Melissa Reynolds is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at E*TRADE Capital Management and E*TRADE Securities. Outside of her advisory role, Reynolds is a self-published author of poetry books available on Amazon Kindle. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Haley Hawk is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Goldman Sachs for five years. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, as well as institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm combines discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and broker-dealer services within a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform.

Amy Merrill is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2020. Prior to this, she worked for Truewealth, LLC (Fna Windham Brannon) from 2014 to 2020. She is a passive owner in a film studio through Target Capital PAS, LLC. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and offers a financial planning-led investment process that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

John Hanna is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently advising at Rockefeller Financial LLC since 2019. He has previously worked at Merrill and Bank of America, N.A., and is involved in family investment activities through EJH Capital LLC and as a general partner in Silverleaf Investments LLC. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services within a consolidated investment platform.

William Martin Jr. is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life and its affiliate Peachtree Planning Corporation since 1997. Guardian Life's subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and a range of investment advisory programs using both proprietary and third-party models.

Emanuel Jones II is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Alpharetta, GA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at New York Life Insurance Co., NYLIFE Securities LLC, and Allstate Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, Jones is involved in real estate through ownership of several real estate-related entities and consults on digital products for Legacy Ford. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Lydia Knoll is a CFP® professional with two years of experience currently at HB Wealth Management. She has previously worked at AdvizorPro, Wealth Enhancement Group, Cerity Partners, and Lighthouse Investment Partners, and has a background that includes four years at DePaul University. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, and institutional clients. The firm offers wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services, employing a combination of quantitative and qualitative due diligence across public and private investment strategies.

Jon Paul Roy is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance, Apogee Financial Partners, Vente Partners LLC, and Miller Heiman Group. He serves as an elected trustee for The St. Martin in the Fields Trust, a voluntary role with a five-year term. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both transaction-based brokerage and fee-based advisory services, utilizing a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various platforms.

Charles Faires is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 50 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Janney Montgomery Scott in 2025, he worked at Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services from 2021 to 2025, and at BB&T Securities from 2013 to 2021. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a broad client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Brendan Hungerford is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Cresset Asset Management, LLC in Atlanta, GA, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to joining Cresset, he held roles at Merrill Lynch, LCG Associates, and The AYCO Company/Mercer Allied. Cresset Asset Management is a multi-disciplinary investment adviser managing approximately $78.9 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutional entities, employing a disciplined, risk-aware investment approach that integrates strategic asset allocation, active and passive management, and a broad spectrum of alternative investments.

Wesley Turner is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Raymond James Financial Services, and UCFA, a Goldman Sachs Company. Concurrent Investment Advisors is an SEC-registered, multi-team firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes customized, primarily long-term investment portfolios supported by a broad network of approximately 286 advisors.

Carla Brown is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Atlanta, GA. She holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations and has 29 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Suntrust Investment Services, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Merrill. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches and uses third-party platforms and manager arrangements, supported by AI-enabled research and supervisory oversight.

Gary Copeland is a financial advisor with Integrity Alliance, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Integrity Alliance in 2020, he worked at Dempsey Lord Smith, LLC for five years. Outside of his advisory role, Copeland is president of Financial Integrity Group, a company he has led since 1984. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of 164 independent advisers. The firm provides continuous asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party manager programs, employing a variety of portfolio management approaches and custodial platforms.

Joel White Jr. is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 credential and has worked with Truist and its affiliated entities since 2018. Prior to that, he was with GenSpring Family Offices from 2016 to 2018. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platform arrangements and AI-enabled research tools.

Matthew Bond is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Alpharetta, GA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has nine years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Fisher Investments, JP Morgan Chase, and E*TRADE. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, using an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and savings rates in its planning approach and serves a large participant base relative to its adviser headcount.

Michael Zoller is a financial advisor at Corient with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Hightower Advisors and PNC Bank. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team approach that combines in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions, continuously monitoring portfolios and employing risk management tools to align investments with client objectives.

Cory Wade is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory. His prior work includes roles at Fidelity Investments, Fidelity Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, and Charles Schwab. Outside of his advisory work, he owns a short-term rental property listed on Airbnb. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning services to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program or referred by Charles Schwab & Co. The firm uses proprietary asset-allocation models and internal research to guide investment selection, with trades made only upon client authorization.

Ashraf Felix is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets in Atlanta, GA, bringing seven years of industry experience. He has held multiple roles within Citigroup since 2011 and briefly worked at Coastal Courier Inc and Alcentra. Outside of finance, he operates NyamGuhWay LLC, a Caribbean cuisine and private catering business, serving small events and festivals. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with extensive internal oversight and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including derivatives and futures services.

Bradley Malia is a financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. He has 11 years of industry experience, working since 2015 with both Foundations Investment Advisors and his own Malia Financial Group. In addition to advisory services, he operates as an independent insurance agent. Foundations Investment Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and registered investment companies, utilizing a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in their investment approach.

Rodney Owen is a CFP® professional at HB Wealth with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining HB Wealth Management in 2024, he worked at Grant Thorton from 2021 to 2023 and was a student from 2016 to 2021. 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 offers outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) and institutional advisory services, employing a disciplined investment process that integrates quantitative and qualitative due diligence across public and private strategies.