I’ve served as a personal financial planner for a quarter century. I’ve worked in multiple roles, including leadership positions, but I’ve always served as a client relationship advisor. I’ve worked for very large firms, and I’ve co-owned a startup which developed into a leading multi-state firm. Today, I own and operate a boutique firm designed to offer concierge family office services and trusted financial guidance to select individuals and families. Wood Family Wealth Advisory, LLC is a Registered Investment Advisor. We offer comprehensive, fee-only, financial planning and investment management. Russ Wood is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® practitioner who holds a Master of Science degree in Financial Planning and a diploma in Executive Coaching. Russ is also a former engineer and a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

Keith Telesca is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience and has been with Equity Investment Corporation since 2016. His prior roles include positions at Foreside Funds Distributors LLC, JFB Holdings Corp, Compass Efficient Model Portfolios, LLC, and PGIM Investments LLC. He serves on the Board of Directors and as Assistant Commissioner for the Lower Merion Little League. Equity Investment Corporation provides discretionary equity portfolio management to institutional and private investors using a fundamental, absolute value investment process. The firm serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporate entities, and acts as a sub-adviser to wrap account and UMA program sponsors.

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.

Allen White is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor at Equity Investment Corp with 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Raymond James & Associates, Inc. for seven years, as well as Great Lakes Advisors, LLC and Wintrust Investments, LLC. Equity Investment Corporation provides discretionary equity portfolio management to a diverse range of institutional and private clients, using a fundamental absolute value investment process focused on All‑Cap, Large‑Cap, and Mid‑Cap value strategies alongside an ESG variant. The firm serves a variety of client types including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, and several institutional clients such as insurance companies and government entities.

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.

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.

Christopher Spires is a financial advisor with Perigon Wealth Management, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Lakeview Capital Partners, Sterne Agee Financial Services, and Lakeview Capital Management. He is also dually registered with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc. Perigon Wealth Management provides customized investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and banking or thrift institutions. The firm develops portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, often utilizing sub-advisors or turnkey asset management programs, and maintains institutional relationships with multiple custodial platforms.

Dennis Mckinney is a financial advisor at Equity Investment Corporation with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Equity Investment Corporation since 2016. He also has experience with Foreside Funds Distributors LLC and JFB Holdings Corp. Equity Investment Corporation provides discretionary portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, not-for-profits, and institutional clients such as insurance companies and state entities. The firm employs a fundamental, absolute-value investment approach with an emphasis on low turnover, tax-aware execution, and ESG integration.

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.

Aaron Jeffries is a financial advisor at Nicholas Hoffman & Company, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at SunTrust Investment Services and was self-employed before joining his current firm. Nicholas Hoffman & Company provides financial planning, portfolio management, family office services, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, foundations, private funds, and estates. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships and is notable for its role as lead investment sub-advisor to an affiliated lower-middle-market private equity fund and for using performance-based fee arrangements in certain private funds.

Nirvanna Silva Novelo is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with two years of industry experience. She has been with Nicholas Hoffman & Company, LLC since 2022. Nicholas Hoffman & Company provides financial planning, portfolio management, family office services, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, including high-net-worth families, as well as trusts, foundations, private funds, and estates. The firm offers customized Financial Profiles and Investment Plans implemented through a range of investment vehicles and is notable for its use of performance-based fee arrangements and its role as lead investment sub-advisor to an affiliated private equity fund.

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.

Kendall Matrisian is a financial advisor at SEIA with a Series 66 designation and less than one year of industry experience. He has held positions at several firms, including Cambridge Investment Research, The Ameriflex Group, and Assetmark. His background also includes time at The University of Alabama and Berean Christian School. SEIA is a multi-team advisory firm with approximately 142 advisors serving around 9,500 clients, including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional entities. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing a structured investment process that blends strategic and tactical approaches.

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.