My why in life...I exist to encourage and inspire the lives of others through the Art of Generosity. As a Financial Advisor at Sentara Capital, I partner with affluent families, business owners, professionals, and retirees to navigate complex financial decisions with clarity and confidence. My focus is helping clients make the transition from accumulation to distribution — and then moving intentionally toward maximizing their legacy and generosity. What sets our approach apart is the combination of active portfolio management using individual stocks and ETFs, paired with proactive tax planning strategies that keep more of what you've built working for you. After 17+ years in financial services — including roles at Wells Fargo, Truist, and Regions Bank — I made the move to the independent RIA space to operate as a true fiduciary. No quotas. No activity metrics. Just quality relationships and creative solutions built around what matters most to you. I graduated from Liberty University with a degree in Business Finance. Beyond client work, I'm passionate about the adoption community. My wife Christina and I live in Woodstock, Georgia with our 11 children. When I'm not in the office, you'll find me running, watching football, or trying not to pull a hammy playing Ultimate Frisbee with F3. (Any guesses why my F3 nickname is Myrtle? 🐢) Sentara Capital serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other business clients by providing comprehensive financial planning, investment consultation, and portfolio management. The firm utilizes six primary investment models combining core allocations with tactical and quantitative strategies, and it regularly offers educational workshops on financial topics.

Charles Steele is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 20 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Kestra Advisory, Kestra Investment Services, and Cambridge Investment Research prior to founding Steele Advisory LLC. Steele is also a licensed insurance agent, spending a limited amount of time on insurance sales and implementation. Steele Financial Studios provides discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, and plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and a long-term investment approach, incorporating low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and unaffiliated independent managers, with a notable focus on pension and retirement plan consulting.

Jason Adams is a financial advisor at Opportunity Investment Group, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Carnivore Trading, and JPMorgan Chase Bank. Opportunity Investment Group is an independent registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and certain business clients. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis to create customized portfolios and manages approximately $38.5 million across 50 client accounts.

Alex Foster is the sole advisor at AF Capital Management, LLC in Marietta, GA, holding a Series 65 credential with 16 years of industry experience. He has managed AF Capital Management since 2009 and also publishes a personal options trading blog at MyTradersJournal.com. AF Capital Management provides investment supervisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory to individuals, trusts, and business entities. The firm offers a range of account management plans from passive to actively managed strategies, incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, with portfolios that may include stocks, bonds, ETFs, margin positions, and various options strategies.

Lamont Schumpert is a financial advisor at Schumpert Investments, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones and Stibo Systems. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent, dedicating part of his time to independent insurance product recommendations and sales. Schumpert Investments provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and businesses. The firm integrates financial planning into its investment approach, using fundamental analysis to build diversified portfolios and managing accounts on a discretionary basis.

Herbert Miller is the principal of DPM Wealth Management, Inc. in Marietta, GA, with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has operated his advisory firm since 1997. In addition to his advisory role, Miller owns a CPA tax practice and a management consulting firm, each unrelated to investment services. DPM Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and asset allocation for a limited number of individual and institutional clients. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis with an active trading approach, managing accounts on a discretionary basis and emphasizing model-level monitoring and rebalancing.

Martin Sickles is a CFP® professional with 28 years of experience in financial planning and investment management. He is the president of Financial Planning Partners, an independent firm he has led since 1997. He also serves as CEO of Exeter Analytics Group, where he provides accounting and tax preparation services as a CPA. Financial Planning Partners primarily serves high-income individuals and business owners, offering tailored financial plans and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis within a diversified asset allocation framework, often utilizing third-party managers for specialized strategies.

Stephen Coulter Jr. is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience and is the sole advisor at Resilient Wealth. He has worked at Titleist Asset Management, Hamilton Investment Counsel, and founded Pinger Systems, a company that builds custom contact management and social media automation systems for executives and sales professionals. He also serves as president of Resilient Advisor Coaching and Consulting Company, a non-investment-related business. Resilient Wealth provides investment management services primarily to pooled vehicles and institutional clients, as well as financial planning and consulting support to other financial advisors, trusts, estates, and businesses. Its investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios emphasizing low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with regular monitoring and portfolio adjustments to meet client objectives.

Trevor Reece is a financial advisor at Waypoint Financial Planning, LLC in Marietta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding Waypoint in 2025, he worked for Blue Trust from 2023 to 2025 and spent nine years at McKinsey & Company. Waypoint Financial Planning, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts with fee-only investment management and financial planning. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management using modern portfolio theory combined with fundamental and cyclical analysis, tailoring recommendations to client risk tolerance without requiring a minimum account size.

