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Michael Carter is a CFP® with 42 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Money Concepts Capital Corp since 1994. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $3.33 billion across about 14,700 clients through a range of managed programs and account structures, employing model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and both fundamental and technical analysis.

James Forsyth is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2008. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Forsyth is also the owner and president of James Forsyth, Inc., a private entity that facilitates securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, while providing operational and compliance support to affiliated advisors.

Christian Drew is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Key Investment Services since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is a shareholder in Heritage Distilling Inc., a distilling company. Key Investment Services LLC provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through a variety of wrap-fee programs, model portfolios, and managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client-directed investment decisions combined with ongoing oversight and due diligence, and it operates within the KeyCorp group, leveraging affiliations with KeyBank and KeyBanc Capital Markets.

Blaine Shira is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 credential and having 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Raymond James Financial Services and LPL Financial. Shira is also the owner of Shira Financial, LLC, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and a variety of investment options.

Randall Robichaud is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Equitable Advisors and previously worked at Edward Jones, ZeOmega Inc, and Healthwise Inc. Randall serves as a board member of the Mukilteo Chamber of Commerce, a nonprofit community business organization. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, retirement plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and third-party asset managers. The firm operates a hybrid referral and implementation model and provides both advisory and brokerage/insurance channels to implement client recommendations.

Michelle Padilla is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Merrill Lynch, Bank of America NA, and Opus Bank. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, supported by a large nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.