Mark Parker is a financial advisor at BIP Wealth, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been a managing member of SDG Advisors, LLC since 2006, where he reviews due diligence and asset management for commercial real estate investments. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a game day assistant for college and professional football games, working with organizations such as the National Football League, FOX Sports, and CBS Sports. BIP Wealth, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management with tailored asset allocations, and it provides private-market investment options and specialized strategies including advisory services for private pooled vehicles and covered-call SMA strategies.

Timothy Herndon is a financial advisor with 3 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with 49 Financial in Atlanta, GA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previous experience at Oakwood Capital Securities, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and the Alabama Securities Commission. Outside of his advisory role, he tints vehicle windows at a Kia dealership and works with 25 Giving, referring nonprofits to charitable planning services. 49 Financial serves individual and institutional clients including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, advanced planning, retirement-plan consulting, and investment management. The firm emphasizes a disciplined, long-term diversified asset allocation strategy and offers tiered fractional family office services alongside third-party manager access and legacy position implementation.

Caden Palmer is a financial advisor at Howard Capital Management, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, E*TRADE Securities, LLC, and Howard Capital Management, Inc. prior to his current role. Howard Capital Management serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, private wealth services, and mutual fund and ETF advisory. The firm’s investment process uses proprietary tactical indicators and model portfolios, often implemented with its own mutual funds and ETFs.

Christian Nallenweg is a CFP® professional with 11 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Oxford Financial Group, Ltd., where he has worked since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Nallenweg Financial, Schwab Private Client Investment Advisory, Charles Schwab & Co., Chase Investment Services Corp., Mass Mutual Investors Services, and Ameriprise. Oxford Financial Group, Ltd. serves ultra high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as institutional clients, trusts, foundations, and closely held business owners. The firm offers family office and chief investment officer services, comprehensive financial and estate planning, fiduciary trust administration, and access to private market investments through diversified asset allocation and dedicated investment teams.

Howard Dingle is a financial advisor with Compound Planning, Inc. in Kennesaw, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Claraphi Advisory Network, Centaurus Financial, J P Turner & Company Capital Management, and OneAmerica Securities. He also owns and operates a business providing tax preparation and small business consulting services and is involved in selling life insurance and annuities. Compound Planning, Inc. serves individuals, families, businesses, retirement plans, and financial intermediaries by offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and institutional retirement-plan services. The firm employs a fiduciary, goals-based investment process and integrates alternative strategies such as private REITs and private credit.

Keith Watson is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC since 2021 and previously spent six years at Fifth Third Securities. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management, separately managed account access, performance reporting, and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, governmental entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored strategic asset allocation frameworks and typically manages portfolios across equities, fixed income, alternatives, and derivatives on a discretionary basis, often delegating to third-party managers and utilizing affiliated model strategies supported by its Investment Committee.

Kevin Murdock is a financial advisor at Balentine with 11 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to joining Balentine, he worked at OSAIC Wealth, Truist Investment Services, Scottrade, Merrill, and Edward Jones. Outside of his advisory role, he is an author of fiction novels, which he writes and self-publishes. Balentine serves entrepreneurs, families, high-net-worth individuals, and institutional clients by providing wealth management, financial planning, investment management, family office services, and sub-advisory arrangements. The firm employs a model-driven investment approach combining active and passive strategies and also acts as a private fund adviser, managing pooled investment vehicles.

Christopher Facka is a CFP® certificant with 25 years of experience in financial advisory. He is currently with Level Four Advisory Services and has held prior roles at SunTrust Advisory Services, Genspring Family Offices, Wells Fargo Clearing, and A. G. Edwards & Sons. Level Four Advisory Services manages approximately $6.5 billion and serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and municipal entities. The firm provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and fiduciary services through model portfolios, wrap platforms, and third-party sub-advisors.

Steven Manfredonia is a financial advisor at BIP Wealth, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at firms including Wells Fargo Clearing, Allworth Financial, AW Securities, and TD Ameritrade. BIP Wealth, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management, utilizing tailored asset allocations with mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and options-based strategies, and also advises private pooled vehicles and private-market offerings.

