Diane Maldonado is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Alpharetta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at SunTrust Investment Services from 2006 to 2021 and continued service with Truist Investment Services since 2021. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by AI-enabled research tools and inter-affiliate integration across investment and custody services.

Thomas Murphy is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. He has previously worked at Agia and XI Media and serves as Chief Operating Officer of Caribbean Home Sales LLC, a multiple listing service for Caribbean islands. Murphy is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for AGIA. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Dalton Roberts is a financial advisor at HB Wealth with a Series 65 designation and eight years of prior experience at Fisher Investments. He has been with HB Wealth since 2026. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning, employing a discretionary investment approach that integrates quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a range of public and private strategies.

Jeffrey Irle is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Marietta, GA, holding a Series 63 designation and over 30 years of industry experience. He has worked with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and previously with Kestra Investment Services and Standard Equity Agency, where he serves as President. Irle is also a general member and manager of CSI Capital Fund LLC. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm serves a diverse client base including large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets.

Jesse Park is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. Prior to his current role at Citigroup since 2017, he worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. from 2016 to 2017. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains in-house research and unique market roles uncommon among peers.

Michael Robertson is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with SPC and Sigma Financial Corporation since 2003. He serves as treasurer and board member of My Vision for Refugees, a nonprofit organization based in Woodstock, GA. Additionally, he is involved with Robertson Financial Group, offering accounting, tax, and planning services, as well as Robertson Financial Services, Inc. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets through a network of over 460 advisors. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services with a range of discretionary and nondiscretionary options.

Adam Billups is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Primerica Advisors and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Primerica Advisors 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 variety of proprietary and third-party investment strategies.

Ashley Moore is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 23 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Rockefeller Financial, Moore worked at Stephens Inc for five years. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm operates both as a registered investment advisor and broker-dealer, offering a range of investment solutions through its Private Advisor model and the Rockefeller Global Investment Management platform.

Anthony Owen is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently associated with Schwab Wealth Advisory. His prior experience includes roles at Invesco and Truist Advisory Services. He is based in Atlanta, GA. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in its Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools to support investment recommendations, while clients retain final trading decisions. The firm operates within the Schwab ecosystem and is compensated through a cost-and-expense arrangement with Charles Schwab & Co. rather than directly billing clients.

Robert Bacon is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2021, following a 21-year tenure at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Based in Atlanta, GA, he provides advisory services within a large enterprise firm. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to individual, high-net-worth, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and a range of discretionary and non-discretionary managers to deliver tailored wealth solutions, leveraging its integrated financial group structure and affiliated entities.

Hunter Hamm is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. He is a Series 63 and Series 66 license holder based in Atlanta, GA. Outside of advising, he is a partner in Firethorn Ventures LLC, a real estate investment firm. 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 provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and uniquely operates as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking services.

David Preuss is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC in Marietta, GA. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, and has 24 years of industry experience. His career includes over a decade at Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation and Transamerica Retirement Solutions since 2013. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through various managed advice programs and investment education services. The firm employs proprietary portfolio construction tools developed with Morningstar Investment Management and manages a high volume of clients primarily through non-discretionary asset management.

Carolyn Robin is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with TIAA and TIAA-CREF since 2006. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management, including customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policies, and also acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Cecelia Nelson is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and one year of industry experience. She has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2025 and previously was associated with Equity Services Inc and National Life Group. Nelson is involved with CZN Acquisitions LLC, an investment-related business generating more than 10% of her annual compensation. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser affiliated with The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. The firm serves a range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals and corporate plans, offering brokerage, financial planning, retirement consulting, and advisory programs that utilize both proprietary and third-party portfolios.

Jacquelyn Csonka is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has eight years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Agia, Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance, Mutual of Omaha, and Carat USA. She is also an agent for Agia, providing non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors and emphasizes the use of centralized technology and model solutions.

Ian Garrett is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic, he worked at Florida Financial Advisors under the DBA Georgia Financial Advisors and briefly at John Hancock Retirement. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors. The firm manages approximately $29.2 billion and relies on technology and model solutions to support a high client count per advisor.

Khaleid Castelle is a CFA® charterholder currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. He has five years of prior experience at Norfolk Southern Company and nine years at Fiduciary Trust International. Castelle joined Focus Partners Wealth in 2025. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that integrates active and passive strategies, private funds, and separate account managers.

Jacob Myers is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC based in Atlanta, GA. He holds the CFP® and Series 63 designations and has been with Rockefeller Financial since 2021. Prior to joining the firm, he spent three years at Davidson College and thirteen years at Frederica Academy. 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 discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, operating also as a registered broker-dealer providing securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking services.

Margaret Cox is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Bank, Wells Fargo Clearing Services, and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs along with broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, implementing multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Stephen Patch is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. He has worked with various Bankers Life entities since 2013 and previously spent two years at ADP. Outside of advisory services, he serves as a Unit Field Trainer for Bankers Life & Casualty, recruiting and training insurance agents. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored portfolios aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.