Irma Montes is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Atlanta, GA, having two years of industry experience. She previously worked at Guardian Life Insurance Company and The Home Depot. Outside of her advisory role, she operates an independent laundry service as a contractor. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base and offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm employs various investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Michael Carignan is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2023. Prior to joining Mariner, he held various roles at Avantax Planning Partners, Inc., Avantax Investment Services, Inc., and Avantax Advisory Services between 2013 and 2023. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm combines in-house research with third-party managers and provides a range of strategies across equity, fixed income, alternatives, and digital assets, alongside tax, accounting, and family office services.

Lester Jones is a financial advisor with OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC based in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes over two decades at Primerica Financial Services and Primerica Advisors, along with roles at Triad Hybrid Solutions and Triad Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Duo Wealth Advisors LLC, focusing on investment management and retirement planning. OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through multiple program models, utilizing both proprietary and third-party platforms.

Mallie Scott is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. Prior to joining Creative Planning in 2022, Scott worked at Homrich Berg for a total of three years and held a position at Georgia State University. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by additional portfolio management techniques and integrated retirement plan services.

Frederick Brown is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2003. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation along with manager selection and various investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Zachary Harrell is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2021, following nine years at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Based in Atlanta, GA, he provides advisory services within a large integrated financial firm. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning, investment management, and related advisory support to a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, corporate participants, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary managers, delivering tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support.

Margaret Evans is a CFP® professional with six years of experience at HB Wealth Management, LLC in Atlanta, GA. She previously worked at the University of Georgia School of Law for three years. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser providing wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combined quantitative and qualitative investment process across public and private strategies and offers outsourced chief investment officer and institutional advisory services.

Thomas Hall is a CFP® and Series 66-registered financial advisor at Mariner with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2021 and previously spent six years at Homrich Berg. Mariner serves a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, tax services, and coordinated family office solutions, implementing customized portfolios that combine in-house research with third-party managers and a variety of asset strategies.

Michael Lamb is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. based in Roswell, GA, holding a Series 66 designation with 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include a long tenure at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and positions at Cetera and Avantax Investment Services. Outside of his advisory work, he owns a cryotherapy and wellness franchise as well as a short-term rental business. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, and institutional clients, offering comprehensive advisory services including investment management, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a globally diversified investment approach using low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private funds, supported by educational content and various specialized service lines.

Thomas Heidt is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2004. He also has a role with Agia involving non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a large network of advisors and employs discretionary unified managed accounts using third-party model managers and technology platforms.

Charles Hoke is a CFA® charterholder and holds Series 63 and 66 licenses. He has 14 years of industry experience and has worked at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. since 2014. Based in Atlanta, GA, he is part of a larger team at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm combines an internal investment team with governance committees to offer customized portfolio management, utilizing both proprietary and external strategies, and manages a notable amount of assets relative to its advisor headcount.

Jamie Wall is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at J.P. Morgan for seven years before joining Cresset in 2021. Cresset Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in client assets across a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm focuses on diversified, asset-allocation-driven portfolio construction using both active and passive strategies and offers services such as portfolio management, wealth planning, private fund advisory, and family office services.

Shawn Chando is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following 16 years at The AYCO Company, L.P. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and a range of discretionary and non-discretionary managers, providing tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large integrated financial group.

Leslie Blanchard is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Creative Planning since 2020. Prior to this, Leslie worked at TrueWealth Management from 2015 to 2020. Leslie holds a 16% membership interest in Lawrence Investment Management, LLC, a separate investment-related business. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by supplemental approaches such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting, and offers integrated retirement plan services alongside affiliated legal, trust, and recordkeeping businesses.

Suhwan Lee is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has prior experience at Configure Partners Securities, LLC and engagement with Emory University. Outside of his advisory role, he is also involved with Bare Carbon, LLC. Cresset Asset Management is a multi-disciplinary investment adviser managing approximately $78.9 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles, offering services including wealth management, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting with a risk-aware, diversified investment approach.

John Poss is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Equity Services, Inc. and National Life Insurance Co. since 1988. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as president of the Edgewater Homeowners Association. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches.

James Bolton is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with one year of industry experience, currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors. His prior work includes roles at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Coastal States Bank. He serves on the board of directors for The Ivy's Condominium Association in Atlanta. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering both brokerage and advisory services alongside financial and business consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms and supports various account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Brentley Jones is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at Truist Advisory Services in Atlanta, GA. He has been with SunTrust Advisory Services since 2016 and SunTrust Investment Services since 2006. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, utilizing third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support its manager selection and investment oversight.

Robert Butler is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently advising at Mariner. His prior roles include positions at Cedar Rowe Partners and The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolio strategies supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with a notable emphasis on integrated tax and accounting services.

Savannah Andersen is a CFP® with six years of industry experience currently serving as a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC. She previously worked at Berman Capital Advisors, LLC, BioShield, LLC, and Deloitte Consulting. Andersen is based in Atlanta, GA. Cresset Asset Management, LLC manages approximately $71.9 billion in client assets for a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on diversified, asset-allocation-driven portfolio construction using both active and passive strategies and conducts structured due diligence for manager selection and ongoing monitoring.