Aaron Mellman is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Modera Wealth Management, LLC since 2020. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc, Macy’s, AXA Advisors LLC, and Indigo Payments. Modera Wealth Management, LLC provides fiduciary, fee-only advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs an allocation-driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of services such as wealth management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and tax-related services.

Troy Young is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Csenge Advisory Group, LLC and has held prior roles at Lion Street Advisors and FSC Securities Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, he is an author and serves on several nonprofit and community boards in the Atlanta area. Csenge Advisory Group provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high net worth clients, charities, and corporate/business clients. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis in its investment process, offering customized portfolio management through discretionary or model-based strategies.

Ryan Cox is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with six years of industry experience. He previously worked at Merrill and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and has a background outside finance with over a decade at The Cheesecake Factory. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm offers tailored wealth management solutions through discretionary and non-discretionary models, utilizing a wide range of investment options including private markets and digital assets.

Jared Schmidt is a financial advisor with United Capital Financial Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding the CFP® designation along with Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. He has 17 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Goldman Sachs Private Wealth. United Capital provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm’s platform features customizable investment options and supports a broad affiliate network offering complementary legal, trust, lending, and referral services.

William Bruner is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Equity Investment Corporation since 2016 and previously spent 18 years at JFB Holdings Corp. He serves as a co-trustee of the Mary B. Schwab Grantor Trust, managing personal expenditures and investments held in trust. Equity Investment Corporation provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, not-for-profits, and various institutional clients. The firm employs a fundamental, absolute-value investment approach with a focus on low turnover, tax-aware execution, and ESG integration.

Paul Wedge is a financial advisor at 49 Financial based in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior experience includes a position at Robert W. Baird & Co. and work at Louisville Country Club. In addition to advising, he is a licensed insurance agent. 49 Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, consulting, and tiered fractional family office services. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term diversified asset allocation approach using model portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds and ETFs, supported by an extensive advisory staff managing approximately $1.4 billion in assets.

Howard Fleming is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with BIP Wealth, LLC, where he has worked since 2026, following seven years at Red Tortoise, LLC and fifteen years at SunTrust / Genspring Family Offices. Fleming also prepares individual tax returns as a side activity. BIP Wealth, LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans with investment advisory and comprehensive financial planning. The firm manages portfolios using diversified, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs along with individual securities and provides access to private market opportunities through affiliated entities.

Timothy Moscato is a financial advisor with OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. His prior employers include Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. He joined OpenArc in 2025. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm offers tailored wealth management and retirement services, utilizing a diverse range of investment strategies and platforms that include private markets and digital assets.

Brian Hershberger is a CFP® and CFA® charterholder with 22 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Waverly Advisors, LLC and has worked at Omni Wealth Advisors, LLC since 1999. In addition to his advisory role, he owns and operates a tax planning and preparation business. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-market allocations, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to a diverse client base.

Matthew Latta is a financial advisor at IAMS Wealth Management, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with seven years of industry experience. He has been with IAMS Wealth Management since 2018 and is also involved with Annuity Client Solutions as an annuity sales and insurance agent. IAMS Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm primarily offers discretionary portfolio management using proprietary and third-party model portfolios, focusing on asset allocation across equities, ETFs, fixed income, and alternative instruments.

William Mcdaniel is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor at Waverly Advisors, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at BT Wealth Management, LLC for seven years before joining Waverly Advisors in 2022. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individual and high net worth clients, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-market allocations and offers a range of financial planning, retirement consulting, and multi-family office services.

Charles Abney is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc in Atlanta, GA since 1993. ZWJ Investment Counsel manages approximately $3.86 billion in client assets across about 925 client relationships, providing 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, fundamental and financial analysis, and a mix of long- and short-term holdings, serving a diverse client base that includes institutional relationships uncommon among multi-team firms.

Christopher Durham is a financial advisor at Crescent Grove Advisors with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Crescent Grove Advisors since 2015. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients by providing integrated wealth management, family office services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions. Crescent Grove Advisors manages approximately $5 billion in client assets, employing a customized investment process that includes both long-term strategic allocations and short-term tactical adjustments overseen by an investment committee.

Rogers Haydon is a financial advisor at Arkadios Wealth Advisors with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Raymond James & Associates for 12 years. Outside of advising, he is a member of Haydon Consulting LLC, a non-investment-related business. Arkadios Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment plans through advisor-managed accounts, third-party money managers, and proprietary portfolio strategies supported by an internal portfolio team.

Roland Pritchett is a financial advisor at NewEdge Wealth with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank NA and J.P. Morgan Securities for 11 years. Pritchett is the managing member of Baldwin Investment Management LLC, an entity he created prior to joining NewEdge Wealth to manage revenues from his private wealth management clientele. NewEdge Wealth primarily serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as foundations, endowments, and other institutional or charitable clients. The firm offers comprehensive advisory services and employs an investment process that emphasizes asset allocation and investor behavior, utilizing both proprietary and third-party strategies across multiple asset classes.

David Cramer is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill for ten years. Based in Atlanta, GA, he joined OpenArc Corporate Advisory in 2025. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized wealth management and retirement plan services, utilizing a broad range of investment options and emphasizing institutional research and fiduciary governance for plan sponsors.

Eric Lind is a financial advisor at Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Beacon Global Advisor Network in 2022, he worked at deVere & Partners Switzerland SA starting in 2021 and took a personal leave from 2010 to 2021. Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services primarily to individual clients, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals, through a network of about 60 independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, modular financial planning, and retirement consulting, utilizing a blend of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, fixed income, and third-party model managers.

Phillip Abshier II is a financial advisor with Synovus Securities, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Synovus Securities since 2001. Synovus Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering both advisory and brokerage services that include managed accounts, financial planning, and access to alternative investments. The firm uses a blend of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management programs on the Envestnet platform, applying due diligence for manager selection and asset allocation.

Victor Giustina is a financial advisor at Saxony Capital Management, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Fullerton Group and Transamerica Financial Advisors. Outside of advisory roles, he is involved in wholesaling securities products through Piedmont Capital Distributors. Saxony Capital Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients such as retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a multi-team model with a range of investment approaches including discretionary asset management, third-party manager due diligence, and a variety of trading strategies.

Matthew Edmiston is a financial advisor with BIP Wealth, LLC in Atlanta, holding a Series 65 credential and bringing two years of industry experience. Prior to his current role since 2021, he has been involved as Jr. Academy Director for the Alpharetta Ambush Soccer Club, leading youth soccer coaching programs. BIP Wealth, LLC provides investment advisory and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing over $5 billion in assets. The firm emphasizes customized, diversified portfolios using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, alongside access to private market opportunities and specialized buy-write strategies.