Melanie Wells is a CFP® professional at Henssler Financial with four years of industry experience. She has been with Henssler Financial since 2011. Henssler Financial serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, registered mutual funds, and municipal entities. The firm employs a cash-flow based “Ten Year Rule” for fixed-income allocation and uses proprietary quality screens and model portfolios for equity investments, offering comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management services.

Samuel Borland is a financial advisor at Equity Investment Corporation in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Equity Investment Corporation since 2016 and is also associated with Foreside Funds Distributors LLC and Sentinel Financial Services Company. Equity Investment Corporation provides discretionary equity portfolio management to a diverse client base including institutional and high-net-worth investors, employing a fundamental absolute value investment approach across multiple equity strategies. The firm also serves as a sub-adviser to wrap account and UMA program sponsors and manages a registered mutual fund.

John Giesler is a Series 65-licensed advisor with BIP Wealth, LLC in Atlanta, GA. He has been with BIP Wealth since 2024, following six years at the Georgia Institute of Technology and four years at Walton High School. 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, and is notable for advising private pooled vehicles and managing private-market offerings.

Heather Robertson Fortner is a financial advisor with SignatureFD, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation and 18 years of industry experience. She has been with SignatureFD since 2003. SignatureFD provides wealth management services to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management using mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers, supplemented by ongoing financial planning and periodic reviews.

David Stearns is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Sound Income Strategies, LLC since 2016 and has operated The Stearns Agency since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Vice Chairperson for Watkinsville First Baptist Church. Sound Income Strategies, LLC is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $4.0 billion in client assets across a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm emphasizes a customized investment approach with a focus on fixed-income analysis and equity review, offering a range of services from asset management to insurance planning.

Juwon Hill is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Balentine, LLC, where he has worked since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Ensemble Capital Management, LLC and GHP Investment Advisors, Inc. Balentine serves entrepreneurs, families, high-net-worth individuals, and institutional clients by providing wealth management, financial planning, investment management, and family office services. The firm employs a model-driven investment approach using both active and passive strategies, and it also manages private funds and offers tailored portfolio solutions.

Ian Edwards is a financial advisor at Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms, including Austen Morris Associates and Carrick Wealth. Outside of his advisory role, he oversees a residential property management business based in South Africa. Beacon Global Advisor Network serves individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts. The firm offers customized portfolio management, financial planning, and a specialized pension-transfer service for U.K. expatriates, employing a mix of third-party managed models, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities.

Casey Flanagan is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has worked at ZWJ Investment Counsel since 2020 and previously spent eight years at Westwood Holdings Group. ZWJ Investment Counsel manages approximately $3.86 billion in client assets across about 925 relationships, providing investment counseling and discretionary portfolio management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other entities. The firm’s investment approach focuses on discretionary equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios tailored to each client through written investment policy statements, using fundamental and financial analysis with both long- and short-term holdings.

Michael Fazylov is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC in Atlanta, GA with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. OpenArc Corporate Advisory provides wealth management, financial planning, and investment management services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and institutional retirement plans. The firm combines institutional research and manager due diligence with diversified implementation across public and private markets, serving clients including high-net-worth individuals, nonprofits, and plan sponsors.

Christopher Griffin is a financial advisor at Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms including Blacktower Financial Management and deVere Acuma. Griffin is based in Atlanta, GA. Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC serves individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts, offering services such as asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm specializes in customized portfolios that often involve discretionary management via unified managed account platforms and has a formal pension-transfer service tailored for U.K. expatriates.

John Hardin is a financial advisor at Stephens with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Stephens since 2021, as well as previous roles at The Capital Corp, Venture South, Orangetheory Fitness, and Furman University. Stephens is a multi-team investment adviser with approximately 243 advisors and $18 billion in assets under management. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, foundations, corporations, and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory, brokerage, investment banking, and research services.