David Short is a financial advisor with Arkadios Wealth Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 credential and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mass Mutual Life Insurance Co and Waddell & Reed. Outside of advising, he is the sole owner of Aster Hawthorn LLC and sells life, disability, and long-term care insurance through Ash Brokerage. Arkadios Wealth Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered firm serving individuals, trusts, businesses, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment plans using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, deploying portfolios through various managed accounts and third-party managers.

Jill Crawford is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 23 years of industry experience, currently practicing at Merit Financial Advisors. She has been with Consilium Associates since 2015. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with 264 advisors serving over 20,000 clients across 66 offices, managing approximately $23.9 billion in assets. The firm offers coordinated wealth management services including asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan advice, utilizing a long-term, diversified investment approach supported by a dedicated Investment Management team.

Courtney Finkle is a financial advisor with The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 license and having one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, Courtney worked in various roles including at Capital Insight Group and Ted's Restaurant and Bar. Outside of finance, Courtney coaches volleyball camps and clinics for children. The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting through both in-house management and third-party manager platforms. The firm manages a mix of discretionary and predominantly non-discretionary assets and maintains dual registration with broker-dealer affiliations.

Voselyn Williams Barnes is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Morgan Stanley and Securian Financial Services. Barnes is also involved with Crownmark Wealth Advisors as a portfolio associate. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered firm serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and other investment vehicles, supported by extensive sub-advisory and platform integration arrangements.

Nicholas Rios is a financial advisor with IFG Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at IFG Advisory and its affiliated entities since 2013 and has been associated with LPL Financial during this period. In addition to his advisory role, Rios is involved in insurance sales, offering life, health, Medicare supplement, and long-term care policies. IFG Advisory, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm provides comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and manages assets both in-house and through third-party arrangements.

Brenden Urban is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Capital Investment Advisors, LLC and has prior experience at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Invesco, Fidelity Investments, Merrill, and Raymond James. Capital Investment Advisors, LLC serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services. The firm uses a centralized investment platform with standardized asset-allocation models and provides specialized in-house estate and tax planning resources.

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.

Valerie Edwards is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc., holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and possessing nine years of industry experience. She has been affiliated with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services and Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company since 2010. In addition to her advisory role, she is an insurance agent specializing in life, health, and fixed annuities. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, managed account programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates alongside broker-dealer and insurance businesses within the Mutual of Omaha group and delivers managed solutions primarily through a platform relationship with Envestnet.

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 at Bison Wealth, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. He has been involved with Davis & Hawbaker Real Estate Group, LLC since 2016 and with Hawbaker Financial Services, LLC since 2004. Bison Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high net worth clients, family offices, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, model portfolios, access to third-party managers, and ERISA retirement plan services, utilizing a multi-manager investment approach that blends tactical and strategic allocations across liquid and private-market strategies.

Robert Yu is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Apollon Wealth Management, LLC. His previous roles include positions at Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, Girard Securities, and United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC. He is also licensed as an insurance agent for life, health, and annuity products. Apollon Wealth Management, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of centrally managed model strategies and locally managed portfolios and offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, retirement advisory, and sub-advisory for private funds and pooled investment vehicles.

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 Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC in Atlanta, GA, and has nine years of industry experience. He has been with Foundations Investment Advisors since 2017 and also operates as an independent insurance agent, providing insurance, annuity solutions, and non-legal estate planning administrative services. Hagy previously worked at Southbay Church for three years. Foundations Investment Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through a large network of affiliated offices, utilizing a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and employing model portfolios with an asymmetric rebalancing approach.

Jacob Tornow is a financial advisor at Bison Wealth, LLC with five years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 credential. He has previously worked at Bison Advisors and Advocacy Wealth Management, and serves as a UH60 Blackhawk pilot in the Georgia Army National Guard. Tornow is also a founding partner of Honeybee Holdings, LLC and Marketing Analysis and Development, LLC, a marketing and educational infographics firm. Bison Wealth serves individuals, high net worth clients, family offices, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with financial planning, portfolio management, curated model portfolios, and ERISA retirement plan services. The firm’s investment approach includes outcome-focused multi-manager model portfolios blending tactical and strategic allocations, with access to third-party managers and specialized options-based 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.