Patrick Thomas is a financial advisor with Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at MPWM Advisory Solutions, Cardea Capital Advisors, and Lindner Capital Advisors. Fortis Capital Advisors serves individuals, families, businesses, retirement plans, institutional clients, and other advisers with portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and educational workshops. The firm uses a combination of discretionary management, advisor-specific investment styles, and model portfolios, incorporating passive, active, tactical, and ESG-oriented strategies.

John Bliss III is a financial advisor at Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Cantella & Co., Inc. and IFS Securities. Based in Atlanta, GA, he has been with Kingswood since 2022. Kingswood Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutions, offering portfolio management, financial planning, ERISA plan advisory, and consulting services. The firm integrates affiliated financial entities and supports insurance-linked account management, operating an open-architecture platform that frequently utilizes third-party managers and sub-advisors.

Calvin Thomas is a financial advisor at Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including Paratus Wealth Ltd., Blacktower Financial Management (US) LLC, and Valais Wealth Management. Beacon Global Advisor Network serves individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts, offering customized asset management and financial planning services. The firm is notable for its specialized pension-transfer capability for U.K. nationals and its network structure that supports independent advisory representatives with diverse service arrangements.

Mitchell Melan is a financial advisor at Capital Analysts with 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. since 1997. Melan also acts as an agent for fixed annuities and life insurance products upon client request. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management supported by an in-house investment management team and a proprietary mutual fund screening process.

Dexter Conner is a financial advisor at United Capital Financial Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Goldman Sachs, LPL Financial, M&T Bank, and Morgan Stanley. Conner is also the owner of Faith in Dreams Edutainment, a religious technology company. United Capital Financial Advisors provides financial planning and investment management services nationally to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses discretionary asset-allocation models, offers portfolio customization for ESG and faith-based preferences, and supports clients with technology and a range of investment options.

Drake Craig is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at GLOBALT Investments since 2018. He is also president of DC Property Holdings, a real estate investment company. GLOBALT Investments provides discretionary investment management to a range of clients including individuals, corporations, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a team-based investment process utilizing quantitative, technical, and fundamental analysis, primarily implementing strategies through ETFs and focusing on portfolio management and model provision.

Kylie Presley is a financial advisor at New Edge Wealth in Atlanta, GA, with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Fisher Investments and Paycom. New Edge Wealth primarily serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as family offices, foundations, trusts, and other institutional clients. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and investor behavior in its portfolio management, combining independent managers, model strategies, and proprietary investment solutions supported by AI-assisted analytics and human oversight.

Christopher Brooks is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Waverly Advisors, LLC since 2025. His prior experience includes roles at Tobias Financial Advisors, Equitable Advisors, Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, Y Group Companies, and positions at Vanderbilt University and Texas Christian University. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles, with approximately 224 advisors and $29.9 billion in assets under management. The firm combines traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-market allocations and also operates affiliated businesses including a state-chartered trust company and a tax and accounting practice.

Edward Nolan is a Series 65-licensed advisor with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Impact Partnership Wealth, LLC since 2021. He previously worked at Retirement Wealth Advisors and Formulafolio Investments, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is Vice President of Sales at The Impact Partnership, LLC, where he focuses on sales strategies for independent life insurance agents. Impact Partnership Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, and ERISA retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm combines third-party strategists, adviser-managed models, and direct indexing with tactical overlays, offering discretionary portfolio management through a wrap-fee platform.

Jeffrey Nash is a financial advisor with Gradient Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Gradient Advisors since 2019 and has a background that includes 18 years at Flagship Financial as well as self-employment since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he provides wills and trusts services as an agent for Estate Guru and offers notary public services. Gradient Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm operates primarily through a network of Investment Advisor Representatives and third-party money managers, employing a largely non-discretionary model focused on documented client objectives and risk tolerance.

Marc Sydnor is a financial advisor at GLOBALT Investments in Atlanta, GA, with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at GLOBALT Investments LLC since 2017, including its successor entity since 2021, with prior roles at Avec Capital LLC and XT Capital Partners, LLC. GLOBALT Investments provides discretionary investment management to a range of clients including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a team-based investment process that integrates quantitative, technical, and fundamental analysis, primarily utilizing ETFs within a variety of separately managed accounts and model portfolio platforms.

Laura Nasca is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. She currently works at Modera Wealth Management, LLC and previously was employed at PEPL, Inc., Jonquil Creative, LLC, and TrueWealth, LLC. Modera Wealth Management provides wealth management, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm integrates investment management with accounting, tax services, and business coaching, managing approximately $17.7 billion in regulatory assets with a diversified, Modern Portfolio Theory–based investment approach.

Thomas Toney is a financial advisor at SignatureFD, LLC with Series 65 credentials and no prior industry experience. His background includes roles at Emory University and Yale University. SignatureFD serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicle investors, offering discretionary wealth management, financial planning, consulting, and retirement plan management. The firm employs diversified, long-term asset allocation strategies and acts as adviser or sub-adviser to private investment funds and other pooled vehicles.

Peter Lynch is a financial advisor at Henssler Financial in Kennesaw, GA, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and previously worked at ALPS Distributors, Inc. from 2016 to 2019. Lynch has been with Henssler Financial since 2016. Henssler Financial is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individual clients, other advisers, registered investment companies, pension plans, and municipal clients. The firm employs a cash-flow driven “Ten Year Rule” for asset allocation and offers customized model portfolios, automated rebalancing, and tax-loss harvesting, supported by affiliated accounting, legal, and real estate services.

Blair Cunningham is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at SignatureFD, LLC since 2000. Based in Atlanta, GA, he holds a Series 65 license and has spent his entire career with SignatureFD. SignatureFD serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans with wealth management, retirement plan management, and consulting services. The firm manages client portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis using mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers, and is affiliated with an accounting firm and several private investment funds.

Jacob Duvall is a financial advisor with Bison Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Trinity Street Financial, Advocacy Wealth Management, and Forge Consulting. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a Settlement Consultant with Mirena & Co. and is the Director of Settlement Planning at Armis Strategies, providing financial planning and insurance services to settlement recipients and traditional clients. Bison Wealth serves individuals, family offices, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, curated model portfolios, financial planning, and ERISA retirement plan advice. The firm’s approach combines tactical and strategic allocations across liquid and private-market investments, including alternative strategies and option-based overlays, and it provides a turnkey asset management platform for unaffiliated advisers.

Denise Noelle Halle' Lunsway is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Crawford Investment Counsel Inc with three years of industry experience. She has been with Crawford Investment Counsel since 2017 and previously worked at Willis Towers Watson from 2016 to 2017. Crawford Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach focusing on dividend-paying equities and credit diversification within its fixed-income strategies.

Richard Irrgang is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Equity Investment Corporation since 2016 and previously worked at JFB Holdings Corp from 2003 to 2017. Equity Investment Corporation provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, not-for-profits, and various institutional clients. The firm employs a fundamental, absolute-value investment approach with in-house valuation models and emphasizes low turnover, tax-aware execution, and ESG integration across its portfolios.

Robert Haggard is a CFP® and CFA® with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently with Apollon Wealth Management, LLC and has previously worked at UCAP Asset Management, Adi Dassler Family Office LLC, and ACG Wealth Inc. Apollon Wealth Management, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, families, family offices, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm combines centrally managed model strategies with locally managed portfolios and offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, sub-advisory, and consulting.

Jeffrey Neumeyer is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. Outside of advising, he is involved in a family-held sole proprietorship related to condo rentals. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm offers tailored wealth management and retirement plan services, utilizing a wide range of investment strategies and emphasizing institutional research and manager due diligence in its retirement practice.