Melissa Reynolds is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at E*TRADE Capital Management and E*TRADE Securities. Outside of her advisory role, Reynolds is a self-published author of poetry books available on Amazon Kindle. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Emanuel Jones II is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Alpharetta, GA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at New York Life Insurance Co., NYLIFE Securities LLC, and Allstate Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, Jones is involved in real estate through ownership of several real estate-related entities and consults on digital products for Legacy Ford. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Dennis Kim is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Before entering the financial services field, he worked for 17 years at AHII Corporation dba Badcock Home Furniture & More. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Wesley Turner is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Raymond James Financial Services, and UCFA, a Goldman Sachs Company. Concurrent Investment Advisors is an SEC-registered, multi-team firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes customized, primarily long-term investment portfolios supported by a broad network of approximately 286 advisors.

Liang Yu Taylor is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 14 years of industry experience. Taylor holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has held positions at several firms including Wells Fargo and CoreCap Investments. Outside of financial advisory roles, Taylor was involved with Alpha Zero Waste Solutions, Inc., an entrepreneurial venture. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering a range of services including asset allocation analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program. The firm integrates discretionary and non-discretionary strategies and utilizes third-party platforms and AI-enabled tools to support investment decisions.

Brian Neff is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Truist Advisory Services since 2016 and also works with Truist Investment Services. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, implementing advice through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements supported by third-party research and technology.

Matthew Bond is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and nine years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Fisher Investments and JP Morgan Chase Bank prior to joining Empower Advisory Group in 2024. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s integrated model leverages proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and savings rates, delivering both point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Christopher Pierce is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Truist Advisory Services and its predecessor SunTrust Advisory Services since 2015. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Taeook Kwon is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. His prior work includes a year at Alexander Almand & Bangs, LLP, and roles at Tech Gear USA, Inc. and World Financial Group, Inc. He is also involved in the sale of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios.

Sagar Shah is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Alpharetta, GA, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses with six years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2019 and 2020, respectively, and operates Shah Wealth Strategies LLC since 2026. Outside of his advisory career, Shah is a passive owner of several fast casual restaurant businesses including Moe's Southwest Grill and The Great Greek. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm provides a range of advisory services encompassing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan consulting, delivering tailored recommendations primarily on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Brian Killory is a CFP® and CFA® with eight years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Truist Financial Corp since 2020 and previously spent eight years at SunTrust Bank Inc. He is based in Gainesville, GA, and holds the Series 66 license. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools, to manage client portfolios and perform ongoing due diligence.

Robert Tudor III is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Concorde Asset Management, and Scottrade. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services. The firm utilizes a combination of in-house and external strategists, model portfolios, and technology-enabled tools to manage mostly non-discretionary client accounts.

Brian Huey is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Creative Planning since 2022, following prior roles at Wipfli Financial Advisors and Redwood Wealth Management. Brian is based in Alpharetta, GA. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $295.6 billion in client assets and employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies.

Sylvia Crow is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and four years of industry experience. She has worked with Truist entities since 2022 and previously spent 17 years at BB&T. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of discretionary manager relationships and consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools, to deliver its AMC Advantage manager-selection program.

William Thompson is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at MetalCraft, Bank of America N.A., and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. He is based in Duluth, GA. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable and municipal clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs.

Dung Huynh is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Arete Wealth Advisors, Wealth Enhancement Group, E*TRADE, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup Global Markets. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s services integrate with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasize long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Stephen Mimbs is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Suwanee, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC investments since 2015. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an employee-only digital discretionary model account that uses algorithmic risk assessment and invests via approved model strategies implemented with mutual funds and ETFs.

Thomas Jones is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and worked at Gamble Jones Investment Counsel for 24 years prior to joining Cerity Partners in 2023. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, charitable institutions, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in assets. The firm offers customized wealth management services and employs an investment framework that combines quantitative screening, manager selection, and access to alternative and private market solutions.

Alexander Rauch is a CFP® with 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Valic Financial Advisors and has previously been affiliated with Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation and Agia. In addition to his advisory role, he is an agent involved in non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

Abby Reed is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Brookstone since 2018 and at Reed Financial Group since 2012. In addition to her advisory work, she is involved in insurance sales. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser providing fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other registered investment advisers, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, delivering investment management primarily on a discretionary basis via various model portfolios and managed accounts.