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Holly Kelley is a financial advisor at HPS Solutions LLC with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. She has worked at Core Wealth Advisors, Inc., Hamic Previte Sturwold PA, and PFS Investments, Inc., among other firms. In addition to her advisory role, she is an employee at Hamic Previte & Sturwold PA, a tax and accounting service business where she prepares tax returns and provides accounting consulting. HPS Solutions LLC provides investment supervisory and consulting services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations. The firm employs a value-driven, fundamental analysis approach, develops client-specific investment policies, and works with third-party money managers to implement portfolios.

Ryan Layton is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at EmeraldSpark Investments since 2015. Ryan is also an adjunct professor and regularly participates in industry conferences and consulting with the CFA Institute. EmeraldSpark Investments provides personalized discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily for individual clients and offers 401(k) plan investment advisement to plan sponsors and participants. The firm combines Modern Portfolio Theory with behavioral finance in its investment process and is known for its educational outreach, including seminars, workshops, and no-cost financial planning services for clients.

Trisha Floyd is a financial advisor at Wise Financial Strategies, LLC in Lakeland, FL, holding the PFS™ designation. She has over 18 years of experience including roles at Ramos & Floyd CPAs PLLC and CliftonLarsonAllen LLP in public accounting. Wise Financial Strategies serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations. The firm offers advisory services including discretionary portfolio management in partnership with a third-party money manager, financial planning, and educational seminars, using a fundamentally driven, value-oriented investment approach with a long-term horizon.

Christopher Pepin is a financial advisor with Waypoint Strategic Wealth LLC, holding a Series 63 and Series 65 license and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fidelity Investments and FIDELITY Personal and Workplace Advisors for over a decade. He is also a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance sales and implementing insurance recommendations. Waypoint Strategic Wealth LLC is a small independent firm providing wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes long-term, fundamental analysis-based investment decisions with portfolios tailored to client goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon.

Brian Ulch is a financial advisor at Aventail Wealth Management, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 license and has been with Aventail Wealth Management since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent in multiple states, working with clients on life, annuity, and long-term care insurance needs. Aventail Wealth Management is a fee-based registered investment adviser serving primarily individual clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, using a structured investment approach that incorporates ETFs, mutual funds, and select individual securities guided by a written Investment Policy Statement.

Bryan Beamer is a financial advisor at iPlan with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Raymond James Financial. Outside his advisory work, he owns iGIVE, LLC, a charitable wealth coaching business that consults nonprofit organizations on donor participation strategies. iPlan primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as investment companies, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a mostly passive investment approach based on modern portfolio theory, supplemented by cyclical and fundamental analysis, and integrates financial planning with insurance distribution.