Jeffrey Buck is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Nicholas Hoffman & Company, LLC since 2021 and previously was employed at Diversified Trust Co for six years. 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 offers tailored financial profiles and investment plans, implementing them through various investment vehicles and occasionally using performance-based fee arrangements for certain private funds.

Diego Colan Taya is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with four years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Merrill for eleven years. Diego holds a Series 66 designation and is based in Atlanta, GA. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional clients such as trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm provides customized wealth management and retirement plan services, utilizing a broad range of investment options and maintaining a notably large institutional retirement practice alongside private markets and digital-asset capabilities.

Mason Porritt is a financial advisor at BIP Wealth, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Shoemaker Financial, Minnesota Life Insurance Co, Securian Financial Services Inc, and Jackson National Life Distributors LLC. BIP Wealth, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser that serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management, utilizing tailored asset allocations with mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and options-based covered-call strategies, alongside private-market securities for qualified investors.

Paul Pilcher is a financial advisor with Arkadios Wealth Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Arkadios Wealth Advisors and Arkadios Capital since 2022 and previously spent six years at MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. Arkadios Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered, multi-team firm serving individuals, trusts, businesses, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment plans executed through various managed accounts and model portfolios, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical investment analysis.

Justin Farmer is a financial advisor at Arkadios Wealth Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Exit Wealth Advisors and as a self-employed media professional. Outside of advising, he is involved in Savannah Distilling in an advisory role and holds a majority share in the company. Arkadios Wealth Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered firm serving individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment solutions using a variety of management programs and combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical investment analyses.

Peyton Bogard is a financial advisor at Asset Preservation Advisors, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. He has been with Asset Preservation Advisors since 2020. Asset Preservation Advisors specializes in municipal bond investment management for institutional and retail clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary services focused on taxable and tax-exempt municipal bond portfolios. The firm employs an active fixed-income approach emphasizing yield-curve analysis, credit research, and sector allocation, managing approximately $10.6 billion in assets with a team of 21 advisors.

Taylor Williams is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience and has been with BIP Wealth, LLC since 2015. He holds a Series 66 license and is based in Atlanta, GA. BIP Wealth, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management, offering tailored asset allocations that include mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, individual securities, and options-based covered-call strategies. BIP is notable for advising private pooled vehicles and managing private-market offerings alongside its public-market allocations.

Thomas Buehler is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Crawford Investment Counsel Inc. since 2005. Crawford Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, registered investment companies, pension plans, trusts, and municipal entities. The firm uses a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach emphasizing dividend-paying, higher-quality companies and employs distinct equity and fixed-income strategies tailored to client needs.

Jason Young is a financial advisor with Apollon Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and over 20 years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including Alex Brown, Raymond James & Associates, and Cabot Lodge Securities. In addition to his advisory role, he is the owner of Agility Power Systems, LLC, which holds a private investment in Helix Semiconductors. Apollon Wealth Management is a multi-team SEC-registered firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan advisory, and sub-advisory services, combining centrally managed models with locally managed portfolios and employing a broad range of investment vehicles and specialized strategies.

Rebecca Barnett is a financial advisor at 49 Financial based in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 credential. She has no prior industry experience but has worked in education and youth performance organizations for several years. Barnett is currently involved with the Oconee Youth School of Performance and the University of Georgia. 49 Financial serves a diverse clientele including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, consulting, and fractional family office services. The firm uses a disciplined, long-term diversified asset allocation strategy based on Modern Portfolio Theory and employs proprietary and platform model portfolios.

Clifton Dortch Jr. is a financial advisor at Balentine with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Balentine, he worked at Wells Fargo Bank and Wells Fargo Clearing Services from 2015 to 2021. Balentine serves entrepreneurs, families, high-net-worth individuals, foundations, and institutional clients, offering wealth management, financial planning, investment management, family office services, and business advisory support. The firm’s investment approach is risk-based and incorporates both active and passive strategies, along with a model-driven Global Tactical Asset Allocation program for institutional mandates.

James Mckenzie is a CFP® and CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Synovus Securities, Inc. and CREATIVE Financial Group. His background includes roles at Synovus Financial Corporation and teaching positions at Mercer University and St. Pius X Catholic School. Synovus Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, high-net-worth clients, and institutions, offering both advisory and brokerage services with a variety of managed account programs and financial planning options.

Mary Clare Breyel is a financial advisor at NewEdge Wealth with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Morgan Stanley. 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 across a range of strategies and alternative exposures.

David Short is a financial advisor with Arkadios Wealth Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 credential and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mass Mutual Life Insurance Co and Waddell & Reed. Outside of advising, he is the sole owner of Aster Hawthorn LLC and sells life, disability, and long-term care insurance through Ash Brokerage. Arkadios Wealth Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered firm serving individuals, trusts, businesses, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment plans using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, deploying portfolios through various managed accounts and third-party managers.

Courtney Finkle is a financial advisor with The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 license and having one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, Courtney worked in various roles including at Capital Insight Group and Ted's Restaurant and Bar. Outside of finance, Courtney coaches volleyball camps and clinics for children. The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting through both in-house management and third-party manager platforms. The firm manages a mix of discretionary and predominantly non-discretionary assets and maintains dual registration with broker-dealer affiliations.

Valerie Edwards is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc., holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and possessing nine years of industry experience. She has been affiliated with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services and Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company since 2010. In addition to her advisory role, she is an insurance agent specializing in life, health, and fixed annuities. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, managed account programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates alongside broker-dealer and insurance businesses within the Mutual of Omaha group and delivers managed solutions primarily through a platform relationship with Envestnet.

Alex Levine is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill and Bank of America. OpenArc Corporate Advisory provides wealth management and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional clients, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm offers tailored investment solutions across various asset classes and has a notable institutional retirement practice combined with private markets and digital asset capabilities.

James Hawbaker is a financial advisor at Bison Wealth, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. He has been involved with Davis & Hawbaker Real Estate Group, LLC since 2016 and with Hawbaker Financial Services, LLC since 2004. Bison Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high net worth clients, family offices, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, model portfolios, access to third-party managers, and ERISA retirement plan services, utilizing a multi-manager investment approach that blends tactical and strategic allocations across liquid and private-market strategies.

Alan Lane is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Crawford Investment Counsel Inc since 2025. His prior roles include positions at Tidal Creek Capital Advisors, LPL Financial, Arvest Wealth Management, and several other firms. Crawford Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach focused on dividend-paying equities and diversified fixed-income strategies, and also acts as adviser to multiple registered investment companies.

Heath Siebel is a financial advisor at 49 Financial with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining 49 Financial, he held roles at The Land Group Title Company, the Cincinnati Reds, Cellular Sales, and operated DiOrios Pizza and Pub for seven years. He also works as a fixed insurance agent. 49 Financial serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, consulting, and fractional family office services. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term diversified investment approach using model portfolios and third-party managers, managing approximately $1.4 billion across multiple advisory teams.