William Brand is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 16 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Triad Advisors for 12 years before joining NewEdge Advisors in 2022. Outside of his advisory role, Brand owns and operates Willful Compliance Partners, a compliance consulting firm that provides regulatory guidance to registered entities. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers diverse portfolio management and consulting services, utilizing a range of program structures that combine in-house manager selection with third-party models and advisor discretion, supported by technology and centralized manager due diligence.

James Galloway is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management in Roswell, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 21 years of industry experience. His career includes tenures at Wells Fargo Clearing, Legend Financial Marketing, and Morgan Stanley, among others. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account that uses algorithm-driven investment strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists.

Eric Lapai is a financial advisor with FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. in Lawrenceville, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Fifth Third Securities since 2018 and has been affiliated with Fifth Third Bank since 2017. He also has previous work experience at Southern New Hampshire University. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple program types on the Passageway Managed Account platform, utilizing various portfolio managers and strategies tailored to clients' risk profiles.

Donette Corley is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Alpharetta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at UBS Financial Services and SunTrust Advisory Services. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, implementing advice through discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and manager arrangements.

Wallace Baker is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with various Truist entities, including Truist Bank and SunTrust Insurance Group, throughout his career. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by AI-enabled research tools and a comprehensive supervisory oversight structure.

Alla Harvey is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. She has been associated with SunTrust Advisory Services since 2016 and with SunTrust Bank and SunTrust Investment Services INC since 2014. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing both discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting. The firm combines traditional research with AI-enabled tools and emphasizes inter-affiliate integration, including its AMC Advantage manager-selection program and affiliated broker-dealer and bank services.

Standar Hammonds is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Alpharetta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, PRUCO Securities, Ameriprise Financial Services, and Scottrade. He serves as a trustee for the Reginald C. Powers Trust, overseeing the distribution of his step-father’s estate. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm employs an integrated model linked to Empower’s administrative platforms and focuses on long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and client savings rates.

Susan Moone is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, based in Canton, GA. She has 17 years of industry experience and has been with Commonwealth and Five Talents Wealth Management since 2007. Moone is the sole owner of Five Talents Wealth Management, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm supports its advisors with operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management services while offering a broad range of discretionary portfolio options and model portfolios through its Investment Management and Research team.

Reagan Wolfe is a ChFC® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Guardian Life in Atlanta, GA. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company throughout his career. Wolfe is involved in several community organizations, including serving as Immediate Past Chairman of the McCallie Atlanta Alumni and as a board member of NAIFA Atlanta. Guardian Life, through its Park Avenue® Wealth Management subsidiary, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers advisor-led discretionary management combined with model-based strategies and access to proprietary and third-party advisory solutions.

Richard Cooney is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor affiliated with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd, with 42 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Lincoln National Life Insurance Co and Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation for 21 years before joining Stratos Wealth Partners and LPL Financial in 2019. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser with approximately 379 advisors and $18.6 billion in assets under management, serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and other institutional clients. The firm employs an IAR-driven model with an open-architecture approach that integrates multiple third-party platforms and managers, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with specialized planning services.

Darrien Deese is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and E*TRADE Securities LLC. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals and various entities, including those with existing employer retirement plan relationships. The firm offers both point-in-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management, operating within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds and donor-advised fund advisory services.

Thomas Gandolfi Jr. is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has held positions at multiple firms including Three Bridges Financial Group, where he serves as president and owner, in addition to his advisory roles. Gandolfi is also an author and a classroom instructor for financial planning through the American Financial Education Alliance. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes discretionary model portfolios and a variety of investment strategies, managing assets on a large scale primarily through standardized model and platform services.

Jason Connolly is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Sugarloaf Wealth Management, LLC, Triad Advisors, Inc., OSAIC, and Private Client Services. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and family office solutions, employing a variety of investment strategies and providing tax and financial administration services through an affiliated accounting subsidiary.

Noelle Kim is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at multiple firms including Mpowering America, Netlaw, Elleon Consulting LLC, WealthWave, and Assurant Health. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as president of Elleon Consulting LLC, an insurance business. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a wide client base including individuals, trusts, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to implement its advisory services across multiple platforms such as Transamerica ONE and TFA365.

Matthew Dunckley is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 17 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at J.P. Morgan Securities and SunTrust Bank. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches supported by third-party platforms and an AI-enabled research team.

Jonathan Fanning is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Norcross, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 28 years of industry experience. He has worked with Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services since 2021 and was previously with SunTrust Advisory Services and SunTrust Investment Services from 2007 to 2021. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, 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 deliver asset allocation, fiduciary support, and manager selection programs.

Chip Busbey Jr. is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 63 designation and 41 years of industry experience. He has worked with Guardian Life since 1999 and joined Park Avenue Securities in 2023. Busbey also engages in the sale of insurance products on a brokerage basis. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of financial planning, consulting, and investment management solutions combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies.

Patrick Curran is a financial advisor at Savant Wealth Management with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Capital Directions, Unified Trust/American Trust, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory role, he is the sole owner of a rental property business managed through an LLC. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with a range of actively managed strategies and related services delivered through affiliated entities.

Matthew Luckey is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Alpharetta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and is also involved with WealthWave Media, LLC, where he assists in creating and editing financial literacy and marketing materials. Luckey maintains a pass-through entity, M Luckey, Inc., for administrative purposes related to his other business activities. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party investment models. The firm operates as both a registered broker-dealer and registered investment adviser, providing discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Xiuhong Du is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Guardian Life in Atlanta, GA. She has been associated with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life since 2016. Du holds board positions with the Gwinnett Tech Foundation, NAIFA Georgia Chapter, Gwinnett Chamber of Directors, and the Women's Advisory Council for Northside Hospital Gwinnett System. She is also a MDRT US Chapter Community Leader. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, as well as access to insurance products and alternative investments through its connection with Guardian Life.