Joseph Lane Smith

Hey! I'm Jake, Financial Planner and co-founder of Spark Wealth Advisors. I started Spark to deliver financial advice the best way I know how, free from constraints and biases that come with working for large corporate firms. As a gay man, I strive to enhance the financial lives of other gay men who may be hesitant to work with a financial professional out of fear of judgement, or not being comfortable sharing aspects of their personal lives that true financial planning requires. My firm is fee-only and I act as a fiduciary, always putting clients' interests before my own.

Do you plan to make work optional before age 65? I will use my tools and expertise to educate and empower you to be your own retirement hero, rather than try to convince you that you need to pay me or any other advisor year after year. While I provide investment advice, I do not offer ongoing portfolio management as a service and my only objective is to give you the best advice possible. My planning engagements typically consist of three to four meetings and span one to three months. We will work together to create a detailed plan for early retirement that doesn't ignore what you need to feel fulfilled in the present. You will be given free ongoing access to my planning software upon completion of our engagement and I will teach you how to navigate it. Visit my website today to learn more and don't forget when you are there to sign up to receive my free guide, The Top 10 Critical Mistakes People Make When They Plan To Retire Early.

Robert Liggero is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Financial Prescriptions, LLC since 2012. Prior to and alongside his financial advisory role, he has worked as a physician assistant in a pediatric ICU at Baptist Medical Center since 1990. Financial Prescriptions serves individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning and consulting, coordinating investment management through third-party institutional managers. The firm employs a structured, multi-phase planning process and combines fundamental and technical analysis with both active and passive investment strategies.

Mario Payne is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Toams Financial. Prior to founding Toams Financial in 2019, he worked for Raymond James Financial Services from 2013 to 2019. Outside of advisory services, Mr. Payne is an Independent Insurance Agent and holds minority ownership stakes in several technology and real estate platforms, including Let Bob LLC, a software app focused on investment strategies and trading automation. He is also the author of the book *The Relax Estate - The Relax Investor*. Toams Financial provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, using a mix of fundamental, technical, cyclical, behavioral, and charting analysis in a primarily long-term investment approach. The firm integrates AI-driven products such as the Let Bob AI Powered Momentum ETF (LETB) into client portfolios and manages a notably high client load for a single-advisor practice.

James Grysko is a financial advisor at Ascend Wealth Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Swindell Bohn Durden & Phillips PL and PGA TOUR, Inc. Ascend Wealth Advisors provides investment supervisory services primarily to institutional and pooled-plan clients, employing a value-driven, fundamental investment approach that emphasizes companies with strong balance sheets, steady earnings, and dividend histories. The firm also offers investor education seminars and operates under an affiliation with a public accounting firm and a third-party money manager through a fee-sharing arrangement.

Nicholas Whitcraft is a financial advisor at NRW Asset Management, Inc. in Jacksonville, FL, holding a Series 65 designation with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with NRW Asset Management since 2007, the sole advisor at the independent firm. NRW Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individual clients, focusing on diversified accounts primarily invested in exchange-traded funds and mutual funds, with occasional use of stocks and bonds. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory and combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to inform investment decisions, maintaining a small client roster to allow for individualized advisory relationships.