Ashlie Dague is a financial advisor at Strategic Wealth Investment Group, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Strategic Wealth Designers, Tel Aviv University, Grade Power Learning, Darktrace, and New York University. Strategic Wealth Investment Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and select business entities by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to create client-specific investment plans, typically implemented on a discretionary basis.

Alex Levine is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill and Bank of America. OpenArc Corporate Advisory provides wealth management and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional clients, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm offers tailored investment solutions across various asset classes and has a notable institutional retirement practice combined with private markets and digital asset capabilities.

James Hawbaker is a financial advisor with Bison Wealth, LLC in Atlanta, GA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been active in related financial and real estate businesses since 2004, including his roles at Davis & Hawbaker Real Estate Group, LLC and Hawbaker Financial Services, LLC. Bison Wealth, LLC serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, family offices, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and a turnkey asset management platform that incorporates tactical and strategic allocations across liquid and private-market investments, with unique services such as option-based overlays and interval funds.

Alan Lane is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Crawford Investment Counsel Inc since 2025. His prior roles include positions at Tidal Creek Capital Advisors, LPL Financial, Arvest Wealth Management, and several other firms. Crawford Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach focused on dividend-paying equities and diversified fixed-income strategies, and also acts as adviser to multiple registered investment companies.

Heath Siebel is a financial advisor at 49 Financial with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining 49 Financial, he held roles at The Land Group Title Company, the Cincinnati Reds, Cellular Sales, and operated DiOrios Pizza and Pub for seven years. He also works as a fixed insurance agent. 49 Financial serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, consulting, and fractional family office services. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term diversified investment approach using model portfolios and third-party managers, managing approximately $1.4 billion across multiple advisory teams.

Mitchell Gentry is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Equity Investment Corporation, where he has worked since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Reagan Securities, Inc. and Jefferies LLC. Equity Investment Corporation provides discretionary equity portfolio management to a diverse client base, including institutional and high-net-worth investors. The firm employs a fundamental, absolute value investment process across various equity strategies and serves several unique client types such as insurance companies and government entities.

Mark Thompson is a financial advisor with Arkadios Wealth Advisors, holding a Series 66 license and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked with several firms, including EPG Wealth Management LLC and ACG Wealth, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Thompson serves as president of Authentic Financial, LLC, a non-investment-related business. Arkadios Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans through a variety of platforms, including advisor-managed accounts and third-party money managers. The firm utilizes an internal portfolio team for strategy and trade execution and offers comprehensive financial planning and retirement consulting.

Carol Warren is a financial advisor with Synovus Securities, Inc. in Atlanta, GA. She holds a Series 63 designation and has 24 years of industry experience, including 25 years with Synovus Securities since 2001. Synovus Securities serves individual and high-net-worth investors as well as institutional clients, offering investment advisory and brokerage services through discretionary and non-discretionary programs on the Envestnet platform. The firm provides access to a range of managed accounts, financial planning, and alternative investments.

Jimmy Hagy is a financial advisor at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Foundations since 2017. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as an independent insurance agent and has provided non-legal estate planning administrative services through Allon Planning Partners. Foundations Investment Advisors is a multi-advisor firm managing approximately $10.1 billion for over 29,000 clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan support through a network of nearly 300 investment adviser representatives.

Jacob Tornow is a financial advisor at Bison Wealth, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Bison Advisors and Advocacy Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory roles, Tornow serves as a UH60 Blackhawk pilot in the Georgia Army National Guard and is a founding partner of Marketing Analysis and Development, LLC, which focuses on marketing and educational infographics. Bison Wealth serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, curated model portfolios, and financial planning, with a distinctive emphasis on its turnkey asset management platform and option-based overlay strategies.

Robby Preston is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America N.A. and Merrill. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a family business that provides consulting and administrative services related to office furniture supplies. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves both individual and institutional clients, offering wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan services. The firm is noted for its institutional retirement practice, private markets and digital-asset capabilities, and operational integration with third-party platforms and networks.

Matthew Reiner is a CFP®, CFA®, and holds a Series 65 license with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Investment Advisors, LLC since 2010 and has held roles in various related consulting and investment enterprises. Outside of advisory work, Matthew is an author of two books and serves as President of The FutureProof Advisor, a thought leadership venture focused on content creation for the advisor community. Capital Investment Advisors, LLC serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients by providing discretionary portfolio management, integrated financial planning, and pension consulting services. The firm employs a centralized investment platform with standardized asset allocation models and offers access to private investment solutions alongside specialized in-house planning resources.

Nicholas Franks is a financial advisor with Sound Income Strategies, LLC and holds a Series 65 credential. He has prior experience at Liberty Mutual Insurance and the City of Roswell, GA. He also works with Stearns Retirement Group in client acquisition and fixed insurance sales. Outside of his advisory role, he provides financial book review and budgeting services to retirement communities as a contractor for Serving Seniors. Sound Income Strategies, LLC manages approximately $4.0 billion in client assets and serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm offers a range of services such as discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and insurance planning, with a focus on fixed-income analysis and customized portfolio management.

Erik Bjerke is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently with OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC since 2025. He previously worked at Bank of America, N.A. for 16 years and Merrill for 27 years. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, and dedicated retirement plan services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary models with a broad range of investment options including private markets and digital assets.

Isabel Berbert is a financial advisor with SignatureFD, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. She worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. from 2014 to 2018 before joining SignatureFD. Isabel is a non-active partner in Sandhills Development Company, a partnership that owns an industrial park in West Columbia, SC. 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 affiliated with an accounting firm and several private investment funds.

Michael Holcomb Jr. is a financial advisor at Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC with a Series 66 credential. He has one year of industry experience, including prior roles at SignatureFD and LPL Financial. Outside of finance, he owns and operates Holcomb Lawn Care and Odd Jobs LLC. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC manages approximately $6.0 billion in client assets with a team of over 150 advisors. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering wealth management, financial planning, and access to alternative investments through a goals-based, evidence-driven advisory process.

Ashley Arrington is a CFP® with 14 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently with BIP Wealth, LLC and previously worked at Fidelity Investments and Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors. Arrington serves on the Finance Committee of the Nashville Public Library 501(c)(3), advising on its investment portfolio. BIP Wealth, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm manages diversified, customized portfolios emphasizing low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with access to private market investments and institutional strategies.

Matthew Snellings is a financial advisor at Advisory Services Network with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Pierson Wealth Management, Raymond James & Associates, and Capstone Financial. He is also a licensed insurance agent involved in life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance sales. Advisory Services Network provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, families, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a range of strategies that include discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Kyle Hammond is a financial advisor at Elevation Point Wealth Partners, LLC with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services, Inc. and Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company. Elevation Point Wealth Partners is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $8.29 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other entities through model portfolio strategies that include tactical asset allocation and use various investment vehicles such as mutual funds, ETFs, and private-market opportunities.

Alex Cockerill is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC and Paratus Wealth Ltd., and previously worked at Blacktower Financial Management (US) LLC and Blacktower Financial Management International LTD. Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services primarily 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 portfolios typically managed using a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income.