Stephen Siders is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at Forum Financial Management, LP. His prior experience includes long tenures at Odyssey Personal Financial Advisors, LLC and Cetera. He serves as Secretary and a board member of the Rotary Club of North Fulton. Forum Financial Management, LP provides fee-based wealth management, financial planning, and qualified plan services to individual and institutional clients. The firm also acts as a sub-advisor and turnkey asset management platform for other independent RIAs, managing portfolios primarily with DFA institutional mutual funds and ETFs following a Modern Portfolio Theory approach.

David Cramer is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill for ten years. Based in Atlanta, GA, he joined OpenArc Corporate Advisory in 2025. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized wealth management and retirement plan services, utilizing a broad range of investment options and emphasizing institutional research and fiduciary governance for plan sponsors.

Eric Lind is a financial advisor at Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Beacon Global Advisor Network in 2022, he worked at deVere & Partners Switzerland SA starting in 2021 and took a personal leave from 2010 to 2021. Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services primarily to individual clients, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals, through a network of about 60 independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, modular financial planning, and retirement consulting, utilizing a blend of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, fixed income, and third-party model managers.

Phillip Abshier II is a financial advisor with Synovus Securities, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Synovus Securities since 2001. Synovus Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering both advisory and brokerage services that include managed accounts, financial planning, and access to alternative investments. The firm uses a blend of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management programs on the Envestnet platform, applying due diligence for manager selection and asset allocation.

Rachel Baker is a financial advisor with Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and seven years of industry experience. She has worked at Center Street Advisors, Inc. and Hill and Hill Financial, where she is a co-owner of an interior/exterior home painting business called Blessed Transformations. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages assets primarily on a discretionary basis using both advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations, and it incorporates third-party sub-advisers and a thorough due-diligence process in its investment approach.

Mark Cross Jr. is a financial advisor with LPL Financial and IFG Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with both firms since 2015. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Oliver Creek Kennels LLC, a business related to land holdings. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a range of investment delivery options supported by an in-house research team and accommodates customized advisory solutions alongside brokerage services.

Matthew Edmiston is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at BIP Wealth, LLC with five years at the firm and two years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he held a position at Cambridge High School and serves as the Jr. Academy Director for the Alpharetta Ambush Soccer Club, leading a team of youth soccer coaches. BIP Wealth, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans with comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management. The firm offers tailored asset allocations using a range of investment vehicles and manages both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, including private-market offerings and covered-call strategies.

Jeffrey Cordell is a financial advisor at IFG Advisory, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with IFG Advisory and affiliated with LPL Financial since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with City Creamery. IFG Advisory, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a variety of investment approaches and utilizes sub-advisors, third-party models, and managers to tailor portfolios to client objectives.

Robert Heightchew III is a financial advisor with OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients, including non-HNW and high-net-worth individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services, including wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary engagement models tailored to client objectives with a diverse set of investment tools.

Jacquelyn Thorsen is a financial advisor at Advisory Services Network with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked with Trinity Wealth Securities and Florida Financial Advisors. Outside of advisory roles, she has experience in securities sales and fixed insurance. Advisory Services Network provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, families, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans through a large network of independent advisers. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services, employing diversified investment strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Jonathan Owenby is a financial advisor at Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Wealthcare Advisory Partners since 2015, also affiliated with LPL Financial since 2013. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with several business entities related to investment and insurance services. 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 advising approach that incorporates patented Wealthcare software and behavioral economics, utilizing both passive and active investment strategies alongside quantitative metrics and fundamental analysis.

Jairus Buchanan is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. He has been with GLOBALT Investments and Synovus Trust Company since 2019. His prior experience includes roles at Invictus Capital Investors, Invictus Capital Partners, and Herndon Capital Management. GLOBALT Investments provides discretionary portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and model portfolio services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm combines proprietary quantitative models with technical and fundamental analysis and employs ETF-based strategic allocations with tactical overlays developed in partnership with Ned Davis Research.

Jeffrey Rhineheart is a financial advisor at First Citizens Asset Management, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has prior experience at SunTrust Bank spanning 30 years. His other business activities include serving as a New Business Development Officer at First Citizens Asset Management and as an Institutional Consultant at SVB Wealth, focusing on retirement plans, foundations, and endowments. First Citizens Asset Management provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to individuals, trusts, corporations, institutional accounts, and municipal entities. The firm manages approximately $167 million on a discretionary basis through a multi-team platform and constructs global, multi-asset model portfolios across various implementation frameworks using both quantitative and qualitative criteria.

Heather Douglass is a financial advisor with Merit Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and LPL Financial. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as Vice President of the Holman Place Subdivision Homeowners Association, a charitable nonprofit organization. Merit Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $10.6 billion with 144 advisors serving a diverse client base, including individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using model portfolios and modular sleeves, with oversight by a central Investment Management team and an Investment Committee.

Henry (Hank) Cleare is a CFP® with 25 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with IFG Advisory, LLC and has prior experience at LPL Financial and Financial Strategies Group, Inc. Cleare is based in Atlanta, GA. IFG Advisory, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning services, employing a multi-faceted investment approach that incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Nicholas Fontanella is a financial advisor at Bison Wealth, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at TD Ameritrade and Charles Schwab. Bison Wealth serves individuals, high net worth clients, family offices, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, portfolio management, model portfolios, and ERISA retirement plan services. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes outcome-focused, multi-manager model portfolios that combine tactical and strategic allocations across liquid and private-market strategies, including alternatives and options-based overlay strategies.

Adam Stadalius is a CFP® professional with nine years at Henssler Financial and four years of industry experience overall. Before joining Henssler Financial in 2017, he worked for five years at Capital Transportation Solutions. Henssler Financial serves a diverse client base including individual, institutional, and municipal clients. The firm employs a cash-flow based “Ten Year Rule” investment process and offers services such as financial planning, portfolio management, pension advice, and automated ETF-based solutions.

John Crawford is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee with two years of industry experience. He has been with Crawford Investment Counsel Inc since 2025, following roles at Truist Securities, Inc. Outside of finance, he has worked at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Crawford Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, and registered investment companies. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach with a focus on dividend-paying companies and credit diversification across its equity and fixed-income strategies.

James Macaulay is a financial advisor at Sound Income Strategies, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Fisher Investments, E*TRADE Securities, Raymond James & Associates, and Mass Mutual. Outside of investment advisory roles, he also works as a delivery driver for Door Dash. Sound Income Strategies, LLC manages approximately $4.0 billion in client assets and serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm focuses on customized managed portfolios with an emphasis on fixed-income analysis and equity review, utilizing a scalable advisor network model supported by affiliated business lines and training.

Lane Turner is a financial advisor at Bison Wealth, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Armis Strategies, LLC, Armis Advisers LLC, Advocacy Wealth Management, and served in the United States Army for 25 years. Lane is also the owner of Armis Strategies, LLC, a licensed insurance agency focused on life and annuity insurance products. Bison Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high net worth clients, family offices, and institutions, offering financial planning, portfolio management, curated model portfolios, and ERISA retirement plan services. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes outcome-focused, multi-manager model portfolios that combine tactical and strategic allocations across various asset classes and includes specialized strategies and third-party manager access.