Christopher Mills is a financial advisor at Fidelity with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and six years of industry experience. His background includes roles at First Command Insurance Services and advisory, as well as service in the United States Army National Guard and United States Marine Corps. Strategic Advisers LLC, a Fidelity Investments company where he is affiliated, provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients using a combination of fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction. The firm also serves as an advisor to multiple registered investment companies and develops model portfolios delivered through Fidelity Institutional Wealth Adviser.

Joel Thacker is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Hiram, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones in 2026, he worked for ADP for seven years and at Ansley Golf Club at Settindown Creek for two years. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies, access to separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, supported by a large nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Joseph Lawlor Jr. is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016, preceded by seven years at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and 24 years at Wachovia Bank, N.A. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and provides both brokerage and advisory solutions supported by research from the Wells Fargo Investment Institute.

Michael Crawford is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Marietta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has worked with Primerica Advisors since 1983 and Ridley International Inc. since 1994. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in the sale of home security and automation products through referrals with affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors provides discretionary asset management primarily through its Lifetime Investment Program, offering model-delivery strategies and discretionary separately managed accounts to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm curates third-party asset managers and utilizes a tiered wrap fee structure, focusing on individual investors rather than institutional pension or profit-sharing plans.

Mark Freret is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Covered Bridge Financial LLC since 2004. Covered Bridge Financial LLC provides financial planning and investment advisory services to a small client base, focusing on a planning-centered approach with documented analysis and regular account reviews. The firm uses a distinctive fixed-fee structure for certain services, emphasizing long-term financial objectives over transactional product sales.