Harrison Fant is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He previously worked at Atlanta Financial Associates, Inc. and Commonwealth Financial Network. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and utilizes globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through a combination of ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private funds.

Susan Tordik Atchison is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Alpharetta, GA. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 29 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Merrill, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Primerica Advisors. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, leveraging third-party platform and manager arrangements to support its investment programs.

Peter Protos is a CFP® with 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Truist Advisory Services, where he has worked since 2021, and previously spent nearly two decades at SunTrust in various advisory and securities roles. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering asset allocation, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program that combines discretionary and non-discretionary strategies. The firm integrates multiple affiliated entities and employs AI-enabled research tools alongside traditional analysis in its investment processes.

Barbara Million is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Triad Advisors, Inc., Wells Fargo Clearing, and Merrill. She is also the owner and principal of Empower Wealth Management, where she provides wealth management, financial planning, and investment management services. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension plans, corporate and charitable entities, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers a range of managed programs, retirement plan consulting, and access to alternative investments, utilizing various investment strategies and platform partnerships.

Scott Suarez is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked extensively with Truist and its predecessor entities since 2006. Suarez’s career includes roles at BB&T Bank, BB&T Investments, and Truist Investment Services. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships, supported by AI-enabled research tools and an integrated inter-affiliate operating structure.

Shahab Khan is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked previously at Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an online discretionary model account offered as an employee-only pilot that utilizes algorithmic risk assessment and implements investments via approved mutual fund and ETF strategies.

Jay Patel is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Guardian Life, based in Atlanta, GA, and has three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Peachtree Planning Inc. and operating Jay Kunjan Investments. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities, provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and offers a range of financial planning, consulting, and investment solutions.

Connie Stein Neff is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. She previously spent 17 years at American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. Outside of advisory work, she has worked as a sales associate managing clearance merchandise at Office Depot. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporate and charitable entities, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers a range of investment and planning services, utilizing multiple strategies and platform relationships that differentiate its operating model.

Kimberly Maxwell is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with a Series 65 designation. She has been with Mercer since 2022 and previously worked at Stewart, Kizzar, and Brockelbank, CPAs. Outside of her financial advisory work, she is involved in theater as an actor. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using low-cost index vehicles and multi-factor strategies, supported by a range of implementation options and additional estate, tax, and private-asset services.

Justin Stevenson is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been in the financial services industry since 2024. Prior to joining Fifth Third, he worked in mortgage and automotive sectors and served at Brookdale Senior Living. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers a variety of managed account programs on the Passageway platform and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

Dustin Mcarthur is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services since 2021. He previously worked at Fidelity Brokerage Services and SunTrust Advisory Services. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools, to implement its investment strategies.

Brittany White is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group in Duluth, GA, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Her previous roles include positions at Bankers Life and LPL Financial LLC. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups chosen by plan sponsors.

Willard Tuck is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with eight years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. His prior roles include positions at Agia and Limestone Valley RC&D. He serves on the boards of nonprofit organizations focused on community support and disability services. Valic Financial Advisors is a large SEC-registered investment adviser serving primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and unified managed accounts through a network of over 1,200 advisors, using centralized technology and model-based investment solutions.

Sophia Gerhards is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2026, she worked at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. for four years. Outside of finance, her work history includes roles at several small businesses, including Smoke Shack and SpotHopper LLC. TIAA-CREF provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Jeffrey Swygert is a CFP® with 32 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Commonwealth Financial Network and Apex Wealth Advisors, having previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research and Fuller & Co. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors who manage client portfolios using a variety of securities and insurance products.

Richard Cardin is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 36 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. before joining Benjamin F. Edwards in 2010. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services including wrap-fee advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, investment management consulting, brokerage services, insurance products, and certain M&A advisory services.

Michael Leibig is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked with Principal Life Insurance Co. since 2017 and Principal Securities Inc. since 2016, following a prior role at Principal Financial from 2012 to 2017. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Davon Smith is a financial advisor at Mariner with four years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He previously worked at The Vanguard Group, WealthSpire Advisors, and has experience outside finance at CVS and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs customized, discretionary portfolios supported by both in-house research and third-party managers, and maintains integrated tax and accounting services uncommon among large advisory enterprises.

Daniel Janusek is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Wells Fargo and PNC in various capacities prior to joining TIAA-CREF. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers a distinct advisory model separating one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Margaret Remeika is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. She has previously worked at firms including American Financial Advisors, Henssler Financial, and LPL Financial. Allworth Financial serves a diverse client base, offering financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and variable annuity servicing. The firm uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis to implement customized investment strategies and provides education through newsletters, podcasts, and seminars.