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.

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.

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.

Matthew Eads is a CFA charterholder with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Eads & Heald Investment Counsel since 1993. Eads & Heald Wealth Management is a four-advisor team based in Atlanta that provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, families, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm employs a top-down fundamental investment approach, managing broadly diversified equity or balanced portfolios with an emphasis on low turnover and full investment.

Jonathan Lindvig is a financial advisor at Peachtree Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Peachtree Wealth Advisors since 2004, including a concurrent role at Arkadios Capital beginning in 2023. Outside of his advisory work, he is a limited partner in a commercial real estate LLC. Peachtree Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, and trusts. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, employing a fundamental, top-down investment approach with strategies ranging from long-term buy-and-hold to short-term trading.

Larren Odom is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Chastain Wealth Management since 2016. Prior to this, he worked at Redwood Wealth Management for eight years. He holds a Series 65 license and is based in Atlanta, GA. Chastain Wealth Management provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations, trusts, and estates. The firm manages approximately $144 million in discretionary assets and employs a client-centric approach that often begins with financial profiling and planning before transitioning to ongoing asset management.

Connie Partridge is a financial advisor with The Moorings Group, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. She has been with The Moorings Group since 2003. The Moorings Group provides discretionary portfolio management and sub-advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, foundations, municipalities, and other business entities. The firm specializes in actively managed, customized fixed-income portfolios with a primary focus on municipal securities and manages a limited number of balanced portfolios.

Margaret Cargle is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with Heinz Investments in Atlanta, GA, bringing two years of industry experience. She has been with Heinz & Associates, Inc., operating as Heinz Investments, since 2014 in various capacities. Heinz Investments serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm manages approximately $82 million in discretionary assets through a two-advisor team, offering investment management and advisory consultation with a focus on fundamental analysis and a core-and-satellite asset allocation strategy.

Christopher Blythe is a financial advisor at Cigx, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at IBA, Advent Health, and Agfa. Outside of advising, he serves as President and CEO of MOR3 LLC, a business consulting firm focused on operational efficiency. Cigx serves individual investors, retirement plans, charitable institutions, foundations, trusts, endowments, and businesses by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a top-down asset-allocation approach using ETFs and other securities, managing accounts within four risk-based model portfolios with an emphasis on long-term holdings and defined sell disciplines.

Marc Baylin is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is a managing advisor at MB Advisors LLC in Atlanta, GA, where he has worked since 2013. Baylin also serves as a board member of File And Serve Express, a private company providing workflow management solutions for the legal profession. MB Advisors offers discretionary, customized investment management and financial consulting to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up research process and implements two core strategies focused on equity returns and intrinsic value, managing concentrated, benchmark-agnostic portfolios with a selective client base.

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.

Charles Webb is a financial advisor with Alder Financial Group Inc in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Alder Financial Group since 1995. Alder Financial Group provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, small businesses, and trusts, managing approximately $224 million in client assets. The firm uses fundamental and macroeconomic analysis to create customized, diversified portfolios and offers ongoing monitoring with formal reviews.