Michael Pefferly is a financial advisor at Charles Schwab in Kennesaw, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations with 25 years of industry experience. He worked at Scottrade, Inc. for 12 years before joining Charles Schwab in 2019. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves a large client base, primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and related managed-account and financial planning services. The firm offers a combination of non-discretionary and discretionary investment options, supported by multi-asset model portfolios and a centralized operational structure.

Zachary Concha is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 credential and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Thrivent Financial and work experience at Georgia State University, Cold Stone Creamery, and North Cobb High School. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, offering goal-based analyses across various financial planning areas. The firm’s approach separates planning from managed-account services and does not provide portfolio management or institutional adviser selection.

Fanny Rivera Flores is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Atlanta, GA. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Financial, she worked at Delta Community Credit Union and has been a business owner of The Solid Floor LLC since 2021. She is also a commissioned notary in the state of Georgia. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolio programs, and institutional platforms, supported by a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Carey Green is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors in Marietta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors since 2020 and previously held roles at Avantax Advisory Services and Cumberland Financial Group. Green is also the treasurer and a board member of the Eagle Backers Athletic Booster Club. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a wide range of individual and institutional clients, including pension and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides access to multiple platforms, discretionary and non-discretionary management, and proprietary model strategies.

Gregory Sinatra is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management in Marietta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Thrivent and its predecessor entities since 2003. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as the Board of Stewardship Chair at Faith Lutheran Church & School. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, focusing on comprehensive, goal-based planning across topics such as retirement, tax, estate, and special needs planning. The firm offers these services without discretionary trading authority and allows clients to integrate planning with managed-account programs through its WealthPlan option.

Joshua Arrowood is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Before joining LPL Financial in 2021, he worked at Heidelberg USA for seven years. He is also affiliated with Main Street Advisors. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning and access to model portfolios, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms.

William Murphy is a financial advisor at OSAIC with three years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. He has held roles at several firms including Waterstone Weather Strategies and FSC Securities Corporation. In addition to his advisory work, he is an independent producer of life and health insurance. OSAIC Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, charities, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services through a multi-advisor platform, emphasizing model-based asset allocation and portfolio optimization.

Alexander Freeland is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and a partner with The RNF Group since 2024. He specializes in providing customized wealth strategies and integrated financial advice to individuals, families, founders, corporate executives, and business owners. Throughout his career, Alexander has focused on areas including succession planning, wealth transfer, corporate financing, philanthropy, investment management, college education planning, executive compensation, services for endowments, foundations and non-profits, defined benefit plans, legacy planning, retirement planning, philanthropic planning, small business strategies, tax minimization, and retirement income. He employs advanced planning and proprietary modeling to help clients reduce risk, minimize taxes, and maximize results aligned with their priorities. Alexander holds a Bachelor's Degree from Auburn University at Montgomery and has earned the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation. He is a member of the Atlanta Business Alliance and XPX Atlanta - Business Exit Planning Exchange. Alexander lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife, Lauren, and is involved in community support through volunteering with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Derrick Hayes is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with J.P. Morgan Securities since 2016. Prior to his current role, he was involved in Therapy Lounge from 2010 to 2017. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to plan sponsors, corporations, endowments, and other institutional clients through a select group of Wealth Advisors. Their non-discretionary program focuses on written asset allocation advice, investment manager and fund searches, and customized performance reporting, supported by centralized due diligence and a combination of quantitative and qualitative research.

Daniel Nelson is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 license and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Merrill and Bank of America, he worked at Fidelity Investments and has a background in acting, including freelance work in visual media. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for a range of individual and institutional clients.

Brandon Courson is a CFP® professional with 11 years of experience, currently advising clients at Edward Jones since 2014. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Hiram, GA. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients with approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management. The firm offers a range of advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee programs, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Audrey Croft is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Marietta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Ameriprise and its affiliates since 2005. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved with LegalShield, soliciting memberships for legal service plans. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized retirement income service that provides tailored planning advice and written recommendations focused on reliable income strategies for clients approaching or in retirement.

Garrett Hurst is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Roswell, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise since 2015, including six years at the current firm. Outside of advisory services, he is co-owner of APC Holdings Group LLC, which manages an Ameriprise business. Ameriprise provides retirement-income planning services primarily for individuals with significant investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver personalized, non-discretionary recommendations. The firm offers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions typical of a large institutional firm.

Cortney Winston is a financial advisor at Merrill with over 20 years of experience at the firm. She holds a Series 66 designation. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as Treasurer for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., a community service organization, and is a founding board member of the S.T.R.E.A.M. Minds Academy, where she contributes to governance and financial oversight. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors.

Curtis Wright is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cetera, where he has worked since 2021, and previously worked at VOYA Financial Advisors for seven years. Wright is also the owner of Wright Financial Group, LLC, a firm involved in insurance and financial product sales. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a wide range of clients including individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers various portfolio management and financial planning services, employing a multi-manager platform that includes both affiliated and third-party managers.

Vicky Deshazier is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 30 years of industry experience. She has worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services since 2017 and was previously with MetLife Securities for two years. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, utilizing firm-approved software tools to deliver written investment strategy recommendations.

Nathan Shaw is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience, currently with Thrivent Investment Management in Atlanta, GA. His prior roles include positions at Edward Jones and educational institutions such as Dominion Christian School and Lafayette Christian School. Thrivent Investment Management offers Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a broad range of written recommendations covering retirement, tax, estate, and other planning areas. The firm provides holistic, goal-based analyses and allows clients to integrate planning with managed-account services under a consolidated billing option called “WealthPlan,” while keeping planning and asset management separate.

Monique Ellis is a financial advisor at Fidelity with seven years of industry experience and a Series 66 designation. Her career includes roles at Merrill and Bank of America, N.A., in addition to her current position at Fidelity. Prior to rejoining Fidelity, she operated Smart Money Accountability Coaching, LLC. Strategic Advisers LLC, a Fidelity Investments company, offers investment management and advisory services to both retail and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a combination of proprietary fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to manage model portfolios from a broad universe of mutual funds, ETFs, and ETPs.

Michael Mc Cracken is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Marietta, GA, holding a Series 66 credential with six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones in 2020, he worked at Emerson from 2016 to 2019. Outside his advisory role, he is the owner of an e-commerce business, Kraken LLC, and has veteran disability status with the Department of Veteran Affairs. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and investment solutions supported by a large nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.

William Norris is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He employs a goals-based wealth management approach, leveraging Merrill's comprehensive platform and resources to help clients align their financial strategies with their objectives. William focuses on providing client-centered service, aiming to treat each client as he would his own family. His areas of expertise include divorce transition planning, employee benefits planning, family wealth management strategies, liquidity management, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, tax minimization, and retirement income. Additionally, he holds professional designations such as Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC). William is registered with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and licensed with the State of Georgia Department of Insurance. William earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Florida. He resides in Marietta, GA with his wife, Amy, and they are active volunteers as scuba divers at the Georgia Aquarium.