Paul Covington is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated. Covington is based in Atlanta, GA. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients, including trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of wealth management and retirement plan services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary models and a diverse selection of investment options including private markets and digital assets.

Annette Marshall is a financial advisor at GLOBALT Investments with 17 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked previously at Triad Advisors and ICS Group. Outside of her advisory work, she co-owns UFAB Moms LLC, a company that develops patented retail products, and is active in nonprofit organizations including Jack and Jill of America and the Atlanta Suburban Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta. GLOBALT Investments provides discretionary investment management services to individuals, corporations, institutions, and other advisers, utilizing a team-based investment process that combines quantitative, technical, and fundamental analysis. The firm emphasizes ETF-driven asset allocation strategies and offers portfolio management through separately managed accounts, wrap fee programs, and model portfolios on various platforms.

David Whitmore Jr. is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Strategic Blueprint, LLC since 2021. Prior to his current role, he worked for Buckman Buckman from 2003 to 2021. Strategic Blueprint, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides customized, goal-based strategies through various portfolio management and financial planning services, including a flat-fee Subscription Advisory Services program and educational seminars.

Richard Thompson Jr. is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Virtue Capital Management, LLC since 2019 and previously worked at Horter Investment Management, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved with Advanced Legacy Concepts, where he provides insurance, annuities sales, and financial planning services. Virtue Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $1.2 billion in discretionary assets for over 4,000 clients through about 90 advisers. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, third-party manager selection, and retirement education, employing a model-driven approach that utilizes mutual funds, ETFs, and quantitative optimization.

Alfredo Valverde Salazar is a CFA® charterholder with one year of experience at BIP Wealth, LLC. He previously worked at Capital Group for five years and held positions at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Georgia Institute of Technology. BIP Wealth, LLC provides investment advisory and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm manages diversified, customized portfolios with a focus on low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and offers access to private market opportunities through affiliated entities.

Clifford Harrell is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Advisory Services Network, where he has worked since 2024, following over a decade at E*TRADE Capital Management and a brief tenure at Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory role, he receives residual commissions from real estate transactions through a brokerage affiliation. Advisory Services Network provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, families, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of independent advisers. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services with flexible engagement models, employing diversified investment strategies and third-party manager oversight.

Thomas Gay is a financial advisor with Merit Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Dasher & Padgett Financial Advisors, Invest Financial Corp., and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. He also serves as Secretary on the board of the Kiwanis Club of Dougherty County. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 260 advisors serving more than 20,000 clients across 66 offices. The firm offers coordinated wealth-management services emphasizing long-term, diversified portfolio strategies managed through centrally overseen models, allowing for advisor customization and utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary authority.

Patrick Dotts is a Series 65 licensed advisor at RFG Advisory, LLC with over 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Soliant for 13 years and rejoined RFG Advisory in 2026. RFG Advisory is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 179 advisors managing around $8 billion for more than 17,000 clients. The firm offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, employing both actively managed and passive strategies with an emphasis on risk management.

Mariah Wisely is a financial advisor at Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and has worked at Axxcess Wealth Management since 2018, with prior roles at Peachtree Wealth Strategies and State Farm. Outside of finance, she was involved with Lake Lanier Island Resort’s Sunset Cove Beach Cafe and Club for six years. Axxcess Wealth Management provides wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and third-party asset management services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized multi-asset portfolios and supports third-party managers through its distinctive Third-Party Asset Management Platform (TAMP) and sleeve-manager capabilities.

Michael Sava is a CFP® professional with 24 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Synovus Securities, Inc. and has held positions at Wiser Wealth Management, McCormack Financial Planning Inc., H&R Block, and FirsTrust LLC. 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. The firm uses both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management programs and employs a risk-tolerance questionnaire to guide asset allocation and manager selection.

Daniel Mowery is a financial advisor with Gibbs Wealth Management, LLC in Alpharetta, GA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Prudential Insurance Company of America, PRUCO Securities, LLC, and several other financial firms. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in the sale of Medicare Supplement Policies. Gibbs Wealth Management provides discretionary investment advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients through advisor-directed model management programs that utilize third-party platforms and strategists to implement model portfolios.

John Picardi is a financial advisor with Bison Wealth, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 21 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Metric Financial, LLC, and J.W. Cole Advisors, INC. He also has experience managing client accounts and relationships through his DBA, John Picardi & Associates. In addition, he is licensed to sell fixed/traditional insurance products. Bison Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, family offices, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, and offers a turnkey asset management platform to unaffiliated registered investment advisers. The firm constructs outcome-focused model portfolios combining tactical and strategic allocations across liquid and private-market investments and provides specialized strategies such as option-based overlays and ERISA retirement plan advice.

Daniel Lewis is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC in Atlanta, GA, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill for 12 years. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans, offering wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan services. The firm emphasizes customized portfolios utilizing a broad range of investment strategies and maintains a significant institutional retirement practice alongside private markets and digital asset capabilities.

Joseph Templeton is a Series 66-credentialed advisor with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, and E*TRADE Capital Management. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients, offering wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan services. The firm combines a broad investment toolkit with an institutional retirement practice and private markets capabilities, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary engagement models.

Michelle Mangum is a financial advisor with Bison Wealth, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 37 years of industry experience. She has been with Bison Wealth since 2015. Bison Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, family offices, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other financial advisers. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and multi-manager investment solutions with a focus on outcome-based portfolios that include both liquid and private market strategies.

Jason Peck is a financial advisor with StoneX Advisors Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with StoneX Advisors since 2016 and has been associated with StoneX Securities Inc. since 1997. Outside of his advisory role, he is the managing partner of The Peck Group, LC, a legal practice specializing in taxation, estate planning, business planning, and tax return preparation. StoneX Advisors Inc. serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm uses a variety of advisor-managed and model-based investment strategies and supports multiple account structures and third-party money managers.

Matthew Lane is a financial advisor with Capital Investment Advisors, LLC in Atlanta, GA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has six years of industry experience, including prior roles at Wela Strategies, Inc. and a background in education. Capital Investment Advisors serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, integrated financial planning, pension consulting, and family office services. The firm uses a centralized investment platform with standardized asset-allocation models and actively managed portfolios, supported by specialized in-house estate and tax planning resources.

Jon Holand is an investment advisor at Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Beacon Global Advisor Network since 2019. He also has a long-term affiliation with Austen Morris Associates dating back to 2006. Beacon Global Advisor Network provides investment advisory and planning services primarily to individual clients through a network of about 60 independent advisors. The firm manages approximately $397 million in client assets and offers discretionary portfolio management, modular financial planning, and retirement consulting, with a focus on serving U.K. expatriates alongside non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals.

Angela Rehkop is a CFP® and ChFC® with 32 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently affiliated with Geneos Wealth Management, Inc. and Financial Care Providers. Outside of her advisory role, she is the founder of the nonprofit organization Golf for the Kids and serves as a board member for Warren Epstein and Associates Architects Inc. Geneos Wealth Management serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment advisory, and brokerage services, utilizing a range of analytic approaches and strategies combined with continuous account monitoring and discretionary trading authority.

Michael Sorrow Jr. is a financial advisor with BIP Wealth, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked at BIP Wealth since 2019 and previously spent 22 years at Greene Consulting Associates, LLC. BIP Wealth, LLC provides investment advisory and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing approximately $5.29 billion across about 3,100 client relationships. The firm constructs customized, diversified portfolios using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual bonds, stocks, and options, and offers private market investment opportunities and institutional strategies.