Gary Fullam is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with GLOBALT Investments since 1990, including its predecessor entities, and serves as part of a multi-advisor team in Atlanta, GA. GLOBALT Investments LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and model portfolio services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a blend of proprietary quantitative models, technical and fundamental analysis, and innovative ETF strategies with tactical overlays developed alongside Ned Davis Research.

Kelly Bowling is a financial advisor at Blackridge Asset Management, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked previously at The O.N. Equity Sales Company and Ohio National Financial Services. In addition to his advisory role, Bowling is involved in the marketing, sales, and service of life insurance, health insurance, fixed annuities, and Medicare insurance through his insurance agency in Atlanta. Blackridge Asset Management provides financial planning, investment management, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers tailored portfolio management with access to model portfolios, third-party managers, and estate-planning referrals, operating a network structure that includes affiliated broker-dealers and platform managers.

Abigail Horton is a financial advisor at 49 Financial with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Before joining 49 Financial, she held roles at several organizations including Athens Country Club, Trinity Accounting Group, and Brookfield Country Club. Abigail is also involved with 25 Giving, where she refers nonprofits to assist in developing charitable plans for donors. 49 Financial serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and investment management, including tiered fractional family office services. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term diversified asset allocation and combines multiple analysis methods, favoring mutual funds and ETFs while monitoring portfolios through an Investment Committee.

Jonathan Morgan is a financial advisor at Crawford Investment Counsel Inc in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Crawford Investment Counsel since 2006. Crawford Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, municipalities, and other business entities. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach focused on higher-quality, income-producing securities and manages portfolios through various strategies including dividend-focused equity and fixed income offerings.

Robin Yacovetta is a CFP® certificant with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Manning & Napier Advisors, LLC since 2021. Prior to this, Yacovetta worked at Creative Planning, Inc. and Trust Company of the South. Manning & Napier Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory services primarily to institutional clients and pooled vehicles, offering a team-based, strategy-specific investment process that combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up security selection. The firm also delivers retirement plan services, custom wealth management solutions, and operates with several affiliated entities that provide custody, trustee, and distribution services.

Daniel Kierath Jr. is a financial advisor with MissionSquare Retirement in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and five years of industry experience. He has worked at MissionSquare Investment Services and MissionSquare Retirement since 2023, with prior roles at Landmark Financial, Primerica Advisors, and other firms. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, their employees, and certain non-profit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans, offering plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and Guided Pathways Advisory Services that include discretionary Managed Accounts and nondiscretionary Fund Advice. Investment advice and model portfolios are developed by Morningstar Investment Management using quantitative and qualitative methods, providing personalized guidance within MissionSquare-administered accounts.

Matthew Johnson is a financial advisor with Synovus Securities, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of experience at Synovus following prior roles at Ameriprise Financial. His background includes five years in full-time education before entering the financial services industry. Synovus Securities serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors as well as institutional clients. The firm offers investment advisory and brokerage services across multiple programs and utilizes both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management on the Envestnet platform.

Steven Cross is a financial advisor with Lifemark Securities Corp. in Marietta, GA, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 39 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Lifemark in 2018, he worked at Foresters Equity Services, Inc. and has been an independent insurance agent since 1985, specializing in life, health, disability income, and long-term care insurance. Lifemark Securities Corp. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual investors and sponsors of participant-directed retirement plans. The firm offers various managed account programs and emphasizes suitability-driven advice tailored through risk assessments, with accounts managed on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

Kathline Lerebours is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in financial advising. She is currently with Facet and has previously worked at firms including Concentric Private Wealth, Commonwealth Financial Network, TIAA, Longwave Financial, and JSA Sustainable Wealth Management. Facet Wealth provides subscription-based financial planning and discretionary investment management to a wide range of individual clients, utilizing technology-driven processes and model-based asset allocations focused on exchange-traded funds. The firm’s approach includes integration across multiple advisors and offers services such as tax-optimized portfolio implementation and comprehensive financial planning without percentage-of-assets fees.

