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 advising at Crawford Investment Counsel Inc. He has worked at several firms including Tidal Creek Capital Advisors, LPL Financial, and Arvest Wealth Management. Crawford Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach with emphasis on dividend-paying equities and credit-focused fixed income strategies.

Heath Siebel is a financial advisor at 49 Financial with Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at The Land Group Title Company, Cincinnati Reds, Cellular Sales, and co-ownership of DiOrios Pizza and Pub. Siebel is also a licensed fixed insurance agent. 49 Financial serves a range of 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.

Mitchell Gentry is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Equity Investment Corporation, where he has worked since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Reagan Securities, Inc. and Jefferies LLC. Equity Investment Corporation provides discretionary equity portfolio management to a diverse client base, including institutional and high-net-worth investors. The firm employs a fundamental, absolute value investment process across various equity strategies and serves several unique client types such as insurance companies and government entities.

Carol Warren is a financial advisor with Synovus Securities, Inc. in Atlanta, GA. She holds a Series 63 designation and has 24 years of industry experience, including 25 years with Synovus Securities since 2001. Synovus Securities serves individual and high-net-worth investors as well as institutional clients, offering investment advisory and brokerage services through discretionary and non-discretionary programs on the Envestnet platform. The firm provides access to a range of managed accounts, financial planning, and alternative investments.

Jimmy Hagy is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC in Atlanta, GA, and has nine years of industry experience. He has been with Foundations Investment Advisors since 2017 and also operates as an independent insurance agent, providing insurance, annuity solutions, and non-legal estate planning administrative services. Hagy previously worked at Southbay Church for three years. Foundations Investment Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through a large network of affiliated offices, utilizing a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and employing model portfolios with an asymmetric rebalancing approach.

Jacob Tornow is a financial advisor at Bison Wealth, LLC with five years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 credential. He has previously worked at Bison Advisors and Advocacy Wealth Management, and serves as a UH60 Blackhawk pilot in the Georgia Army National Guard. Tornow is also a founding partner of Honeybee Holdings, LLC and Marketing Analysis and Development, LLC, a marketing and educational infographics firm. Bison Wealth serves individuals, high net worth clients, family offices, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with financial planning, portfolio management, curated model portfolios, and ERISA retirement plan services. The firm’s investment approach includes outcome-focused multi-manager model portfolios blending tactical and strategic allocations, with access to third-party managers and specialized options-based strategies.

Robby Preston is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC in Atlanta, GA, with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America N.A. and Merrill. Outside of advising, he is involved in a family business focused on consulting, hospitality, and contract work. OpenArc Corporate Advisory provides wealth management, financial planning, and investment management to individuals, trusts, corporations, institutional retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm manages approximately $10.1 billion using a diversified investment approach that includes institutional research, manager due diligence, and exposure to public and private markets.

Matthew Reiner is a financial advisor at Capital Investment Advisors, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 designations. His prior roles include positions at Benjamin Technology, Inc., Benjamin, LLC, and Wela Strategies, Inc. Reiner is the author of two books, "Ready to be Rich" and "Dr. Cole Cash Will See You Now," and leads The FutureProof Advisor, a thought leadership initiative for the advisor community. Capital Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team investment adviser serving individuals, families, corporate executives, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers integrated financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, utilizing a centralized, ETF-based model portfolio approach tailored to client needs, alongside specialized services including family-office style offerings, pension consulting, and executive compensation analysis.

Erik Bjerke is a CFP® and Series 66 professional currently with OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC. He has 28 years of experience in the financial services industry, including 16 years at Bank of America and 27 years at Merrill. Based in Atlanta, GA, he joined OpenArc in 2025. OpenArc Corporate Advisory provides wealth management, financial planning, and investment management services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and institutional retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $10.1 billion and offers a diversified investment approach that includes public and private markets, alternative assets, and digital exposure, along with governance-focused solutions for plan sponsors and nonprofit clients.

Isabel Berbert is a financial advisor with SignatureFD, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. She worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. from 2014 to 2018 before joining SignatureFD. Isabel is a non-active partner in Sandhills Development Company, a partnership that owns an industrial park in West Columbia, SC. SignatureFD serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, providing wealth management, retirement plan management, and consulting services. The firm manages client portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis using mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers, and is affiliated with an accounting firm and several private investment funds.

Ashley Arrington is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at BIP Wealth, LLC since 2022. She previously worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Investments, where she accumulated eight years of experience. Outside of her advisory role, she is a member of the Finance Committee for the Nashville Public Library, where she reviews and advises on the library’s investment portfolio. 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, including discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, and manages private pooled investment vehicles alongside public and private-market strategies.

Alex Cockerill is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC and Paratus Wealth Ltd., and previously worked at Blacktower Financial Management (US) LLC and Blacktower Financial Management International LTD. 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, with portfolios typically managed using a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income.

Michael Belote is a financial advisor with Arkadios Wealth Advisors in Atlanta, GA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 16 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Raymond James & Associates. He is also managing director of two financial advisory firms, DJRCSM, LLC and Bell Toes FI, LLC. Arkadios Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans, offering customized investment plans and discretionary account management supported by an internal portfolio team. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and integrates a network of advisory entities with affiliated broker-dealer services and in-house portfolio management.

Bernard Buckley is a financial advisor at Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including GSB Capital Ireland, Seven Insurance Brokers, AHR Private Wealth, and Holborn Assets, LLC. Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to individual clients through a network of approximately 60 independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, modular financial planning, and retirement consulting, with a focus on both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals.

William Nelson is a financial advisor with Arkadios Wealth Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding the Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Arkadios Wealth Advisors and its affiliated broker-dealer Arkadios Capital in 2018, he worked at Raymond James & Associates from 2013 to 2018. Arkadios Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans by offering investment and wealth management through advisor-managed accounts, wrap programs, third-party money managers, and financial planning. The firm supports advisors with its internal portfolio team and employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to develop customized investment strategies.

Robin Copley is a financial advisor at Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Beacon Global Advisors, Kindred House Advisory Ltd, Wealth Architects Global, Avaloq, Multrees Investor Services, and James Hay Partnership. Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC serves individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts, offering asset management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and specialized pension-advice services for U.K. expatriates. The firm customizes portfolios using third-party managed models, mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income, primarily managing accounts on a discretionary basis through unified managed account platforms and overlay managers.

Aron Riddle is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with BIP Wealth, LLC since 2017 and previously worked at Strategic Advisers, Inc. for 12 years. 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, utilizing tailored asset allocations that include mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, individual securities, and options-based strategies, as well as private-market securities for qualified investors.

Clayton Jackson is a CFA® charterholder based in Atlanta, GA, with 37 years of industry experience. He has been with ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc since 1984. ZWJ Investment Counsel provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to a diverse client base that includes individuals and institutions such as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolios using fundamental and financial analysis across equities, fixed income, and balanced strategies, and also offers consulting services including manager reporting and private placement recommendations.

Andrew Malone is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently with BIP Wealth, LLC. He has four years of industry experience, including prior roles at Rollins Financial Advisors, Wood Partners, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. 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, utilizing tailored asset allocations and a range of investment strategies including private-market securities for qualified investors.