Thomas Arvanites is a CFP® and Series 63 credentialed financial advisor with 46 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC since 2012. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse clientele including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Maxine Allen is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Truist Advisory Services and SunTrust Investment Services. Outside of finance, she owns M.ASHA DESIGNS LLC, a business focused on creating and selling handmade textured art. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, providing discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan services. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor investment strategies aligned with clients' goals and risk tolerances.

Katherine Lobe is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed advisor with SPC, where she has worked since 2014. She has 17 years of industry experience, including time at Sigma Financial Corporation. She also operates Lobe Financial Services, LLC. SPC serves individual clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans through a network of over 460 advisers managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services, delivering strategies based on client suitability through discretionary and nondiscretionary arrangements.

Wan Yin Tan is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. Tan's work history includes roles at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2016, as well as involvement with Prime Horizon Enterprises Inc and NARSSA. Outside of financial advising, Tan participates as a certified member of NARSSA, generating Social Security reports for financial planning purposes, and is engaged in skincare product purchasing through a separate business activity. Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC serves a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a model portfolio and third-party manager approach to investment advisory services, supported by multiple program platforms such as Transamerica ONE and TFA365.

Daniel Crews is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Brookstone since 2018. Crews is also involved in his family’s business, Reed Financial Group, where he assists with client services, prospecting, and business operations. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser providing fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other RIAs, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions.

Hsiu Ching Chiao is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. She has worked with several firms throughout her career, including World Financial Group and multiple health insurance providers. Her other business activities involve sales of insurance and non-insurance products across various health and travel insurance companies. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment models with discretionary and non-discretionary options.

David Crane is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 41 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Centaurus Financial since 2018 and previously worked at Questar Asset Management and Questar Capital Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of the Mulberry Grove Homeowners Association. Centaurus Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Richard Gray II is a financial advisor at Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has held positions at LPL Financial, LLC, Hamilton Investment Counsel, LLC, and Suntrust Advisory Services. Gray is also involved in a separate fiduciary advisory services business. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, providing asset management, financial planning, wealth coaching, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management strategies supported by various analytical techniques and technology platforms.

Christopher Britt is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience and is currently with Truist Advisory Services. He has been with various entities under the Truist and BB&T brands since 2003. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including asset allocation, investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program administered through third-party platforms and enhanced by AI-enabled research tools.

Richard Carnes is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lincoln Investment since 2017 and previously spent 12 years with Legend Equities Corporation and three years with Capital Analysts. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as treasurer for the Oconee Bass Club, a local fishing organization. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise advisory and broker-dealer serving individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans, including educators and participants in 403(b) and 457(b) programs. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management through model portfolios and third-party managers, and both wrap and non-wrap platform options, with an investment approach supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team.

Stacie Nguyen is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2015 and also operates as a health insurance agent since 2014. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in the sale of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, featuring proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

William Oliver is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. in Monroe, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has worked at The Leaders Group Inc since 2019 and previously spent 11 years with Nationwide Securities, LLC. Oliver also serves as president of Oliver Insurance & Financial Services, managing an agency that sells and services property, casualty, and life insurance. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, providing services such as portfolio management, comprehensive financial and estate planning, and ERISA fiduciary services. Its investment approach combines fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, with a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios that uses risk questionnaires to tailor client portfolios.

Jameel Muhammad is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Keystone Advisors and Republic Finance. He is also involved with WSB Flight Team LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party model portfolios, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment programs.

Brent Reems is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has worked at PNC Investments since 2015. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary account that employs algorithmic risk assessment and third-party-managed investment models using mutual funds and ETFs.

Aaliyah Boney is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. She has been in the financial services industry since 2024, with prior experience at firms including Primerica and State Farm. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, utilizing an integrated service model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm offers point-in-time financial plans and optional managed accounts within plan lineups selected by sponsors.

Michael Robinson is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC before joining PNC Investments in 2020. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a discretionary digital portfolio solution available as an invitation-only pilot for employees. This offering uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and delegates portfolio management to third-party strategists, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Bezawit Mezretab is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Lawrenceville, GA. She holds a Series 66 designation and has recently started her career in the industry. Prior to her current role, she worked at Morgan Stanley and held positions at Oglethorpe University and Georgia State University. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm’s services are integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and focus on long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and savings rates rather than short-term forecasts.

Brittany White is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group in Duluth, GA, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Her previous roles include positions at Bankers Life and LPL Financial LLC. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups chosen by plan sponsors.

Daniel Frazier is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Lawrenceville, GA. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, and has 27 years of industry experience. Frazier has been with Eagle Strategies and affiliated entities since 2011. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, with a significant focus on non-discretionary assets and advisory services linked to insurance and annuity products.

Chantel Sainsbury is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at SunTrust Advisory Services, SunTrust Investment Services, and SunTrust Bank since 2017. Prior to her current roles, she had positions at Delaware North Companies, Premier Global Services, and Dantanna's. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, and fiduciary support, implementing advice through discretionary and non-discretionary manager arrangements supported by AI-enabled research tools and inter-affiliate integration.