Scott Mauldin is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Synovus Securities, Inc. in Atlanta, GA. He has 20 years of industry experience, primarily with Synovus Securities, where he has worked since 2003 with a brief hiatus between 2017 and 2018. 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, financial planning, and access to alternative investments through its managed account programs. The firm uses a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management on the Envestnet platform, guided by client risk assessments and due diligence processes.

Christopher Sheridan is a financial advisor at Impact Partnership Wealth, LLC with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. He has held roles at several firms, including Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., John Hancock, and runs insurance agencies focused on health insurance products and annuities. Sheridan also has experience in administrative duties for an insurance agency. Impact Partnership Wealth, LLC provides investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans, managing approximately $2.96 billion across multiple offices. The firm employs a range of investment strategies including firm-managed and advisor-managed models and offers discretionary asset management and retirement plan services.

Paul Marshall is a CFA® charterholder based in Atlanta, GA, with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Crawford Investment Counsel Inc since 2015. Crawford Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individual clients, institutions, and other entities. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach focused on higher-quality, income-producing securities and manages a range of equity and fixed income strategies, including several mutual funds for which it serves as adviser.

Cameron Simonds is a financial advisor with Nicholas Hoffman & Company, LLC in Atlanta, GA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Nicholas Hoffman & Company since 2013. Nicholas Hoffman & Company provides financial planning, portfolio management, family office services, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, foundations, private funds, and estates. The firm offers customized investment plans using mutual funds, ETFs, separate account managers, and selected private investments, and manages both individual and pooled portfolios with performance-based fee arrangements for certain private funds.

Lloyd Flood is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65 licensed advisor with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Nicholas Hoffman & Company, LLC since 2017 and previously spent 22 years with ING/Voya. Mr. Flood volunteers on the First Presbyterian Atlanta Investment Management Committee, contributing to portfolio strategy and manager oversight. Nicholas Hoffman & Company provides financial planning, portfolio management, family office services, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals— including high-net-worth families— as well as trusts, foundations, private funds, and estates. The firm develops individualized financial profiles and investment plans, employing a variety of investment vehicles and offering performance-based fee arrangements for certain private funds.

Dylan Dennis is a financial advisor at BIP Wealth, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 credential. He has recently started his career in the industry, with experience dating back to 2025, including time spent both with BIP Wealth and in educational roles at Auburn University and Pinecrest Academy. BIP Wealth, LLC offers investment advisory and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing approximately $5.29 billion across 3,100 client relationships. The firm focuses on customized, household-level portfolios with diversified, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities and private market investment opportunities.

Gary Martin is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Nicholas Hoffman & Company, LLC since 2009. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, family office services, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, including high-net-worth families, as well as trusts, foundations, private funds, and estates. Nicholas Hoffman & Company develops individualized financial profiles and investment plans, typically implementing them through mutual funds, ETFs, separate account managers, and selected private investments, while also serving as lead investment sub-advisor to an affiliated lower-middle-market private equity fund.

Michael Weinberger is a financial advisor at Impact Partnership Wealth, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Impact Partnership Wealth since 2021, following five years at Retirement Wealth Advisors, Inc. Additionally, he serves as Director of Advanced Markets at The Impact Partnership, LLC, an insurance marketing organization. Impact Partnership Wealth provides investment management, model-portfolio implementation, financial planning, and ERISA retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary model portfolio solutions and direct asset management on a wrap-fee platform, combining third-party strategists, adviser-managed models, and direct indexing with tactical asset-allocation and overlays.

Parker Dixon is a financial advisor at SignatureFD, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 credential. He has four years of industry experience, including prior roles at Citizens National Bank and time spent at Mississippi College and Mississippi State University. SignatureFD serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, business entities, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs diversified, long-term asset allocation strategies and operates several specialized business lines, including an AI-enabled platform for marketing private placement life insurance.

Matthew Barber is a CFP® and CFA® with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with SignatureFD, LLC since 2013 and is based in Atlanta, GA. 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.

Kay Wilson is a financial advisor with Arkadios Wealth Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and having 19 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, BT Wealth Management, UBS Financial Services, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. She is also involved with Corbet Capital Advisors in an investment-related capacity. Arkadios Wealth Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered firm serving individuals, trusts, businesses, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment plans implemented through various managed account platforms and employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical investment analysis methods.

Ross Hughes is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 11 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked at BIP Wealth, LLC since 2022 and previously held roles at Capital Endurance Group, Inc., Allstate, and Redwood Wealth Management, LLC. BIP Wealth, LLC serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing approximately $5.29 billion across about 3,100 client relationships. The firm focuses on customized, household-level portfolios that emphasize diversified, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, combined with individual bonds, stocks, and options, and also provides access to private market opportunities through affiliated entities.

Thomas Martin is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with GLOBALT Investments since 2014. GLOBALT Investments LLC manages discretionary portfolios, separately managed accounts, and model portfolios for a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm combines proprietary quantitative models with technical and fundamental analysis and employs ETF-based strategies with tactical overlays developed alongside Ned Davis Research.

Bernard Atkins is a financial advisor at First Advisors National, LLC in Atlanta, GA, with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at First American National Investment Advisors since 2009. First Advisors National provides investment management, asset allocation advice, and retirement plan consulting primarily to individual clients, including ERISA plan participants. The firm focuses on selecting and overseeing third-party money managers, using tactical and strategic asset allocation, and managing portfolios mainly on a discretionary basis.

Matthew Hand is a financial advisor with BIP Wealth, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding the CFP® designation and Series 66 and 63 licenses. He has eight years of industry experience, having previously worked at firms including CapFinancial Securities LLC, Cetera Advisors, and Charles Schwab. BIP Wealth, LLC provides investment advisory and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing approximately $5.29 billion across 3,100 client relationships. The firm offers customized, diversified portfolios emphasizing low-cost mutual funds and ETFs alongside individual securities, with private market investing capabilities and institutional cash strategies.

Debra Disimone is a financial advisor at Crawford Investment Counsel Inc in Atlanta, GA, with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Crawford Investment Counsel since 2003. Crawford Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, municipalities, and business entities. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach focused on higher-quality, income-producing securities across equity and fixed income strategies, managing portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis.

Kyle Turnier is a financial advisor at Asset Preservation Advisors, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Belle Haven Investments, LP and AQR Capital Management. His current role began in 2025 at both Asset Preservation Advisors and iM Global US Distributors, LLC. Asset Preservation Advisors specializes in discretionary municipal bond investment management for institutional and retail clients, offering strategies focused on tax-exempt and taxable municipal portfolios. The firm manages over $11 billion in assets and emphasizes active fixed-income management with an ESG-oriented Positive Impact Tax-Exempt Strategy.

Najee Sanders is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior experience includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, David Lerner Associates, and HSBC Bank USA. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans, offering wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services. The firm combines institutional retirement expertise with capabilities in private markets and digital assets, tailoring investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary models.

Emily Fletcher is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a general partner and managing member of Brownlow Enterprises LLC, a limited liability company. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, nonprofits, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of wealth management and consulting services, employing a broad investment toolkit and maintaining a significant institutional retirement practice alongside private markets and digital asset capabilities.

Andre Williams is a financial advisor with CL Wealth Management LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at both CL Wealth Management since 2012 and Cabot Lodge Securities since 2013. Outside of his advisory work, Williams serves as Vice Chair on the board of the Morris Brown College Foundation, where he participates in finance, development, and directors committees. CL Wealth Management LLC provides portfolio advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs both discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies, utilizing fundamental and technical analysis, model portfolios, options, mutual funds, and ETFs, and maintains affiliations with multiple related entities and firms.