Sandra Esther Burgess

Alex Alonso, MBA, is the founder of Alonso Financial Planning, a fee-only independent advisory firm in Tampa, FL serving business owners and entrepreneurs. A lifelong entrepreneur who started his first company at sixteen, Alex helps founders turn their businesses into assets that can fund a lifetime of financial freedom. Whether they plan to sell, keep building, or anything in between. He specializes in S-corp distribution strategy, business cash management, tax-aware investing, and retirement plan design. Alex is a member of the XYPN network and holds an MBA with the ChFC designation in progress.

Reshell Smith is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at AMES Financial Solutions, LLC since 2017. Prior to that, she operated AMES Financial Education & Consulting LLC from 2013 to 2017. She is the author of two financial independence books for women and hosts the podcast "She's So Wealthy." AMES Financial Solutions provides individual clients with financial planning, investment advisory services, money coaching, and insurance product sales. The firm manages assets through a technology-driven wrap fee program using Betterment for Advisors and serves a high client count relative to its single-advisor structure.

Alexander King is a financial advisor at Macedon Financial Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked previously at Raymond James Financial Services, Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, and other firms. Macedon Financial Management provides portfolio management and pension consulting services to institutional and individual clients, including retirement plans and high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a variety of analytic methods and typically offers discretionary management focused on mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and select securities.

Timothy Clifford is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Core Wealth Consultants, LLC in Winter Garden, FL. His prior work includes a one-year tenure at Brendanwood Financial Brokerage LLC and over a decade as an independent insurance agent, which remains a small part of his professional activities. Core Wealth Consultants serves individual and high-net-worth clients through discretionary portfolio management and a structured financial planning framework called PlanAssist®. The firm integrates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to manage diversified portfolios and provides continuous planning support, including an optional AI-assisted engagement tool.

Brendan Carey is a financial advisor at JTM Carey Capital LLC in Clermont, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at ADP Broker-Dealer, Inc. and BAC Local 7 NYC. Carey is also involved with JTM Insurance & Financial Group LLC. JTM Carey Capital LLC provides discretionary asset management and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis in portfolio construction and offers both individual and plan-focused investment management under discretionary authority.

As a second-generation American, I feel a strong drive to repay my parents for the sacrifices they made to give my brother and I the opportunities they never had. Seeing how hard my parents worked to provide for our family, I became fascinated with all things personal finance at an early age. I named my firm “Paradox” because, despite the fact that financial health is one of the most important things in life, financial education is almost entirely neglected! My passion and curiosity led me to pursue and receive a Bachelor’s in Finance from the University of Florida. From there, I embarked on a nearly decade-long journey as a traditional financial advisor. Along with an amazing team of individuals at Merrill, I worked hard to act in my client’s best interest every step of the way, yet I knew I couldn’t offer my most advanced solutions. The traditional fee-only assets-under-management model of financial advising just didn’t allow for the in-depth, no-stone-left-unturned approach I was looking for. All of that changed when I discovered the model of the advice-only financial advisor, which puts financial planning front and center for a flat fee. My goal is to educate and empower you to achieve your goals, not to manage as many of your assets as possible. This way, you can rest assured that I am incentivized to do what I believe will work best for you, not what will earn me the most fees. We’ll go over everything that contributes to your unique financial picture (that includes things like early retirement strategies, real estate, and familial obligations, to name a few). Along the way, I’ll teach you as much as you want to learn so that you can make informed decisions for yourself moving forward. Financial planning has been my life’s passion, and I’m so grateful to serve my clients. As a fiduciary and a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, I am committed to creating holistic, sophisticated plans for my clients so they can become financially independent.