Leon Frush III is a CFP® professional with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Cornerstone Financial since 2013. He also has been associated with Dempsey Lord Smith, LLC since 2012. Outside of advising, he is a 50% partner in Barewood Inc., a company involved in rental real estate management. Cornerstone Financial Management provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates, managing approximately $118 million in assets for around 200 clients. The firm uses a long-term investment approach centered on fundamental analysis and manages most client accounts on a non-discretionary basis.

Royce Richardson is a financial advisor with PR Squared Wealth Management LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 11 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Ameritas Advisory Services, Ameritas Investment Company, Madison Avenue Securities, and Eiat Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates an insurance brokerage and sales business and works as a real estate consultant and associate broker. PR Squared Wealth Management serves individual investors and retirement plan sponsors by providing asset management, financial planning, fiduciary services, and participant education. The firm typically manages client portfolios on a largely non-discretionary basis, using model allocations, sub-advisors, and platform tools, with regular account reviews and a focus on retirement-plan education and ongoing consulting.

William Scott is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience. He is currently associated with MAI Capital Management, LLC and previously worked at Waypoint Wealth Counsel LLC for nine years. Before entering the financial services industry, he studied at the University of Georgia. Waypoint Wealth Counsel is an SEC-registered wealth management firm serving individuals, pensions, foundations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $433.3 million in assets and offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and fiduciary management services, employing a mix of fundamental and technical analyses alongside manager-based sleeves and co-managed private funds.

Matthew Woods is a financial advisor with Waypoint Wealth Counsel LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He previously worked at MAI Capital Management, LLC and has been with Waypoint Wealth Counsel since 2014. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in managing rental properties. Waypoint Wealth Counsel is an SEC-registered wealth management firm serving individuals, pensions, foundations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $433.3 million in assets and offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and fiduciary management services, using a mix of fundamental and technical analyses and incorporating manager-based sleeves and specialized private market strategies.

Evan Fricks is a financial advisor at MasterPlan Retirement Consultants with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been involved in the insurance business through his role at Fricks and Associates, Inc. prior to and concurrent with his advisory work. Previously, he worked in the coffee industry with Charter Coffeehouse and Blue Bottle. MasterPlan Retirement Consultants provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, often acting as a limited-scope ERISA 3(21) fiduciary. The firm employs tactical and strategic asset allocation strategies and frequently utilizes third-party managers and sub-advisors to implement client investment programs while maintaining oversight.

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.

Scott Stewart is a CFP® and CFA® with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Eads & Heald Investment Counsel since 1998. Eads & Heald Wealth Management offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management for individuals, families, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, endowments, and foundations. The firm employs a top-down, fundamental investment approach focusing on high-quality, diversified equity holdings, and manages portfolios on a discretionary basis.

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.

Larry Burnette is a CFP® with seven years of experience at Hanover Advisors, Inc, located in Marietta, GA. He has over three decades of industry experience, including prior roles at American Portfolio Financial Services and Provident Mutual. Burnette also serves as president of Hanover Financial Services, Inc., a life insurance business. Hanover Advisors serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, managing approximately $353 million in assets with a focus on customized portfolios using fundamental analysis, Modern Portfolio Theory, and a range of trading strategies.

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.

Herschel Clanton is a CFP® with 30 years of experience in financial advising. He is president of The Chancellor Group and has been affiliated with The O.N. Equity Sales Company and Ohio National Life Insurance since 2000. He is based in Atlanta, GA. Chancellor Wealth Management is a small firm serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement-plan education. The firm emphasizes a risk-tolerance driven investment approach using both actively and passively managed funds, periodic rebalancing, and incorporates third-party managed strategies when appropriate.

Graham Wickham is a financial advisor at Wickham Financial & Insurance Services with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked in various capacities at firms including Carter Terry & Company Inc. and The Wickham Agency Inc., the latter of which he took over from his father and continues to operate as an independent insurance agency offering commercial and personal lines of insurance. Wickham Financial Group provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plan consulting to employer plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $193 million in assets and employs a mix of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and sector analysis to construct individualized portfolios, with a majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

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.

Mark Fricks is a financial advisor with MasterPlan Retirement Consultants in Marietta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Gradient Investments, LLC and Masterplan Tax Services, Inc., and has operated Fricks and Associates, Inc. since 2010. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in fixed insurance and precious metals sales. MasterPlan Retirement Consultants provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, including acting as a limited-scope ERISA 3(21) fiduciary. The firm employs tactical and strategic asset allocation and coordinates with third-party managers and sub-advisors to implement client investment programs while maintaining oversight.

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.