Amy Rubin is a financial advisor with The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. in Alpharetta, GA. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 39 years of industry experience. Ms. Rubin has worked at Carlyle Wealth Planning, Inc. and The Strategic Financial Alliance since 2016. Outside her advisory work, she is president of Rubin Financial Services, managing commissions and business expenses, and she also refers clients to a Medicare insurance agency for complex Medicare questions. The Strategic Financial Alliance serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm offers portfolio management, third-party manager selection, financial planning, and advisory services, employing customized strategies through co-advisory relationships and use of diversified investment products.

Xavier Herschberg is a financial advisor at BIP Wealth, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. He has worked at BIP Wealth since 2018 and was involved with the Alpharetta Ambush Soccer Club from 2016 to 2024. BIP Wealth, LLC provides investment advisory and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing approximately $5.29 billion across about 3,100 client relationships. The firm constructs customized portfolios using diversified, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual bonds, stocks, and options, and offers private market investment opportunities to qualified clients.

Grant Ansley is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America and Merrill. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans, offering wealth management, financial planning, and specialized retirement plan services. The firm employs both discretionary and non-discretionary models and utilizes a wide range of investment tools, with a notable emphasis on institutional retirement solutions, private markets, and digital assets.

William Tucker is a financial advisor at Sequent Planning, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Catalyst Wealth Management and Retirement Wealth Advisors, Inc. He is also the owner of The Woodville Group LLC, an insurance sales business focused on life insurance, long-term care, and annuities. Sequent Planning, LLC serves individuals, retirement plan sponsors, businesses, endowments, and nonprofits, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services through a network of approximately 97 advisors. The firm emphasizes a structured risk framework, diversified manager exposures, and provides ongoing investment communications to clients.

Andy Sukhai is a financial advisor at Capital Analysts with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His prior roles include positions at Banks Jackson & Middleton and Lincoln Investment since 2017, as well as VOYA Financial Advisors from 2014 to 2017. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, foundations, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through various programs and utilizes an in-house Investment Management & Research team to guide investment decisions.

Creston Maxey is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently affiliated with IFG Advisory, LLC in Atlanta, GA. His prior work includes roles at Lloyd Advisory Services, LLC and The Lloyd Group, Inc., and he is also connected with Highland Trust Partners. IFG Advisory, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans, offering comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and employs various management strategies, including in-house and third-party managers, to align clients’ assets with their objectives.

Daniel Arnstein is a financial advisor at Howard Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation. He joined the firm in 2024 and has prior experience in various roles across education and service industries. Howard Capital Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs proprietary tactical indicators and model portfolios, often utilizing its own mutual funds and ETFs, and provides discretionary portfolio management and other advisory services.

Eric Nyquist is a financial advisor at Howard Capital Management, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, Davey Tree Experts, Sungrade Solar, Class Leasing, J.D. Mellberg, and The Piedmont Group of Atlanta. Howard Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, retirement plan participants, and other investment advisers. The firm employs proprietary technical indicators in its tactical investment approach and offers a range of participant tools, private wealth services, and sub-advisory support for mutual funds and ETFs.

James Kaufman is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America, N.A. for 14 years and spent the early part of his career at Merrill. Kaufman serves as a trustee for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, focusing on development and mentoring for underprivileged youth. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients across a range of wealth levels, offering wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan services. The firm provides tailored investment solutions through discretionary and non-discretionary models, leveraging a broad array of asset classes and emphasizing institutional research and fiduciary governance for retirement plans.

Irwin Hyman is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with 28 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and previously worked at Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services. Outside of his advisory role, Hyman serves as president of The Hyman Foundation and is a trustee for the Kennesaw State University Foundation; he also sits on the advisory board for Fifth Third Bank. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $6.5 billion and serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and municipal entities. The firm utilizes model portfolios and a combination of in-house wrap platforms and unaffiliated sub-advisors to implement client mandates, offering a range of services including financial planning, asset management, and fiduciary consulting.

Byron Preuss is a financial advisor with Howard Capital Management, Inc. in Roswell, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Howard Capital Management since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is engaged as a plan writer for asset allocation and serves as an outside sales agent for the firm’s advisory money management programs. Howard Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, retirement plan participants, and other advisers. The firm employs proprietary technical indicators to guide tactical investment strategies across client accounts and manages both mutual funds and ETFs while offering web-based retirement planning tools and private wealth services.

Joe Patrick is a financial advisor with Advisory Services Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kestra Advisory, Kestra Investment Services, and Fidelity Investments. Advisory Services Network serves individuals, families, corporations, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans through a network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, investment and retirement-plan consulting, and third-party manager selection, managing approximately $8.6 billion in client assets.

Perry Williams is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts, holding a Series 63 license and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. since 1999 and is also involved with Novacare Occupational Health Services. Additionally, Williams is the owner and president of Williams & Williams Financial Services, Inc., a business focused on tax and accounting purposes, and he acts as an agent selling life insurance and fixed annuities. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through various programs and employs an in-house Investment Management & Research team that uses proprietary tools to support investment decisions.

David Vogel is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Simplicity Wealth since 2019. Prior to this, he was associated with Virtue Capital Management and Brookstone Capital Management, and he also serves as Principal at Vogel Retirement Solutions, where he is involved in fixed insurance sales. Simplicity Wealth provides advisory services to a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional clients, and financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, and offers a managed account platform with a range of advisory, technology, and operational solutions for advisers.

Laura Bishop is a financial advisor with OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill for 14 years before joining OpenArc in 2025. Based in Atlanta, GA, she is part of a firm that serves a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. OpenArc Corporate Advisory offers wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized retirement plan services, utilizing a broad range of investment strategies such as individual equities and bonds, alternative and private market investments, digital assets, and direct indexing. The firm is notable for its substantial institutional retirement practice and integration with third-party platforms that support operational scale.

Dane Bower is a financial advisor at 49 Financial with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at the University of Georgia and Phil Hughes Automotive. He is also involved with 25 Giving, a nonprofit contractor that assists charitable organizations with donor planning. 49 Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans by providing financial planning, investment management, consulting, and fractional family office services. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term diversified asset allocation strategy using proprietary and platform model portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds and ETFs.

Gary Alpert is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving at IFG Advisory, LLC since 2014. He is also registered with LPL Financial and acts as a non-public arbitrator with FINRA. IFG Advisory, LLC provides advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm employs a multifaceted investment process combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services.

Olivia Templeton is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC in Atlanta, GA. She holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of experience in the industry. Prior to joining OpenArc, she worked at Merrill and Ernst & Young LLP. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and retirement plan services, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm is notable for its substantial institutional retirement practice and capabilities in private markets and digital assets.

Aaqib Anwar is a financial advisor at Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including Renascence & Partners LLC, C&J Renascence Shanghai Co. Ltd, RGI Finance, and St James’ Place Wealth Management. Beacon Global Advisor Network serves a range of clients including individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts. The firm’s investment approach typically involves customized portfolios using third-party managed models, mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income, with a distinctive focus on pension-transfer services for U.K. nationals.

Aaron Foresman is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Crawford Investment Counsel Inc. He has been with Crawford Investment Counsel since 2014. Crawford Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutional clients, and registered investment companies. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach focused on dividend-paying, higher-quality equities and a credit-focused strategy for fixed income.