William Cohen is a financial advisor at HB Wealth with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Homrich Berg, Antares Wealth Management, and Lesesne Capital Management (DBA Oakbridge Partners). HB Wealth Management provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, institutional clients, and investment companies. The firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis and employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative due diligence across various public and private investment strategies.

Brittany White is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group in Duluth, GA, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Her previous roles include positions at Bankers Life and LPL Financial LLC. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups chosen by plan sponsors.

Michael Merlin is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently advising at Rockefeller Financial LLC since 2020. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association, spanning 11 and 5 years respectively. Merlin serves as a director for the Atlanta Jewish Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, operating as a registered broker-dealer with access to a consolidated investment platform and an active role in alternative investment placements.

Ryan Harris is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets in Atlanta, GA, where he has worked since 2000. He has 24 years of industry experience. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with an emphasis on internal oversight and diverse investment vehicles, including exposure to alternative and digital-asset products.

Todd Jones is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Gratus Capital LLC, Gratus Capital Management, LLC, and M.L. Stern & Co., LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with comprehensive wealth management and advisory services. The firm emphasizes long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction using a blended approach of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Sophia Gerhards is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2026, she worked at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. for four years. Outside of finance, her work history includes roles at several small businesses, including Smoke Shack and SpotHopper LLC. TIAA-CREF provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Harsh Mehra is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Atlanta, GA, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. He has 27 years of industry experience and has been with Commonwealth and North Point Wealth Management since 2009. Mehra is also the owner of Sahara Consulting, LLC, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and support services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting, while providing technology, compliance, and practice-management resources to affiliated advisors.

Jeffrey Swygert is a CFP® with 32 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Commonwealth Financial Network and Apex Wealth Advisors, having previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research and Fuller & Co. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors who manage client portfolios using a variety of securities and insurance products.

Javier Capetillo is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Mariner Wealth Advisors, and Regimen Wealth. Outside of his advisory work, he is a managing member of a rental property holding company. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain referred clients. The firm focuses on asset allocation and investment selection using Charles Schwab’s proprietary research and models, with trades executed only upon client authorization.

Vy Pham is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 18 years of industry experience. She has worked with Truist Advisory Services and its predecessor firms since 2009. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools, and emphasizes inter-affiliate integration with its affiliated broker-dealer and bank.

Richard Cardin is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 36 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. before joining Benjamin F. Edwards in 2010. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services including wrap-fee advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, investment management consulting, brokerage services, insurance products, and certain M&A advisory services.

Heather Reich is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC in Atlanta, GA, with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Colliers International. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as Treasurer for the Simpson Elementary School PTA Board and sits on the Board of Directors for the Lifeline Animal Project, a nonprofit animal welfare organization. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, operating as both an advisory firm and a registered broker-dealer with a consolidated investment platform that includes equities, fixed income, and alternatives.

Kim Chenevey is a financial advisor with William Blair, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 22 years of industry experience. She has been with William Blair since 2016 and previously worked at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC from 2010 to 2016. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across various asset classes and provides access to proprietary models and private investment opportunities.

Davon Smith is a financial advisor at Mariner with four years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He previously worked at The Vanguard Group, WealthSpire Advisors, and has experience outside finance at CVS and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs customized, discretionary portfolios supported by both in-house research and third-party managers, and maintains integrated tax and accounting services uncommon among large advisory enterprises.

Daniel Janusek is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Wells Fargo and PNC in various capacities prior to joining TIAA-CREF. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers a distinct advisory model separating one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Alfredo Mesa is a CFP® with 23 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, Mesa Financial Group, Woodbury Financial Services, and Private Client Services. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Evan Byers is a CFP® and CFA® with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with HB Wealth in Atlanta, GA, and has previously worked at Homrich Berg, SunTrust Advisory Services, SunTrust Bank, and GenSpring Family Offices. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, institutional clients, and investment companies. The firm offers wealth management, investment management, and financial planning, employing a discretionary investment approach that integrates quantitative and qualitative analysis across public and private strategies.

Erin Feist is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs in 2021, she worked for The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied from 2009 to 2021. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a wide range of clients, including individual, high-net-worth, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support, leveraging centralized investment resources and a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary managers within a large integrated financial group.

Joshua Byrne is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and is also involved with BK Tool & Design, a metal fabrication and tooling business. Byrne engages in the sale of insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a model portfolio approach with execution and discretionary authority often held by third-party managers, and it operates an integrated retirement plan ecosystem with affiliated entities.

David Bruno is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. He has worked with Charles Schwab and its affiliated entities since 2020 and previously held roles at USAA investment and financial planning services from 2011 to 2020. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and select referrals from Charles Schwab & Co. The firm uses standard asset-allocation models and internal research tools to offer tailored guidance on asset allocation and investment selection, while client authorization is required for all trades.