Thomas Cloud is a CFP® and ChFC® with 21 years of experience in financial advisory services. He has worked at Eleven Two Fund Management for 12 years before founding Third Act Retirement Planning, Inc. in 2017, where he remains the sole advisor. Third Act Retirement Planning provides individualized financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, estate-planning consulting, and insurance guidance to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and other entities. The firm manages approximately $30.4 million on a discretionary basis and offers modular and holistic planning services, utilizing a variety of investment strategies and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Portia Ryan Gerton is the sole advisor at Transformation Wealth Management, LLC in Atlanta, GA, with 18 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has held prior roles at Ameritas Investment Company, Blue Clover Financial, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and Edward Jones. Outside of financial advisory work, she owns and operates Eye Design Interiors, LLC, an interior design business. Transformation Wealth Management is an independent, single-advisor firm providing investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm combines discretionary SEI-sponsored programs with a significant share of non-discretionary assets and offers ongoing portfolio monitoring and planning, including held-away account management and referrals to third-party managers.

Gary Hyde is a CFP® professional with 10 years of experience in financial services. He is the principal of Shepherd Financial LLC, an independent firm he has led since 2020. Prior to founding Shepherd Financial, he worked at Northwestern Mutual in various roles from 2015 to 2020. Outside of his advisory work, Hyde provides baseball instruction to children. Shepherd Financial LLC offers wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning primarily to individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach is long-term and ETF-oriented, with additional use of individual securities and occasional shorter-term trades, and it combines individual wealth management with retirement plan consulting services.

Cass Chappell III is a CFP® professional with 30 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Chappell Financial Group, an independent firm he has led since 2012. Prior to founding his firm, he worked with LPL Financial, LLC for 21 years and PRUCO Securities, LLC for two years. He is also a licensed insurance agent offering various insurance products. Chappell Financial Group serves individuals, families, business owners, and employer plan sponsors through wealth management, financial consulting, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm utilizes a diverse range of securities and incorporates quantitative and qualitative analysis, modern portfolio theory, and charting in its investment process.

Aaron Gaines is a CFP® and Series 66 holder with 10 years of experience in financial services. He currently leads Gaines Capital Management, an independent firm based in Smyrna, GA, and has prior experience with Edward Jones and multiple advisory firms since 2016. Gaines also operates an affiliated insurance agency, GCM Wealthshield LLC, providing a range of insurance products. Gaines Capital Management offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm employs fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation with ETFs and individual equities, focusing on long-term holdings, and provides customized solutions including options and private equity for qualified clients.

Clark Jeffries is the sole advisor at Jeffries Wealth Management in Marietta, GA, holding a Series 65 credential with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Orion Advisor Solutions and HiddenLevers. Jeffries Wealth Management provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan rollover advice to individual clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and other business or charitable entities. The firm emphasizes broad asset-class diversification and uses tax-aware techniques, third-party sub-advisers, and may allocate assets to private and alternative investment funds, operating with a boutique, adviser-driven model.

Jon Ragsdale is a financial advisor at PRIA Strategies, LLC with a Series 65 designation and experience in the industry since 2019. He has previously worked at Lincoln Financial Group and Savings Bank Life Insurance of Massachusetts. Ragsdale is also a licensed insurance agent affiliated with PlanGap Agency, LLC and is a full-time employee of The Secure Companies, Inc., the parent company of PRIA Strategies. PRIA Strategies, LLC provides portfolio management and retirement-focused advisory services for pooled and institutional accounts, along with financial planning offered either as a one-time service or an ongoing subscription. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and modern portfolio theory analyses with a long-term trading approach across multiple asset classes and operates under fiduciary standards when advising retirement accounts.

Derrick Lowery is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience currently serving as the sole advisor at Brookwood Wealth Advisors, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association, and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a Budget Committee Member for Trinity Baptist Church in Cartersville, GA. Brookwood Wealth Advisors provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, typically requiring a $100,000 account minimum. The firm customizes portfolios based on client objectives and risk tolerance, employing a range of strategies including asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, and technical analysis, with oversight conducted at least quarterly by the principal.

Heather Szyperski is a financial advisor at Heinz Investments with 14 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, and has been with Heinz & Associates since 2011. In addition to her advisory role, she is a licensed insurance agent involved in selling fixed life insurance and annuities. Heinz Investments is a small advisory firm serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm manages approximately $82 million in discretionary assets using a core-and-satellite investment approach that combines passive index funds with selective active holdings, and provides comprehensive advisory services including cash-flow, retirement, tax, estate, and risk-management planning.

