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 credentials and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Landmark Financial, Primerica Advisors, and TOCA Impact. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, employees, and certain nonprofit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans, offering plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and Guided Pathways Advisory Services. The firm’s investment advice and model portfolios are developed by Morningstar Investment Management and delivered through a multi-team advisory structure to over 40,000 participants.

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.

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 with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Equity Investment Corporation since 2017 and was previously with Resolution Capital from 2014 to 2017. He serves as a director of Ladyman Asset Management, his father’s investment management company, in an unpaid, non-discretionary role. Equity Investment Corporation provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, not-for-profits, and institutional clients, including insurance companies and state entities. The firm employs a fundamental, absolute-value investment approach with low turnover and tax-aware execution, managing a diverse set of client relationships across multiple channels.

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 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at the University of Georgia and Phil Hughes Automotive. He is also involved with 25 Giving, a nonprofit contractor that assists charitable organizations with donor planning. 49 Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans by providing financial planning, investment management, consulting, and fractional family office services. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term diversified asset allocation strategy using proprietary and platform model portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds and ETFs.

Martina Jimenez Sperry is a financial advisor at Kovack Advisors, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has 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 for Mercy Care Foundation. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 260 advisors managing over $6 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, banks, and municipal entities, utilizing a combination of internally developed models and third-party managers to construct and monitor portfolios.

Aaron Swanier is a financial advisor at Kovack Advisors, Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Kovack Advisors since 2015, with prior experience at AG Edwards and Sons, Inc. He also serves as co-administrator for his father’s estate. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and pension plans, offering asset management, third-party manager recommendations, and financial planning with an emphasis on diversified asset-class exposure.

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 six years of industry experience, currently serving at Crawford Investment Counsel Inc. He has been with Crawford Investment Counsel since 2014. Crawford Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth 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 a credit-focused strategy for fixed income.

Timothy Herndon is a financial advisor with 2 years of industry experience, currently with 49 Financial in Atlanta, GA. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at Oakwood Capital Securities, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and the Alabama Securities Commission. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with a Kia vehicle dealership where he performs window tinting and also contracts with a nonprofit referral service called 25 Giving. 49 Financial serves a broad client base including individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, consulting, and fractional family office services. The firm uses a disciplined, long-term diversified asset allocation approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and employs a combination of proprietary and third-party model portfolios.

Cooley Fales is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has been with Jefferies-related firms since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a member at large of the Knox Hall Condominium Association board, a membership chair and board member at Druid Hills Golf Club, and an advisory board member of the Westminster School Alumni Association. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a customized planning process that includes comprehensive financial reviews and uses third-party software and scenario analyses to support its recommendations.

Samuel Borland is a financial advisor at Equity Investment Corporation in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Equity Investment Corporation since 2016 and concurrently holds roles at Foreside Funds Distributors LLC and Sentinel Financial Services Company. Equity Investment Corporation provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, not-for-profits, and various institutional clients. The firm employs a fundamental, absolute-value investment approach with a focus on low turnover, tax-aware execution, and ESG integration, serving a diverse client base including insurance companies and state entities.

Carol Lindberg is a financial advisor at Van Clemens Wealth Management, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Cetera, Park Avenue Securities, and New York Life. Outside of advisory work, she is involved as a consultant and hobbyist in the scrapbooking industry and serves as an Associate Lead Ambassador for a digital memory-keeping platform. Van Clemens Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management using a variety of third-party managers and an in-house Growth Opportunities model focusing on micro- and small-cap equities.