Julian Foster is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has prior experience with the University of Florida and the Heavener School of Business. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies supported by AI-enabled research tools and inter-affiliate integration.

Anthony Shilcoski IV is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He has held previous roles at Stephens Inc., Henssler Financial, and Genspring Family Offices. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 designations. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services within a Private Advisor model and operates as a registered broker-dealer with a consolidated investment platform delivering equity, fixed income, and alternative investment solutions.

William Crawford is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower, he worked at PNC and J.P. Morgan in various capacities. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s integrated model links its advice to recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and clients’ savings rates.

Richard Ballou is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott in Atlanta, GA, with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2017, with a brief period at Venture24 Capital Partners. Outside of advising, he is involved in several business activities, including founding a consulting firm, co-founding a family e-commerce business, serving on the board and investing in a regional hoagie franchise, and managing investments for a nonprofit foundation. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients and offers brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs, combining in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Kory Gildea is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience currently with HB Wealth in Atlanta, GA. Prior to joining HB Wealth, he worked at Homrich Berg and spent four years at the University of Georgia. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, and family offices, as well as institutional clients. The firm offers wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services, employing a combination of quantitative and qualitative due diligence across various public and private investment strategies.

Tyson Long is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at MassMutual Life Insurance Company, Northwestern Mutual, and MML Investors Services LLC. In addition to his advisory work, he is appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for Agia. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

Navin Jayasekar is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2015. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm combines point-in-time planning services with ongoing discretionary management, utilizing model portfolios and customized strategies under a fiduciary standard.

Justin Ryan is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services INC for nine years before joining Rockefeller Financial, where he has been since 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he manages Mascot Holdings LLC, a single-member LLC unrelated to securities trading. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, broker-dealer services, and specializes in integrated investment solutions through its Private Advisor model and consolidated investment platform.

Charlotte Vidal is a CFA charterholder with nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. from 2015 to 2022 before joining HB Wealth in 2022, where she currently advises clients. 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 combines quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a range of public and private investment strategies and provides discretionary portfolio management aligned with clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Sharon Grannum is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and having 23 years of industry experience. She has worked with SunTrust Advisory Services since 2016 and SunTrust Investment Services, Inc. since 2001. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships with non-discretionary consulting and uses third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support its investment process.

Jeni Cobbs is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked with firms including GenSpring Family Offices and Regions Investment Management prior to joining Truist. Based in Atlanta, GA, she has been with Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services since 2021. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes both discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools, to assist clients with asset allocation, investment policy, and manager selection.

Paige Foster is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 1999 and also holds a position as an agent with Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Julie Copelan is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has 12 years of industry experience and has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in a non-securities insurance business and also engages in reselling preowned clothing on an online marketplace during evenings or weekends. Valic Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving primarily U.S. individuals, including high and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors, utilizing centralized technology and model solutions to serve a substantial client base.

Gregory Fink is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Gratus Capital, HighTower Advisors, Arkadios Capital, ACG Wealth Inc., and Fidelity Investments. He also provides marketplace consulting and answers high-level questions related to the RIA industry through his involvement with Alpha Insights. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Eric Michalski is a Certified Financial Planner® with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Farther and has held prior roles at Carson Wealth and Woodbury Financial. Michalski is also the owner of Michalski, LLC, a holding entity for partnership shares in Carson Group Holdings. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform complemented by direct client meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach using bespoke and algorithmic model portfolios, focusing primarily on ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income.

Colton Myers is a CFP® with one year of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC. His prior work history includes roles at Rockefeller Capital Management, Emory University, and Lord Abbett. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, operating uniquely as a registered broker-dealer that also provides placement and investment banking services through a consolidated investment platform.

Jeffrey Rosengarten is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Homrich Berg, now part of HB Wealth, for 15 years. Based in Atlanta, GA, Rosengarten’s career is focused on wealth management and financial planning services. HB Wealth Management serves individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm offers a comprehensive investment approach that includes discretionary portfolio management, quantitative and qualitative due diligence across public and private strategies, and provides outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) services.

Brandon Trowel is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services who holds a Series 66 designation and has three years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Truist Investment Services, Bank of America, Merrill, and earlier experience at T-Mobile, Best Buy, Amazon, The University of Georgia, and Kroger. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers solutions including asset allocation, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, utilizing a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research.

David Michaux IV is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with Valic Financial Advisors and has been there since 2008. Additionally, he serves as an agent with Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm utilizes discretionary unified managed accounts and centralized technology to manage a large client base through its extensive network of advisors.

Eddie Patton Gooch IV is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked with SunTrust entities in various roles since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner of a rental property in Austell, Georgia. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, employing a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.