Robert Pierson is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at Pierson Wealth Management in Atlanta, where he has worked since 2018, following five years at Raymond James & Associates. Outside of his advisory work, Pierson serves as CEO of Pierson Farm, a farming business in Culloden, GA. Pierson Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and limited goal-planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and fixed-income securities, employing fundamental, technical, and modern-portfolio principles, and offers a concentrated five-stock large-cap growth strategy under RFP Asset Management.

Robroy Wiley is a financial advisor at SmartPlan Investing in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with SmartPlan Investing since 2011. SmartPlan Investing serves primarily individual investors, along with pension and profit-sharing plans and business clients, offering financial coaching, planning, and investor education workshops. The firm uses academic investing principles and the Matson Money platform to create diversified portfolios, emphasizing client coaching and periodic reviews while partnering with third-party portfolio managers for discretionary trading and rebalancing.

Donald Dusick Jr. is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Financial with 34 years of industry experience. He has held securities licenses Series 63 and Series 65 and previously worked at Dempsey Lord Smith, LLC for 11 years. Dusick is also a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance sales and implementation. Cornerstone Financial Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm specializes in non-discretionary portfolio management using diversified mutual funds and ETFs, emphasizing fundamental analysis with a long-term investment approach.

John Knox is a financial advisor at Peregrine Investment Advisors, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at both TDCR Group, LLC and Peregrine Investment Advisors since 2010. Knox serves as a board member of Encompass Group, LLC, a healthcare textile and medical supply company. Peregrine Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, focusing on fundamental analysis and a long-term purchase approach primarily through mutual funds, ETFs, and individual equities. The firm operates with a four-advisor team and maintains a relatively small client roster.

Matthew Hudgins is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He has been the President and Owner of Mosaic Wealth Management, L.L.C. since 2007. In addition to his advisory role, he owns and operates Parliament Capital LLC, a business coaching and consulting firm focused on helping business owners improve efficiency and profitability. Mosaic Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, pension plans, and estates by providing discretionary portfolio management alongside limited financial planning and consulting engagements. The firm manages approximately $239 million across about 75 client relationships and employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor investment strategies to each client’s objectives and risk tolerance.

Wesley Aikens is a financial advisor at Sunglow Wealth Advisory LLC with a Series 65 designation and six years of industry experience. He has been with Sunglow Wealth Advisory since 2019 and has operated The Aikens Firm, an accounting and tax advisory business, since 1980. The Aikens Firm provides business and individual advisement, including investment discussions as part of its CPA services. Sunglow Wealth Advisory LLC is a fee-only investment adviser managing approximately $61.5 million for about 62 clients. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, privately held companies, and qualified retirement plans, employing a value-oriented, fundamental analysis approach with multi-year holding periods and portfolio diversification, and it actively manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis.

Eric Ruthman is a financial advisor with Phase Line Capital, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, LPL Financial LLC, Edward Jones, and service in the U.S. Army from 2007 to 2019. He is a managing partner at Phase Line Capital. Phase Line Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm uses model portfolios, sub-advisers, and a range of investment products, including derivatives, and maintains a small ownership structure with advisors who have military backgrounds.

Tiffany Kent is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Wealth Engagement since 2020. She previously worked at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC from 2018 to 2020. Wealth Engagement provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and fiduciary services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, business entities, and retirement plans. The firm uses a tactical allocation strategy combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios according to client risk profiles.

Michael Ball Jr. is a financial advisor at MRB Capital with Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and two years of industry experience. He also holds a senior analytics role at AT&T, a dual-career arrangement that is uncommon among solo advisors. MRB Capital Group, LLC is a fee-only, registered investment adviser serving individuals, businesses, trustees, and pension plans with portfolio management, investment selection, asset allocation, and retirement transition planning. The firm uses a tactical asset-allocation approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis with an economic overlay, actively managing portfolios across a range of securities and offering an optional ESG overlay.

Amy Mawson is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with Minerva Planning Group in Decatur, GA. She has seven years of industry experience, including nine years with Minerva Planning Group. Prior to her financial advisory career, she was a homemaker for three years. Minerva Planning Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and other investment advisors, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm’s investment approach focuses on long-term asset allocation using low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, typically incorporating Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) funds as core holdings.

