Maria Bannon is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 23 years of industry experience, including 12 years at Nationwide Securities, LLC and 6 years at The Leaders Group, Inc. In addition to her advisory role, she manages office operations and life insurance sales at Ausband Chapman LLC. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, pension and retirement plans, and institutional investors. The firm uses fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory for portfolio construction and offers both sub-advised management and a direct-to-consumer digital program, Starlight Portfolios.

Cody Carpenter is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 25 years of industry experience. He has worked with multiple firms, including Virginia Retirement Services Inc., BMS Financial, Insurance & Tax Services, RetireMax, LLC, and Financial U LLC dba ABC Educational Services. Outside of his advisory role, Carpenter is involved in financial services education through Financial U LLC and software design and marketing for financial advisors via RetireMax, LLC. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans and offering participant-level investment options through a strategic asset allocation framework and risk-based mutual fund portfolios. The firm also offers education and support services to plan sponsors and participants.

Michael Green is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, SunTrust Advisory Services, and Truist Investment Services. Outside of advising, he is a partner in Hairrox Pro, a company specializing in professional hair care products for textured and multicultural hair. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships with non-discretionary consulting and uses AI-enhanced research tools and inter-affiliate integration to support its investment and fiduciary services.

Virginia Irby is a financial advisor with Cetera Planning Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Cape Securities Inc and Hargrave, Freeman & Leto, among others. Outside of advising, she is involved with Gulf Breeze Enterprises, Inc. and The Planters Warehouse & Lumber Co. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees. The firm provides investment management, comprehensive financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement-related advice, along with tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate-planning services delivered through third-party providers.

Byron Gonzalez is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at LPL Financial, Delta Community Credit Union, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo. Outside of his advisory work, Byron is involved in music as a DJ with Grupo Sentimiento and owns a leathercraft business, Saya Goods. Mercer Global Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts, tax management, and a variety of implementation options.

Torrey Thompson is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with a Series 65 credential. Thompson has been with Brookstone since 2025 and has prior experience at AmeriLife and AAOK Bail Bonding of Gwinnett. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser offering fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other registered investment advisers, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions.

Ivory Johnson is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 10 years of industry experience, including roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank. Johnson has been with Truist since 2024. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various services including asset allocation analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enhanced research tools.

Rashad Calhoun is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group holding a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower, he held roles at Farmers Insurance, Regions Bank, and Wells Fargo. 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’s integrated approach links financial planning with recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Gregory Hammonds is a financial advisor at Cetera Planning Partners with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has a background that includes roles at Avantax Planning Partners, WHT Advisory Services, and Crescent Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a director of First National Bank of Griffin and is the CEO of a CPA firm, Whaley Hammonds PC. He is also an elder at McDonough Presbyterian Church, where he leads the Personnel Committee and participates on the Stewardship Committee. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees with services including investment management, financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement advice. The firm offers additional services such as tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate planning through a third-party provider, and emphasizes diversified, goal-based investment strategies integrated with a larger Cetera network.

Mark Bramble is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at Truist Investment Services, Advisor Group, and Wells Fargo in various capacities. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, delivering services through an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates in its financial planning approach.

Robert Ausband Jr. is a CFP® professional with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving at TLG Advisors, Inc. He has held positions at Nationwide Advisory Services, Inc., Nationwide Securities, LLC, and The Leaders Group, Inc. outside of his advisory role, he is CEO of The Ausband Agency, Inc. and holds various leadership roles including board memberships in local development authorities and private companies. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm provides investment supervisory services, portfolio management, and financial planning through a network of independent advisors and sub-advisors, using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to construct diversified portfolios.

Chad Kishel is a CFP® professional with 24 years of experience in financial services. He is currently with Planmember Securities Corporation and has previously operated Kishel Financial LLC and Financial U since 2014, along with experience at Summit Capital Solutions. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved in fixed annuity sales and works as an agent for Financial Reserve Services. Planmember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm employs a top-down strategic asset allocation approach and manages risk-based mutual fund portfolios, offering education and support services including personalized retirement planning and separation counseling.

Morten Oftedal is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC in Covington, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Heimdal Forvaltning, Cornerstone Bank, and Fidelity Bank. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers periodically with his family-owned fuel distribution business. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations, through a large network of independent advisers. The firm offers portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and employs various analytical approaches, operating as a fiduciary under written advisory agreements.

Chanel Brown is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with two years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including T Rowe Price and BMO Harris Bank. In addition to her financial services career, she has experience in academia at the University of Antwerp. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as IRA and brokerage account holders. The firm offers integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing in its planning approach.

David Dodd Jr. is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in McDonough, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2007. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of investment strategies and advisory services supported by a nationwide network of more than 23,700 financial advisors and manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets.

Andrew Baker is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Covington, GA, holding a Series 66 designation with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2009. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth households, pension plans, corporate clients, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee programs, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Keli Hazel is a financial advisor with OSAIC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 15 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Royal Alliance Associates, Woodbury Financial Services, and Money Concepts Capital Corp. Hazel is also an author of a book aimed at helping women navigate divorce from both personal and financial perspectives. OSAIC serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutions, offering integrated brokerage and advisory services alongside financial planning and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes various asset-allocation tools and supports both discretionary and non-discretionary account management, featuring access to third-party money managers and wrap programs.

Frednesha Hamm is a financial advisor at Fidelity with 10 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Morgan Stanley and various Fidelity entities since 2015. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to a broad client base, including retail and institutional investors, utilizing a combination of fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services and serves in a formal advisory role to multiple registered investment companies.

Denise Sowell is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 36 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has worked with firms including 1717 Capital Management Company and Peachtree Planning Advisors. Outside of advising, she is principal of DG Sowell, Inc. and is involved with Capitol Financial Solutions, where she works directly with clients on their financial concerns. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, corporate, and institutional investors, offering integrated brokerage, advisory services, and access to third-party money managers. The firm employs asset-allocation tools and risk analysis to create portfolios across a range of securities, managing accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Amber Robinson is a financial advisor at Fidelity with five years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Edward Jones, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and the Small Business Administration. Outside of her advisory work, she operates a travel agency in Mcdonough, Georgia. Fidelity's Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, utilizing a combination of fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction. The firm serves a broad client base and engages in managing discretionary portfolios, fund advisory, and model portfolio delivery.