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David A. Lurch is a financial advisor with David Lurch LLC in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 17 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his own firm in 2024, he worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. for 11 years. He serves on the board of directors for the Miami Yacht Club, a nonprofit organization. David Lurch LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm uses a blend of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and charting analyses within a modern portfolio theory framework, employing both long-term and active trading strategies across a variety of investment products.

Luciano Duque is a financial advisor at Sardona Global Advisors LLC in Aventura, FL, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with four years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Securitize Markets, Solomon Capital Management, SW Financial, and Morgan Stanley. Sardona Global Advisors LLC provides investment management primarily to pooled vehicles, private funds, and institutional clients, serving high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a multi-asset, multi-manager approach with client-specific investment policy statements, focusing on due diligence and oversight of sub-advisers while managing portions of client assets directly.

Leon Schenker is a financial advisor with Thames Asset Management, Inc., holding a Series 65 license and over 22 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Thames Asset Management since 1992 and also serves as president of the firm. In addition, Schenker is a Certified Public Accountant and has been active with SRG Advisors, LLC since 1984. Thames Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, trusts, and corporate pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis with asset classification and charting, utilizing a range of strategies including margin and options to tailor risk profiles and portfolio construction.

Ivan Mendoza is a CFP®, CFA®, and ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 26 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Mendoza Private Wealth, an independent firm he has led since 2016, after eight years at Wells Fargo Advisors. Mendoza Private Wealth provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals as well as institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes tactical asset allocation and customized discretionary portfolio management, serving both individual and organizational clients with a range of analytical techniques and instruments.

Bruce Konners is the sole advisor at Envision Asset Management, Inc., an independent firm based in Plantation, Florida. He holds the CFA® designation and Series 66 license, with 17 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Cathy Pareto & Associates Inc. and Bluekey Personal Wealth Planning. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as a director and volunteer with the University of Florida Hillel. Envision Asset Management serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management and financial planning through a boutique, one-advisor model. The firm combines traditional asset-based arrangements with a subscription-style engagement and supplements client communication with periodicals and newsletters.

Hugh Moore is the principal advisor at Moore Financial Planning Advisors, LLC in Davie, FL, with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Harmonies of Hope. Outside of financial advising, he serves as the CEO and insurance agent of Interactive Financial Network, Inc., an insurance services business he has led since 1993, and also provides tax preparation and advisory services through IFN Business & Tax Services, LLC. Moore Financial Planning Advisors, LLC is an independent, fee-based firm serving primarily individual clients with financial planning, cash-flow management, qualified plan consulting, and portfolio management. The firm employs a meeting-driven client process and uses fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to guide investment decisions, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management, including use of the Betterment for Advisors platform and referrals to third-party managers.