David Leathers is a financial advisor with J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. in Cumming, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. Prior to joining J. W. Cole Advisors, he worked at Cetera Advisors LLC, Investors Capital Corp., and LPL Financial, among others. Outside his advisory work, Leathers serves as treasurer and board member of the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion Association, chairs the board of the Cumming Development Authority, and is a volunteer board member and treasurer for Amazing Grace Church, Inc. J. W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives and provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including model and manager-based approaches, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Todd Smith is a CFP® with 35 years of industry experience. He is currently with Allworth Financial, L.P., where he has worked since 2018. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Brokerage Services, E*TRADE Capital Management, and HarrisDirect. Allworth Financial serves individual and high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial and wealth planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and manages privately offered funds, combining quantitative and qualitative analysis to implement customized investment strategies.

Jonathan Safko is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, Cetera, and E*TRADE. Safko was also employed by Uber Technologies from 2016 to 2020. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage clients. The firm uses an integrated service model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Maurice Dearth is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Money Concepts Capital since 2011 and also has long-term roles at Data-Source and as owner of Mosolutions LLC, a printing brokerage. Outside of financial advising, he works as a sales representative for Reynolds and Reynolds, focusing on printing services for automotive-related businesses. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a variety of managed programs and account structures, utilizing model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to guide investment decisions.

Sean Flynn is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Charles Schwab & Co., Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, and Boston Harbor Wealth Advisors. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and select Charles Schwab-referred clients by providing non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations. The firm’s guidance is based on Charles Schwab’s asset-allocation models and internal research, focusing on client goals and risk tolerance without exercising discretionary trading authority.

Joseph Ridling is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Transamerica since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved with Virtual Properties.biz, a business focused on buying, selling, and showing real estate. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary model portfolios and third-party managers with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Ritu Shukla is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Truist Bank for 12 years. Truist Advisory Services offers 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, and operates with a high level of inter-affiliate integration.

Blake Kahn is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at MAI Capital Management, Empower Advisory Group, Personal Capital Advisors Corporation, Northwestern Mutual, and Morgan Stanley. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets through a broad advisor network, offering diversified, risk-class based investment solutions that combine passive and active management overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Joe Friend III is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he operates as an independent insurance agent. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches supported by in-house and external strategists.

Stephen Kelly is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Truist Advisory Services and related entities since 2003, with prior experience at Raymond James Financial Services. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in real estate investments focused on cash flow properties. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, utilizing third-party platforms and manager selection programs to support its clients.

Cory Jobe is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work experience includes roles at The Horace Mann Companies and Protolabs, Inc. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise advisory and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and advisor-led consulting supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team.

Eric Owens is a financial advisor at SPC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at SPC and its affiliated Sigma Financial Corporation since 2017. Prior to that, he was with ProEquities, Inc. from 2005 to 2017. Outside of his advisory work, Owens is also an attorney specializing in estate planning, Medicaid planning, and VA benefits, and he volunteers as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for children in foster care. SPC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm delivers tailored, discretionary advice through a large network of advisors and maintains strategic partnerships with broker-dealers and insurance agencies.

Dillon Tierney is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He began his career in the financial industry in 2022 and has experience at Mercer as well as previous roles outside of finance, including positions at Holloway Electric and Caryn Health. He also worked at Kennesaw State University from 2017 to 2022. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments with investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing low-cost ETFs, index funds, and other strategies, and offers specialized services such as retirement plan consulting and charitable advisory.

Patrick Kenney Jr. is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Prior to joining Creative Planning, he worked at Voya and Transamerica in various capacities. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a pizza delivery driver for Domino's Pizza. Creative Planning offers wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by various active and passive investment options.

John Bowling Jr. is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with 10 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. His prior experience includes roles at Dempsey Lord Smith, LLC and Mccormack Financial Planning Inc. He has been with Edward Jones since 2017. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth households, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporate clients, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a nationwide network of over 23,700 financial advisors and offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary advisory strategies under a fiduciary standard.

Roger Sulhoff is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Ameriprise since 2019, previously serving at The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. and Private Client Advisory, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he manages a sailboat charter business through a professional management company and is involved in personal estate planning activities. Ameriprise provides retirement-income planning services primarily for individuals with substantial investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver tailored, non-discretionary recommendations. The firm offers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through its affiliated companies.

Betty Merck is a financial advisor at Stifel with 33 years of industry experience. She has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. since 2010 and holds a Series 63 designation. Outside of her advisory role, she is a notary and involved in a local pest control business owned by her husband. Stifel serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services supported by proprietary investment analysis and allocation methodologies developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

Joanne Ryan is a financial advisor at Merrill with 25 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill since 2001, concurrently affiliated with Bank of America since 2010. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Terrell Williams is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Merrill and Bank of America. Outside of his advisory role, he is the president of a commercial cleaning company in Cornelia, Georgia. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a wide range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and a structured discovery process. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers both direct and employer-sponsored financial plans.

Joseph Deming is a financial advisor at Raymond James Financial with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at LPL Financial LLC, United Community Bank, and Edward Jones. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning and investment consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored, non-discretionary planning and supports municipal and public finance work through its affiliation with a municipal advisor.