Patrick Mueller is a financial advisor at Bella Wealth Management, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previous experience at Fusion Capital Management, Virtue Capital Management, and Retirement Wealth Advisors. Mueller is also the chapter president of the American Financial Education Alliance, where he teaches financial education classes. Bella Wealth Management is a team-based adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm employs a goals-based, tailored approach that combines strategic asset allocation, tactical adjustments, and active trading by independent managers.

Kendyl Strickland is a financial advisor with Strickland Davis Advisors LLC in Marietta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Investment Advisors Management, LLC since 1998 and is also a principal and CPA at Strickland & Company, P.C., an accounting firm where he devotes significant time during tax season. Strickland Davis Advisors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm focuses on long-term, strategic asset allocation tailored to each client’s financial situation and partners with Savant Wealth Management for retirement plan services.

Lois Bafas is a financial advisor with Anovest Investment Advisors in Marietta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Anovest Financial Services and Anovest Investment Advisors since 2004. Outside of her advisory role, she is also licensed as a health and life insurance agent. Anovest serves individual households, including high-net-worth clients, by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and custom portfolio reporting. The firm employs a bottom-up, total-return investment approach with diversified portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerances and time horizons.

Kenneth O'Leary is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Surepath Financial Services, LLC since 2017. His prior experience includes founding his sole proprietorship in 1999 and roles at Woodstock Financial Group and other ventures. Outside of advisory work, he owns a franchise business providing estate-planning software and is involved in direct sales of nutrition products. Surepath Financial Services provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program and a web-based platform. The firm also conducts educational seminars and customizes investment strategies based on clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Ryan Moledor is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Krm Capital Management since 2004. Outside of his advisory work, he is also a licensed real estate agent. Parrish Capital, LLC is a small SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, nonprofit endowments, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a fundamental research-driven approach to portfolio management, offering diversified allocations through mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and proprietary stock models, while integrating ongoing financial planning tailored to client goals.

Loyd Crowe is a financial advisor with Optimum Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Optimum Wealth Management since 2017 and has been associated with LAC Wealth Management since 2006. Outside of his advisory roles, Crowe serves as managing partner of P&C Partnership, LLC, focusing on administrative and investment matters. Optimum Wealth Management provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual and high-net-worth clients and small businesses. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation approach combining passive index and ETF core holdings with selective active satellite managers, implementing investment decisions under discretionary authority with regular client reviews.

Alexander Duncan is a financial advisor at A & P Wealth Management in Woodstock, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at MCAP Investment Management and Plurimi Wealth & Asset Management, as well as work as a self-employed consultant. A & P Wealth Management is a supported advisory firm managing approximately $34.2 million for around 56 clients, including individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis to create diversified portfolios and offers an active trading program that uses advanced option-writing, short sales, and margin strategies.

As a life-long learner with great curiosity, I've seen a lot over the years and learned what works and what doesn’t. My experience led me to join a long-time friend to build a firm that is mission-driven…not profit-driven. A prior mentor would often say, “Always do what’s right, and everything else will work itself out.” That stuck with me and it still (along with my faith) guides me today. Now, we're working to redefine wealth management. We help families and individuals gain clarity and empower them to live their best life. Ultimately, life isn't about the money...it's about the journey, the memories you create, and the legacy you leave behind. Everyone deserves to live their best life! Sampling of how we help families and individuals (we do much more): - Clarify what's important (life goals, decisions, priorities, etc.) - Build for retirement (using 401(k)s, IRAs, HSAs, etc.) - How to tax efficiently produce income in retirement - Invest wisely using low cost, tax-efficient funds - Coordinate with CPA on tax saving ideas and opportunities - Coordinate with attorney on estate planning - Integrate charitable planning with the investments and tax planning - Protect your assets and income through insurance planning (note: we don't sell insurance) - Fund current or future education for children/grandchildren - Review company benefits during open enrollment I am a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) professional. I'm also a member of the Investments & Wealth Institute and hold the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA®) designation, completing the program administered by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. I also received training at the Kinder Institute of Life Planning, which has given me the tools to have much more meaningful conversations about life goals with the families I serve. I am a 2018 graduate of the Catholic Charities Atlanta Leadership program and a 2019 graduate of the Philanthropic Advisor Leadership Institute, led by the three Balser Professional Advisors Council partnership organizations: the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, and the United Way of Greater Atlanta. In my personal time, I enjoy being with my kids, dating my wife, working our farm, dabbling in woodworking, hiking, learning new things, and singing in my church choir. Favorite quote: "When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier." - Roy E. Disney What is a problem in the industry that you want to fix? How firms view their clients as "numbers". Some firms refer to their client as "A, B, or C" clients while others reference the portfolio size (a "$5 million client" as an example). I want the industry to stop putting dollar signs above clients' heads. A client is a "who" not a "what". Advisors should be here to serve people, and our industry (and clients) will thrive once we embrace life-centered planning over asset-centered planning. What are the values that drive you? I value faith, integrity, family, and service. To learn more, visit: https://journeybeyondwealth.com/the-jbw-difference/who-we-are

Jacob Jones is a financial advisor at 755 Financial with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at LPL Financial and Milliken & Co. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with 755 Mortgage, providing mortgage and real estate services. 755 Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser that offers portfolio management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients through discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts. The firm tailors investment strategies to client objectives and employs various techniques including asset allocation and dollar-cost averaging.

