Elizabeth Di Paolo is a CFP® professional with 10 years of experience in financial advisory. She has worked at SignatureFD, LLC since 2017, following three years at Smith & Howard Wealth Management, LLC. Di Paolo is based in Atlanta, GA. SignatureFD serves individuals, businesses, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by providing wealth management, retirement plan management, and consulting services. The firm manages portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis using mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers, and offers integrated financial planning alongside access to affiliated private investment funds and insurance products.

Karen Chermak is a financial advisor with BIP Wealth, LLC in Atlanta, GA. She holds the Series 63 designation and has 22 years of industry experience, including 15 years at BIP Wealth and over 16 years running her own practice, Karen Chermak & Co. BIP Wealth, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management, utilizing tailored asset allocations that include mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, individual securities, options strategies, and private-market investments for qualified investors.

Chad Blalock is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management and consulting services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary models and a wide range of investment strategies including private markets and digital assets.

Andrea Albu is a financial advisor with The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and having 29 years of industry experience. She has been with The Strategic Financial Alliance since 2012. The Strategic Financial Alliance provides advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm utilizes both in-house management and third-party manager platforms, serving a varied client base including high-net-worth individuals.

Conner Berry is a financial advisor at Arkadios Wealth Advisors with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previous experience at BBVA and Republic Finance, along with entrepreneurial roles at Tradewind Coffee Co and Shea's Wildflower Co. Arkadios Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans using a range of advisory programs and third-party managers. The firm employs an integrated operating model supported by an internal portfolio team, offering a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach.

Kendall Dubose is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with five years of industry experience. He currently serves as an advisor at Arkadios Wealth Advisors and Arkadios Capital since 2023. Prior to this, he worked at JPMorgan Securities, LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank from 2019 to 2023. Arkadios Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans, offering a range of advisor-managed and third-party solutions. The firm employs an integrated operating model combining a large network of advisory entities, an affiliated broker-dealer, and an in-house portfolio management team to support customized investment strategies.

David Crawford is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Crawford Investment Counsel, Inc. since 1992. Crawford Investment Counsel, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, municipalities, and business entities. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach focused on higher-quality, income-producing securities and manages portfolios across equity and fixed income strategies on a discretionary basis.

Caitlin Howerton is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience. She is currently with Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at Archer Investment Management, Facet Wealth, and SmartPath. Earned Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a particular focus on doctors, dentists, and their practices. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary wealth management, and retirement-plan advisory services, utilizing a diversified investment approach informed by third-party consultants and an internal committee.

Sydney Cobb is a financial advisor at 49 Financial with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and two years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Oakwood Capital Securities, 49 Wealth Management, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as an ambassador for Six Zero Pickleball, a pickleball brand based in Australia. 49 Financial serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and retirement plans, offering financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and investment management. The firm emphasizes a disciplined, long-term diversified asset allocation approach that integrates fundamental, cyclical, technical, and behavioral analysis.

Forrest Robertson III is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with BIP Wealth, LLC since 2009. BIP Wealth, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management, including discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, and advises private pooled investment vehicles.

Michael Kipniss is a financial advisor at 49 Financial with the ChFC® designation and over 41 years of industry experience. He has worked at Oakwood Capital Securities, Inc. and 49 Financial since 2026 and spent 15 years with Mass Mutual Investors Services and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. 49 Financial serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and investment management. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term investment approach centered on diversified asset allocation and offers tiered fractional family office services alongside access to third-party managers.

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 has previously worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, E*Trade Securities, Merrill, and Fisher Investments. Bison Wealth serves individuals, high net worth clients, family offices, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and access to third-party managers. The firm uses an outcome-focused, multi-manager model portfolio approach that combines tactical and strategic allocations across liquid and private-market strategies.

Carrie Wilson is a financial advisor at IFG Advisory, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at several firms including Wells Fargo Clearing Services and Raymond James Financial before joining IFG Advisory in 2017. IFG Advisory, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a range of investment approaches and third-party managers to tailor portfolios to client objectives and also manages held-away assets such as 401(k)s and 529 plans.

William Reynolds II is a financial advisor with Equity Investment Corporation based in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at SunTrust Bank and has been with Equity Investment Corporation since 2018 as well as Foreside Funds Distributors LLC since 2019. Equity Investment Corporation provides discretionary equity portfolio management to a range of institutional and private investors, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a fundamental absolute value investment approach across multiple equity strategies and serves various specialized client types, combining equity with fixed income and other diversifiers in separate accounts.

Jacqueline Hewett is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience. She is affiliated with IFG Advisory, LLC since 2014 and has also worked with LPL Financial and Independent Insurance since 1997. Hewett operates as an independent insurance agent through Wealth Horizon, Inc. IFG Advisory, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a mix of analytical approaches and a range of investment instruments, employing sub-advisors and third-party managers to tailor strategies that align with client objectives.

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 financial advisor at Bison Wealth, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has held leadership roles in multiple businesses, including as managing member of Mountain Crypto Advisers, a firm focused on crypto financial planning, and Brookhaven Tax & Accounting Professionals, a tax planning and accounting firm. He also serves as co-founder and CFO of Armis Strategies, a licensed insurance agency, and is an Army aviator in the Georgia Army National Guard. Bison Wealth serves individuals, high net worth clients, family offices, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of financial planning and portfolio management services. The firm employs an outcome-focused, multi-manager investment approach that blends tactical and strategic allocations across liquid and private-market strategies and provides specialized services through its Turnkey Asset Management Platform.

Justyn Grady is a financial advisor at Capital Investment Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has previously worked at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, Homepointe Financial, and NC State Employees Credit Union. Capital Investment Advisors, LLC serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, integrated financial planning, and pension consulting services. The firm uses a centralized, structured investment platform with standardized asset-allocation models and actively managed components, supported by specialized in-house resources for estate and tax planning.

Amy Conley is a financial advisor with The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 31 years of industry experience. She has worked with Strategic Blueprint, LLC since 2017 and previously with Hutchinson Private Wealth, LLC for 17 years. She serves as a trustee of the Greensboro Symphony Endowment Fund, providing oversight of the orchestra’s endowment fund management. The Strategic Financial Alliance serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business clients, offering portfolio management, third-party manager selection, financial planning, seminars, and subscription advisory options. The firm implements customized strategies through co-advisory relationships and third-party asset managers, using a range of investment products and maintains both SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-registered broker-dealer registrations.