John Hannah is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked at Gratus Capital, Wells Fargo, Fidelity Bank, and US Trust. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporations, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using enhanced open architecture and offers a broad range of wealth management and advisory services supported by an extensive network of affiliated service companies and product relationships.

Christopher Bush is a financial advisor at OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including PFS Investments Inc and Triad Advisors. Outside of his primary advisory role, he owns Christopher W Bush LLC, which manages business expenses, and is involved with Duo Wealth Brokerage LLC, focusing on life insurance and fixed business products. OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a broad client base, including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers diverse advisory programs with custody and execution primarily through Schwab and Fidelity, utilizing both proprietary and third-party investment platforms.

Melissa Keiss is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, NOVA Wealth Management Group, Cetera ADVISORS, and Stewardship Financial Advisors. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporations, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach utilizing enhanced open architecture and offers a range of services from investment management to family office and retirement plan fiduciary services.

Laura Caceres is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Atlanta, GA, bringing four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Schwab Wealth Advisory and Charles Schwab in 2025, she worked for JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. and J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC from 2022 to 2025 and LPL Financial, LLC in 2021–2022. Before entering financial services, she spent 18 years at United Poultry Corp. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using standardized asset allocation models and Schwab research tools. The firm recommends investments but leaves final trading decisions to clients, conducting at least annual account reviews without discretionary trading authority.

Matthew Gaude is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Carson Wealth, American Portfolios Financial Services Inc., and Live Oak Wealth Management, LLC. He also operates a sole proprietorship providing insurance services and products. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutions through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm manages discretionary accounts using model portfolios overseen by an in-house Investment Committee and offers a range of services including portfolio management and retirement-plan solutions.

Venzon Aromin III is a CFP® professional affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network, with 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Lion Street Advisors and Csenge Advisory Group. Aromin also engages in fixed insurance sales as a secondary business activity. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a variety of advisory programs and back-office support, including investment management, compliance, and technology services. The firm offers multiple program structures and discretionary model portfolios developed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Alexander Sayavongsa is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services who holds the Series 66 designation and has 11 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services since 2026, nearly a decade at SunTrust Advisory Services and SunTrust Investment Services, and earlier positions at Bank of America and Merrill. Outside his advisory work, he co-owns a car rental company, Entourage Autos LLC, where he manages the vehicle fleet and accounting. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by AI-enabled research tools and integrated inter-affiliate operations, to deliver investment solutions.

Irma Montes is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Atlanta, GA, having two years of industry experience. She previously worked at Guardian Life Insurance Company and The Home Depot. Outside of her advisory role, she operates an independent laundry service as a contractor. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base and offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm employs various investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Michael Carignan is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2023. Prior to joining Mariner, he held various roles at Avantax Planning Partners, Inc., Avantax Investment Services, Inc., and Avantax Advisory Services between 2013 and 2023. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm combines in-house research with third-party managers and provides a range of strategies across equity, fixed income, alternatives, and digital assets, alongside tax, accounting, and family office services.

Lester Jones is a financial advisor with OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC based in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes over two decades at Primerica Financial Services and Primerica Advisors, along with roles at Triad Hybrid Solutions and Triad Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Duo Wealth Advisors LLC, focusing on investment management and retirement planning. OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through multiple program models, utilizing both proprietary and third-party platforms.

Rachel Wilder is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Alpharetta, GA, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations with 27 years of industry experience. She has worked with New York Life and its affiliated firms since 2005 and currently operates Wilder Wealth Strategies, LLC. Wilder also serves as a member and group leader of ProVisors, a national professional networking organization. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages assets predominantly on a non-discretionary basis, working within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Debasish Hajra is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 33 years of industry experience. He is currently with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc., where he has worked since 2019. Prior to this, he held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer with approximately 436 advisors and $15.7 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, and nonprofit organizations, offering a variety of advisory programs and investment strategies that combine firm-developed and third-party models with ongoing strategic oversight.

Mallie Scott is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. Prior to joining Creative Planning in 2022, Scott worked at Homrich Berg for a total of three years and held a position at Georgia State University. 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 focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by additional portfolio management techniques and integrated retirement plan services.

Frederick Brown is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2003. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation along with manager selection and various investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Zachary Harrell is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2021, following nine years at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Based in Atlanta, GA, he provides advisory services within a large integrated financial firm. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning, investment management, and related advisory support to a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, corporate participants, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary managers, delivering tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support.

Margaret Evans is a CFP® professional with six years of experience at HB Wealth Management, LLC in Atlanta, GA. She previously worked at the University of Georgia School of Law for three years. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser providing wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combined quantitative and qualitative investment process across public and private strategies and offers outsourced chief investment officer and institutional advisory services.

Jack Malandra is a Series 66–licensed advisor at Kestra Advisory with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra, he worked at Deloitte for two years and held various roles including at Druid Hills Country Club and the University of Georgia. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors including sovereign wealth funds.

Thomas Hall is a CFP® and Series 66-registered financial advisor at Mariner with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2021 and previously spent six years at Homrich Berg. Mariner serves a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, tax services, and coordinated family office solutions, implementing customized portfolios that combine in-house research with third-party managers and a variety of asset strategies.

Michael Lamb is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. based in Roswell, GA, holding a Series 66 designation with 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include a long tenure at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and positions at Cetera and Avantax Investment Services. Outside of his advisory work, he owns a cryotherapy and wellness franchise as well as a short-term rental business. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, and institutional clients, offering comprehensive advisory services including investment management, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a globally diversified investment approach using low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private funds, supported by educational content and various specialized service lines.

Thomas Heidt is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2004. He also has a role with Agia involving non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a large network of advisors and employs discretionary unified managed accounts using third-party model managers and technology platforms.