Hsiu Ching Chiao is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. She has worked with several firms throughout her career, including World Financial Group and multiple health insurance providers. Her other business activities involve sales of insurance and non-insurance products across various health and travel insurance companies. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment models with discretionary and non-discretionary options.

James Gnefkow is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in Atlanta, GA. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has 16 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance, and Jackson National Life Distributors. Outside of advising, he is involved in managing several business entities including Southeast Firm, LLC and Peachtree Planning of Georgia, LLC. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial and business consulting. The firm employs a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports various account-level services including lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

John Shevlin is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at Primerica Advisors since 1999 and has been associated with Peachtree Planning Corporation and Guardian Life Insurance Co of America since the early 1990s. He serves on the board of the Cowart YMCA. Primerica Advisors is part of Park Avenue Securities LLC, which serves a diverse retail client base through both brokerage and advisory services, offering a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs and financial planning solutions.

Paul Scaglione is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His career includes roles with Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors, as well as multiple positions within Truist-affiliated firms since 2002. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools, to deliver its investment solutions.

Dara Davis is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. She has six years of industry experience and has worked at firms including Park Avenue Securities, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and Mercedes-Benz USA LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a board member and Treasurer/CFO for The Black Girls Breathing Foundation and participates on the advisory board of Cyber Safety Architects. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services including financial planning and retirement consulting, utilizing both proprietary and third-party investment programs.

William Coffey is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at Peachtree Planning Corporation and Primerica Advisors since 1999 and has been associated with Guardian Life Insurance Company since 1984. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in pension marketing activities. Primerica Advisors operates as part of Park Avenue Securities LLC, serving a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary models and third-party managers, supporting various account types and offering additional services such as securities-based lending and donor-advised funds.

Curtis Hearn is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with NewEdge Advisors, having joined in 2023, and previously worked at Gratus Capital and JPH Advisory Group. Outside of advisory work, he oversees operations for a short-term rental property through Rivertree Hospitality LLC. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and centralized due diligence, along with technology tools to support advisors and clients.

Robert Patti is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. He has held roles at LPL Financial, Zacks Investment Management, FSC Securities Corporation, and Raymond James Financial Services. Patti provides investment advisory services and insurance through Stratos Wealth Partners and LPL Financial. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser with approximately 379 advisors and $18.6 billion in assets under management. The firm serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients, offering customized portfolio management and a range of financial planning and outsourced CIO solutions through an open-architecture platform integrating multiple third-party managers.

Rhonda Lamb is a Series 66 credentialed advisor at Hightower Advisors with 29 years of industry experience. She has been with Hightower Securities, LLC and Hightower Advisors since 2013. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a notary without compensation. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, employing affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research to construct portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.

William Francis is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in Atlanta, GA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has two years of industry experience, with prior roles at Guardian Life Insurance, Park Avenue Securities, and Ashford Advisors. In addition to his advisory work, he maintains an insurance business outside of Guardian. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage and advisory services alongside financial and business consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party models, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts with various investment products and lending solutions.

Thomas Gordon Jr. is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, TD Ameritrade, Scottrade, and J.P. Morgan. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between point-in-time planning services and ongoing managed account programs, providing both model and customized portfolio options within a vertically integrated structure.

Charles Davidson Jr. is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Lumature Wealth Partners, Raymond James Financial Services, SunTrust Private Wealth, and Merrill. He serves as Treasurer and board member for the Holy Innocents Touchdown Club, a nonprofit booster organization. Concurrent Investment Advisors is an SEC-registered multi-team firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and other investment vehicles, supported by affiliated sub-advisory arrangements and platform integrations.

Patrick Mcardle is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and is involved in other ventures including online legal services with Net Law and real estate referral through the Dinsmore Group. Additionally, he serves on the finance committee at Our Lady of the Mountains Roman Catholic Church. Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm operates through a large advisor network using model portfolios and third-party managers, delivering services via multiple program platforms including Transamerica ONE and TFA365.

Alexis Maafoh is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. Prior to joining Focus Partners Wealth, Alexis worked at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, Nova Wealth Management Group, and Genspring/Sun Trust Private Wealth. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Robert Harris is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He is currently with NewEdge Advisors and previously operated Fort Harris Consulting, Inc., doing business as Harris Consulting. He serves as Vice President of Fort Harris Consulting while providing advisory services through NewEdge Advisors. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving a broad client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various portfolio management and consulting services, combining in-house manager selection with third-party models and advisory discretion, supported by centralized due diligence and technology tools.

Brian Sullivan is a CFP® professional at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Atlanta, GA, with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Mercer Global Advisors in various roles since 2016. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by providing investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm’s investment approach uses Modern Portfolio Theory with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other strategies.

James Morris is a Series 66 licensed advisor at First Command Advisory Services with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with First Command and its affiliated entities since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and manages a business unrelated to investments, Atlanta District Advisor Associates LLC. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, delivering investment management through a centralized team that selects model portfolios and approved third-party managers.

Cam Levitan is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Keller Williams and managing his own entities such as Cam Fin LLC and Transformation Financial LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is active as a real estate agent, consulting on property management in Alpharetta, GA. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services primarily through model portfolios and third-party managers across multiple program platforms.

Palmer Curry is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a co-executor on a trust related to his family. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and advisory programs that include both proprietary and third-party model portfolios.

Arash Assadzadeh is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Alpharetta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Truist Advisory Services and its affiliated entities since 2014, including SunTrust Advisory Services prior to its transition to Truist. 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 uses a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools, to manage client portfolios.