Ella Young is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. She has worked at Cornerstone Wealth Management and LPL Financial since 2023 and has prior experience in the hospitality and education sectors. Cornerstone Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm employs a multi-brand operating model and utilizes LPL platform programs and technology to deliver advisory services to a high client load.

Matthew Jones is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Arkadios Wealth Advisors in Atlanta, GA. Prior to joining Arkadios in 2023, he worked at Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services from 2018 to 2023, and previously held roles at Dyncore Inc and Foresters Advisory Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partner at Strive Financial Solutions, where he is involved in client acquisition and servicing. Arkadios Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans through a combination of advisor-managed accounts, wrap programs, third-party money manager access, and financial planning. The firm employs a discretionary management approach supported by an internal portfolio team and integrates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment process.

Nevan Patel is a financial advisor at Waverly Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Waverly Advisors in 2024, he worked at Bennett Thrasher and has experience in both educational and corporate settings. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individual clients, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm integrates traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-market allocations, serving a diverse client base that includes both non-HNW and high net worth individuals.

Robert Ladyman is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Equity Investment Corporation since 2017 and previously at Resolution Capital from 2014 to 2017. He serves as an unpaid director of his father's investment management company, Ladyman Asset Management, in Australia. Equity Investment Corporation provides discretionary equity portfolio management to a diverse client base, including institutional and high-net-worth investors, trusts, retirement plans, and corporations. The firm employs a fundamental, absolute value investment approach across multiple equity strategies and also offers sub-advisory and separate account services.

Cole Kliphouse is a financial advisor at Nicholas Hoffman & Company, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has held various roles including positions at Clemson University and University of North Georgia. Outside of his advisory work, he was involved with Dock Boys of Lake Keowee. 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 tailored financial profiles and investment plans, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, separate accounts, and selected private investments, and serves as lead investment sub-advisor to a lower-middle-market private equity fund.

Dane Bower is a financial advisor at 49 Financial with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he has held various positions in education and automotive industries, including at the University of Georgia and Phil Hughes Automotive. Outside of his advisory work, he participates in a nonprofit contractor role with 25 Giving, referring charities to develop charitable plans for donors. 49 Financial serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial and advanced planning, retirement-plan consulting, and investment management. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term diversified asset allocation strategy and offers tiered fractional family office services alongside third-party manager access.

Martina Jimenez Sperry is a financial advisor at Kovack Advisors, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Prudential Financial. Outside of her advisory role, she owns Sanvean Financial Solutions, LLC and Centurio Wealth LLC, and serves as a board member of the Mercy Care Foundation. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing over $6 billion in client assets, serving a diverse clientele that includes individuals, institutions, and government entities, and employs a range of portfolio management strategies supported by an Envestnet workflow.

Aaron Swanier is a financial advisor with Kovack Advisors, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Kovack Advisors since 2015 and previously worked at AG Edwards and Sons, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a co-administrator for his father's estate. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 260 advisors and over $6 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, banks, and government clients, employing a risk-tolerance-based approach that combines internal models and third-party managers to construct and monitor portfolios.

Carey Blakley is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Nicholas Hoffman & Company, LLC since 2014. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, family office services, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, foundations, private funds, and estates. Nicholas Hoffman & Company develops individualized financial profiles and investment plans, implementing them through a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, separate account managers, and selected private investments, and is notable for its use of performance-based fee arrangements for certain private fund investors.

Maryjane Lecroy is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at Linscomb Wealth, Inc. since 2019. Her prior roles include positions at Wealth And Pension Services Group Inc., Triad Advisors, Inc., and Hammond Investment Planning. She serves as a board member of Stonehaven Trust Company LLC, an independent institutional trustee for employee stock ownership plans, a role she fulfills without compensation. Linscomb Wealth provides comprehensive wealth planning and investment management services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a customized investment approach with discretionary portfolio management, blending active and passive strategies across diversified asset classes.

Aaron Foresman is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He has been with Crawford Investment Counsel Inc in Atlanta, GA since 2014. Crawford Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, and registered investment companies. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach focused on dividend-paying, higher-quality equities and credit-diversified fixed income strategies.