior to his current role. Howard Capital Management serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, private wealth services, and mutual fund and ETF advisory. The firm’s investment process uses proprietary tactical indicators and model portfolios, often implemented with its own mutual funds and ETFs.

Ricky Howard is a Series 65-licensed advisor at RFG Advisory, LLC with one year of industry experience. He has worked concurrently with Black Oak Asset Management and Silver Oak Securities, Inc., and serves as a part-time public school teacher for Forsyth County Schools. RFG Advisory is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 178 advisors managing about $8 billion in assets for over 17,000 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm employs a mix of actively managed and passive strategies, direct indexing, and tax-aware approaches, and acts as sub-adviser to the Bluemonte family of ETFs.

Matthew Lankford is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research Inc. for 10 years and has also been associated with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and LPL Financial. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 260 advisors serving more than 20,000 clients across 66 offices. The firm focuses on long-term, diversified portfolios managed through centrally developed models and offers services including asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan advice.

Rick Kent is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving at Merit Financial Advisors in Alpharetta, GA. He has worked at firms including LPL Financial, Lifestyle Planning Solutions, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and MFG Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is CEO and owner of Mentoro Group, LLC, a holding company, and also owns a holding company for a boat. Merit Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $10.6 billion with 144 advisors serving individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and institutions. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment strategy using model portfolios and modular sleeves, overseen by an internal Investment Management team and committee, while allowing advisors to tailor portfolios on various platforms.

Richard Havard is a financial advisor at Cyndeo Wealth Partners with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Prior to joining Cyndeo Wealth Partners in 2022, he worked at Bank of America and Merrill for over a decade each. Cyndeo Wealth Partners serves individuals, corporations, and middle-market business owners by providing portfolio management, financial planning, family office and wealth planning, and business advisory services. The firm creates customized portfolios through its own models or by allocating to third-party managers and operates a private pooled investment vehicle available to accredited investors.

Joseph Yi is a financial advisor at Aegis Capital Corp. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Equity Services, Inc., Apogee Financial Partners, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Yi is also involved in providing term life insurance services through a Lincoln Term Life Insurance app. Aegis Capital Corp. serves individual investors, retirement and benefit plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients by offering investment advisory and brokerage services, financial planning, and managed account programs. The firm operates as both a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser, providing discretionary and non-discretionary account options with a focus on individual and corporate business.

Kurt Arseneau is a financial advisor at Prosperity Capital Advisors with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at firms including Quility Financial Advisors, AE Wealth Management, and Wealth Watch Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in insurance services through Arseneau Advisor Group, LLC, and owns businesses providing Medicare supplement insurance and tax preparation services. Prosperity Capital Advisors is an SEC-registered enterprise advisor serving individual and high-net-worth investors, corporations, trustees, retirement plans, and other registered investment advisors. The firm employs model-based, asset-allocation strategies using portfolios from providers such as BlackRock, Dimensional, and Vanguard, and offers managed accounts, retirement plan services, and turnkey asset management programs.

Hayden Gerwien is a financial advisor at Howard Capital Management, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He has held positions at Howard Capital Management since 2018 and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill in 2017–2018. Gerwien holds the Series 66 designation. Howard Capital Management serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutions, offering discretionary portfolio management and other advisory services. The firm employs proprietary tactical indicators and model portfolios, including its own mutual funds and ETFs, with client engagements managed through a primary investment professional.

Cuong Vu is a financial advisor at Encompass More Asset Management LLC with a Series 65 credential and zero years of industry experience. He previously worked at USAA and KPMG and currently serves as CEO of Diamond Care Management LLC, a home healthcare business. Vu is also an insurance agent for Medicare and ACA products through AgencyFI Consortium. Encompass More Asset Management LLC primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management using proprietary and third-party models, financial planning, and access to private placements. The firm employs a model-based investment approach that includes quantitative, qualitative, and fundamental analysis.

Graham Thomas is a financial advisor at Howard Capital Management, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and began his advisory career in 2024. Prior to joining Howard Capital Management, he worked in various roles across hospitality, data processing, and sports media. Howard Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, retirement plan participants, and other investment advisers. The firm uses proprietary technical indicators to guide tactical investment strategies and offers a range of services including retirement plan support tools, private wealth services, and management of mutual funds and ETFs.

Ryan Dohallow is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Synovus Securities, Inc. He previously spent 15 years with OSAIC in various roles. Synovus Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, and institutional investors, offering advisory and brokerage services such as managed accounts, financial planning, and access to alternative investments through the Envestnet platform.

Iain Brackstone is a financial advisor with Arkadios Wealth Advisors in Alpharetta, GA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Southpark Capital and Kalos Management. He is also a member of Alternative Risk Strategies, LLC, where he provides consulting services related to private placement variable insurance contracts. Arkadios Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans with customized investment and wealth management solutions, utilizing advisor-managed accounts, third-party money managers, and an internal portfolio team to implement diversified strategies across asset classes.