Michael Johnson is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Atlanta, GA, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 32 years of industry experience and has been associated with Principal-related entities since 2016. He is also the owner of Focused Financial Planning, LLC. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Ann Norvell is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Marietta, GA. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments, Brighthouse Financial, and The Vanguard Group. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors, their participants, and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm employs an integrated service model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Emmitt Smith Jr. is a Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, having held previous roles at Wells Fargo, Fieldpoint Private Bank, LPL Financial, and M&T Bank. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes IAR-led financial assessments and employs fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to manage diversified portfolios.

Felipe Rivas is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at ADP, Inc., Capital Analytics Associates, and The Miami Times. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel stationed outside the United States. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Jacob Russell is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Atlanta, GA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic, he worked at Revive25 LLC and has experience in roles outside of finance, including at Jimmy Johns and Kennesaw State University. He is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for AGIA. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves 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, wrap programs, financial planning, and brokerage services through its broker-dealer operations.

Erica Dunbar is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Sage Point Financial, Questar Capital Corporation, and Integrity Alliance, LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a co-leader of a Girl Scouts Junior troop and is secretary of the PTO board at Sandhills Theater Arts & Renaissance School. Osaic Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers a range of investment programs and consulting services, combining fundamental and technical analysis with platform integrations to support a broad set of strategies.

John Hachey is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Triad Hybrid Solutions, Triad Advisors, Wells Fargo Clearing, Santander Securities LLC, and LPL Financial. He also operates Hachey Wealth Management, LLC, and occasionally assists clients with fixed life insurance options. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporate and charitable entities, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers a range of programs and services utilizing fundamental and technical analysis, tactical trading, and access to alternative investments, supported by platform relationships and affiliated managers.

Samuel Adams is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Atlanta, GA. He has three years of industry experience and has been with CIBC Private Wealth Management since 2014. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors offers investment and wealth advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm employs a structured investment process involving internal teams and committees to design customized portfolios and managed programs, combining proprietary and external strategies.

Dennis Young is a financial advisor at First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. based in Atlanta, GA, with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at various firms including Truist Advisory Services and SunTrust Bank. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a client process focused on assessing financial needs and risk tolerance, using fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to manage portfolios across multiple asset classes.

Everett Hunter is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Truist Advisory Services in Atlanta, GA. His prior experience includes roles at PNC Investments and various SunTrust and Truist entities. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, plan sponsor fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies with integrated inter-affiliate resources.

Wesley Frierson is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and over 23 years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Triad Hybrid Solutions, Triad Advisors, Voya Financial Advisors, and ownership positions in Frierson Capital Management and Frierson Financials, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a board member of the South Carolina Governor's Cup Billfishing Series, an organization promoting marine conservation and tourism. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, corporate and charitable entities, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers a variety of investment programs and consulting services, utilizing fundamental and technical analysis, tactical trading, and structured products, supported by platform relationships and affiliated managers.

Joseph Baigas IV is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Truist Advisory Services since 2021. His career includes roles at Bb&T Securities, Scott & Stringfellow, and Morgan Stanley. Based in Atlanta, GA, he has worked across multiple firms within the Truist enterprise. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, employing a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by AI-enabled research tools and integrated inter-affiliate service arrangements.

Marcus Theriault is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Truist Advisory Services. He has worked at SunTrust Advisory Services since 2019 and SunTrust Bank since 2017, with prior experience at Genspring Family Offices from 2013 to 2017. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Duncan Edwards is a CFP® professional with 4 years of industry experience based in Atlanta, GA. He has worked at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. for 19 years. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors offers investment and wealth advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm combines an internal investment team with governance committees to create customized portfolios, utilizing both proprietary and external strategies, and manages approximately $67.8 billion in assets.

William Crawford is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at PNC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 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 offers integrated services linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and savings rates rather than short-term forecasts.

Paige Foster is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 1999 and also holds a position as an agent with Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Julie Copelan is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has 12 years of industry experience and has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in a non-securities insurance business and also engages in reselling preowned clothing on an online marketplace during evenings or weekends. Valic Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving primarily U.S. individuals, including high and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors, utilizing centralized technology and model solutions to serve a substantial client base.

David Michaux IV is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with Valic Financial Advisors and has been there since 2008. Additionally, he serves as an agent with Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm utilizes discretionary unified managed accounts and centralized technology to manage a large client base through its extensive network of advisors.

Nicolas Caradonna is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He previously worked at Focused Financial Group and has been affiliated with Principal Securities Inc and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2019. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under different advisory and promoter arrangements.

Richard Warren is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with six years at First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. and First Citizens Bank combined, and five years of industry experience overall. Prior to joining First Citizens in 2020, he worked at Branch Banking and Trust Co. from 2015 to 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of a family-owned LLC that manages personal family assets. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers portfolio management, wrap programs, model portfolios, automated Guided Investing, tax-aware services, and financial planning, utilizing a client process focused on assessments of financial needs and risk tolerance.