Darnel James is a financial advisor with Principal Advised Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 15 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Principal Securities, Principal Life Insurance Company, and Voya Investment Management, among others. He currently serves as a retirement consultant, providing one-on-one investment advice to retirement plan participants. Principal Advised Services offers investment advice and related services primarily to retirement plan participants and retail IRA clients. The firm provides both non-discretionary recommendations and a discretionary, wrap-fee investment management program, leveraging proprietary models and third-party tools within the Principal Financial Group family.

Matthew Goodwin is a financial advisor with Strategic Blueprint, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Peachtree Capital Tax and Advisory and Peachtree Capital Corporation from 2015 to 2022. Additionally, he is involved in fixed insurance sales, including life, disability, long-term care insurance, and annuities. Strategic Blueprint, LLC serves individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities through customized, goal-based investment strategies and financial planning. The firm offers a formal Subscription Advisory Services program, client education seminars, and access to alternative investments across its multi-team advisory platform.

Andre Parker is a financial advisor at Global View Capital Management LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked previously with firms including Transamerica Financial Advisors and World Financial Group. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in several entrepreneurial ventures including marketing, coaching, and the music and entertainment business. Global View Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes algorithmic research and quantitative methods to manage model-based investment strategies aligned with client risk profiles and objectives.

Richard Carnes is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Lincoln Investment and Legend Equities Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as treasurer for the Oconee Bass Club, a local fishing organization. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management supported by an in-house investment management team and utilizes a proprietary mutual fund screening process.

Shannon Stallworth is a financial advisor at Virtue Capital Management, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Retirement Wealth Advisors before joining Virtue Capital Management in 2020. Stallworth is also an agent and owner at RDS Partner Inc, DBA Retirement Design Solutions, where she is involved in annuity and life insurance sales. Virtue Capital Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and qualified ERISA plans with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a combination of tactical, strategic, and quantitative strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

William Beckett is a CFP® and ChFC® with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. and Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company since 2017. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partner in a small, non-investment-related family business called Evolution Pets, LLC, where he occasionally assists with recordkeeping. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, managed account programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a platform relationship with Envestnet and Pershing, delivering managed solutions that include third-party money manager relationships and MOIS-approved model portfolios.

Reno Borgognoni is a financial advisor with Archer Investment Corporation, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at HD Vest Advisory Services and Hd Vest Investment Securities, and he has operated his own CPA practice since 1988. Outside of advising, Borgognoni serves as a director and officer for a homeowners association and a local Knights of Columbus council, and acts as a fractional CFO for a professional services firm. Archer Investment Corporation provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and investment companies, managing approximately $900 million primarily on a discretionary basis. The firm offers both comprehensive financial assessments and model-based portfolio strategies, with a focus on diversified allocations across equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and options.

Cassandra Stiff is a financial advisor with BCG Securities, Inc. and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. She has 24 years of industry experience with prior roles at Horace Mann Investors, Inc. and Horace Mann Companies. Outside of her advisory work, she serves on education-focused nonprofit boards including the Kennesaw Business Association and the Douglas County School System Foundation, and participates as an adviser on the Her Money Her Choice podcast, which provides financial education for women. BCG Securities, Inc. serves institutional retirement plans and individual clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services. The firm emphasizes tailored investment policy statements and non-discretionary advice, utilizing independent third-party managers and a range of analytical approaches across various investment strategies.

Courtney Ingram is a financial advisor at Brookwood Investment Group with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Brookwood, Ingram held roles at Cornerstone Advisors LLC, Advisor Share Wealth Management, and Fiscal Wisdom Wealth Management, LLC. Brookwood Investment Group is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.06 billion for over 3,100 clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, utilizing a range of passive, active, tactical, and blended investment strategies.

Alexandra Wilson is a CFP® professional at Facet with six years of industry experience. She has worked at Facet Wealth since 2020 and previously held roles at SmartPath Advisors, SmartPath Financial, and 8 Degrees Financial Wellness. Facet serves individual members across a broad range of wealth levels, offering tiered, subscription-based financial planning and implementation services. The firm provides holistic financial planning through its Total Financial Life Resources framework and discretionary asset-allocation programs that primarily use ETFs, with a focus on fixed subscription fees rather than percentage-of-AUM charges.

Angel Vega is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently advising at Facet. Prior to joining Facet, he worked at Brightside Financial, Kestra Advisory Services, Morgan Stanley, Personal Capital, NYLIFE Securities, New York Life Insurance Company, Northwestern Mutual, and Money Concepts Capital Corp. Facet serves individual members across a broad range of wealth levels, offering tiered, subscription-based financial planning and implementation services. The firm provides holistic financial planning through a Total Financial Life Resources framework and discretionary asset-allocation programs that primarily use ETFs.

Cuong Vu is a financial advisor at Encompass More Asset Management LLC with a Series 65 credential and zero years of industry experience. He previously worked at USAA and KPMG and currently serves as CEO of Diamond Care Management LLC, a home healthcare business. Vu is also an insurance agent for Medicare and ACA products through AgencyFI Consortium. Encompass More Asset Management LLC primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management using proprietary and third-party models, financial planning, and access to private placements. The firm employs a model-based investment approach that includes quantitative, qualitative, and fundamental analysis.

Patrick Moore is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with OneSeven and has held prior roles at MGO One Seven LLC, Tavco Financial Advisory, The Tavenner Company, and First Heartland Capital Inc. In addition to his advisory work, Moore serves as president of Ironclad Business & Tax Advisors, a tax and business advisory firm. OneSeven provides a range of investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach, utilizing diversified portfolios of mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and access to alternative investments and private placements.

William Rumble is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Kovack Advisors, Inc. since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in revenue reclamation services for medical facilities, working with medical center CFOs on billing and insurance claims. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and banking institutions nationwide. The firm offers diversified asset management primarily through mutual funds and ETFs, with additional options including individual equities, fixed income, derivatives, and alternative investments.

Jason Pope is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including Primerica Financial Services, WFGIA, Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc., and Transamerica Investors Securities, LLC. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through various managed advice programs and investment education services. The firm’s approach incorporates proprietary portfolio construction and ongoing oversight from Morningstar Investment Management and focuses on asset allocation, contribution guidance, and retirement planning.

Shawn Maloney is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Retire Wise, LLC, Financial & Tax Architects, LLC, Alfa Insurance, and Nice Actimize. He is the author of the book "The Priority of Retirement" and is involved in financial literacy education through associations such as the Association of Financial Consultants and the Association of Financial Educators. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm utilizes discretionary model portfolios with various analytical approaches and supports third-party RIAs through sub-advisory and model-licensing arrangements.

Adam Hextell is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. based in Duluth, GA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 24 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Fifth Third in 2020, he worked at The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Foresters Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, he has been involved with Hextell Properties LLC since 2013. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. provides brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to a range of clients including individuals, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account programs and features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

Jeremy Winters is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley, E*TRADE Securities LLC, Valic Financial Advisors, and JPMorgan Chase Bank. 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 integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Angela Mario is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Lawrenceville, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 20 years of industry experience. She has been with Voya Financial Advisors since 2018 and previously worked at GWFS Equities, Inc./Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company from 2014 to 2018. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutional clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, third-party money manager access, and plan-sponsor consulting, with a focus on non-discretionary, recommendation-based advice delivered through multiple program structures.

Marvin Gayle is a Series 66-licensed advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors and Park Avenue Securities, having worked previously at Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, Marvin provides photography, graphic, and web design services through MNG Designs and also works as a rideshare driver. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial and business consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies using proprietary and third-party model portfolios and supports various account-level services, including securities-based lending and tax-harvesting.