John Buchanan is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 38 years of experience in the industry, including long tenures at SunTrust Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services. His current role at Truist Advisory Services began in 2021. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation analysis, fiduciary support, participant advice, and a manager-selection program, combining discretionary and non-discretionary strategies with third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

James Harris is a financial advisor at Money Concepts Capital Corp with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has been with Money Concepts since 2004. Harris is also the president and founder of Financial Practice Management Corp., a consulting and coaching firm for financial professionals, and serves as an officer for the East Cobb Business Association, a nonprofit organization. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers multiple managed programs and employs a combination of model portfolios, advisor-designed strategies, and third-party sub-advisers using fundamental and technical analysis along with modern portfolio theory.

Christina Bryant is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently with Hightower Advisors in Alpharetta, GA. She has been with Hightower Advisors since 2022 and previously was involved with At Home With Family for six years. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across a range of investment vehicles and strategies.

Lane Steinberger is a CFP® and CFA® with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Creative Planning, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to that, he spent 13 years at Redwood Wealth Management and briefly oversaw the wind down of Wipfli Financial Advisors, a business later acquired by Creative Planning. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term objectives, while offering institutional services and access to private markets through a network of over 1,100 advisors.

Britain Pierce is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services since 2021. His prior experience includes over two decades at SunTrust Securities, Inc. and affiliated entities. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platform arrangements and AI-enabled research tools, to deliver portfolio management and fiduciary services.

Alicia Sher is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently advising at Hightower Advisors since 2021. Her prior roles include positions at Bluerock Wealth Management, Redwood Wealth Management, and Nova Wealth Management Group. Hightower Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles, offering a range of investment advisory and planning services. The firm employs a multi-manager approach with access to affiliated and third-party managers, utilizing proprietary research and a variety of investment strategies across mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Meredith Moore is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Alpharetta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 27 years of industry experience. She has worked at Artisan Financial Strategies, LLC since 2019 and previously led Moore and Associates Wealth Management from 2001 to 2019. Outside of advising, she is involved in public speaking, writing articles for publications such as Forbes and Harvard Business Review, and serves on investment committees for Leadership Atlanta and the Atlanta Women’s Foundation. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm offers a variety of programs tailored to client and plan sponsor objectives, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis and integrates advisory services with insurance and annuity products.

Matthew Stewart is a Series 65 licensed advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with two years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Brookstone Wealth Advisors, Hoffman Financial Group, and Three Bridges Wealth Management. 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 uses discretionary model portfolios and a range of investment strategies supported by regular performance reporting and operates on a large scale with a platform-focused approach.

Richard Oldham is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Creative Planning and has previously worked at Allworth Financial, L.P. and Retirement Advisors of America. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a broad client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies supplemented by tax-loss harvesting and selective private market exposure.

Rheannon Boddie is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. Her career includes roles at Woodbury Financial Services, Questar Asset Management, and Infinity Financial Partners. She also provides divorce planning services through Beyond Financial, a private entity she owns. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliates and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform with access to both internally managed and third-party investment programs.

Susan Tordik Atchison is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Alpharetta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 28 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Merrill, Wells Fargo Clearing, Primerica Advisors, and SunTrust prior to her current position at Truist Advisory Services beginning in 2016. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by third-party platform arrangements and AI-enabled research tools.

Justin Stevenson is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been in the financial services industry since 2024. Prior to joining Fifth Third, he worked in mortgage and automotive sectors and served at Brookdale Senior Living. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers a variety of managed account programs on the Passageway platform and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

Richard Cardin is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 36 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. before joining Benjamin F. Edwards in 2010. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services including wrap-fee advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, investment management consulting, brokerage services, insurance products, and certain M&A advisory services.

Davon Smith is a financial advisor at Mariner with four years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He previously worked at The Vanguard Group, WealthSpire Advisors, and has experience outside finance at CVS and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs customized, discretionary portfolios supported by both in-house research and third-party managers, and maintains integrated tax and accounting services uncommon among large advisory enterprises.

Barnabas White is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked with Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation and Transamerica Retirement Solutions since 2013. Outside of his financial advisory role, he occasionally works as an on-call extra and background actor for movies, TV shows, and commercials through Central Casting. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners by providing managed portfolios and investment education through various advice programs. The firm utilizes Morningstar Investment Management’s proprietary software and model portfolios to deliver personalized asset allocation and retirement guidance at scale.

Margaret Remeika is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with two years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Henssler Financial and LPL Financial, LLC. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio strategies, including model allocations and specialized approaches, while utilizing third-party sub-advisers and technology to manage a broad range of investments.

Anna Long is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Castle Wealth Partners and various companies in the Marietta, GA area. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm provides a broad range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to sponsored advisory programs, combining in-house manager selection with third-party models and advisor discretion.

James Smith is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors, and Wells Fargo Bank NA. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in a land partnership for recreational purposes. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools, to deliver its services.

Holly Duncan is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 24 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked with Truist Advisory Services and its predecessor entities since 2003. Holly also serves as a trustee for a family irrevocable trust created to hold life insurance and real estate. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, plan sponsor fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program that integrates discretionary and non-discretionary strategies supported by inter-affiliate resources.

Christina Andrzejewski is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Hightower Advisors and its affiliated broker-dealer since 2017, following previous roles at SunTrust Advisory Services and SunTrust Investment Services. Hightower provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager investment approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to alternative investments and private funds.