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.

Marcus Gustafsson is the sole advisor at Gustafsson Wealth Management, Inc., an independent registered investment adviser based in Atlanta, GA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 20 years of industry experience, including over two decades at his current firm. Gustafsson Wealth Management serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and small business entities, providing modular financial planning, portfolio management, and ERISA-related consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies using ETFs, mutual funds, closed-end funds, individual securities, and more complex products, with accounts reviewed at least quarterly.

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, currently serving as the principal of Resilient Wealth in Marietta, GA. His prior roles include positions at Titleist Asset Management, Hamilton Investment Counsel, and Guggenheim Funds Distributors. Outside of his advisory work, he is the founder and president of Pinger Systems, a company that develops custom contact management and social media automation systems for executives and sales professionals. Resilient Wealth provides investment management services to pooled vehicles and institutional clients, focusing on discretionary portfolio construction and ongoing supervision. The firm emphasizes a long-term investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios primarily using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, while also offering financial planning and consulting support to other financial advisors, trusts, estates, and businesses.

Trevor Reece is a financial advisor at Waypoint Financial Planning, LLC in Marietta, GA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience at Blue Trust and McKinsey & Company. His background includes nine years in management consulting and two years in financial services. Waypoint Financial Planning is a fee-only independent adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, and estates. The firm employs modern portfolio theory with a mix of passive and active strategies and offers both discretionary investment management and financial planning services.

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.

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.

Steven Gammage is a CFA charterholder and the sole advisor at Windward Partners, L.L.C. in Canton, GA, with 21 years of industry experience. He has led Windward Partners since its founding in 2005. Windward Partners provides discretionary investment management primarily to individuals and high net worth clients, focusing on income-oriented securities. The firm’s investment approach is based on fundamental analysis with a mix of long- and short-term positions, and it includes portfolio construction, trade execution, monitoring, and regular performance reporting.

Jeremiah Beguesse is a financial advisor at Berone Capital LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Alexander Capital, Centaurus Financial, Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch. 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 combining global macro and event-driven ideas with fundamental, technical, and sentiment analysis across multiple asset classes.

David Barfield is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He is the principal of Datapoint Financial Planning, LLC in Canton, GA, and previously worked at Chastain Wealth Management and Fiserv. Datapoint Financial Planning, LLC provides fee-only financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, focusing on retirement, tax, estate, insurance, college savings, employee benefits, and business planning. The firm offers project-based or hourly planning engagements without discretionary investment management or custody of client assets.

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 in Marietta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bennie R King PC, The Medicus Firm, H2Office Technologies, and J Alexander's. He also works with Bennie R King PC, an accounting practice that manages portfolios through an exemption. King Financial Investments Inc 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 with both long- and short-term trading strategies, implementing portfolios primarily with ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed-income securities.

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 sole advisor at Southern Incomes, LLC, an independent firm based in Marietta, GA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 22 years of industry experience, having led Southern Incomes since 1999. Southern Incomes serves individuals, trusts, estates, and corporations, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis to tailor investment strategies focused on income, growth and income, and growth, managing approximately $43 million in discretionary assets as of 2024.

Joseph Giambrone is the principal of JPG Wealth Management, LLC in Marietta, GA, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and is also an attorney. He has led JPG Wealth Management since its founding in 2015. JPG Wealth Management provides personalized portfolio management and financial planning to individual clients and employer retirement plans. The firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis using both fundamental and technical analysis and offers goal-based financial planning alongside educational seminars. Its principal’s legal background enables the firm to provide estate-planning legal services through an affiliated law practice, a distinctive feature for a firm of its size.

Andrew Hamm is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Summit Private Wealth, LLC since 2019. His prior experience includes roles at Kurt Mattson, Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC, and Wells Fargo. Summit Private Wealth, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and institutional clients, managing approximately $11.8 million in assets across about 20 client relationships. The firm creates personalized investment policies and uses fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct diversified portfolios, with accounts reviewed at least annually or as needed.

Derek Hughes is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 11 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Hughes & Company Investment Advisory, LLC, where he has worked since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he supervises substation engineering at Georgia Transmission Corporation. Hughes & Company Investment Advisory provides financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, estates, trusts, and businesses. The firm employs a passive investment approach primarily using index mutual funds and ETFs, and typically manages client portfolios through third-party managers while conducting regular due diligence.