Joseph Benson is a financial advisor with United Capital Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management and Lion Street Financial. Benson has experience working in hospitality and restaurant management earlier in his career. United Capital Financial Advisors provides national financial planning and discretionary investment management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm offers customized investment solutions and supports independent advisors through its technology platform, FinLife Partners.

Russell Beasley is a financial advisor with Creative Financial Designs, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Creative Financial Designs since 2017 and at CFD Investments since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is a math teacher at Foothills Charter School. Creative Financial Designs serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients with a range of investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs asset-class model allocations across multiple risk levels, offers Biblically Responsible Investing strategies, and provides flexible billing options including subscription and retainer plans.

Thomas Mcdonald is a financial advisor at United Capital Financial Advisors with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Integrity Alliance, Lion Street Financial, Cetera Advisor Networks, and Girard Securities. In addition to his advisory role, he manages a commercial office building in Anderson, SC. United Capital Financial Advisors provides financial planning and investment management services nationally to individual investors, corporations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management using asset-allocation models and offers customized strategies including ESG and faith-based options, supported by proprietary technology and a range of affiliated services.

Liliya Gubceac is a financial advisor with Summit Wealth Group, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and 19 years of industry experience. She has worked with Summit Wealth Group and Commonwealth Financial Network since 2006 in various capacities. Summit Wealth Group LLC provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary investment management, standalone financial planning, family office and wealth planning, and retirement plan advisory, using customized target allocations and a range of analytical approaches including asset allocation and direct indexing.

Jeffrey Falke is a financial advisor with Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wealthcare Advisory Partners, LPL Financial, Fortis Group Advisors, and Invest Financial Corporation. He serves as secretary of the advisory board for Atlantic Care Center, a nonprofit charity organization. Kingswood Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and institutional investors. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach, tailoring strategies to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance while offering services such as portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary plan advisory.

Rodney Nock is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 44 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Fahnestock & Co. Inc. since 2003. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation along with various investment vehicles to meet client objectives.

Deborah Dorman is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. and National Financial Services Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. She has been with Equity Services since 2013. Outside of her advisory role, Deborah provides pet care services, including feeding and walking animals and cleaning stalls. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, offers financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm provides multiple advisory platforms, often utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios, and manages a substantial amount of both discretionary and non-discretionary client assets.

Donavan Layton is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Lavonia, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he manages Layton Holdings LLC. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients with over $1 trillion in assets under management. The firm offers a range of advisory strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee programs, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Eva Hooper is a financial advisor at Cetera with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 credential and has worked with firms including Avantax Investment Services, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Nylife Securities. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in farming and ranching, selling livestock, timber, and produce, and operates a room rental in her home. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, and institutional accounts, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through a large network of independent advisors. The firm provides access to a multi-manager platform with diverse investment options and manages over $256 billion in assets.

Robert Cheek is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Hartwell, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2017 and previously worked at the University of Georgia and the Franklin County Board of Education. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, tax-efficient services, and access to affiliated mutual funds and separately managed accounts.

Matthew Harbin is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Anderson, SC, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a city council member in Anderson, making policy decisions for the city's operations. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth households and charitable organizations. The firm manages over $1 trillion in assets through a broad network of advisors and offers a variety of advisory strategies, including tax-efficient services and alternative investment options.

Sonya Legg is a financial advisor at Cetera with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Cetera and its affiliate Cetera Wealth Services, LLC since 2013. Outside of her advisory role, she is a candidate for county probate judge and serves as treasurer for Savannah River Productions. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm that serves individual, retirement plan, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients through a nationwide network of over 10,000 advisors. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services, utilizing a multi-manager platform with various program structures and affiliations.

William Jones is a financial advisor at LPL Financial in Royston, Georgia, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with one year of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2024 and has an extended background with Gwinnett County since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, Jones is involved in managing a family farm in Royston. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, banks, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by research from LPL Research and third-party subadvisors.

Jennifer Hughes Murdock is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 23 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of her advisory role, she is co-owner of Lake Hartwell Kitchen & Design, a cabinet and countertop business. Ameriprise provides retirement-income planning services focused on individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets. The firm offers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions, utilizing a centralized retirement-income consulting team and algorithmic tools to deliver tailored, tax-efficient recommendations.

John Osley is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with Edward Jones in Hartwell, GA, where he has worked since 2016. He has 10 years of industry experience. Outside of advising, he is involved in residential rentals through ownership and management of rental properties. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients nationwide, with over $1 trillion in assets under management. The firm offers a range of advisory strategies, including wrap fee programs and separately managed accounts, and operates under a fiduciary standard.

Andrea Bradford is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding a Series 66 designation and over 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Cetera Wealth Services, LLC since 2013 and the broader Cetera organization since 2023. Outside of her advisory work, Bradford is involved in the performing arts as the managing director and president of Savannah River Productions, a nonprofit theatre group in Northeast Georgia, and she serves as a choir director and pianist for local United Methodist churches. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm that supports a large nationwide network of independent advisors serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable clients, and institutions. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services across multiple program structures, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers.

Robert Davis is a financial advisor at Advocacy Wealth Management, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Advocacy Wealth Management and Armís Advisers LLC. Outside of advisory services, he serves as an agent for Forge Consulting LLC, an insurance agency affiliated with his firm. Advocacy Wealth Management, LLC is a multi-team firm that provides wealth management services.