Michael Pearson is a financial advisor at Balentine with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at SunTrust Advisory Services LLC and GFO Advisory Services, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a public arbitrator for FINRA, acting as a neutral member on arbitration panels resolving industry-related disputes. Balentine serves entrepreneurs, families, high-net-worth individuals, foundations, and institutional clients, providing comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, investment management, and business advisory services. The firm employs a risk-based investment approach using a mix of active and passive strategies, manager due diligence, and a model-driven Global Tactical Asset Allocation program.

Tyler Knapp is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Merit Financial Advisors in Alpharetta, GA. His prior experience includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Morgan Stanley, and The Vanguard Group, among others. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and provides both investment and fixed insurance advice. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 260 advisors serving approximately 20,000 clients across 66 offices. The firm offers coordinated wealth-management services with a focus on long-term, diversified portfolios managed through centrally overseen models and customized by advisors.

Charles Crowley IV is a financial advisor at BIP Wealth, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and Series 66 designations. His prior work includes roles at Veracity Capital LLC, Mercer Global Advisors Inc., Commonwealth Financial Network, and Atlanta Financial Associates. He maintains licenses for life, health, and sickness insurance but is not currently active in selling fixed insurance products. BIP Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing approximately $5.29 billion across 3,100 client relationships with a multi-advisor team. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and customized, diversified portfolios emphasizing low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, alongside private market investment opportunities through affiliated entities.

Glen Carpenter III is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor at ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc in Atlanta, GA, with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with ZWJ Investment Counsel since 2007. ZWJ Investment Counsel manages approximately $3.86 billion in client assets across about 925 relationships, providing investment counseling and discretionary portfolio management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other entities. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes discretionary equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios tailored to each client through written investment policy statements and incorporates fundamental and financial analysis with both long- and short-term holdings.

Michael Love is a financial advisor at Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Austen Morris Associates and Ten Cent Investments 5. Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to individual clients, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals, through a network of about 60 independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, modular financial planning, and retirement consulting, with a focus on tailored portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income.

Jeffrey Jones is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC since 2015. He has also worked with LPL Financial since 2013. Outside of his advisory roles, Jones is a silent investor in a family-owned e-commerce coffee distributorship. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC manages approximately $6 billion in client assets with a team of over 150 advisors, serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a goals-based, client-centered planning approach supported by proprietary software and combines behavioral economics with fundamental and technical analysis to construct long-term portfolios.

Alan Sabo is a financial advisor with Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc., holding a Series 63 designation and 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Berthel Fisher since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he has worked as an Uber driver. Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $906 million in client assets through a range of platforms, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, model solutions, and third-party arrangements.

Anthony Welch II is a CFP®, CFA®, and holds a Series 65 license, with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with SignatureFD, LLC since 2018 and previously worked at Ned Davis Research Group for ten years. SignatureFD serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, providing wealth management, retirement plan management, and consulting services. The firm manages client portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis using mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers, and is vertically integrated with an accounting firm and affiliated private investment funds.

Brendan Keelan is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at NewEdge Wealth and has held prior roles at Roswell Housing Authority, Keelan Capital L.L.C., Edge Capital Group, LLC, and Edge Advisors. He serves on the board of the Roswell Housing Authority, which oversees affordable and public housing in Roswell, GA. NewEdge Wealth primarily serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as foundations, endowments, and other institutional or charitable clients. The firm offers comprehensive advisory services and employs an investment process that emphasizes asset allocation and investor behavior, utilizing a range of strategies including proprietary investment solutions and alternative exposures.

Kris Joslyn is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with 16 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to joining OpenArc in 2025, he worked at Bank of America and Merrill for a combined 13 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the music director for Beach United Methodist Church and is involved with Wilbur Ministries, a charitable organization, where he writes, arranges, and records music and performs both domestically and internationally. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans, offering tailored wealth management and consulting services. The firm combines institutional retirement solutions with private markets and digital asset capabilities, operating through both discretionary and non-discretionary models.

Dominic Di Maccio is a financial advisor at Bison Wealth, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at Liquid Strategies, LLC and Advanced Drainage Systems. His background also includes roles outside finance, such as at Annies Wine Cottage and The Ohio State University. Bison Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, family offices, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and multi-manager investment solutions, employing tactical and strategic allocations across liquid and private market strategies.

Sydney Wiggins is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill for eleven years. Located in Atlanta, GA, Wiggins has been with OpenArc since 2025. OpenArc serves individual and institutional clients across a range of segments including trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized wealth management and retirement plan services utilizing various investment vehicles including private markets and digital assets, with a notable institutional retirement practice and integrated operational platforms.

Benjamin Subasic is a financial advisor at IFG Advisory, LLC with Series 66 registration and no prior industry experience. His background includes positions outside the financial sector, such as roles at Mary Mac's Tea Room and Southern Soccer Academy. IFG Advisory, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm employs a multifaceted investment approach utilizing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and coordinates held-away assets to align with clients’ objectives.

Philip Beatty is a CFP® with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with SignatureFD, LLC since 2013. Based in Atlanta, GA, he holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. SignatureFD serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans with wealth management, retirement plan management, and consulting services. The firm manages client portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis using mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers, and offers affiliated private investment funds and insurance products through its licensed agency.

Tyler Reams is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at SignatureFD, LLC since 2015. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Atlanta, GA. SignatureFD provides wealth management services to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm manages client portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis using mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers, and offers integrated financial planning along with access to affiliated private investment funds and insurance products through its licensed agency.

Mark Stancil is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at United Capital Financial Advisors since 2019 and previously spent seven years at French Wolf & Farr, Inc. He serves as Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee on the Board of Directors for the ALS Association, a nonprofit focused on curing ALS through global research and advocacy. United Capital Financial Advisors provides financial planning and investment management services nationally to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management using asset-allocation models and offers customized solutions, including ESG and faith-based preferences, supported by proprietary technology and a range of affiliated services.

Simon Burton is a financial advisor at Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC with a Series 65 designation and over 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Raymond James since 2014 and is currently affiliated with both Beacon Global Advisor Network and Peregrine & Black. Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to individual clients through a network of approximately 60 independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, modular financial planning, and retirement consulting, serving both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals.

Keith Spelmon is a financial advisor with Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 27 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Kingswood Capital Partners, EUDAIMONIA Wealth, M.S. Howells & CO, Harmony Grove Wealth Management, and Wells Fargo Advisors. He serves on the board of The Southern Gospel Mission Association, which supports church establishment and operations. Kingswood Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and ERISA-qualified plans, nonprofits, and institutional investors. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach tailored to client goals and risk tolerance, offering portfolio management, third-party manager oversight, and various consulting services.

Davi Kutner is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Aprio Wealth Management, LLC since 2015. He has held multiple roles within the Aprio organization, including positions at Aprio Risk Management, LLC and Aprio Advisory Group. Outside of his advisory work, Kutner serves on the Board of Trustees for the Atlanta Jewish Academy and is a committee member of the Endowment Committee at Hillels of Georgia. Aprio Wealth Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs asset allocation, technical analysis, and a variety of trading strategies, coordinating closely with affiliated CPA professionals while maintaining distinct advisory and accounting services.

Paul Flamini is a financial advisor at Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has also been associated with Loadstone Group, Ltd. outside of his advisory role. Beacon Global Advisor Network provides investment advisory and planning services primarily to individual clients through a network of independent advisors and manages approximately $397 million in client assets. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, modular financial planning, and retirement consulting, with a focus on tailoring portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, fixed income, and third-party model managers.