Jason Knope is a financial advisor at Paul Manners & Associates, Inc. in Marietta, GA, holding the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 designations with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Paul Manners & Associates since 2002. Paul Manners & Associates, Inc. provides investment supervisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable foundations, and trusts through actively managed, broadly diversified, low-turnover portfolios. The firm tailors portfolios to client goals and risk tolerance, focusing on individual stocks and bonds, and manages approximately $392 million in assets with a small advisory team.

Michael Agurkis is a CFP® professional affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Planners Inc in Roswell, GA, with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Financial Planners and Raymond James Financial Services since 2006. He serves as Treasurer and Board Member for the Rotary Club of Roswell, where he manages financial records and reporting. CommonWealth Financial Planners provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and small businesses, serving both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients. The firm typically delivers advice on a non-discretionary basis, utilizing a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis in its recommendations.

John Diczok is a financial advisor at Anovest Investment Advisors with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Anovest Investment Advisors since 2007 and with the affiliated firm Anovest Financial Services since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he volunteers with a nonprofit children’s website and prepares income taxes during the tax season. Anovest serves individual households, including high-net-worth clients, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and custom portfolio reporting. The firm uses a bottom-up, total-return investment approach with diversified strategies across multiple asset classes and offers personalized portfolio options tailored to clients’ time horizons and risk tolerances.

Kenneth Baer is a financial advisor with Baer Wealth Management in Marietta, GA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 16 years of industry experience. He is also a partner and investor in Kevmarken, LLC, a gourmet food delivery business. Baer Wealth Management manages approximately $294.3 million, providing discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans, including serving as ERISA fiduciaries. The firm employs a long-term, manager-driven investment approach and conducts detailed due diligence on private alternative investments.

Michael Strickland is a financial advisor at Strickland Davis Advisors LLC in Marietta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Strickland Davis Advisors since 2016 and also operates Strickland & Co. since 2010. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved in a startup technology business as the owner of My Digital Business Card, LLC, and works as an insurance agent with Way of Life Group, LLC. Strickland Davis Advisors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates, managing approximately $121 million in client assets. The firm emphasizes individualized investment policy statements and long-term investing, using both direct portfolio management and access to institutional-class funds through an Advisor Services program with Savant Wealth Management.

Graham Bailey is a financial advisor at 755 Financial with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at LPL Financial and Edward Jones. 755 Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides portfolio management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients through discretionary and non-discretionary accounts. The firm’s client-driven approach tailors strategies to client objectives and risk tolerance and integrates affiliated tax, accounting, and insurance services within its ownership structure.

Bryan Totri is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience and has been with St. John & Associates, Inc. since 2007. He holds a Series 63 designation and works from Roswell, GA. St. John & Associates provides discretionary, model-based portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, families, trusts, privately owned businesses, and plan sponsors. The firm uses a range of model asset-allocation portfolios combining active and passive strategies, supported by third-party sub-advisers and AI-enabled tools, with a focus on regular client communications and educational outreach.

Andrew Nida is a financial advisor at Asset Management Group with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and has held roles at Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC, and his own firm, Andrew Nida, LLC. Outside of investment advisory, he is president and CEO of Senior Care Solutions, a company providing health insurance for seniors aged 65 and older. Asset Management Group serves individuals, families, business entities, trusts, estates, and retirement plans, offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses sub-advisers and model portfolios with asset-allocation and rebalancing tailored to client objectives, and provides planning-first services that emphasize tax coordination and annual reviews for certain membership levels.

Frederick Taylor is a financial advisor with Money & Clarity, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 54 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Triad Advisors, Inc. for 17 years and has been self-employed since 1974. Money & Clarity provides advisory and consulting services primarily to other advisers, institutions, and pooled vehicles. The firm emphasizes asset-allocation solutions and outsources implementation to third-party money managers, offering a range of advisor-facing products including subscription newsletters, coaching programs, and educational workshops.

Marvin Riddle is a financial advisor at REV Capital, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously operated Riddle Law Group, LLC for eight years. His background includes work as a licensed attorney, although he no longer practices law. REV Capital serves individual clients, including both high-net-worth and non-HNW households, providing portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a tailored investment approach based on client objectives and risk tolerance, utilizing various strategies and conducting regular account reviews.

Evan Fricks is a financial advisor at MasterPlan Retirement Consultants with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at MasterPlan Retirement Consultants since 2018. Outside of advisory services, he is an insurance agent with Fricks and Associates, Inc. MasterPlan Retirement Consultants provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, often utilizing third-party managers and sub-advisors to implement client investment strategies.