Steven Pluhar is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 designations. His prior experience includes over two decades at Fidelity Brokerage Services Inc and roles at Empower Financial Services. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, using an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm offers point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

Jason Pope is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC in Lawrenceville, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Primerica Financial Services, WFGIA, and multiple Transamerica-related entities. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners, offering managed advice programs that emphasize asset allocation, contribution rate, and retirement age guidance. The firm utilizes Morningstar Investment Management’s proprietary software and portfolio oversight, providing both implemented managed portfolios and non-discretionary recommendations at scale.

Samantha Mayfield is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience, currently with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Voya Investments and Cambridge Investment Research, among others. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through managed advice programs and investment education services. The firm utilizes proprietary portfolio models and third-party expertise to provide tailored asset allocation and retirement guidance to a large client base.

Ryan Farrell is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding a Series 66 designation and beginning his industry career in 2026. Prior to joining Empower, he worked in various roles including positions at Bishop O'Connell High School, St Louis Catholic Church, and the Augustine Institute. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, delivering services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and serves a large participant base relative to its advisor headcount.

Joshua Podczervinski is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Savant Wealth Management since 2023. He previously operated his own CPA practice, Joshua J. Podczervinski, CPA, PC, focusing on accounting and bookkeeping services, and has held roles at Capital Directions, LLC and Siok, Podczervinski, Williams and Associates. Savant Wealth Management serves a wide range of clients including individuals, families, pension plans, charitable organizations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management and integrates evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies, supported by its scale and affiliated accounting, legal, and trust services.

Vernon Purcell Jr. is a ChFC®-designated financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors. He has held positions at Park Avenue Securities since 2000 and is the sole owner of Ashford Advisors Inc., a general agency of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Purcell also serves on the Board of Governors for the Dunwoody Country Club. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers transaction-based brokerage, fee-based advisory relationships, and various financial planning and consulting services, implementing investment strategies through proprietary and third-party model portfolios.

Pratt Phillips IV is a CFP® and holds a Series 63 license with 27 years of industry experience. He currently works at Truist Advisory Services and has held positions within affiliated Truist entities since 2016. Prior to that, he worked at Ameriprise from 2003 to 2009. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, fiduciary support, and manager selection programs, utilizing a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by AI-enabled research and inter-affiliate integration.

Vallon Mills is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services, where he has worked since 2017 following prior roles at Morgan Stanley. Mills is based in Atlanta, GA. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supplemented by AI-enabled research tools and integrated inter-affiliate resources.

Eric Ashburn is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Osaic Advisory Services, LLC. He has held roles at Triad Hybrid Solutions, Triad Advisors, and Spire Investment Partners. Outside of his primary advisory work, he is involved in consulting and mentoring activities related to business acceleration and divorce financial analysis through Argent Bridge Advisors. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and related services through multiple advisory program models, utilizing both proprietary and third-party platforms.

Shaun Aycock is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill, Bank of America Corporation, and Wells Fargo Bank. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management, offering both model and customized portfolios under a fiduciary standard.

Melanie Fitzgerald is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2022. She previously worked at Resource Planning Group and Ronald Blue & Co., LLC, and was involved with Women Renewed, Inc. from 2018 to 2022. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and strategic use of low-cost index vehicles.

Craig Mackenzie Jr. is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. (ESI Financial Advisors) in Sandy Springs, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Equity Services since 2007. Outside of financial advising, Mackenzie is involved in insurance sales and serves as a board member of the National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors (NAIFA) Atlanta chapter. He also performs as a freelance professional singer for events including weddings and funerals. Equity Services, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, frequently uses third-party asset managers and model portfolios, and combines long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Kimberly Scouller is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has 28 years of industry experience. She has worked with multiple firms, including WealthWave Media, LLC and Plan Choice, Inc., and serves as an attorney through her own practice, Jade Law Offices of Kim Scouller. Additionally, she is a board member of the Atlanta Neuroscience Institute and is involved in financial literacy education through How Money Works, LLC and WealthWave Media, LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers across multiple platforms, with regulatory assets under management of approximately $1.7 billion.

Alexander Paslay is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment adviser representative at Kestra Advisory. His prior roles include positions at JP Morgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank. He is involved in nonprofit work through a board position with Once Lost Disciples and acts as a mortgage loan originator with Nonprofit Mortgage Company. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, employee education, and plan-level investment advice. The firm serves a broad client base that includes large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets.

Anthony Criscuolo is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Palisades Hudson Asset Management, L.P. for 16 years before joining Hightower Advisors in 2024. He is currently based in Alpharetta, GA. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and registered and private pooled investment vehicles. The firm’s approach emphasizes multi-manager solutions and proprietary research, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting through a network of Advisor Practices.

Steven Miller is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and possessing 32 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at WealthWave, Assurant Health, and other financial services firms. Miller is also president of his own non-investment related business, Steven A Miller LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, offering discretionary and non-discretionary program choices.

Seda Ly is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and eight years of industry experience. She has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2021 and has been associated with New York Life and its affiliates since 2017. Outside of her advisory role, Seda owns a photography business. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and manages a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Megan Rauch is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 13 years of industry experience. She has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2014, including its predecessor entities, and also spent time with Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation and Transamerica Retirement Solutions. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, employing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

Michael Collins is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. since 2016. His background includes work with affiliated entities such as Bankers Life Securities and Bankers Life & Casualty. He also works as an insurance agent and utilizes life insurance products for legacy planning with high-net-worth clients. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and offers both wrap and non-wrap investment programs.

Fritz Dlabik is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF based in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2015. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing employer retirement plan relationships. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management through model and customized portfolios under a fiduciary standard.