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William Hughes is the sole advisor at William D Hughes, an independent firm based in Odessa, FL. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has nine years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory work, Hughes operates a licensed accounting practice, William D Hughes CPA, where he provides accounting services. The firm offers portfolio management for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on equities and fixed-income securities. Its investment approach includes fundamental analysis and combines long-term and short-term strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Roshan Shikarpuri is the principal of Roshan Private Wealth Management, LLC and holds the PFS™ designation. He has over 40 years of experience in accounting through his work at Shan Shikarpuri & Associates, CPA's, PA, which he has been associated with since 1984. His involvement in both wealth management and accounting reflects a dual professional focus. Roshan Private Wealth Management, LLC provides discretionary asset management and portfolio monitoring primarily for high-net-worth clients. The firm customizes investment strategies based on client goals and risk tolerance, utilizing fundamental and technical analysis, option writing, and cash management while conducting regular portfolio reviews and accommodating client-imposed investment restrictions.

Keith Amburgey is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience and has been with Rutherford Asset Planning, Inc. since 2009. He is based in Tampa, FL, and holds a Series 63 license. Rutherford Asset Planning, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and family-office services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, managing approximately $181 million across about 77 client relationships. The firm serves both high-net-worth and individual clients, emphasizing an asset-allocation first approach combined with fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, and offers integrated legal, tax, and investment services through an in-house licensed attorney.

Leo Wagner III is an investment advisor at 1st Financial LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at 1st Financial since 2011. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent representing multiple companies for fixed and indexed annuities and life insurance products. 1st Financial LLC provides discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, businesses, charities, and small pension clients. The firm uses a combination of technical and fundamental analysis to manage conservative portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and goals.

Carlos Cortez is the founder and sole advisor of Cortez Wealth Advisors LLC, based in Oldsmar, Florida, with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at World Equity Group and Retirement Wealth Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Cortez hosts the "Scriptures & Wallstreet" podcast, which he started in 2024. Cortez Wealth Advisors LLC provides financial planning and facilitates relationships with third‑party investment advisers for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on asset-allocation strategies and client interviews to tailor plans and monitors recommended advisers while not directly managing client assets.

John Saunders is a financial advisor with SCS Asset Management, Inc. in Lutz, Florida, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Saunders Financial Securities Group and Securities Research, Inc., and has served as president of Saunders Asset Management, Inc. since 2004. Outside of investment advisory, he is involved in insurance products and pension plan consulting. SCS Asset Management provides advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients as well as employee benefit plans, offering customized portfolio management and pension consulting. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and charting analysis in its approach and oversees discretionary and non-discretionary accounts with ongoing supervision and quarterly reviews.