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Bradley Ducoat is the principal of The Ducoat Financial Group in Gainesville, FL, holding a Series 63 designation with 29 years of industry experience. He has led The Ducoat Financial Group since 1998. In addition to his advisory role, he is owner and general agent of B.Ducoat Enterprises Inc., where he sells life insurance and fixed annuities. The Ducoat Financial Group provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals and business entities, managing approximately $63 million across about 157 client relationships. The firm constructs portfolios based on clients’ objectives and risk tolerances, using a combination of fundamental and charting analysis, long-term buy-and-hold strategies, and covered option writing, with ongoing quarterly reviews.

Holly Donaldson is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently operating Holly Donaldson Financial Planning, LLC in Gainesville, FL. She previously worked at Holly P Thomas LLC from 2014 to 2017. Outside of financial advising, she is president of Porchview Publishing, LLC, which produces books, workshops, and newsletters on financial psychology. Holly Donaldson Financial Planning, LLC is a fee-only, advice-only firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses through consultation-based financial planning. The firm provides written recommendations and modeling of various financial scenarios but does not manage client portfolios directly or accept discretionary trading authority.

Michael D'Antonio is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Magna Vis Capital in Gainesville, FL, where he has worked since 2023. He has two years of industry experience and also owns StockedUp, a software development company that provides educational content about the stock market via social media. Prior to his advisory role, he worked at Mount Carmel High School from 2013 to 2017. Magna Vis Capital is a sole-practitioner independent registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on portfolio management and financial planning, emphasizing buy-and-hold equity and ETF strategies, with the use of charting, fundamental, and quantitative analysis, as well as options trading.

Tyler Chacon is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Chacon Diaz & Di Virgilio Wealth Management, LLC since 2018. His prior roles include positions at Tapfin/EY, Cetera Investment Services LLC, and Gte Federal Credit Union. Chacon Diaz & Di Virgilio Wealth Management is an independent, fee-only fiduciary firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as other investment advisers. The firm employs a rules-based, total-return momentum and trend investment approach primarily using ETFs, providing discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning.

Franklin Lentz III is a financial advisor at Lentz Advisors in Gainesville, FL, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.W. Cole Financial, Inc., Lentz Wealth Advisors, LLC, and Lentz Networks, LLC, where he serves as president of an IT and software sales and support business. Lentz Advisors provides fee-based investment management and qualified retirement plan consulting primarily to institutional clients such as plan sponsors, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts, while also offering standalone financial planning to individuals. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across a diverse range of investment instruments and offers specialized retirement plan services including acting as a Section 3(38) fiduciary.

Joseph Lowry Jr. is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been a co-owner and principal at Lowry & Lowry, Inc. since 2008. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and back-office support, including investment management, compliance, and technology services, enabling advisors to construct client portfolios from a broad selection of securities and insurance products.