Brandon White is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF based in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, JPMORGAN Chase Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning, discretionary managed accounts, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected with TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as to various trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm’s advisory approach separates one-time planning from ongoing portfolio management and includes customized portfolio options overseen by dedicated managers.

Kile Lewis is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 31 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016. Lewis is the co-CEO and founder of oXYGen Financial, a firm through which he manages his financial practice. He also serves as Community Service Director and board secretary for the Alpharetta Rotary, participating in local charitable activities. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of institutional and individual clients, including plan design, compliance testing, fiduciary consulting, and employee education. The firm serves large institutional investors and offers access to multiple management platforms and third-party managed solutions.

Paul Ellington is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Roswell, GA, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and having 38 years of industry experience. He has worked at Guardian Life since 1999 and has been involved with Peachtree Planning Corporation and GA International since 1986. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with the Wealth & Wisdom Educational Center and The Doghouse at Lake Oconee, LLC, a non-investment related business. Guardian Life’s Park Avenue Wealth Management provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and offers a range of financial planning, consulting, and proprietary investment programs.

Robert Strickland is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Hightower Securities since 2018, following prior roles at SunTrust Advisory Services and SunTrust Bank. Outside of his advisory work, he provides consultative advice to the CEO of Advanced Combustion Energy Systems Inc., a company in which he holds an equity interest. Hightower Advisors offers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach includes manager selection, multi-manager solutions, and the use of both affiliated and third-party managers, supported by proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles such as mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Kevin Arculeo is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth and North Point Wealth Management since 2009 and previously spent six years with Ameriprise. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Arculeo’s Action Fly’s & Guide Service, LLC, a fly fishing products and guide service business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and manages roughly $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Juliana Bilo is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at various Truist entities since 2018, including Truist Bank and Truist Investment Services. Prior to joining Truist, she worked at Macy for two years. 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 uses a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by AI-enabled research tools and an inter-affiliate operating structure involving Truist’s affiliated broker-dealer and bank.

Nisha Musani is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Truist Advisory Services, TRUIST Investment Services, and BB&T-affiliated firms dating back to 2006. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate entities, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management, operating within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds and donor-advised fund advisory services.

Hung Lai is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Atlanta, GA, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations. He has 27 years of industry experience, including longstanding roles with New York Life Insurance Company and Nylife Securities LLC since 1998, and has been with Eagle Strategies since 2014. Outside of finance, he is involved with Arbys-RTM. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm offers a range of advisory programs tailored to client objectives, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis and a focus on fiduciary responsibilities to retirement investors.

Susan Trass is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has worked at Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services since 2023, with prior roles at Ameriprise, PNC Investments, Chelsea Financial Services, and Fountainhead Capital Management. Outside of her advisory duties, she serves as a client service specialist supporting financial planning and asset management. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a diverse client base, including large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Jennifer Bachelor is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience. She is currently with HB Wealth and previously worked at Homrich Berg, Compass Financial Consulting, LLC, and Henssler Financial. HB Wealth Management provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combined quantitative and qualitative investment approach across public and private strategies and offers discretionary portfolio management along with outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) and institutional advisory services.

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.

Shafi Q Ahmadi is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Thrivent Financial, Georgia Financial Advisors, Crowe LLP, and Emory Alliance Credit Union. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program that combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms.

Stephen Welch is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Outside of his advisory work, Welch is involved in organizing events for the National Association of Plan Advisors and serves as CEO of an education technology business. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and various other investment vehicles, supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors.

David Mays is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 30 years of industry experience. He is currently with Truist Advisory Services, where he has worked since 2021, following previous roles at SunTrust Advisory Services and related entities. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, plan sponsor fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program that combines discretionary and non-discretionary strategies supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Jeffrey Chasman is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Truist Advisory Services and its predecessor firms since 2012. Outside of advisory work, he serves as CFO of Innovative Hitting, LLC, a company that develops and sells baseball and softball batting training aids. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools, with an operating structure integrated across affiliated broker-dealer and banking entities.

Wayne Moss is a Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) with 22 years of industry experience. He is currently with HB Wealth in Alpharetta, GA, and previously worked at Homrich Berg for 13 years, Synovus Securities, Inc. for 2 years, and Creative Financial Group Ltd for 5 years. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, institutional clients, and investment companies. The firm provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning, employing a combined quantitative and qualitative investment process across a broad range of public and private strategies.

John Bochniak is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently with HB Wealth in Alpharetta, GA, and previously worked for Homrich Berg for three years and Compass Financial Consulting, LLC for seventeen years. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser providing wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using a combination of quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a range of public and private investment strategies.

Yan Liu is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Alpharetta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include work with LSPN Pro, LLC and Next Health Plan. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Maxicome, Inc., a cultural exchange company coordinating travel and educational arrangements for students and visitors between China and the U.S. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, catering to a range of investment program preferences.

John Puckett is a CFP® with 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, Fidelity, and Edward Jones. Puckett is co-owner of LifeTime Asset Management and LifeTime Tax Management, LLC, which provides tax preparation and accounting services. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and a wide range of individual and institutional clients. The firm offers managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody/clearing services.