Leon Morris is a financial advisor at ABG Financial Services, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and has a background that includes developing financial planning tools and educational programs through MyFSP. Co, as well as owning a life and health insurance business since 1984. ABG Financial Services is a solo independent advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm provides financial planning, educational seminars, and non-discretionary equity advice, relying on third-party managers for portfolio implementation and conducting due diligence on those relationships.

Luke Bennett is a financial advisor at DecisionMap Wealth Management, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at SunTrust Investment Services and Salvus Capital Management. Bennett holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. DecisionMap Wealth Management provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a core-satellite investment approach, combining passive and active strategies while selecting and monitoring third-party managers to tailor portfolios to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Gary Weld is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Galleria Financial Advisors, LLC since 2004. He is based in Atlanta, GA. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Weld holds passive, minority ownership interests in several private companies without active involvement during trading hours. Galleria Financial Advisors, LLC is a fee-only investment management firm that provides personalized advice and portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $239 million in client assets, focusing on non-discretionary, globally diversified portfolios using passive index funds, ETFs, and select active managers.

Marvin Strozier is a financial advisor at 755 Financial with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research and Dempsey Lord Smith, LLC. Outside his advisory role, Strozier is involved with insurance agencies and mortgage-related businesses. 755 Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a client-driven approach, tailoring investment strategies to objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance, and is affiliated with related tax, accounting, and insurance businesses.

Barry Munro is the principal advisor at Munro Legacy Planners LLC in Woodstock, GA, with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked as a senior benefit analyst at Federal Benefit Advocates since 2016. Additionally, Munro has been an independent insurance agent since 2000, providing insurance products alongside his advisory work. Munro Legacy Planners LLC serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, by offering financial planning and acting as a liaison to third-party money managers. The firm integrates insurance products and federal benefits analysis into its services, focusing on plan creation and client referrals rather than direct asset management.

Moise Piram is a financial advisor with Asset Management Group in Cartersville, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 18 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at FOUNDATIONS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, MML Investors Services, LLC, and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. He is also active as an independent insurance agent, involved in the sale of various insurance products. Asset Management Group provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses third-party model portfolios and subadvisers to implement client strategies, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Thomas Heald is a CFA charterholder with 33 years of industry experience and has been with Eads & Heald Investment Counsel since 1987. He is based in Atlanta, GA, and holds a Series 65 license. Eads & Heald Wealth Management is a four-advisor team that provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, families, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm employs a top-down fundamental investment approach, managing broadly diversified portfolios with an emphasis on low turnover and full investment, and is also involved as a portfolio manager in third-party wrap fee programs and model provider platforms.

Eric Wimbush is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Seraphim Wealth Advisors, Inc. since 2020 and concurrently serves as a Senior Relationship Manager at FHLBank Atlanta, where he assists financial institutions in managing balance sheet risk. Outside of his advisory role, he co-manages Wimbush Investments, an LLC involved in a real estate development project. Seraphim Wealth Advisors, Inc. provides portfolio management and investment planning services to individual and institutional clients, utilizing a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory analyses. The firm’s investment approach includes the use of derivatives and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management without account minimums.

Anitha Rao is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Financial Architects, LLC since 2005. She is based in Woodstock, GA. Financial Architects serves individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations by providing comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and project-based consulting. The firm employs an investment approach grounded in academic research, focusing on low-cost mutual funds and ETFs with factor tilts and broad diversification.

Michael Cordak is a financial advisor at Optimum Wealth Management, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Optimum Wealth Management since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, he has been a commercial airline pilot for Delta Airlines since 2006. Optimum Wealth Management provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation approach combining passive index and ETF positions with selective active management, focusing on global diversification and integrating investment advice with broader life-planning topics.

Jason Daugherty is a financial advisor at Triumph Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Triumph Wealth Advisors since 2010, with prior experience at World Equity Group, Inc. and Taylor Capital Management, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a used auto modifying and sales business. Triumph Wealth Advisors provides asset management, financial planning, and consultation services to individual and business clients. The firm manages portfolios on a non-discretionary basis, tailoring investments using equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and other strategies, and reported approximately $30.3 million in assets under management as of December 31, 2024.