Andrew Appleby is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with a Series 66 credential and less than one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, the University of Georgia, and other educational and retail organizations. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base that includes individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored investment strategies supported by specialized teams and a range of financial offerings, leveraging integrated resources across the Goldman Sachs network.

Pamela Middleton is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with over 43 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation and securities licenses Series 63 and Series 65. Pamela has been with Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. since 1996 and also has a longstanding association with Banks, Jackson & Middleton Inc. Outside of advising, she provides income tax preparation services and serves as a trustee and guardian in family estate matters. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a particular focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan advice, and a range of investment management programs that combine in-house and third-party strategies overseen by an Investment Management & Research team.

Yali Qin is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Focus Partners, Qin worked at The Colony Group, Morgan Stanley, and E*Trade Securities. Outside of finance, Qin has experience working at Mee Sum Pastry. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with comprehensive wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, utilizing fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside tools such as trend-following and options overlay strategies.

Jana Burke is a financial advisor with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 20 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include seven years at Stephens Inc and concurrent positions at Independent Advisor Alliance and LPL Financial since 2021. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting with a blend of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management supported by various analytical techniques and technology platforms.

Tyler Glassman is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2018, following positions at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied, and Crowe Horwath LLP. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm offers customized financial planning and portfolio management, leveraging proprietary research, strategic allocation models, and a range of investment platforms within the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Thomas Carroll is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at HB Wealth. His prior roles include positions at Homrich Berg and multiple divisions of SunTrust from 2014 to 2019. Carroll holds board and advisory roles with Emory University, Zoo Atlanta, the Ultra High Net Worth Institute, BYN Pershing Wealth, and Wake Forest University. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser that serves individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm employs a disciplined investment approach combining quantitative and qualitative due diligence across public and private strategies and offers services including wealth management, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) solutions.

Velena Berny is a CFP® certificant with Series 63 registration, currently serving as a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services. She has over one year of experience in the financial industry and has been affiliated with Truist Bank since 1997. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory solutions to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting and employs AI-enabled tools and inter-affiliate resources to support its manager selection and oversight processes.

Suzanna Tucker is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC in Atlanta, GA. She holds a Series 66 designation and joined Rockefeller Financial in 2025. Prior to her current role, she worked in various positions including at Edge Athleisure and Enewton, and has experience in education from Texas Christian University, Kent School, and The Lovett School. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, and operates as a registered broker-dealer that provides securities transactions, variable insurance products, and placement and investment banking services.

Mary Murtaugh is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Truist in various capacities since 2016. 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 equity research and inter-affiliate integration across Truist’s financial entities.

Douglas Fluke is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with CWM, LLC in Atlanta, GA. His prior roles include positions at Carson Wealth, Cetera Wealth Services, LLC, DSF Wealth Management, LLC, and LPL Financial, LLC. Outside of advisory services, he serves on the board of YMCA Camp High Harbor, where he assists with fundraising events. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a large network of advisors. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and retirement-plan services, employing discretionary management with model portfolios and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

Abduhl Mashhoon is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with NewEdge Advisors, where he has worked since 2024, following nine years at Raymond James & Associates. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent in Georgia and serves as a notary with no fee charged for that service. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a broad range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and access to sponsored advisory programs, utilizing multiple program structures and centralized due diligence to support advisors and clients.

Diego Rivadeneira is a financial advisor at HB Wealth with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Kestra Investment Services, Element Wealth Advisors, and American Savings Bank. Outside of finance, he has worked in manual labor roles with Atlanta Treescapes, supporting outdoor maintenance and landscaping activities. HB Wealth Management provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, and institutional clients. The firm employs a discretionary investment approach that integrates quantitative and qualitative due diligence across public and private strategies and offers services including outsourced chief investment officer and institutional advisory.

Robert Baxter is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021 and previously held roles at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied and Westley Contract Services, LLC. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides 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 offers tailored services such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support, integrating capabilities across its affiliated entities.

Todd Phelan is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked previously at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and SunTrust Equitable Securities. Phelan serves as treasurer for the Rotary Club of Auburn, Alabama. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Walton Lee is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 37 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at various Truist affiliates since 2002, including SunTrust Capital Markets and Truist Investment Services. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in several private investment ventures, including ownership and partnership interests in real estate and private investment LLCs. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program that combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches with third-party platform relationships.

Mark Walter is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Citigroup Global Markets before joining Truist-related firms in 2013. 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 with non-discretionary consulting and uses third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support its manager selection and investment processes.

Andrew Klepchick Jr. is a CFP® with over 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at HB Wealth Management, LLC since 2008. He holds the Series 63 designation and is based in Atlanta, GA. Outside of his financial advisory role, Andrew is the president of Secession Golf Club, a position he will begin in July 2025. HB Wealth Management provides 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 discretionary investment approach that integrates quantitative and qualitative analysis across a range of public and private strategies.

Duncan Edwards is a CFP® professional with 4 years of industry experience based in Atlanta, GA. He has worked at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. for 19 years. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors offers investment and wealth advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm combines an internal investment team with governance committees to create customized portfolios, utilizing both proprietary and external strategies, and manages approximately $67.8 billion in assets.

James Tanksley is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. based in Atlanta, GA, holding the Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Merrill, Bank of America, and American Advisors Group, among others. He also serves as Vice President of Annuity Sales at Tarkenton Financial. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm focuses on manager selection and monitoring using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to build diversified portfolios, offering both sub-advised accounts and a direct-to-consumer digital program called Starlight Portfolios.

Julian Foster is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has prior experience with the University of Florida and the Heavener School of Business. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies supported by AI-enabled research tools and inter-affiliate integration.