Kevin Riley is a financial advisor at Astrop Advisory Corporation in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. He has been with Astrop Advisory since 2020 and is also president of Unibat USA, a motorcycle battery distribution business that is in the process of winding down. Astrop Advisory provides discretionary investment management for individual and institutional clients, focusing on capital preservation and long-term growth through actively managed, individualized portfolios using a mix of stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, and options.

Trenton Bryde is a financial advisor at Factory Capital LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at B&G Capital Partners LLC and Cresset Capital, as well as work at the University of Georgia. Factory Capital LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and OCIO-style investment management to institutional and other clients. The firm leverages outsourced solutions and third-party managers across active and passive strategies, including alternative asset classes, while maintaining disclosures on affiliations and conflicts of interest.

Larren Odom is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Chastain Wealth Management since 2016. Prior to this, he worked at Redwood Wealth Management for eight years. He holds a Series 65 license and is based in Atlanta, GA. Chastain Wealth Management provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations, trusts, and estates. The firm manages approximately $144 million in discretionary assets and employs a client-centric approach that often begins with financial profiling and planning before transitioning to ongoing asset management.

Margaret Cargle is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with Heinz Investments in Atlanta, GA, bringing two years of industry experience. She has been with Heinz & Associates, Inc., operating as Heinz Investments, since 2014 in various capacities. Heinz Investments serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm manages approximately $82 million in discretionary assets through a two-advisor team, offering investment management and advisory consultation with a focus on fundamental analysis and a core-and-satellite asset allocation strategy.

Marc Baylin is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is a managing advisor at MB Advisors LLC in Atlanta, GA, where he has worked since 2013. Baylin also serves as a board member of File And Serve Express, a private company providing workflow management solutions for the legal profession. MB Advisors offers discretionary, customized investment management and financial consulting to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up research process and implements two core strategies focused on equity returns and intrinsic value, managing concentrated, benchmark-agnostic portfolios with a selective client base.

Mark Sofge is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Charleston Equity Partners, LLC since 2019. He has prior experience with Piedmont Private Equity and Yukon Property Consultants, where he is involved in real estate holdings and solar farm development. Charleston Equity Partners manages the Charleston Opportunity Zone Fund, focusing on direct or indirect investments in qualified opportunity zone real estate for accredited investors. The firm operates on a discretionary basis with an emphasis on investment oversight and compliance with tax-driven holding requirements.

James Livingston is a financial advisor at Livingston Financial Planning, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Alpha Financial Management Consultants and Accenture. Livingston Financial Planning, Inc. is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides comprehensive and limited-scope financial planning, educational workshops, and investment management services, using a long-term, buy-and-hold approach focused on diversified allocations to low-cost index funds, ETFs, and investment-grade fixed income.

Ruth Goldstein is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Mainstreet Financial Group LLC. Her previous roles include positions at Advisory Alpha, LLC, Planners Alliance LLC, and AlphaStar Capital Management, LLC. She also directs Mainstreet Financial Education, Inc., where she provides financial literacy workshops and seminars on topics such as retirement, investment, and Medicare insurance. Mainstreet Financial Group LLC serves individual clients with comprehensive financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs an active investment approach utilizing asset allocation, fundamental analysis, and model portfolios that may include Dimensional mutual funds and ETFs.

Michael Edmondson is a CFP® professional with over 31 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with LPL Financial and has previously worked with Wells Fargo Clearing. Edmondson also provides investment advisory services through Capital and Planning, LLC, an independent investment advisory firm he is involved with. LPL Financial offers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm supports its advisors with an in-house research team and a wide range of investment solutions, combining large-scale advisory operations with additional product offerings such as insurance and lending services.

Joseph Gandolfo is a CFA® charterholder based in Atlanta, GA, and serves as an advisor at Factory Capital LLC. He has two years of industry experience, with prior roles at B&G Capital and Truist Securities. Gandolfo’s background also includes positions related to financial services and education during his time at Georgia Tech and the Georgia Tech Foundation. Factory Capital LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and OCIO-style investment management for institutional and other clients. The firm emphasizes the use of third-party managers and outsourced solutions, employing both active and passive strategies across various asset classes.