Patrick Paxton is a financial advisor at TRUFp with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Investment Planning Advisors and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, INC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as treasurer for the Forsyth County Republican Party, managing bookkeeping and fundraising activities. TRUFp provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer plan sponsors, utilizing a range of approaches including asset allocation and technical analysis. The firm serves a large client base with a four-advisor team and participates in third-party marketing through the Ramsey Solutions SmartVestor program.

Gavin Borzello is a financial advisor at American Wealth Management, Inc. in Alpharetta, GA, with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with American Wealth Management since 1998. Outside of advising, he works part-time as an insurance agent. American Wealth Management, Inc. is a team of ten advisors managing approximately $310 million for individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers asset and portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services, employing a range of investment strategies based on economic analysis and research.

Robert Goggin is a financial advisor with Atticus Wealth Management in Roswell, GA, holding a Series 65 designation and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Atticus Wealth Management since 2018 and is also associated with Wealth Management Advisors, LLC since 2016. Atticus Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, retirement plans, and business entities, typically with at least $500,000 of investable assets. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting using diverse investment strategies and maintains regular portfolio oversight.

James Francis IV is a financial advisor with ALTA Capital Management LLC in Alpharetta, GA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 24 years of industry experience, including 23 years at Montag & Caldwell and 2 years at ALTA Capital Management. ALTA Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning for individual and institutional clients, using a quality-growth, bottom-up investment process that incorporates quantitative models and Investment Committee oversight. The firm serves a range of clients with strategies that include equity, fixed income, balanced mandates, and employs sub-advisers, derivatives, and AI-assisted models in certain portfolios.

Andrew Castleberry is a financial advisor with TRUFP based in Cumming, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Investment Planning Advisors, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, E*Trade Securities LLC, and Edward Jones. TRUFP provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer plan sponsors, employing diverse strategies such as asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, and technical analysis. The firm conducts regular account reviews and participates in third-party marketing programs, serving a large client base with a team of five advisors.

Valeri Bishop is a financial advisor with Wellspring Wealth Management LLC in Alpharetta, GA, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 31 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wellspring, Bishop worked at E*TRADE Capital Management LLC and E*TRADE Securities LLC. Outside of financial advising, Bishop owns a short-term vacation rental property in Cleveland, GA. Wellspring Wealth Management provides investment advisory, financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and related entities, including high-net-worth clients. The firm employs individualized strategic asset allocations overseen by an internal Investment Policy Committee and offers access to multiple investment platforms and third-party managers.

John Cronin is a financial advisor at BlueChip Wealth Advisors LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including J.P. Morgan Securities, Merrill Lynch, and Raymond James & Associates. BlueChip Wealth Advisors serves individuals, businesses, institutional plan sponsors, and government entities with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a goal-based, customizable investment approach that combines active and passive strategies and uses subscription-based reporting tools and educational sessions as part of its client services.

Colby James is a financial advisor at JT Stratford, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has previous work experience with Northwestern Mutual and Windham Brannon. JT Stratford provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a variety of investment strategies and incorporates emerging technology, including AI tools, to support research and operations.

Brian Johnston is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience. He is a managing director at Forthright Wealth Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2015. Prior to that, he was associated with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments starting in 2015. Johnston serves as treasurer for the Alpharetta Elementary PTO. Forthright Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses by providing wealth management, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and financial planning. The firm manages over $773 million in assets across a seven-advisor team and constructs customized, primarily long-term portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks, and bonds.

John Mctyre is a financial advisor at Financial Consultants Group Inc. with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Before joining Financial Consultants Group Inc., he worked briefly at Scott Curry State Farm and has experience from roles at the Ramsey Student Center and Camp All-American. Financial Consultants Group Inc. serves individuals, families—including high-net-worth clients—corporations, and trusts, offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a long-term, discretionary trading approach using fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis.

Stephen Amason is a CFP® professional with one year of experience, currently serving at ForthRight Wealth Management, LLC. He has prior experience with HB Wealth Management, LLC and Frazier & Deeter, LLC. ForthRight Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses by providing wealth management, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and financial planning. The firm manages over $773 million in assets across a seven-advisor team, constructing primarily long-term customized portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks, and bonds.

Robert Miller is a financial advisor with MPWM Advisory Solutions LLC in Alpharetta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has worked with LPL Financial since 2008 and has been with MPWM Advisory Solutions since 2020. MPWM Advisory Solutions LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a long-term, diversified investment approach based on fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, offering multiple implementation pathways including in-house models and oversight of independent managers.

Bryan Hogan is a financial advisor with Jt Stratford, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked with Jt Stratford since 2010 and has been associated with related firms including J.T. Stratford Advisors, LLC and Stratford Consumer Services, Inc. Outside of advisory work, he serves as Assistant Vice President in insurance sales focusing on life and health insurance. Jt Stratford, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, managing approximately $815 million across a 14-person team. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and access to third-party model portfolios, employing both fundamental and technical analysis tailored to client objectives.

Travis Echols is a financial advisor at JT Stratford, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously operated Echols Financial Services for 18 years before joining JT Stratford in 2022. JT Stratford, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $815 million for over 1,150 clients through a 14-person team, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and access to third-party model portfolios and sub-advisory strategies.

Mark Lloyd is a financial advisor at The Lloyd Advisory Group in Suwanee, GA, with 2 years of industry experience and a Series 65 designation. He has worked at Lloyd Advisory Services, LLC since 2011. Lloyd also serves as Client Relations Manager at The Lloyd Group, Inc., an insurance agency where he manages client service operations and assists with account applications and rollovers. The Lloyd Advisory Group provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services primarily to individual clients and personal trusts, utilizing third-party model portfolios and ongoing rebalancing. The firm’s investment approach incorporates a three-bucket framework emphasizing growth, income, and fixed insurance-based assets, and it integrates commissionable insurance sales as a key component of its advisory process.

James Loftin is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience. He is the principal at Loftin Wealth Partners in Johns Creek, GA, and has held roles at multiple financial and insurance firms since 2009. He serves as president of the Financial Planning Association of Georgia as of 2023. Loftin Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $292 million in discretionary assets for individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides portfolio management and financial planning services, employing strategies that may include hedging, leverage, and options, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Connor Jones is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealth Science Advisors LLC since 2022. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC from 2019 to 2022. Outside of his advisory role, Jones owns Wealth Science Analytics, a psychological analytics and consulting business, and serves on the finance committee of Northlands Church. Wealth Science Advisors primarily serves individuals and families, including high-net-worth households, offering discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning services. The firm integrates proprietary psychological profiling and a Money Happiness™ framework with modern portfolio theory to manage client portfolios across multiple offices, overseeing approximately $558.7 million in assets.

Craig Pfau is a financial advisor at Arca Wealth, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including LPL Financial LLC and Triad Advisors. Arca Wealth, LLC is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a client-centered approach that includes diversified asset allocations across multiple investment strategies.

Evelyn Perez is a financial advisor at MPWM Advisory Solutions LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at MPWM Advisory Solutions and LPL Financial, LLC among other firms. MPWM Advisory Solutions LLC provides investment advisory and related services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term, diversified approach using fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, managing approximately $320.5 million in client assets.

Daniel Newberg is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Berkeley Capital Partners, LLC since 2015. He previously worked at Triad Advisors, Inc. for one year. Berkeley Capital Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered adviser managing discretionary portfolios for individuals, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm employs global asset allocation strategies across various asset classes and sponsors private pooled investment vehicles with performance-based incentive allocations.