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James Stanhouse is the sole advisor at Stanhouse Financial Planning and Management, LLC in Duluth, GA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 16 years of industry experience. Since 2009, he has been preparing to start Oakworth, a separate business activity. Stanhouse Financial Planning and Management, LLC provides fee-only financial planning, investment advisory, and asset management services to individuals, families, small businesses, and trusts. The firm follows a long-term, buy-and-hold investment philosophy based on Modern Portfolio Theory and emphasizes low-cost, tax-efficient investment options.

Fredrick Standfield is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at LifeWater Wealth Management in Duluth, GA. His prior work includes roles at Origin Financial, Liberate, Inc., and MANHEIM, Inc. LifeWater Wealth Management provides financial planning, portfolio and investment management, and separately managed portfolio access to individual, high-net-worth, and corporate clients. The firm employs a diversified investment approach based on modern portfolio theory, combining passive and active strategies with customized portfolio management and integrates bookkeeping and tax preparation services through third-party providers.

Elbert Mcwilliams is a CFP® and ChFC® with 22 years of industry experience. He has led McWilliams Financial Advisory Group LLC since 2007. The firm serves a small client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. McWilliams Financial Advisory Group provides fee-based financial planning and consulting, referring clients to third-party money managers for investment management and offering educational seminars and workshops for the public.

Timothy Morgan is a financial advisor with Morgan Capital Group LLC in Alpharetta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Manpower Engineering, Morgan Joseph, and State Farm Insurance. He also maintains a licensed insurance practice involving the sale of insurance products. Morgan Capital Group LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and small businesses. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts and is noted for sponsoring a wrap-fee program while primarily managing non-discretionary assets. Their investment strategies are tailored to client objectives and include asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, and technical analysis, with planning services available on a fixed-fee or hourly basis.

Lisa Smith is a financial advisor at Nine30 Advisors LLC with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at multiple firms, including Kalos Management and Revolut Wealth. Outside of advising, she serves as an adjunct professor teaching courses on blockchain technology at various universities and is involved in film production as an executive producer. Nine30 Advisors LLC provides web-based discretionary investment advisory services primarily to individual retail clients through a mobile and web application. The firm uses an algorithm-driven approach based on modern portfolio theory to construct and actively manage diversified portfolios, offering advice exclusively through its mobile app and fintech integrations.

Robert Fordham is a CFP® with 22 years of experience in financial advising and is the principal of Fordham Financial Services, Inc., an independent firm he has led since 1999. He is also a practicing CPA, providing accounting and tax services alongside his advisory work. Fordham Financial Services, Inc. manages approximately $24.8 million for around 41 clients, primarily individual and high-net-worth investors and trusts. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and project-based tax and small-business consulting, utilizing a long-term investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis.