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 with Livingston Financial Planning, Inc. in Atlanta, GA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Livingston Financial Planning, he worked at Alpha Financial Management Consultants and Accenture. Livingston Financial Planning serves individual investors, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses, offering fee-only financial planning and investment management. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach focused on diversified low-cost index funds, ETFs, and bonds, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

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.

Brian Carter is a financial advisor at Pierson Wealth Management in Atlanta, GA, with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked previously at Raymond James & Associates Inc and Forever Aligned Club. Pierson Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and limited goal-planning services. The firm uses a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed-income securities guided by fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio principles, and offers a distinctive rules-based large-cap growth strategy through its Focus 5 model.

Larry Boggs is a financial advisor with D.L. Fields Advisory Group, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and over 37 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at International Assets Advisory, LLC, and First Allied Advisory Services, Inc. He is president of Boggs & Associates, LLC, a financial planning business, and also provides notary public services. D.L. Fields Advisory Group offers financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm delivers personalized advice through asset management and hourly planning, using fundamental and technical analysis supplemented by third-party research, with a flexible investment approach tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

Joseph Carroll is the sole advisor at The Carroll Group, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 credential and with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with The Carroll Group, Inc. since 1993. The Carroll Group provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth families and individuals, employing a fundamental security-analysis approach to build diversified portfolios using both active and passive investment strategies. The firm maintains a very small client base with high asset concentration per client, and the owner serves as the portfolio manager.

Kathryn Edmunds is a financial advisor at The Renn Wealth Management Group, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, with 29 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has been with The Renn Wealth Management Group since 2002. In addition to her advisory role, she is a licensed insurance agent, providing clients with guidance on insurance needs. The Renn Wealth Management Group, Inc. offers investment management and fee-based financial planning to individuals, business owners, trusts, and retirement plans, including high-net-worth clients. The firm employs an institutional investment approach that integrates capital markets assumptions, asset allocation optimization, and relative strength analysis, tailoring portfolios to clients’ risk profiles and objectives.

Dianne Martin is a CFP® with Series 63 registration and 14 years of industry experience. She has been with The Marin Group Inc. since 2008. The Marin Group Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $128 million across about 140 accounts. The firm uses a proprietary "Cycle Investing" methodology that combines fundamental and technical analysis to guide investment decisions across various asset classes.

Raymond Payne Jr. is a financial advisor at Cerner Capital Management, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Cerner Capital Management since 2001. Cerner Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach is tailored to individual goals and risk tolerance, using fundamental analysis to build growth-and-income portfolios, and may include active trading and the use of derivatives and margin when appropriate.

La Vaisha Davis is a financial advisor at Ell Wess Advisors in Atlanta, GA, with three years of industry experience and a Series 65 credential. Her prior experience includes roles at Compass Retirement Group and Ell Wess Financial Services. She also works as an independent insurance agent, earning commissions from policy sales. Ell Wess Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations with a small client base managing approximately $5.9 million in assets. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through programmatic, fixed-fee offerings and discretionary portfolio management using fundamental analysis and a combination of long- and short-term investment strategies.

Jennifer Odom is a CFP® professional with four years of experience in the financial advisory industry. She has worked at Chastain Wealth Management since 2022 and previously spent 22 years at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. Chastain Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations, trusts, and estates, providing financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm manages approximately $144 million in discretionary assets and uses a combination of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income investments tailored to each client's investment plan.

William Ginsburg is a financial advisor at Pierson Wealth Management in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation. He began his advisory career in 2023 and has experience with several firms including Vector Wealth Strategies, OTR Solutions, and CAPSCO. Ginsburg was a full-time student for ten years prior to his current role. Pierson Wealth Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with limited goal-planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and fixed-income securities using fundamental, technical, and modern-portfolio principles, and it is noted for its concentrated “Focus 5” large-cap growth strategy and a wrap fee program that combines management, execution, and custody into a single billing arrangement.

Mindy Evans is a financial advisor at Nora Wealth with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Nora Wealth, she was involved in entrepreneurial ventures including Nostalchics and Dog Bites Bakery. Nora Wealth is a fee-only financial planning and investment advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a tailored investment approach using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and manages approximately $83.7 million in assets with a small, founder-owned team.

William Astrop Jr. is a financial advisor with Astrop Advisory Corporation in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Astrop Advisory Corporation since 1996. Astrop Advisory provides discretionary investment management for individual and institutional clients, focusing on capital preservation and long-term growth. The firm manages actively tailored portfolios using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across various asset types.

Joshua Chamberlain is a financial advisor at Chamberlain Financial Advisors, Inc. in Decatur, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with 8 years of industry experience. He has been with Chamberlain Financial Advisors since 2017 and also serves as principal of JB&JM Group, Inc., a business operations consulting firm. Chamberlain Financial Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management, employing a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach using broadly diversified, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs. The firm provides services including retirement, education, estate, and divorce planning, and offers educational workshops and investment consultation.

Anna Kindley is a financial advisor with AKPride Financial Services in Atlanta, GA. She holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license, with five years of industry experience. Prior to joining AKPride, she worked at Ashford Advisors and Zions Bancorporation. Outside of her advisory role, Ms. Kindley owns Kindley Consulting, LLC, through which she provides human resource education and general financial education seminars. AKPride Financial Services offers investment advisory, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and business consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, business owners, and corporate retirement plans. The firm emphasizes tailored plans based on documented client discussions and formal risk assessments, provides both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and incorporates third-party model portfolios through Orion Portfolio Solutions.

Joseph Norton is a financial advisor at Capital and Planning, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Wisdom Planning Center, Principal Life Insurance, and Woodbury Financial Services. Norton is also involved in fixed insurance sales, offering life insurance, annuities, Medicare, disability, and long-term care insurance. Capital and Planning, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, and charities. The firm manages approximately $193.9 million in assets and emphasizes asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, and mutual fund and ETF selection tailored to clients’ objectives.

Kevin Mahony is a CFP® professional at D.L. Fields Advisory Group, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Alliance America Corporation, United Advisors America Corporation, Life of Southwest, Resource Horizons Investment Advisory, Inc., Midsouth Capital, Inc., and 1717 Capital Management Company. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. D.L. Fields Advisory Group, LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management to individuals—including high-net-worth and non-HNW clients—trusts, estates, pension plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, combining fundamental and technical analysis with third-party research, and tailors strategies to client goals and risk tolerance.

Yarenis Rodriguez is a financial advisor at Pursue Wealth Partners, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Kingswood Capital Partners, J Alden Associates, iCapital Wealth, Cantella & Co., Raymond James, and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Pursue Wealth Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis to create customized portfolios using a broad range of investment vehicles and employs both internal management and independent managers, supported by a relationship with Raymond James for custodial and operational services.