Hovey Garvin is a financial advisor at Strategic Advisors, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 32 years of industry experience. He previously worked for Lamon & Stern, Inc. for 30 years and is the owner and president of Pension Financial Services, where he manages operations and consults on qualified and non-qualified retirement plan design. Strategic Advisors focuses on consulting for retirement plan sponsors and investment committees, providing investment analysis, participant education, and enrollment support without managing client assets or exercising investment discretion.

Casey Metcalf is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor and owner of Metcalf Investment Management, LLC, an independent advisory firm he founded in 2020. Prior to establishing his firm, he worked at Aon Securities LLC and Aon Hewitt from 2013 to 2020. Metcalf Investment Management provides discretionary asset management, non-custodial investment advice, and retirement plan (ERISA) services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm customizes portfolios based on client objectives and constraints, employing a blend of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analyses, and maintains a pension consulting practice that offers ERISA plan services and limited-scope 3(21) fiduciary functions.

John McKinney is the sole advisor at McKinney Asset Management Inc. in Atlanta, GA, with 14 years of industry experience. He has led the firm since 1997, operating it as an independent, owner-run practice. McKinney Asset Management offers customized investment management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, small businesses, charitable organizations, and pension plans. The firm employs a range of analytical methods and integrates third-party technology to deliver discretionary portfolio management and a formal Pension Consulting program.

Conor Sen is a financial advisor at Peachtree Creek Investments with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Bloomberg and New River Investments. In addition to his advisory role, Sen is a contract writer and columnist for Bloomberg, focusing on economic and financial topics. Peachtree Creek Investments is an independent advisory firm managing approximately $37.4 million across 21 client relationships. The firm provides financial planning and wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and institutional investors, utilizing a range of investment strategies including fundamental, macroeconomic, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Joel Smith is the principal and owner of Joel Smith & Associates, LLC, an independent investment advisory firm based in Atlanta, GA. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 27 years of industry experience, including 20 years at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a director for the FBI Georgia Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar and assists the Euharlee Police Department on weekends. Joel Smith & Associates provides financial planning, investment advisory, and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as charitable organizations, foundations, and municipalities. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and emphasizes strategic asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing in its client portfolios.

Raymond King is a financial advisor with Clarity Wealth Solutions LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at St Bernard Financial Services, Inc. and Woodstock Wealth Management, Inc. He also owns a non-securities insurance business, which he has operated since 2003. Clarity Wealth Solutions LLC is a veteran-owned registered investment adviser providing portfolio management, pension consulting, subadviser services, and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm employs multiple analytical methods and a long-term trading approach while maintaining a documented investment policy for client objectives and risk tolerances.

Cecily Welch is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, operating through her firm Welch Financial Investments, LLC in Atlanta, GA. She also owns Welch Financial Advisors, a CPA firm, and integrates accounting and financial advisory services. Welch has worked continuously with her firms since 2010. Welch Financial Investments serves a select group of individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charities, and business entities. The firm focuses on diversified asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory, typically using mutual funds and ETFs, and provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary management, often coordinating with third-party managers for portfolio implementation and reporting.

Gary Whitehurst is a financial advisor with Brighter Investing, PB LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 63 designation and 29 years of industry experience. His work history includes nearly two decades at GV Financial Advisors, Inc. and related firms, along with senior roles at Brighter GP, LLC and Brighter Private Credit GP, LLC. He is also a licensed insurance agent assisting clients with insurance gap assessments. Brighter Investing, PB LLC offers fee-only investment management, financial planning, tax-preparation coordination, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts. The firm emphasizes diversified exposure across public and private securities within a sustainable and impact investing framework and provides affiliated private fund interests primarily to accredited investors.

Sally Shelton is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Marbella Wealth Advisory Group, LLC in Atlanta, GA. Her prior experience includes roles at Oxford Financial Group, Compass Wealth Management, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and UBS Financial Services. Marbella Wealth Advisory Group is an independent, fee-only firm that serves high-net-worth individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and corporate clients. The firm combines asset allocation and fundamental analysis with both passive and active investment vehicles, and it offers discretionary management alongside retirement plan consulting and educational programs for plan sponsors and participants.

Justin Porter is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He founded Porter Wealth Management, LLC in 2018 after working at HHM Wealth Advisors, LLC and Patton Albertson Miller Group, LLC. The firm serves individual clients as well as trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. Porter Wealth Management primarily constructs passively managed portfolios using index mutual funds and ETFs alongside fundamental analysis for individual securities, and it utilizes client-specific investment policy statements to guide portfolio supervision.

Johnny Masters Sr. is the principal of John Masters, CPA, PC in Atlanta, GA, with 22 years of industry experience and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has been associated with his firm and its predecessor since 1974. Outside of his advisory role, he operates a law practice specializing in tax and estate planning. John Masters, CPA, PC serves individual clients including business owners, professionals, retirees, and family members by providing integrated investment advisory, accounting, tax, estate, and probate planning services. The firm employs a combined fundamental and technical investment approach with a focus on dividend-paying and out-of-favor opportunities, managing discretionary portfolios with daily oversight.

Kenneth Brown is a financial advisor at Core Capital Markets, LLC in Atlanta, GA, with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. and Dempsey Lord Smith, LLC. Brown is also the president of Core Capital Markets, LLC. Core Capital Markets provides model-based investment strategies primarily to registered platform providers and their advisers, with limited direct retail clients. The firm focuses on market efficiency and strategic asset allocation, using mutual funds and ETFs exclusively from Dimensional Fund Advisors to build diversified portfolios tailored to various investment goals.

Garrett Donnelly is the sole advisor at Donnelly Investments Corporation in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 12 years of industry experience. He has led Donnelly Investments Corporation since its founding in 2014. Donnelly Investments Corporation provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and business entities. The firm emphasizes traditional core investments such as stocks, bonds, and cash, while incorporating mutual funds, ETFs, REITs, fixed income, and commodities as appropriate, using a process that combines fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory tailored to individual client goals.

Elias Mc Quade III is a CFA® charterholder and registered investment advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He is the founder of Mindful Capital Management, where he has served since 2026, and previously worked at Marotta Wealth Management for a decade. Outside of financial advising, he owns a loose leaf tea and meditation supplies business and co-owns a board game cafe. Mindful Capital Management provides fee-only investment advisory services to individuals, families, qualified retirement plan sponsors, nonprofit organizations, and endowments. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis along with modern portfolio theory, offering diversified portfolios through long-term buy-and-hold, core-satellite, and tax-aware strategies, and provides specialized alpha-seeking strategies for accredited and institutional clients.

Ryan Mcpherson is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at SmartPath Advisors. He has held roles at SmartPath, Inc. since 2017 and is the Vice President of Finance and Operations there, overseeing financial, business, and HR functions. Mcpherson is also the managing member and Chief Compliance Officer of Intelligent Worth, LLC, a financial planning firm. SmartPath Advisors provides planning-focused, short-term advisory services primarily to individuals accessing services through employers or organizations and to high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes passive, diversified asset allocation and offers AI-powered ongoing financial guidance without managing client assets or custody.

Arthur Aust is the sole advisor at Aust Financial Advisory, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with 15 years of industry experience. He has led Aust Financial Advisory since its founding in 2010. Aust Financial Advisory is an independent firm providing fee-only financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals and families. The firm primarily uses passive, indexed strategies with low-cost, tax-efficient ETFs and mutual funds, and emphasizes client education and customized investment policy statements.

Ruel Samuels Jr. is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 28 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Cereli Inc., an independent firm located in Stockbridge, GA. Samuels has also been associated with C & R Management Services, Inc. since 1991. Cereli Inc. serves individuals, retirement plans, and small corporate and nonprofit clients by managing portfolios of stocks, mutual funds, and fixed-income instruments. The firm uses Modern Portfolio Theory combined with qualitative and quantitative analysis and offers discretionary portfolio management tailored to client risk tolerance and time horizon.

Ashish Desai is a CFA charterholder and the sole advisor at Desai Capital Management, Inc. He has 11 years of industry experience and has worked at Navigant Consulting since 2004. Based in Atlanta, GA, he focuses on equity research and portfolio management. Desai Capital Management is a state-registered investment adviser that serves clients meeting specific financial knowledge and risk tolerance criteria. The firm employs an absolute-return, concentrated value strategy primarily focused on domestic and international equities, using fundamental valuation models and selective options strategies.

Jamar Bates is a financial advisor with Bates Financial Group, LLC in Smyrna, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has led Bates Financial Group since 2014. Outside of advisory services, he is involved with Bates Realty Group, Inc., which engages in residential and commercial real estate brokerage. Bates Financial Group provides financial planning, consulting, and educational seminars to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm integrates advisory services with brokerage, insurance, and mortgage offerings, relying on third-party managers for investment guidance and emphasizing strategic and tactical asset allocation approaches.

Samuel Deane is a financial advisor at Rora Wealth, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to founding Rora Wealth in 2018, he worked at Lincoln Financial Advisors and Transamerica Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a media entity for which he is compensated for writing and public speaking. Rora Wealth, Inc. advises individual clients and families primarily in the technology sector, focusing on employees, executives, and startup founders. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning, employing diversified portfolios with ETFs, separate accounts, direct indexing, and option strategies, alongside access to an affiliated early-stage technology private fund.