Clayton Pond is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with over 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and is also involved with oXYGen Financial, where he works as a Wealth Plan Design Specialist. Pond serves as the Treasurer on the board of a homeowners association. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting for plan sponsors, institutional clients, and individuals. The firm offers a range of services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and manages assets for large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds.

James Galloway is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management in Roswell, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 21 years of industry experience. His career includes tenures at Wells Fargo Clearing, Legend Financial Marketing, and Morgan Stanley, among others. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account that uses algorithm-driven investment strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists.

Donette Corley is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Alpharetta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at UBS Financial Services and SunTrust Advisory Services. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, implementing advice through discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and manager arrangements.

Wallace Baker is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with various Truist entities, including Truist Bank and SunTrust Insurance Group, throughout his career. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by AI-enabled research tools and a comprehensive supervisory oversight structure.

Alla Harvey is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. She has been associated with SunTrust Advisory Services since 2016 and with SunTrust Bank and SunTrust Investment Services INC since 2014. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing both discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting. The firm combines traditional research with AI-enabled tools and emphasizes inter-affiliate integration, including its AMC Advantage manager-selection program and affiliated broker-dealer and bank services.

Standar Hammonds is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Alpharetta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, PRUCO Securities, Ameriprise Financial Services, and Scottrade. He serves as a trustee for the Reginald C. Powers Trust, overseeing the distribution of his step-father’s estate. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm employs an integrated model linked to Empower’s administrative platforms and focuses on long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and client savings rates.

Susan Moone is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, based in Canton, GA. She has 17 years of industry experience and has been with Commonwealth and Five Talents Wealth Management since 2007. Moone is the sole owner of Five Talents Wealth Management, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm supports its advisors with operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management services while offering a broad range of discretionary portfolio options and model portfolios through its Investment Management and Research team.

Patrick Connolly is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at multiple firms including JPMorgan Chase and Voya Investment Management. Outside of his advisory role, Connolly is an investor in a turf business and owns a business focused on capital strategy. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets and serving a national client base that includes individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and consulting services through Steward Partners-branded solutions and third-party money managers.

Francesca Mc Comb is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 66 and Series 63 designations and one year of industry experience. She has worked at Empower Advisory Group since 2025 and is concurrently associated with Empower Financial Services, Allstate, Melaleuca, Excel Real Estate, and previously ItWorks! Global. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and savings rates in its financial plans and serves a large participant base relative to its advisor headcount.

Thomas Gandolfi Jr. is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has held positions at multiple firms including Three Bridges Financial Group, where he serves as president and owner, in addition to his advisory roles. Gandolfi is also an author and a classroom instructor for financial planning through the American Financial Education Alliance. 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 emphasizes discretionary model portfolios and a variety of investment strategies, managing assets on a large scale primarily through standardized model and platform services.

Noelle Kim is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at multiple firms including Mpowering America, Netlaw, Elleon Consulting LLC, WealthWave, and Assurant Health. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as president of Elleon Consulting LLC, an insurance business. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a wide client base including individuals, trusts, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to implement its advisory services across multiple platforms such as Transamerica ONE and TFA365.

Matthew Dunckley is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 17 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at J.P. Morgan Securities and SunTrust Bank. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches supported by third-party platforms and an AI-enabled research team.

Jonathan Fanning is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Norcross, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 28 years of industry experience. He has worked with Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services since 2021 and was previously with SunTrust Advisory Services and SunTrust Investment Services from 2007 to 2021. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools, to deliver asset allocation, fiduciary support, and manager selection programs.

Patrick Curran is a financial advisor at Savant Wealth Management with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Capital Directions, Unified Trust/American Trust, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory role, he is the sole owner of a rental property business managed through an LLC. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with a range of actively managed strategies and related services delivered through affiliated entities.

Tomas Parks is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2013. In addition to his advisory work, Parks serves as an assistant professor at Kennesaw State University, where he teaches investment-related courses, and is actively involved in multi-line insurance brokerage ventures. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a network of advisers, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines advisory and broker-dealer services, supporting a range of account types and third-party asset management relationships, with discretionary assets under management totaling over $8 billion.

Matthew Luckey is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Alpharetta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and is also involved with WealthWave Media, LLC, where he assists in creating and editing financial literacy and marketing materials. Luckey maintains a pass-through entity, M Luckey, Inc., for administrative purposes related to his other business activities. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party investment models. The firm operates as both a registered broker-dealer and registered investment adviser, providing discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Daniel Futral is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at OneAmerica Securities, NYLIFE Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company. Before entering financial services, he served in law enforcement with the Sandy Springs and Woodstock Police Departments and was a member of the Army National Guard. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base that includes individual households, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm utilizes discretionary model portfolios and a range of investment strategies, serving approximately 127,213 clients with standardized model and platform services across its network of advisors.

Christopher Phillips is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Voya, Mutual of Omaha, and Cuna Mutual Group. Outside of finance, he is a co-owner and administrative partner of a residential mosquito, flea, and tick suppression franchise in Woodstock, GA. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes a range of investment products and platforms, combining firm-developed and third-party model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, supported by a corporate structure that includes affiliated broker-dealer, investment, and insurance entities.

Kelsey Stone is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Homrich Berg for seven years before joining HB Wealth in Alpharetta, GA. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm combines quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a range of public and private investment strategies and offers discretionary portfolio management aligned with clients' objectives and risk tolerance.

Andrew Ramsey is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Goldman Sachs, Raymond James Financial Services, and Girard Securities, among others. Ramsey is also active in nonprofit and educational committees, including chairing the Fellowship Endowment Committee and participating in fundraising efforts for The Kings Academy. Concurrent Investment Advisors is an SEC-registered multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and other securities, supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors serving over 13,000 clients.