Britain Pierce is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services since 2021. His prior experience includes over two decades at SunTrust Securities, Inc. and affiliated entities. 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 combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platform arrangements and AI-enabled research tools, to deliver portfolio management and fiduciary services.

Alicia Sher is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently advising at Hightower Advisors since 2021. Her prior roles include positions at Bluerock Wealth Management, Redwood Wealth Management, and Nova Wealth Management Group. Hightower Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles, offering a range of investment advisory and planning services. The firm employs a multi-manager approach with access to affiliated and third-party managers, utilizing proprietary research and a variety of investment strategies across mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Meredith Moore is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Alpharetta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 26 years of industry experience. Her career includes leadership roles at Artisan Financial Strategies, LLC and Moore and Associates Wealth Management. Moore is active in public speaking, sharing her personal story through keynote engagements, and contributes articles to publications such as Medium, Forbes, and Harvard Business Review. She serves on investment committees for Leadership Atlanta and the Atlanta Women’s Foundation and holds a board position with the latter. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers tailored advice through multiple program types and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Matthew Stewart is a Series 65 licensed advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with two years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Brookstone Wealth Advisors, Hoffman Financial Group, and Three Bridges Wealth Management. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm uses discretionary model portfolios and a range of investment strategies supported by regular performance reporting and operates on a large scale with a platform-focused approach.

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.

Rheannon Boddie is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. Her prior experience includes roles at Woodbury Financial Services, Questar Asset Management, and Gwinnett County Public Schools. She also offers divorce planning services through Beyond Financial, a private entity she owns. Commonwealth Financial Network supports a national network of advisors by providing operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management resources. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and model portfolios, serving both retail and institutional clients.

Brandy Seats is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Avalon Financial and Capital Recovery. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as Senior Vice President at Active Wealth, where she acts as a financial advisor and life insurance specialist. Brookstone Capital Management provides 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 registered investment advisers, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions.

Harrison Fant is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently advising at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Atlanta, GA. He previously worked at Atlanta Financial Associates, Inc. and Commonwealth Financial Network. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by providing investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm emphasizes globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private funds, supported by educational programming and integrated affiliated service lines.

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.

Susan Tordik Atchison is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Alpharetta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 28 years of industry experience. She has worked at SunTrust Advisory Services since 2016 and has been affiliated with SunTrust Investment Services since 2013. 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 and investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, participant advice, and a manager-selection program through third-party managers, combining discretionary and non-discretionary approaches and utilizing AI-enabled tools in its research process.

Shahab Khan is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Dunwoody, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an online discretionary model account offered as an employee-only pilot that uses algorithmic risk assessment and approved model strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists.

David Ward is a CFP® professional with 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and North Point Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2009. His activities include selling fixed insurance products and participation in the management of North Point Management LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting, along with operational, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support.

Kimberly Maxwell is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with a Series 65 designation. She has been with Mercer since 2022 and previously worked at Stewart, Kizzar, and Brockelbank, CPAs. Outside of her financial advisory work, she is involved in theater as an actor. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using low-cost index vehicles and multi-factor strategies, supported by a range of implementation options and additional estate, tax, and private-asset services.

Justin Stevenson is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Alpharetta, GA. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and began his financial services career in 2024 after experience in mortgage lending and other industries. Prior to joining Fifth Third Securities in 2026, he worked at New American Funding and Summerfield Mortgage. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage channels, offering a range of program types and third-party portfolio managers on the Passageway Managed Account platform. The firm operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank and provides services including mutual fund and ETF models, separately managed accounts, and tax-overlay strategies.

Dustin Mcarthur is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services since 2021. He previously worked at Fidelity Brokerage Services and SunTrust Advisory Services. 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 manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools, to implement its investment strategies.

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.

Sophia Gerhards is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2026, she worked at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. for four years. Outside of finance, her work history includes roles at several small businesses, including Smoke Shack and SpotHopper LLC. TIAA-CREF provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Jeffrey Swygert is a CFP® with 32 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Commonwealth Financial Network and Apex Wealth Advisors, having previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research and Fuller & Co. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors who manage client portfolios using a variety of securities and insurance products.

Richard Cardin is a Series 63-licensed financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. in Alpharetta, GA, and has 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. since 2010. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations through fee-based wrap programs, financial planning, and investment management consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies managed internally and by third parties, with oversight from an Investment Strategy Committee.

Davon Smith is a financial advisor at Mariner with four years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He previously worked at The Vanguard Group, WealthSpire Advisors, and has experience outside finance at CVS and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs customized, discretionary portfolios supported by both in-house research and third-party managers, and maintains integrated tax and accounting services uncommon among large advisory enterprises.