Christopher Boland is a CFP® professional based in Atlanta, GA, with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Corient and its affiliates since 2016, including CI Brightworth Private Wealth and CIPW Service Company, LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs risk management tools and alternative investment options as part of its portfolio management.

Antwone Harris is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience, currently with OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC. He previously worked at Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Bank for 12 years and has been with Triad Hybrid Solutions, LLC since 2017. Outside of his advisory work, he is CEO of Platinum Bridge Wealth Strategies, a business focused on selling retirement planning books and digital workbooks, and is the founder of The New Greenwood Ave, an organization providing investment education. OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and nonprofit organizations. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing multiple program models and third-party platforms to tailor portfolios to client needs.

Thomas Presley is a financial advisor at Corient in Atlanta, GA, with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, PFS™, and Series 65 designations. His prior experience includes over a decade at CI Brightworth Private Wealth and roles at CIPW Service Company, LLC, and Corient Services LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs risk management tools and alternative investment options tailored to client objectives.

James Watt is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 48 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Oppenheimer since 2003. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of advisory and brokerage services, using strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and various investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

James Gnefkow is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in Atlanta, GA. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has 16 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance, and Jackson National Life Distributors. Outside of advising, he is involved in managing several business entities including Southeast Firm, LLC and Peachtree Planning of Georgia, LLC. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial and business consulting. The firm employs a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports various account-level services including lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

John Shevlin is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at Primerica Advisors since 1999 and has been associated with Peachtree Planning Corporation and Guardian Life Insurance Co of America since the early 1990s. He serves on the board of the Cowart YMCA. Primerica Advisors is part of Park Avenue Securities LLC, which serves a diverse retail client base through both brokerage and advisory services, offering a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs and financial planning solutions.

Glen Duggan is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Janney Montgomery Scott in Atlanta, GA. His prior roles include positions at Merrill for 20 years, BB&T Securities, and Truist Advisory Services. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base and offers a range of services including brokerage, financial planning, and advisory programs, combining in-house portfolio management with third-party managers.

Paul Scaglione is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, implementing advice through a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by third-party platforms and manager arrangements.

Lauren Lingle is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, she worked at ProForce Personnel Group Inc. and has spent significant time in full-time education. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a wide range of clients, including individuals, executives, plan sponsors, and institutions. The firm’s advisory teams tailor strategies using proprietary allocation models and manager selections, with access to a broad array of affiliated resources across the Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Ray Avrett is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including New York Life, Northwestern Mutual, and National Life before joining Principal in 2019. Avrett also maintains an agent role for fixed insurance products such as fixed life, long-term care, disability insurance, annuities, and group health. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel stationed abroad. The firm emphasizes financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs delivered through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Dara Davis is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience, currently with Primerica Advisors in Atlanta, GA. Her career includes roles at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as Treasurer/CFO on the board of The Black Girls Breathing Foundation, participates on the advisory board for Cyber Safety Architects, and provides independent coaching focused on goal setting and decision making. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial and retirement planning. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Henry Mclarty Jr. is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Atlanta, GA, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Gratus Capital LLC for ten years. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients, offering investment management, financial counseling, family office services, retirement plan fiduciary services, and sub-advisory solutions. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using enhanced open architecture and integrates a wide range of investment strategies and affiliated service companies beyond typical custody or manager platforms.

John Taylor is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently advising at HB Wealth in Atlanta, GA. He has been with Homrich Berg since 2007. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser offering wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, institutional clients, and investment companies. The firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis and employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative due diligence across various public and private investment strategies.

William Coffey is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at Peachtree Planning Corporation and Primerica Advisors since 1999 and has been associated with Guardian Life Insurance Company since 1984. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in pension marketing activities. Primerica Advisors operates as part of Park Avenue Securities LLC, serving a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary models and third-party managers, supporting various account types and offering additional services such as securities-based lending and donor-advised funds.

Curtis Hearn is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with NewEdge Advisors, where he has worked since 2023, following prior roles at Gratus Capital and JPH Advisory Group. Outside of his advisory work, he oversees operations for a short-term rental property through Rivertree Hospitality LLC. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support advisor and client needs.

Michael Jacobs is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Creative Planning, LLC, where he has worked since 2022, following six years at Homrich Berg. Jacobs holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Alpharetta, GA. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process that combines low-cost indexing with supplemental strategies and integrates a range of affiliated non-investment businesses such as legal, trust, and recordkeeping services.

Thomas Lamb is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and one year of industry experience. His career includes roles at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Charles Schwab Bank SSB, as well as a background as a full-time student. Outside of his advisory work, he occasionally works as a DoorDash driver. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program. The firm offers financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations based on Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools, with final trading decisions left to clients.

Brian Harhai is a CFP® and CFA® affiliated with Truist Advisory Services, based in Atlanta, GA, with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Suntrust Advisory Services since 2019 and previously at Suntrust Bank and GenSpring Family Offices. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Robert Patti is a CFP® professional with 28 years of experience in financial advisory, currently serving at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd since 2013. He also maintains a registered representative role with LPL Financial, LLC, where he has worked since 2012. Patti provides investment advisory services and sells insurance through Stratos Wealth Partners. Stratos Wealth Partners offers advisory services to individual investors, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, retirement plans, and other institutional clients. The firm’s Strategic Wealth Management platform features an open-architecture approach that aggregates multiple investments into a single account and supports both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios.

Scott Bechely is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Independent Financial Partners since 2016 and IFP Securities, LLC since 2019. He previously worked at LPL Financial from 2011 to 2019. Bechely is also involved with Horizon Planning Group, Inc., an insurance-related business. Independent Financial Partners is an enterprise firm with a nationwide network of approximately 261 independent advisors serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers a decentralized advisory model with a range of investment options and is notable for its retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.