Andrew Shannon is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Atlanta, GA. His career includes multiple roles within Mercer Global Advisors since 2018 and prior experience at Resource Planning Group. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and tax management, and it offers a range of implementation options such as ETFs, mutual funds, and separate accounts.

Cary Lucas is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 66 credential and 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at The Leaders Group Inc. and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of financial advising, Lucas serves as CFO and General Counsel for UOG Howard Center for Women's Health and works as an independent insurance agent, mortgage broker, and real estate salesperson. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers investment supervisory services, portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and fiduciary services, employing a manager selection and monitoring process based on fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Michael Breed is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding a Series 63 designation and 34 years of industry experience. He has worked with various Truist entities since 2003, including Truist Advisory Services and SunTrust Advisory Services. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, fiduciary support, participant advice, and a manager-selection program, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supplemented by AI-enabled research tools.

Norman Plotkin is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 39 years of industry experience, including over two decades with both firms. Outside of his advisory role, he volunteers as a financial planner assisting Holocaust survivors through Jewish Family & Children Services of Atlanta and serves as Vice Commodore of the Barefoot Sailing Club. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser affiliated with Guardian Life. The firm provides brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients.

Cary Sheppard is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 1999 and also works with Agia as an agent. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing several rental properties in Florida and Alabama with his wife. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, wrap programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models and supporting a large client base through its extensive advisor network.

Dustin Tait is a financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC based in Atlanta, GA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 10 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Freedom First Retirement Design, Inc., Cortez Wealth Advisors, and Ameriprise. Outside of advisory services, he owns Freedom First Retirement Design, Inc., which sells fixed and long-term care insurance products. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm uses a variety of analytical approaches and offers services through a large network of affiliated offices and representatives.

Austin Ehlinger is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with the designations ChFC®, Series 63, and Series 65 and has 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an executor of his parent’s estate. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment advisory programs to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients.

John Ratchford is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience in financial services. He is currently with First Command Advisory Services and has prior experience at LPL Enterprise LLC, Advocacy Wealth Management, and the Department of Defense. His background includes various roles in wealth management and financial planning. First Command Advisory Services serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm provides financial planning and offers multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, utilizing a centralized investment management team to design and monitor model portfolios and third-party manager selections.

Austin Downum is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently affiliated with AE Wealth Management, LLC. He has previously worked at several firms, including Three Bridges Wealth Management and Incompass Financial Partner, LLC. Downum is also involved with Three Bridges Financial Group, where he advises clients on personal finance and insurance-related matters. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a platform-centered approach featuring model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services.

Jason Iannantuono is a CFP® professional with over 31 years of industry experience. He is currently with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, where he has worked since 2018, and previously spent ten years at Triad Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as treasurer for the Maskenozha Rod & Gun Club, managing its financial records. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, charitable organizations, and governmental entities. The firm offers a range of services, including investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager oversight, utilizing multiple program models and custodians such as Schwab and Fidelity.

Martin Aspin is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Atlanta, GA. His prior roles include positions at Lido Advisors, LLC, Delta Community Credit Union, and LPL Financial, LLC. Aspin holds active life, accident and health, and variable life and annuity insurance licenses. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with globally diversified portfolios using a variety of investment vehicles and provides specialized services such as retirement plan consulting and charitable advisory.

Ashley Weeks is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation with five years of industry experience. She has worked at TD Private Client Wealth LLC since 2021 and has been with TD Bank, N.A. since 2016. TD Private Client Wealth LLC offers discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail clients. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with investment options from affiliated and third-party sub-managers, providing portfolio management, financial planning support, and custody services.

Joshua Cobb is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Primerica Advisors, Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America, and Peachtree Planning Corporation since the late 1990s. Outside of advising, he serves as a trustee for the Ryan Patman Means Trust and manages an investment LLC, Josh Cobb Ventures, LLC. Primerica Advisors operates under Park Avenue Securities LLC, serving a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services. The firm offers proprietary and third-party investment strategies and a range of financial planning and consulting services.

David Leathers is a financial advisor with J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. in Cumming, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. Prior to joining J. W. Cole Advisors, he worked at Cetera Advisors LLC, Investors Capital Corp., and LPL Financial, among others. Outside his advisory work, Leathers serves as treasurer and board member of the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion Association, chairs the board of the Cumming Development Authority, and is a volunteer board member and treasurer for Amazing Grace Church, Inc. J. W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives and provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including model and manager-based approaches, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Daniel Head is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 44 years of industry experience. He has worked with Triad Hybrid Solutions, LLC and Triad Advisors, Inc. and is managing partner of Head Investment Partners LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Shadesavers, a consumer product business where he oversees administrative, legal, and accounting relationships. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of investment and financial planning services through multiple program models, utilizing proprietary and third-party platforms to build and monitor client portfolios.

Lisa Pastushok is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2022. Her prior roles include positions at Silicon Valley Capital Partners, L.P. and Scharf Investments. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning solutions.

Lekesha Hall is a financial advisor with Mariner Wealth Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. She previously worked at SunTrust Advisory Services and SunTrust Investment Services. Hall is also a member of Hall2Hall, LLC, an investment-related business based in Atlanta, GA. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds through investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers customized discretionary portfolios supported by an internal team and third-party managers, along with integrated tax and accounting services and financial wellness tools.

George Lewis III is a CFP® with 24 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently a wealth advisor at CWM, LLC and has held prior roles at Woodbury Financial Services and other affiliated firms. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as co-sponsorship chair for the nonprofit Shamrockin' for a Cure and owns a limousine transportation business. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutions through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm employs discretionary management using model portfolios, combining fundamental and technical analysis, third-party sub-advisors, and customization tools, with a focus on retirement-plan fiduciary services and comprehensive client reporting.

William Walsh is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2012 and also serves as an agent for Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, using Envestnet-developed UMA models to construct client portfolios.

Joseph Okraski is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2015 and has been affiliated with Agia since 2022, where he is involved in non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.