John Francis Christopher Hodgkins II

Michael Tringali is a CFP® and PFS™ with 24 years of experience in financial advising. He is the principal at Fee-Only Financial Advisors, LLC, an independent firm he founded in 2016, and has operated Michael J. Tringali, P.A. since 1991. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as finance director and executive committee member of the YMCA of the Suncoast's Citrus County branch and is involved with several nonprofit and community organizations, including a charitable foundation investment committee and a private trust providing educational scholarships. Fee-Only Financial Advisors, LLC manages approximately $25.7 million across 17 client relationships, serving individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate/business clients. The firm employs an investment approach based on academic research and Modern Portfolio Theory, offering diversified portfolios with tax-aware strategies and coordinated financial planning services.

Teresa Christensen is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Coats Financial Planning. She operates Christensen Consulting, a sole proprietorship through which she contracts exclusively with Coats Financial Planning. Ms. Christensen is based in Dunnellon, FL, and also meets with clients quarterly in Kentucky. Coats Financial Planning serves individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses, providing fee-only financial planning and investment management primarily using a buy-and-hold strategy focused on passive index funds and ETFs. The firm employs a flat-fee retainer model and requires advisors to adhere to NAPFA compliance standards.

Marc Thompson is a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) with two years of experience at Gradient Advisors, LLC and over a decade of prior experience at ASB Financial. He is also the owner of Eagle Retirement Strategies, where he provides financial planning services. Gradient Advisors, LLC offers investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other entities. The firm operates mainly through third-party money managers and Investment Advisor Representatives, using a largely non-discretionary model that integrates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Alfredo Arenas is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and one year of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, PFS Investments Inc., and Primerica Financial Services. Outside of financial advising, he has been involved with Around The Clock Mortgage, LLC since 2019. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, managed account programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm primarily operates through a platform relationship with Envestnet and utilizes Pershing as custodian and broker-dealer for many managed accounts.

Mark Augustsson is a financial advisor at Gradient Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms including Transparent Wealth Management, Aegis Wealth Management, and ASB Financial, where he has been involved since 2016. Outside of his advisory work, Augustsson owns and operates Eagle Retirement Strategies, a financial planning business. Gradient Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm works primarily through a network of Investment Advisor Representatives and third-party money managers, offering a largely non-discretionary operating model that incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical portfolio analysis.

Steven Holland is a financial advisor at Gibbs Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. He has been associated with InvestSafe Financial since 2011, where he owns and operates a business focused on assisting retirees with retirement accounts through seminars and client meetings. Gibbs Wealth Management provides discretionary investment advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing third-party model portfolios and platforms to tailor investment strategies based on clients’ financial situations, goals, and risk tolerances.