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.

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.

Sarath Nallamudi is a Series 65-licensed advisor with six years of experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Streetwise Capital. Prior to his advisory role, he worked at General Motors for five years and is also the director and principal consultant of SRS Systems, an IT consulting business. Streetwise Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset and portfolio management as well as fee-based financial planning to institutional and private clients, including trusts, endowments, charitable organizations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm utilizes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and offers a range of investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Akhilesh Misra is a financial advisor at Kuber Capital Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Kuber Capital Management since 2017. Prior to this, he worked at NCR. Kuber Capital Management, LLC provides tailored portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients by developing detailed Investment Policy Statements. The firm employs a combination of charting, cyclical and fundamental analysis along with modern portfolio theory, utilizing both long- and short-term trading strategies and occasionally more complex techniques such as options and short sales.

Lee Baker is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Claris Financial Advisors, Inc. He has worked with Wellstone Securities and Apex since the late 1990s and maintains a long-standing involvement in financial planning. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a non-investment activity related to renting out a previous home. Claris Financial Advisors provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a goals-based, customized approach with an emphasis on fundamental analysis and growth-and-income strategies.

Hieu Nguyen is a financial advisor at LegacITree Wealth Management, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at WeathTree Capital Management, LLC since 2020 and Pruco Securities LLC since 2015. LegacITree Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and cyclical analysis, utilizing proprietary models and third-party research, and offers strategies ranging from long-term holdings to active trading techniques with ongoing supervision and periodic rebalancing.

I am an Atlanta native and the founder and Co-Owner of Piece of Wealth Planning LLC. I have over 10 years of experience working in various accounting and financial planning roles. Piece of Wealth Planning LLC is a premier Atlanta-based CPA and Financial Planning firm serving clients across the US. My role entails providing accounting and tax services to small businesses and personal financial planning services to small business owners, medical professionals, and established professionals. I enjoy blending my passion for accounting and financial planning to help clients fulfill both their business and personal financial goals. In addition, I enjoy writing personal finance articles for Business Insider and teaching accounting courses part-time at Clark Atlanta University. When not working with clients, I can be found traveling, eating brunch, volunteering in the community, working out at the gym, or playing tennis.

James Dowdy is a financial advisor with Legacy Partner Group in Duluth, GA. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses, with 24 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Avantax Insurance Agency, Avantax Advisory Services, Avantax Investment Services, and Cetera. Legacy Partner Group is an investment manager offering fee-based, discretionary portfolio management and custom investment services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy using fundamental and cyclical analysis across a broad range of securities.

Manishkumar Jain is a financial advisor with BluePrism Wealth Management LLC in Johns Creek, GA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has three years of industry experience, including roles at Merrill, Wells Fargo Clearing Services, and J.P. Morgan Securities. He is also a licensed insurance agent and spends part of his time selling insurance products. BluePrism Wealth Management LLC is an independent, state-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, small businesses, and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers discretionary asset management and financial planning, focusing on asset allocation, portfolio monitoring, and Monte Carlo retirement planning.

James Izett is the principal of Izett & Associates, LLC in Suwanee, Georgia, with 45 years of experience in the financial industry. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Retirement Partner Advisors, OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC, Independent Financial Group LLC, and AdviseMe National Advisors. Izett & Associates is a state-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a combined long-term growth and income strategy focused on dividend- and interest-producing securities, including REITs and BDCs, and utilizes both long and short equity trading.

David Jenkins is a financial advisor at Trestle Wealth Advisory, LLC in Duluth, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Elevate Wealth Advisory, Inc. and Daktronics. Trestle Wealth Advisory provides portfolio management, financial planning, and educational seminars to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm applies modern portfolio theory with a focus on long-term allocations and offers a range of investment vehicles, operating primarily with non-discretionary assets under management.

Latoya Maddox is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience and serves as the sole advisor at Infinity Financial Wealth Management LLC. She has worked at Naples Asset Management Company, LLC since 2017 and previously spent 11 years at Wilbanks Securities Advisory. Outside of investment advising, Maddox is a FINRA arbitrator and teaches pre-license insurance courses. Infinity Financial Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services primarily for individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, including strategies involving derivatives and options, with regular portfolio monitoring and quarterly reviews.

Ali Elnajjar is the principal of AE Financial & Risk Management, Inc. in Alpharetta, GA, with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at JBS Liberty Securities, Inc. since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he is the owner and CFO of Avicenna Nutraceutical, LLC, a business involved in the sale of collagen supplements. AE Financial & Risk Management provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering asset management, financial planning, business consulting, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm uses model portfolios tailored to client objectives and employs third-party research and managers, focusing on diversification and risk/return analysis within a long-term investment approach.

Mark Digiovanni is the sole advisor at Marathon Financial Strategies in Brunswick, GA, holding the CFP® designation with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Marathon Financial Strategies since 1995. He is also the author of four books on financial management, from which he receives royalties. Marathon Financial Strategies serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing investment supervisory services and financial planning. The firm employs a long-term investment approach using both fundamental and technical analysis, manages all assets in-house, and emphasizes regular portfolio reviews and documented client objectives.

Edward Fleming is a CFA® charterholder and principal of Fleming Wealth Management, LLC in Johns Creek, GA, with 22 years of industry experience. He has operated his independent advisory firm since 2004. Fleming Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a tailored, suitability-driven process and offers tax preparation services to advisory clients at no additional charge.

Richard Bryson is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Premier Financial Advisory Services, LLC, bringing 11 years of industry experience. He is also a licensed attorney in Georgia since 1998 and serves as counsel for his own law firm, Bryson Law Firm, P.C. In addition, he owns a property management company, Triforium Inc. Premier Financial Advisory Services serves individual investors, company retirement plans, businesses, and trusts by providing portfolio management alongside estate, retirement, and education planning. The firm manages approximately $37.8 million in assets for about 116 clients, offering tailored investment recommendations implemented on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis, with regular reviews and reporting.

John Sauers is the sole advisor and president of Associated Financial Partners, Inc., an independent firm based in Loganville, GA. He holds Series 63 and 65 licenses and has 22 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Associated Financial Partners in 2015, he was associated with Hsi Management Inc. since 1998. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as chairman of the Rotary Club of Loganville and publishes a monthly newsletter titled "One Man's Opinion." Associated Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, asset allocation, and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers tailored, non-discretionary advice using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory.

Donald Slowinski is the principal advisor at Winslow Asset Group, LLC, a firm he has been with since 1999. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 25 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, Slowinski serves as a general partner and portfolio manager at SMS Capital Partners L.P., an equity fund. Winslow Asset Group, LLC is a state-registered investment adviser providing consulting, investment advisory, and research services to individuals and institutional clients such as corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable foundations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental research and technical analysis to actively manage portfolios across various instruments, including equities, options, ETFs, and private funds.