Shari Santell is a financial advisor at Henssler Financial with 22 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Citco-Quaker Fund Distributors since 2003 and Henssler G W & Associates Ltd since 2002. Henssler Financial serves a diverse client base including individual investors across wealth levels and institutional clients such as pension plans and municipal entities. The firm employs a cash-flow focused investment process known as the “Ten Year Rule” and offers services including financial planning, portfolio management, and sub-advisory relationships.

Jonathan Willis is a financial advisor with Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and four years of industry experience. He has worked with Hoxton Capital Management USA and FZE, where he provides advisory services including financial planning and retirement strategies primarily for UK clients through Future Start Independent Financial Planning. Beacon Global Advisor Network serves a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts, with a focus on customized portfolios using various managed models, mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income. The firm offers specialized pension-transfer services for U.K. nationals and coordinates with U.K. trustees and platforms to meet regulatory requirements.

Thomas Hill is a CFP®, CFA®, and holds a Series 65 license with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with SignatureFD, LLC in Atlanta, GA since 2014. SignatureFD serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by providing wealth management, retirement plan management, and consulting services. The firm manages client portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis using mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers, and is affiliated with an accounting firm and several private investment funds.

Xavier Herschberg is a financial advisor at BIP Wealth, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with BIP Wealth since 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he has an eight-year involvement with the Alpharetta Ambush Soccer Club. BIP Wealth, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management, including discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, with a focus on tailored asset allocations and private-market securities for qualified investors.

Grant Ansley is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America and Merrill. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans, offering wealth management, financial planning, and specialized retirement plan services. The firm employs both discretionary and non-discretionary models and utilizes a wide range of investment tools, with a notable emphasis on institutional retirement solutions, private markets, and digital assets.

Robert Ladyman is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Equity Investment Corporation since 2017 and previously at Resolution Capital from 2014 to 2017. He serves as an unpaid director of his father's investment management company, Ladyman Asset Management, in Australia. Equity Investment Corporation provides discretionary equity portfolio management to a diverse client base, including institutional and high-net-worth investors, trusts, retirement plans, and corporations. The firm employs a fundamental, absolute value investment approach across multiple equity strategies and also offers sub-advisory and separate account services.

William Tucker is a financial advisor with Sequent Planning, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Catalyst Wealth Management, Retirement Wealth Advisors, Inc., and Asset Management Strategies Inc. He is also the owner of The Woodville Group, LLC, where he sells life insurance, long-term care, and annuity products. Sequent Planning, LLC serves individuals, retirement plan sponsors, businesses, endowments, and nonprofits, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services through a network of independent advisors. The firm employs a structured risk framework, diversified investment exposures, and tax-aware strategies, and provides clients with ongoing investment communications and detailed operational disclosures.

Andy Sukhai is a financial advisor at Capital Analysts with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Banks Jackson & Middleton and Lincoln Investment since 2017, as well as VOYA Financial Advisors and Voya Financial from 2014 to 2017. Capital Analysts serves retail and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, foundations, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm provides portfolio management, custom and model portfolios, and retirement-plan advice through a nationwide network of independent advisors and firm-managed programs.

Creston Maxey is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently affiliated with IFG Advisory, LLC in Atlanta, GA. His prior work includes roles at Lloyd Advisory Services, LLC and The Lloyd Group, Inc., and he is also connected with Highland Trust Partners. IFG Advisory, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans, offering comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and employs various management strategies, including in-house and third-party managers, to align clients’ assets with their objectives.

David Eissman is a financial advisor at Sound Income Strategies, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as president of Eissman Wealth Management, overseeing the sales and service of fixed and index annuities, life insurance, and long-term care. Sound Income Strategies is a fee-based investment adviser serving individuals, high net worth clients, corporations, pension plans, and other registered advisors through asset management, financial planning, and co-/sub-advisory arrangements. The firm focuses on fixed-income and income-oriented strategies, actively managing portfolios with a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

Robert Warnock IV is a Series 66-credentialed advisor at Arkadios Wealth Advisors with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Arkadios, he spent four years at the University of Alabama and fourteen years with the Vestavia Hills School System. Arkadios Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered multi-team firm serving individuals, trusts, businesses, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment plans implemented through various account types and employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical investment analysis.

James Kaufman is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America, N.A. for 14 years and spent the early part of his career at Merrill. Kaufman serves as a trustee for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, focusing on development and mentoring for underprivileged youth. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients across a range of wealth levels, offering wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan services. The firm provides tailored investment solutions through discretionary and non-discretionary models, leveraging a broad array of asset classes and emphasizing institutional research and fiduciary governance for retirement plans.

Byron Preuss is a financial advisor with Howard Capital Management, Inc. in Roswell, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Howard Capital Management since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is engaged as a plan writer for asset allocation and serves as an outside sales agent for the firm’s advisory money management programs. Howard Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, retirement plan participants, and other advisers. The firm employs proprietary technical indicators to guide tactical investment strategies across client accounts and manages both mutual funds and ETFs while offering web-based retirement planning tools and private wealth services.

Joe Patrick is a financial advisor with Advisory Services Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kestra Advisory, Kestra Investment Services, and Fidelity Investments. Advisory Services Network serves individuals, families, corporations, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans through a network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, investment and retirement-plan consulting, and third-party manager selection, managing approximately $8.6 billion in client assets.

Perry Williams is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts based in Dunwoody, GA, holding a Series 63 designation and 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. since 1999 and is also involved in life insurance and fixed annuity sales. In addition, he owns and serves as president of Williams & Williams Financial Services, Inc., a business used for tax and accounting purposes. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, advisor-managed portfolios, access to third-party managers, and retirement-plan advice, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment approaches supported by an in-house research team.

David Vogel is a financial advisor with Simplicity Wealth, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and over 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Virtue Capital Management and Brookstone Capital Management, and he is also principal of Vogel Retirement Solutions, where he is involved in fixed insurance sales. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients and other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds investment approach featuring ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, and offers advisory services as well as a managed account platform (TAMP) with various model portfolios and additional features such as tax optimization and independent manager due diligence.

Cole Kliphouse is a financial advisor at Nicholas Hoffman & Company, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has held various roles including positions at Clemson University and University of North Georgia. Outside of his advisory work, he was involved with Dock Boys of Lake Keowee. Nicholas Hoffman & Company provides financial planning, portfolio management, family office services, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, foundations, private funds, and estates. The firm offers tailored financial profiles and investment plans, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, separate accounts, and selected private investments, and serves as lead investment sub-advisor to a lower-middle-market private equity fund.

Laura Bishop is a financial advisor with OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill for 14 years before joining OpenArc in 2025. Based in Atlanta, GA, she is part of a firm that serves a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. OpenArc Corporate Advisory offers wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized retirement plan services, utilizing a broad range of investment strategies such as individual equities and bonds, alternative and private market investments, digital assets, and direct indexing. The firm is notable for its substantial institutional retirement practice and integration with third-party platforms that support operational scale.

Dane Bower is a financial advisor at 49 Financial with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he has held various positions in education and automotive industries, including at the University of Georgia and Phil Hughes Automotive. Outside of his advisory work, he participates in a nonprofit contractor role with 25 Giving, referring charities to develop charitable plans for donors. 49 Financial serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial and advanced planning, retirement-plan consulting, and investment management. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term diversified asset allocation strategy and offers tiered fractional family office services alongside third-party manager access.

Gary Alpert is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving at IFG Advisory, LLC since 2014. He is also registered with LPL Financial and acts as a non-public arbitrator with FINRA. IFG Advisory, LLC provides advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm employs a multifaceted investment process combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services.