John Mills III is a financial advisor at Royal Fund Management, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Royal Fund Management and High Street Asset Management since 2013 and has prior experience at Redhawk Wealth Advisors and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner and director of Tax Centers of Georgia, a tax preparation and planning business, and is involved in sales for IRA Distribution Solutions. Royal Fund Management serves individual investors, corporations, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies tailored to client risk tolerances and manages portfolios through written Investment Policy Statements, offering both discretionary and held-away account services.

Bambi Rentschler is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Merrill Lynch for 17 years before joining OpenArc in 2025. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized wealth management and retirement plan services, combining institutional research and a broad investment toolkit that includes alternative and private market investments as well as digital assets.

Robert Kalaman is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of experience in the financial industry. He currently works at Level Four Advisory Services, where he has been employed for three years. His prior roles include positions at Bank of Montreal, Bank of America, Columbia Management Advisors, and Fleet Investment Advisors. 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 provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and fiduciary services, utilizing model portfolios and a variety of wrap platforms and sub-advisors.

Hunter Bailey is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Independent Financial Group, LLC and spent ten years at UPS. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized wealth management and retirement plan services, utilizing a broad range of investment options and emphasizing institutional research and fiduciary governance.

Richard Critelli is a financial advisor at Jaffe Tilchin Investment Partners, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Fifth Third Bank, Fifth Third Securities, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and Edward Jones. Jaffe Tilchin Investment Partners serves both individual and institutional clients, providing investment advisory, portfolio management, financial planning, and institutional consulting. The firm manages accounts on discretionary and non-discretionary bases and conducts private placement due diligence for qualified investors.

Robert Fezza is a CFP® with 24 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Forum Financial Management, LP and has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Odyssey Personal Financial Advisors, and Cetera. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an independent insurance agent and co-owns a real estate holding company. Forum Financial Management, LP provides fee-based wealth management, financial planning, and qualified plan services to individual and institutional clients. The firm also serves as a sub-advisor and turnkey asset management platform for other independent RIAs, implementing model portfolios primarily with DFA institutional mutual funds and ETFs following a Modern Portfolio Theory approach.

Nicholas Yeomans is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors since 2026. He previously worked at Sagepoint Financial, Inc. for 13 years and led Yeomans Consulting Group, Inc. for over two decades. Yeomans is an elder at North Metro Church, where he provides spiritual direction and accountability to leadership. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 260 advisors serving more than 20,000 clients across 66 offices. The firm offers coordinated wealth-management services and employs a long-term, diversified investment approach that combines centrally managed portfolios with customizable strategies overseen by an internal Investment Management team.

James Colbourne is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Merit Financial Advisors since 2015, with prior experience at LPL Financial and PKS Investments. Merit Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $10.6 billion and serving a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using model portfolios and modular sleeves, overseen by a central Investment Management team and an Investment Committee.

Eleanor Quarles is a financial advisor at Nicholas Hoffman & Company, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with the firm since 2007. Nicholas Hoffman & Company provides financial planning, portfolio management, family office services, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, including high-net-worth families, as well as trusts, foundations, private funds, and estates. The firm offers customized investment solutions and manages both individual portfolios and pooled vehicles, using performance-based fee arrangements for certain private funds.

Blake Kollin is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm provides tailored wealth management and retirement plan services using a broad range of investment strategies, including alternatives and digital assets, and maintains a substantial institutional retirement practice alongside private markets capabilities.

Donald Barker is a financial advisor at Henssler Financial with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Henssler Financial since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a motorcycle patrol officer with the City of Austell Police Department. Henssler Financial is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individual clients, other advisers, registered investment companies, pension plans, and municipal clients. The firm employs a cash-flow driven “Ten Year Rule” for asset allocation and offers customized model portfolios, as well as services including portfolio management, automated ETF strategies, and sub-advisory support.

Linda Dash is a CFP® with 19 years of experience in financial advisory roles. She is currently with The Mather Group, LLC and previously held positions at Charles Schwab and USAA. The Mather Group serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities with integrated financial planning, investment management, tax, and estate planning services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with customizable portfolios and incorporates AI and machine-learning tools under human oversight.

Gray Long is a financial advisor at Donaldson Capital Management LLC with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Donaldson Capital Management, his background includes roles outside of finance, such as work at the University of Georgia Golf Course and Vacayzen. Donaldson Capital Management provides investment management, financial planning, consulting, and retirement plan services to both individual and institutional clients. The firm employs proprietary portfolio strategies and a combination of fundamental, technical, and statistical analysis, serving a diverse client base that includes retirement plans, banking institutions, and municipal sponsors.

Lee Harman is a financial advisor at Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC with a Series 65 designation and experience starting in 2023. He previously worked at Saunderson House from 2016 to 2023. Beacon Global Advisor Network serves a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts. The firm offers customized investment solutions primarily managed on discretionary bases, with a notable specialization in pension-transfer services for U.K. expatriates.

Bethany Wheeler is a financial advisor at Bison Wealth, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. She previously worked at Advocacy Wealth Management, LLC for eleven years. In addition to her advisory role, she owns Fiduciary Management Solutions, LLC, a consulting firm focused on investment planning. Bison Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, family offices, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and ERISA retirement plan services. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes outcome-focused, multi-manager model portfolios that combine tactical and strategic allocations across various asset classes and alternatives.

I’ve served as a personal financial planner for a quarter century. I’ve worked in multiple roles, including leadership positions, but I’ve always served as a client relationship advisor. I’ve worked for very large firms, and I’ve co-owned a startup which developed into a leading multi-state firm. Today, I own and operate a boutique firm designed to offer concierge family office services and trusted financial guidance to select individuals and families. Wood Family Wealth Advisory, LLC is a Registered Investment Advisor. We offer comprehensive, fee-only, financial planning and investment management. Russ Wood is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® practitioner who holds a Master of Science degree in Financial Planning and a diploma in Executive Coaching. Russ is also a former engineer and a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

Dustin Casebolt is a financial advisor at Bison Wealth, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Dominion Financial Solutions, Tarkenton Financial, 3-Mentors/Gameplan, and Ameriprise. Outside of Bison Wealth, he is involved in fixed annuity and insurance sales with Dominion Financial Solutions. 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 offers financial planning, portfolio management, and access to model portfolios and third-party managers, emphasizing outcome-focused, multi-manager investment strategies that incorporate tactical and strategic allocations across liquid and private markets.

Ryan Daly is a financial advisor with OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC in Atlanta, GA. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 10 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Bank of America and Merrill. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary engagement models. The firm integrates institutional research, private markets, and digital assets into tailored portfolios and supports retirement plan sponsors with fiduciary-focused governance and monitoring.

Sebastian Castano is a financial advisor with John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC in Atlanta, GA. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and Primerica Financial Services. John Hancock Personal Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, non-profits, and businesses, offering financial planning and consultative services. The firm employs a technology-assisted model with a high client load per advisor and provides written financial plans using third-party software.

Spencer Bowman is a financial advisor at Bison Wealth, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Fidelity Investments and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. His background includes roles outside finance, such as with Habitat for Humanity Restore and Oklahoma State University. Bison Wealth serves individuals, high net worth clients, family offices, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and a range of investment strategies including multi-manager model portfolios and access to third-party managers, along with services for other advisers through its Turnkey Asset Management Platform.