Michael Kipniss is a financial advisor with 41 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with 49 Financial in Atlanta, GA. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. His prior experience includes 15 years at Mass Mutual Investors Services and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. 49 Financial serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, consulting, and tiered fractional family office services. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term diversified asset allocation strategy grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and manages roughly $1.4 billion across both project-based and ongoing engagements.

Perry Smith is a financial advisor at Bison Wealth, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and E*Trade Securities. Bison Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, family offices, and corporate entities, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA retirement plan advice. The firm is noted for its outcome-focused model portfolios, tactical and strategic asset allocations, and a turnkey asset management platform for other advisers.

William Reynolds II is a financial advisor at Equity Investment Corporation in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with seven years of industry experience. His previous work includes roles at SunTrust Bank and Foreside Funds Distributors LLC. Equity Investment Corporation provides discretionary equity portfolio management to institutional and private investors, including high-net-worth clients and trusts. The firm uses a fundamental, absolute value investment process across multiple value strategies and serves a broad range of client types without offering standalone financial planning services.

Louise Monti is a financial advisor with OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, LPL Financial, and Private Advisor Group. She serves on the finance council of St. Lawrence Catholic Church, assisting with the parish’s financial affairs. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm uses a combination of proprietary investment models, third-party managers, and custodian-sponsored programs, with most client assets managed on a discretionary basis.

Michael Parsons is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with 18 years of industry experience. He currently works at Capital Investment Advisors, LLC, where he has been since 2022, following 11 years at RBC Capital Markets. Parsons has a passive ownership interest in Seven Talents, LLC, a private placement vehicle. Capital Investment Advisors, LLC serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients by offering discretionary portfolio management, integrated financial planning, and pension consulting services. The firm uses a centralized investment platform with standardized asset-allocation models and actively managed sleeves, supported by in-house estate and tax planning specialists and access to various private investment solutions.

Blake Schaper is a Series 65-licensed advisor with eight years of industry experience. He is currently a managing member of Mountain Crypto Advisers, where he focuses on crypto financial planning, and also manages Brookhaven Tax & Accounting Professionals, a tax planning and accounting firm. Additionally, he co-founded Armis Strategies, a licensed insurance agency, and serves as an Army Aviator in the Georgia Army National Guard. Bison Wealth, LLC serves a broad range of clients including individuals, family offices, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, as well as other financial advisers. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, multi-manager investment solutions, and access to alternative investments, utilizing outcome-focused strategies with a turnkey asset management platform.

Justyn Grady is a financial advisor at Capital Investment Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Beacon Pointe Advisors, Homepointe Financial, and NC State Employees Credit Union. Capital Investment Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional clients, providing discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning. The firm employs a centralized investment platform with standardized asset-allocation models and actively managed sleeves, coordinating financial planning with in-house specialists in estate and tax planning.

Kevin Yang is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc in Atlanta, GA since 2006. ZWJ Investment Counsel manages approximately $3.86 billion in client assets across about 925 client relationships, providing investment counseling and discretionary portfolio management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other entities. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes discretionary equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios tailored to each client through written investment policy statements and incorporates both fundamental and financial analysis.

Davis Hines is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm provides tailored wealth management and retirement plan services, utilizing a broad range of investment tools and emphasizing fiduciary governance for plan sponsors.

Grace Wages is a financial advisor at Stephens based in Atlanta, GA, with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank NA and JPMorgan Securities LLC. Stephens provides investment advisory and wealth-management services to individuals, pension plans, foundations, corporations, and other institutional clients. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolio programs overseen by multiple investment committees and combines advisory services with broker-dealer and investment banking activities.

Kevin Woods is a financial advisor at Asset Preservation Advisors, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Asset Preservation Advisors, Inc. since 2002. Woods is a minority owner of Fixed Income Advisors, Inc., which serves as general partner to private partnerships managed by Asset Preservation Advisors, Inc. Asset Preservation Advisors specializes in municipal bond investment management for institutional and retail clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary services focused on taxable and tax-exempt portfolios. The firm employs an active fixed-income approach emphasizing yield-curve analysis, credit research, and sector allocation, managing approximately $10.6 billion in assets with a team of 21 advisors.

John Mills III is a financial advisor with Royal Fund Management, LLC, based in Atlanta, GA. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he is the owner and director of Tax Centers of Georgia, a tax preparation and planning business. Royal Fund Management serves a diverse client base including individual investors, corporations, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm constructs tailored portfolios using multiple analytical approaches and provides both discretionary and held-away account management through various platforms.

Bambi Rentschler is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Merrill Lynch for 17 years before joining OpenArc in 2025. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized wealth management and retirement plan services, combining institutional research and a broad investment toolkit that includes alternative and private market investments as well as digital assets.

Hunter Bailey is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Independent Financial Group, LLC and spent ten years at UPS. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized wealth management and retirement plan services, utilizing a broad range of investment options and emphasizing institutional research and fiduciary governance.

Eleanor Quarles is a financial advisor at Nicholas Hoffman & Company, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with the firm since 2007. Nicholas Hoffman & Company provides financial planning, portfolio management, family office services, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, including high-net-worth families, as well as trusts, foundations, private funds, and estates. The firm offers customized investment solutions and manages both individual portfolios and pooled vehicles, using performance-based fee arrangements for certain private funds.

Brian Ragen is a financial advisor at Concorde Asset Management, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Concorde Asset Management and Concorde Investment Services since 2018 and previously worked at Triad Advisors, Inc. from 2012 to 2018. Concorde Asset Management serves individual, corporate, and retirement-plan clients with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm employs model portfolios and third-party strategists while offering ERISA retirement-plan advisory services and acting as an overlay manager with discretionary trading and allocation responsibilities.

Brittany Hagy is a financial advisor at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Allon Planning Partners and Malia Financial Group. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and operates Allon Planning Partners, providing insurance and annuity solutions as well as non-legal estate planning administrative services. Foundations Investment Advisors is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser managing approximately $10.1 billion for nearly 29,615 clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan support, and sub-advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, and registered investment companies through a network of nearly 300 investment adviser representatives.

Blake Kollin is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm provides tailored wealth management and retirement plan services using a broad range of investment strategies, including alternatives and digital assets, and maintains a substantial institutional retirement practice alongside private markets capabilities.

Linda Dash is a CFP® with 19 years of experience in financial advisory roles. She is currently with The Mather Group, LLC and previously held positions at Charles Schwab and USAA. The Mather Group serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities with integrated financial planning, investment management, tax, and estate planning services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with customizable portfolios and incorporates AI and machine-learning tools under human oversight.

Robert Gustafson is a financial advisor with Realta Investment Advisors, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Realta in 2019, he worked at Raymond James Financial and operated Gustafson Financial Services. He is also involved with Hoganas Wealth Advisors. Realta Investment Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, pension plans, and institutional clients. The firm focuses on individualized advice, utilizing diversified asset allocation strategies and a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.