Donald Tessmer is a CFP® professional with 35 years of experience in the financial industry. He is the owner and operator of Tax & Financial Management in Atlanta, GA, where he has worked since 1991. Tessmer previously worked at Kovack Securities Inc. from 2014 to 2017. Tax & Financial Management provides ongoing portfolio management and financial services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes equities within a long-term trading approach guided by written Investment Policy Statements and manages approximately $30 million in discretionary assets.

Anish Rathod is a financial advisor at Assetguard Financial Services Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has nine years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Avantax Advisory Services and Avantax Investment Services. In addition to financial advising, he provides tax consultation and payroll services to business clients and assists individuals with tax returns. Assetguard Financial Services Inc. offers portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis and a long-term investment horizon while serving as a fiduciary and providing accounting services alongside its investment offerings.

Joe Richardson is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience, operating as the sole advisor at Strategic Capital Planning, Inc. in Kennesaw, GA since 2006. He also has a long-standing role with the Cobb County School District beginning in 2001. Outside of financial advising, he provides accounting services and oversees the accounting department for Planters Rural Telephone Cooperative. Strategic Capital Planning, Inc. offers personalized financial planning, 401(k) consulting, and portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm primarily uses mutual fund–based strategies with a focus on passive funds and delivers portfolio management mainly on a non-discretionary basis with regular client involvement.

Richard Taylor is the sole advisor at Avid Wealth Management Group, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mutual Service Corp and HLB Advisory Services, LLC since 2009 and has been associated with HLB Gross Collins, P.C., a full-service CPA and consulting firm, since 1973. Outside of his advisory work, Taylor is a principal and shareholder at HLB Gross Collins and is also a flight instructor. Avid Wealth Management Group primarily serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and employers sponsoring defined-contribution plans. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis to create individualized portfolios focused on long-term capital appreciation and diversification, managing accounts mostly on a discretionary basis with regular reviews and occasionally recommending third-party managers.

Jeremiah Beguesse is a financial advisor at Berone Capital LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Alexander Capital, Centaurus Financial, Bank of America, Merrill, and MassMutual. Berone Capital provides discretionary investment supervisory and portfolio management services to a select group of individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a flexible, opportunity-driven investment approach that includes global macro and event-driven strategies across multiple asset classes with an emphasis on due diligence.

Connor Shay is the principal of Shay Wealth Partners and holds a Series 65 designation. He has work experience at Synovus Bank, Pathward Bank, and Delta Community Credit Union, totaling several years in the financial sector. Outside of his advisory role, a substantial portion of his time is dedicated to an outside banking business. Shay Wealth Partners is a state-registered investment adviser that plans to serve individuals, small businesses, trusts, and high-net-worth clients with asset management and financial planning. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management tailored to client goals and risk tolerances and provides hourly financial planning covering areas such as cash flow and retirement strategy.

Thomas Carlson is a CFA charterholder and financial advisor at 8020 Capital LLC with five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Northern Trust Corporation for 11 years, including senior portfolio management roles. 8020 Capital LLC provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, portfolio-specific investment approach using both fundamental and technical analysis to guide asset allocation and security selection.

Matthew Greene is a financial advisor at Throckmorton Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been involved with Throckmorton Advisors since 2024. Outside of his advisory role, Greene is a co-owner of Pocket Shot LLC, a sporting goods company. Throckmorton Advisors provides portfolio management and financial planning services to high-net-worth individuals, utilizing a combination of long-term and short-term trading strategies that include technical and charting analysis. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management across a variety of asset classes.

Robert King is a financial advisor at King Financial Investments Inc with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Kingswood Wealth Advisors and has experience in both financial and accounting-related roles, including managing portfolios through an exemption at Bennie R King PC. King Financial Investments Inc is an independent SEC-registered adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and ongoing investment oversight to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and employs both long-term and short-term trading strategies, with account reviews conducted at least monthly.

Valerie Bowman is a financial advisor with Bowman Wealth Management in Smyrna, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include work with Empower Retirement and Havenn Hills, and she has been leading Bowman Wealth Management since 2019. She also has experience teaching at UCLA Extension. Bowman Wealth Management serves individual investors as well as institutional and tax-entity clients, including trusts, estates, charitable organizations, municipalities, and endowments. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning with an emphasis on planned giving, tax return preparation, and educational workshops, combining institutional breadth with specialized services uncommon among similar-sized independent advisors.

Mark Wisneski is the principal and sole advisor at Southern Incomes, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Marietta, GA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 23 years of industry experience. He has managed Southern Incomes, LLC since 1999. Outside of advisory services, he is a licensed insurance agent offering annuities and life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance products. Southern Incomes, LLC manages approximately $48.9 million for about 58 clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing a mix of fundamental and technical analysis across various risk-return profiles.