Melanie Rodrigue is a CFP® with 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently with IFG Advisory, LLC and has previously worked at Wealth Science Advisors LLC, Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC, Jim Exley, and Northwestern Mutual Investment Management. Outside of finance, she is the owner of Melanie Sue Fisher Fine Art, where she studies, practices, and sells oil paintings. IFG Advisory, LLC provides advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive portfolio management, standalone financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment process.

Wyatt Nelson is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, and CIBC Private Wealth US. OpenArc Corporate Advisory provides wealth management, financial planning, and investment management services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and institutional retirement plans. The firm employs a diversified investment approach across public and private markets, combining institutional research and manager due diligence, and serves a range of clients including high-net-worth individuals and nonprofit organizations.

William Roach is a financial advisor with GLOBALT Investments in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 63 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He has been with GLOBALT Investments and its predecessor entities since 1991. GLOBALT Investments LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and model portfolio services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, banks, and other advisers. The firm employs a combination of proprietary quantitative models, technical and fundamental analysis, and ETF-based strategies with tactical overlays.

Jack Stulack is a financial advisor at 49 Financial with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining 49 Financial in 2025, he worked at Caring Transitions in 2024 and was a full-time student from 2021 to 2025. He is also a licensed fixed insurance agent. 49 Financial serves individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and investment management. The firm emphasizes a disciplined, long-term, diversified asset allocation approach and provides tiered fractional family office services alongside access to third-party managers.

Tanner Horstmeyer is a financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. He has four years of industry experience, including roles at Allon Planning Partners and Foundations Investment Advisors. His background also includes experience outside finance in positions at Golf Headquarters and Ruth's Chris, as well as community involvement with Youth With A Mission. Foundations Investment Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering tailored investment advice through model portfolios and discretionary or non-discretionary authority.

William Brumlow is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with AlphaStar Capital Management, bringing one year of industry experience. Prior to joining AlphaStar, he held roles at BJM Group/Internet Accountant, Brumlow and Company PC, and Ricoh Americas. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partner at The Bab Group, LLC, and co-owns a coffee vending machine business, Bean Crushers Coffee. AlphaStar Capital Management serves individual, corporate, and retirement plan clients with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and subadvisory services. The firm utilizes firm-designed and advisor-directed model portfolios employing strategic and tactical approaches, and manages approximately $2.5 billion in assets across over 8,400 client relationships.

Steven Beckerman is a financial advisor at International Assets Investment Management, LLC with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at Rooms To Go and UPS. International Assets Investment Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and other business entities through a national network of independent representatives. The firm offers customized, long-term portfolio management using a variety of investment vehicles and also provides financial planning and third-party manager programs.

Adam Smith is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, LPL Financial, and Kalos Capital. Merit Financial Group is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, ESOPs, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using centrally managed model portfolios and offers services ranging from asset management to financial planning and employee financial-wellness programs.

Autumn Mower is a financial advisor at RFG Advisory, LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Black Oak and Silver Oak Securities, Inc. She also has a long-term association with Myriad Genetics. RFG Advisory serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and select institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to alternative investments through a multi-team platform.

Jackson Figiel is a financial advisor at Capital Investment Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Villanova University, Jasper Engines & Transmissions, and Mutual of America Financial Group. Capital Investment Advisors is a multi-team investment adviser that serves individuals, families, corporate executives, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers integrated financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, using a centralized, ETF-based model portfolio approach tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and goals, alongside specialized services including family-office style solutions, pension consulting, executive compensation analysis, and private investment access.

Julia Ellisor is a financial advisor at Madison Partners with six years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Merrill, OpenArc Corporate Advisory, and Equitable Advisors. Madison Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm employs a customized fiduciary approach focused on long-term portfolio construction using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, alternative investments, and third-party sub-advisers.

Halie Gray is a financial advisor with IFG Advisory, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing six years of industry experience. She has worked with IFG Advisory and LPL Financial, with overlapping roles spanning from 2015 to the present. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved with HVH Financial LLC, focusing on non-variable insurance products. IFG Advisory, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services such as portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, employing various investment strategies and third-party models to tailor portfolios to client objectives.

Nathanael Sidor is a financial advisor at John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at LPL Enterprise and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Outside of finance, he supervises the revenue cycle team for D4C Dental Brands, managing insurance claims related to orthodontic dentistry. John Hancock Personal Financial Services provides financial planning, consultative services, and an Emergency Savings program to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profits, and businesses. The firm uses technology-assisted tools to deliver broadly framed written recommendations, serving a large client base through a scaled, multi-team model.

Tucker Davis is a financial advisor at Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC in Marietta, GA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience in both the financial services and mortgage industries, including prior roles at LPL Financial, Raymond James & Associates, and Movement Mortgage. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a goals-based financial advising approach that integrates patented Wealthcare software and behavioral economics, utilizing both passive and active investment strategies alongside proprietary quantitative metrics.

John Meagher is a financial advisor with Kovack Advisors, Inc. in Roswell, GA, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has four years of industry experience and currently works at Kovack Advisors after previously working at Kovack Securities and National Insurance Brokers. He serves as the Life Brokerage Director at National Insurance Brokers, a fixed insurance agency. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 260 advisors and over $6 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, banks, and government clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and sub-advisory services through an Envestnet-supported workflow incorporating both internal and third-party investment models.

Mitchell Roper is a financial advisor at 49 Financial in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with six years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Oakwood Capital Securities, Inc. and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of investment advising, he is a licensed agent writing fixed insurance business. 49 Financial serves individual and institutional clients by providing comprehensive financial planning, advanced planning, retirement-plan consulting, and investment management. The firm emphasizes disciplined, long-term diversified asset allocation and offers tiered fractional family office services alongside access to third-party managers.

James Meaders is a financial advisor at First Heartland Consultants, Inc. with 38 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has worked previously at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc., and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates Meaders Financial Group, which markets insurance and financial services. First Heartland Consultants serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan participants, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm provides financial planning, model-based management for 401(k) accounts, and various asset management solutions through a network of independent investment adviser representatives.

Albert Martinez is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Core Planning with one year of industry experience. He has been affiliated with The Mika Group, Inc. since 2011. Core Planning is a multi-team firm that provides fee-only financial planning, wealth management, and portfolio management services primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management, employing third-party model portfolios and rule-based rebalancing tools to tailor investment strategies to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Feleatha Hyde is a financial advisor with Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. She has been with Wealthcare Advisory Partners since 2015 and is also affiliated with LPL Financial. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC manages approximately $6.0 billion in client assets through a team of over 150 advisors, serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines goals-based planning supported by proprietary software with an evidence-based investment approach that incorporates behavioral economics and quantitative measures.

Bradley Malia is a financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. He has 11 years of industry experience, working since 2015 with both Foundations Investment Advisors and his own Malia Financial Group. In addition to advisory services, he operates as an independent insurance agent. Foundations Investment Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and registered investment companies, utilizing a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in their investment approach.