Brian Hackett is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 24 years of industry experience, including roles at Target and Wfgia. Hackett is based in Woodstock, GA, and has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base with investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services, utilizing model portfolios and third-party managers through various program platforms such as Transamerica ONE and the TFA365 Advisory Program.

Samuel Lee is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Cartersville, GA, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 36 years of industry experience, including roles at Primerica Advisors since 1999 and Peachtree Planning Corporation and Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America since 1989. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an executor for family estates and is involved with managing an office building where his business operates. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base, offering both brokerage and fee-based advisory services, including financial planning and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports a variety of account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised fund options.

Barnabas White is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked with Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation and Transamerica Retirement Solutions since 2013. Outside of his financial advisory role, he occasionally works as an on-call extra and background actor for movies, TV shows, and commercials through Central Casting. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners by providing managed portfolios and investment education through various advice programs. The firm utilizes Morningstar Investment Management’s proprietary software and model portfolios to deliver personalized asset allocation and retirement guidance at scale.

Jeffrey Weronick is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Kennesaw, GA, holding a ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 29 years of industry experience, with prior roles at firms including LPL Financial, Cetera Investment Services, SunTrust Investment Services, and MassMutual. Outside of his advisory work, he is a co-owner and sitter for a pet sitting service. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. offers brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm combines its municipal-advisor registration with a large bank affiliation, providing multiple discretionary managed-account options and unique features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services.

Glenn Guthrie is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 42 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC. He has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2003. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in insurance brokerage and sales through his Strategic Planning Group, focusing on life, health, disability, long-term care, and annuity products. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer, providing custody, execution, brokerage services, and access to third-party asset managers.

James Greenwell is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and multiple securities licenses (Series 63, 65, 66) with 40 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hornor, Townsend & Kent and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2003. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales through a brokerage business focusing on multiple carriers, including Penn Mutual. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both advisory and broker-dealer services, providing tailored investment strategies through third-party asset manager relationships and a dual SEC-registered adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer structure.

Kary Brownlee is a financial advisor with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has worked with LPL Financial since 2012 and Independent Financial Partners from 2012 to 2019. Outside of his advisory work, Brownlee has served as a youth soccer referee for local clubs. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse client base, including individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm utilizes a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies supported by technology platforms and operates a network model with connections to LPL Financial and third-party estate-planning resources.

Gary Holcombe is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 42 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Independent Financial Partners. He has previously worked with LPL Financial and IFP Securities, LLC. Holcombe serves on the board of a local office park association and is involved in non-variable insurance sales. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisers. The firm offers a decentralized advisory model with a focus on retirement-plan consulting and compliance with Department of Labor rollover guidance.

Jerry Milam Jr. is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has 19 years of industry experience, working with Park Avenue Securities since 2007 and Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since 2005. Milam serves as a Planning Commissioner for the City of Cartersville and is involved with the Exchange Club, a nonprofit organization focused on youth and child abuse prevention. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser owned by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. The firm provides brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients.

Bianca Lohman is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services and holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. She has 25 years of industry experience, including roles at SunTrust Advisory Services since 2016 and SunTrust Securities, Inc. since 2004. Outside of finance, Lohman works as a group fitness instructor at OneLife Fitness. 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 services.

Jesus Osorio Martinez is a financial advisor at Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at several firms including Wells Fargo and JP Morgan Chase. Since 2022, he has been with Transamerica Life Insurance Company and Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners by providing managed advice programs and investment education services. Their approach integrates portfolio construction and oversight from Morningstar Investment Management to offer personalized allocations and guidance focused on retirement planning.

James Vandiver is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Highpoint Planning Partners and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president and sole donor of a nonprofit that distributes Hebrew Bibles to Messianic ministries. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, offering integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and savings rates in its financial plans and serves a large participant base relative to its advisor headcount.

Francesca Mc Comb is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Acworth, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Empower Financial Services, Allstate, Melaleuca, Excel Real Estate, and ItWorks! Global. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage clients. The firm’s services focus on integrated financial planning and managed account solutions delivered through Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Tomas Parks is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2013. In addition to his advisory work, Parks serves as an assistant professor at Kennesaw State University, where he teaches investment-related courses, and is actively involved in multi-line insurance brokerage ventures. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a network of advisers, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines advisory and broker-dealer services, supporting a range of account types and third-party asset management relationships, with discretionary assets under management totaling over $8 billion.

Christopher Phillips is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 25 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Voya, Mutual of Omaha, and Cuna Mutual Group. Outside of finance, he is a co-owner and partner in Mosquito Shield of NW Atlanta, a residential pest suppression franchise. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a variety of managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and universal life subaccounts, supported by a network of Investment Adviser Representatives and third-party resources.

Jackson Sackman is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Home Depot, The UPS Store, Georgia All-Stars Gymnastics, and the Cherokee County school system. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals by providing discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and manages portfolios across multiple asset classes with periodic rebalancing and performance reviews.

Susan Curry is a financial advisor with LPL Financial who holds a Series 66 designation and has 23 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at SunTrust Advisory Services and Suntrust Investment Services, where she spent over a decade combined. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by in-house and third-party research.

Gabriel Willis is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Acworth, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones in 2024, he operated a window treatment business, EG Willis, Inc., from 2021 to 2024, which he has since turned over to his spouse. Before that, he worked at American States Utility Services, Inc. for ten years. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving a broad range of individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and is known for its extensive network of financial advisors and branches, offering a variety of advisory programs and investment solutions under a fiduciary standard.

Angad Tomar is a financial advisor with Merrill holding a Series 66 credential and three years of industry experience. His work history includes positions at Bank of America, LPL Financial, New York Life, Auto Gallery Imports, and T-Mobile. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for a range of clients including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Gabriel Baawo is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Edward Jones since 2014, with a break during which he was affiliated with Invesco Distributors and Crystal Path Enterprises. Outside of his advisory role, he provides marketing and brand consulting services to startups through his own companies. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering a range of investment advisory programs and affiliated products. The firm supports over 23,000 financial advisors and manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets.