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.

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.

Clara Parris is a CFP® professional with seven years of experience in financial advising, currently serving at SignatureFD, LLC since 2015. Based in Atlanta, GA, she has worked exclusively with SignatureFD throughout her career. SignatureFD serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, providing wealth management services, retirement plan management, and consulting. 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.

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.

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.

Terry Domm is a financial advisor with Arkadios Wealth Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Arkadios Wealth Advisors and its affiliated broker-dealer Arkadios Capital since 2020, following nine years at Triad Advisors. Arkadios Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans through a combination of advisor-managed accounts, wrap programs, third-party money managers, and financial planning. The firm’s integrated model includes an in-house portfolio team and affiliated broker-dealer, offering a range of strategies and fiduciary consulting for retirement plans.

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.

Nicholas Stafford is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Arkadios Wealth Advisors and Arkadios Capital, having joined in 2023. Prior to that, he held positions at Emerson Equity LLC, Bridge Capital Associates, Signaturefd, and Capital Guardian Trust Company. Outside of his advisory roles, Stafford serves as Vice President for Perch Wealth, focusing on sales and marketing of private real estate investments. Arkadios Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered, multi-team firm serving individuals, trusts, businesses, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment plans using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis through various managed account platforms and third-party managers.

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.

Caitlin Hochstetler is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. She has worked at SignatureFD, LLC since 2017 and was previously with The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied for six years. Hochstetler is based in Atlanta, GA. SignatureFD serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, business entities, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs diversified, long-term asset allocation strategies and manages several affiliated private funds and alternative investment platforms.

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 in Atlanta, GA, with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at TD Ameritrade, Charles Schwab, and Fisher Investments. Bison Wealth serves individuals, family offices, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and a turnkey asset management platform for unaffiliated advisers. The firm’s investment approach includes outcome-focused model portfolios blending tactical and strategic allocations across liquid and private-market investments, incorporating alternative strategies such as option-based overlays and interval funds.

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.

Henry Moog III is a financial advisor at Arkadios Wealth Advisors with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Arkadios Wealth Advisors and its affiliated broker-dealer, Arkadios Capital, in 2023, he worked at JP Morgan Chase Bank NA and JP Morgan Securities LLC from 2015 to 2023. Arkadios Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans through a combination of advisor-managed accounts, a wrap program, third-party money managers, and financial planning. The firm employs a range of analysis methods and an internal portfolio team to support discretionary account management and retirement plan fiduciary consulting.

Lane Turner is a financial advisor at Bison Wealth, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include work at Advocacy Wealth Management and Armis Strategies, LLC, where he remains the owner of a licensed insurance agency specializing in life and annuity products. Before his financial career, he served 25 years in the United States Army. Bison Wealth serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and a turnkey asset management platform for other advisers. The firm utilizes outcome-focused strategies incorporating tactical and strategic allocations across liquid and private markets and offers distinctive services such as option-based overlay strategies and a 401(k) program launched in 2026.

David Fisher is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with SignatureFD, LLC since 2000. SignatureFD serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by 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 offers affiliated private investment funds for qualified clients.