Shaun Aycock is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill, Bank of America Corporation, and Wells Fargo Bank. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management, offering both model and customized portfolios under a fiduciary standard.

Nzubechukwu Anunobi is a CFP® professional with HB Wealth in Atlanta, GA. Anunobi joined HB Wealth Management in 2024 and has a background that includes teaching experience at Georgia State University and Lycee Francais Louis Pasteur de Lagos. HB Wealth Management serves individuals, families, institutional clients, and corporate entities, providing wealth management, investment management, and financial planning. The firm employs a disciplined investment process that integrates quantitative and qualitative analysis across a range of public and private strategies.

Melanie Fitzgerald is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2022. She previously worked at Resource Planning Group and Ronald Blue & Co., LLC, and was involved with Women Renewed, Inc. from 2018 to 2022. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and strategic use of low-cost index vehicles.

Craig Mackenzie Jr. is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. (ESI Financial Advisors) in Sandy Springs, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Equity Services since 2007. Outside of financial advising, Mackenzie is involved in insurance sales and serves as a board member of the National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors (NAIFA) Atlanta chapter. He also performs as a freelance professional singer for events including weddings and funerals. Equity Services, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, frequently uses third-party asset managers and model portfolios, and combines long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Momodou Mbenga is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, The Strategic Financial Alliance, and E*TRADE Securities. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized services such as Private Family Office and Executive Wealth programs. The firm uses a range of strategic allocation models and proprietary analytics, leveraging its integration within the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem to provide expanded product access and tailored wealth management solutions.

Nicholas Ravry is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2019, following prior roles at The Ayco Company, Extra Special People, and Happy Can. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base, including individual investors, executives, institutional clients, and plan sponsors. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized programs, utilizing strategic allocation models and both discretionary and non-discretionary implementations to tailor solutions to client objectives.

Michael Smith is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Oppenheimer since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, Smith serves as a treasurer and board member of Seniors Helping Seniors-Buckhead, a nonprofit focused on senior non-medical care. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of investment programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary management and consulting, with a notable share of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Michael Gaddis is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 52 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2007. Gaddis serves as a board member of Peachtree Road Methodist Church, where he reviews investment managers and oversees the allocation of church funds to charitable causes. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Seda Ly is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and eight years of industry experience. She has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2021 and has been associated with New York Life and its affiliates since 2017. Outside of her advisory role, Seda owns a photography business. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and manages a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Olivia Payne is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with five years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Carson Wealth in Atlanta, GA. Her prior experience includes roles at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Pierson Wealth Management. Carson Wealth is an SEC-registered investment adviser operating an enterprise platform with over 650 advisors and approximately $50.6 billion in assets under management. The firm serves corporate, institutional, and high-net-worth clients through discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, employing model portfolios and tailored solutions supported by a centralized Investment Committee.

Fritz Dlabik is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF based in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2015. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing employer retirement plan relationships. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management through model and customized portfolios under a fiduciary standard.

Trent Arnone is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with five years of industry experience. He is currently with HB Wealth, where he has worked since 2017, and previously spent a year at Fort Washington Investment Advisors. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser that provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, and institutional clients. The firm employs a discretionary investment approach, combining quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a range of public and private strategies, and offers services such as outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) advisory.

Shawn Maloney is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Retire Wise, LLC, Financial & Tax Architects, LLC, Alfa Insurance, and Nice Actimize. He is the author of the book "The Priority of Retirement" and is involved in financial literacy education through associations such as the Association of Financial Consultants and the Association of Financial Educators. 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 utilizes discretionary model portfolios with various analytical approaches and supports third-party RIAs through sub-advisory and model-licensing arrangements.

Miranda Stetson is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Truist Advisory Services Inc., Truist Investment Services Inc., TRUIST Bank, and SunTrust Bank dating back to 2006. 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 AI-enabled tools and an Investment Advisory Group for oversight in manager selection and portfolio reviews.

Lauren Gerling is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied for six years before joining Goldman Sachs in 2018. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a trustee for a family trust in Atlanta, GA. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, utilizing centralized investment resources and a range of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.

Amanda Medrow Myers is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Janney Montgomery Scott in Atlanta, GA. Her background includes roles with Janney Montgomery Scott and involvement in volleyball organizations, including A5 Volleyball Club and Atlanta Extreme Volleyball Club. She has also worked with Buford City Schools and was associated with PhotographerHack for six years. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base with a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services, employing both in-house and third-party portfolio management across multiple programs.

Alexander Canani is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Truist Investment Services and Truist Advisory Services as well as positions at the University of Miami and BNY Mellon. Outside of finance, he has experience as a Shopify store owner. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm delivers its advice through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships, using third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support its investment process.

David Kochamba is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at HB Wealth in Atlanta, GA. He worked at Homrich Berg for nine years prior to joining HB Wealth. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser that provides wealth and investment management, as well as financial planning, to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, institutional clients, and investment companies. The firm combines quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a range of public and private investment strategies and offers outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) and institutional advisory services.

James Ruff is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with HB Wealth in Atlanta, GA. He previously worked at Homrich Berg for 22 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Strategic Advisory Board for the Atlanta Area Council of Scouting America, engaging in nonprofit volunteer and philanthropic activities. HB Wealth Management provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to a broad client base, including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporations, foundations, and family offices, as well as institutional clients. The firm employs a combined quantitative and qualitative investment approach across public and private strategies and offers services such as discretionary portfolio management and outsourced chief investment officer solutions.

Michael Miller is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 10 years of industry experience and has worked at both Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities since 2014. Outside of advising, he assists with marketing for his family’s company, MollyTommy, and works as a freelance writer for Successful Farming Publication. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers tailored financial planning and investment management through advisor-led discretionary and model-based strategies, combining proprietary programs with third-party solutions.