Wesley Pond is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Asset Preservation Advisors, LLC since 2019 and previously held roles at SunTrust Advisory Services and Suntrust Investment Services, Inc. in Atlanta, GA. Asset Preservation Advisors specializes in municipal bond investment management for institutional and retail clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary taxable and tax-exempt portfolios. The firm employs an active fixed-income approach focused on yield-curve analysis, credit research, and sector allocation, managing approximately $10.6 billion in assets with a small team of advisors.

Melissa Bunson is a financial advisor with BIP Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 13 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Strategic Blueprint, LLC, The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc., Prehmus Financial Partners, Inc., and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. She also works as a Client Services Manager at Prehmus Financial Partners. BIP Wealth, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans with comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management. The firm employs tailored asset allocations and manages both public and private-market investments, including private pooled vehicles and covered-call strategies.

Ashley Abate is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill for nine years. Abate is based in Atlanta, GA. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients, including non-HNW and high-net-worth individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of wealth management and consulting services, emphasizing both discretionary and non-discretionary engagement models and utilizing diverse investment strategies that include alternative and private market investments as well as digital assets.

Bobbi Parlo is a financial advisor at ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. She previously worked at Windham Brannon, LLC for seven years before joining ZWJ Investment Counsel. ZWJ Investment Counsel manages approximately $3.86 billion in client assets across about 925 client relationships, offering investment counseling and discretionary portfolio management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other entities. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes tailored written investment policy statements and combines fundamental and financial analysis for equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios.

Mckenna Law is a financial advisor at SignatureFD, LLC, holding the CFP® designation and Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining SignatureFD in 2018, Mckenna worked at Berman Capital Advisors, LLC from 2014 to 2018. SignatureFD serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by providing wealth management, retirement plan management, and consulting services. The firm manages client portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis using mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers, and is affiliated with an accounting firm and several private investment funds.

Barton Gadlage is a CFP® with 26 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Synovus Securities, Inc. since 2001. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member for Team Doctors Preferred Access, a family-founded concierge medical service. Synovus Securities, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth investors as well as institutional clients, offering a range of investment advisory and brokerage services including managed accounts and financial planning. The firm utilizes the Envestnet platform to provide portfolio management tailored to client risk tolerance and offers access to alternative investments and educational services for ERISA plans.

Peter Sereno is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining OpenArc in 2025, he worked at Bank of America and Merrill for over a decade. Sereno serves on a committee at St Monica’s Catholic Church in Duluth, Georgia, where he assists with directing expenditures alongside other members. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients, including non-HNW and high-net-worth individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan services, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary models with a diverse investment toolkit and a strong focus on institutional retirement solutions and private markets.

Leslie Netter is a financial advisor at Aegis Capital Corp. with 28 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at UBS Financial Services and Morgan Stanley. Aegis Capital Corp. provides investment advisory and financial services to individual and corporate clients, offering asset management, financial planning, brokerage, annuities, insurance, and occasional investment banking services. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA member broker-dealer, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

James Loyd is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at SignatureFD, LLC in Atlanta, GA. He has been with SignatureFD since 2012. SignatureFD provides wealth management services to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm manages client portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis using mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers, and offers integrated financial planning alongside access to affiliated private investment funds and insurance products.

David Onuorah is a financial advisor with OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 license and four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. Outside of finance, he coaches basketball part-time and serves on the board of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Dekalb County. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans, providing wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan services. The firm utilizes a broad investment toolkit and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary engagement models, with particular strength in institutional retirement solutions and private markets.

Kevin Allman is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at The Mather Group, LLC since 2016. He is based in Atlanta, GA, and holds the Series 66 designation. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Financial Planning Association of Georgia as the Membership Engagement Director. The Mather Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities by offering comprehensive financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with customizable strategies and integrates advanced technology tools alongside human oversight.

Patricia Hodgman is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Asset Preservation Advisors, LLC in Atlanta, GA. She has 10 years of industry experience and has been with Asset Preservation Advisors since 2015. Asset Preservation Advisors specializes in municipal bond investment management for institutional and retail clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio services focused exclusively on taxable and tax-exempt municipal bond strategies. The firm employs an active fixed-income approach that includes yield-curve analysis, credit research, and sector allocation, managing approximately $10.6 billion in assets with a team of 21 advisors.

William Harris is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience based in Atlanta, GA. He has been with BIP Wealth, LLC since 2007. Harris is a passive equity partner and minority owner in BIP Holdings, LLC, which is affiliated with a venture capital firm, where he reviews company financial statements quarterly. BIP Wealth, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, and retirement plans with comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management. The firm provides tailored asset allocation strategies incorporating mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and options-based covered-call strategies, and offers private-market securities to qualified investors.

Donald Wright is a financial advisor at Crescent Grove Advisors with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Crescent Grove Advisors since 2015. Wright holds a Series 63 designation. Crescent Grove Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients by providing integrated wealth management, family office services, OCIO solutions, and portfolio advisory across discretionary and non-discretionary mandates. The firm manages approximately $5 billion in client assets and employs a customized investment process that combines long-term strategic allocations with tactical adjustments, supported by a dedicated investment committee.

Richard Raby is a financial advisor with Synovus Securities, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Synovus Securities since 2001. Synovus Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering both advisory and brokerage services including managed accounts, model portfolios, and alternative investments. The firm utilizes the Envestnet platform for portfolio management and provides educational services for ERISA plans, as well as access to outside money managers.

Lauren Olsen is a CFA® charterholder working with Asset Preservation Advisors, LLC in New York, NY. She has 12 years of industry experience, including 11 years at Credit Suisse Asset Management before joining her current firm. Asset Preservation Advisors specializes in municipal bond investment management for institutional and retail clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services. The firm employs an active fixed-income approach focused on yield-curve analysis, credit research, and sector allocation, managing approximately $10.6 billion in assets with a small advisor team.

Alex Moss is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at SignatureFD, LLC since 2018. Prior to joining SignatureFD, he worked at PNC Investment LLC from 2016 to 2018. SignatureFD serves a broad range of clients including individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers diversified, long-term asset allocation strategies and acts as an adviser or sub-adviser to private investment funds and other pooled vehicles.

Joseph Toye is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 credential with seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining OpenArc in 2025, he worked at Bank of America and Merrill from 2019 to 2025 and attended Vanderbilt University from 2015 to 2019. Outside of his advisory role, Toye serves on the education advisory committee for the nonprofit City of Refuge and volunteers as a mentor to children. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans, offering tailored wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services. The firm’s investment approach includes leveraging individual securities, alternatives, private markets, and digital assets, with a notable institutional retirement practice and operational integration with third-party platforms.

Steven Prediletto is a financial advisor with OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America, N.A. for 14 years and at Merrill for 27 years. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services from wealth management and financial planning to specialized retirement plan consulting, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary models and incorporating diverse investment strategies such as private markets and digital assets.

Barbara Prince is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Merrill and Mutual Of America Securities Corporation. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm provides tailored wealth management and retirement plan services using a range of investment options and emphasizes institutional research and ongoing monitoring for fiduciary alignment.