James Hall is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Black Raven Investments, LLC in Celebration, Florida, with 12 years at the firm and 9 years of industry experience. He serves as trustee for three irrevocable trusts, each a client of Black Raven Investments. Hall also owns a consulting firm focused on selling two issued patents. Black Raven Investments provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a diverse investment process including cyclical, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, and is notable for its use of alternative investments, leverage, derivatives, and performance-based fee arrangements.

Frank Pagan is the president and investment advisor at Westbrook Investment Advisory, LLC in Kissimmee, Florida. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 33 years of experience in the financial services industry. His prior roles include positions at Sovereign Legacy Securities, Ameritas Investment Corp, and The Alfaomega Financial Group. In addition to his advisory work, Pagan is licensed to sell fixed insurance products including life, health, disability income, and annuities. Westbrook Investment Advisory provides discretionary investment management, qualified retirement plan consulting, and financial consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, charities, and plan sponsors. The firm implements client strategies primarily through the selection and oversight of third-party advisors and private fund managers, using a combination of macroeconomic, fundamental, quantitative, qualitative, and technical analysis to construct diversified portfolios aligned with client objectives.

Elizabeth Mccollum is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with two years of industry experience. She is the principal of Prosperity Financial Planning LLC, an independent advisory firm she joined in 2025. Prior to this, she worked at The Vanguard Group, Inc. from 2022 to 2024. Outside of financial advising, she is a licensed real estate broker and operates her own brokerage business. Prosperity Financial Planning LLC provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a strategic, asset-allocation approach based on fundamental analysis and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management with regular reviews.

Kevin Wenke is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor at Stormathrive Wealth Management with 11 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Decision Tree Investment Advisors LLC and Freedom Mortgage Corporation. Outside of finance, he owns Decision Tree Tax Advisors LLC and is involved in several small businesses, including a trucking and construction company and a travel referral service. Stormathrive Wealth Management provides customized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, families, and a broad range of institutional and nonprofit clients. The firm employs a rules-based, risk-focused investment approach incorporating proprietary strategies and offers various engagement formats, including fixed-fee, hourly, and performance-based arrangements.

Christopher Jones is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Sparrow Wealth Management since 2010. Sparrow Wealth Management is a fee-only independent firm serving high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes asset allocation through passively structured mutual funds and ETFs, offers integrated financial planning with discretionary asset management, and provides portfolio management services for both individual and institutional retirement accounts.

Rolland Basant is a financial advisor at Freedom Financial Management, Inc. with 9 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2005. Freedom Financial Management, Inc. provides fee-only holistic financial planning and investment management primarily to individuals and families. The firm offers comprehensive services including financial, retirement, and estate planning, as well as tax planning and preparation, and operates mainly on a non-discretionary basis with a focus on integrating tax considerations into portfolio analysis.

Manan Patel is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Ample Wealth Partners LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC, and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Ample Wealth Partners LLC provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services. The firm manages diversified portfolios using a combination of fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, tailoring strategies to individual client risk profiles.

Kevin Dunleavy is a CFP® with five years of experience in financial advising at Freedom Financial Management, Inc. He has a background in marketing promotions through his long-term involvement with Super Marketing Promotions. Outside of financial advising, he serves as General Manager of DD&R Enterprises LLC, a real estate investment company. Freedom Financial Management, Inc provides fee-only holistic financial planning and investment management primarily to individuals and families, focusing on tax-aware, non-discretionary investment recommendations and combining financial planning with tax preparation services.

Tharcisio De Souza Santos is a financial advisor at Vita Investimentos with a Series 65 designation and zero years of industry experience. His prior work includes ten years at Jazz Seguros. Vita Investimentos provides non-discretionary asset monitoring, portfolio management, and financial planning primarily for business owners, entrepreneurs, executives, families, individuals, and retirees. The firm emphasizes tailored asset-allocation advice and periodic portfolio reviews, combining behavioral, charting, cyclical, fundamental, and technical analysis to guide client strategies.

Claudia Salles is a financial advisor at Vita Advisors, doing business as Vita Investimentos, with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and serves Brazilian clients as an investment adviser representative with a minority interest in Vita Investimentos. Vita Advisors provides non-discretionary asset monitoring, portfolio management, and financial planning to business owners, entrepreneurs, executives, families, individuals, and retirees. The firm focuses on tailored asset-allocation advice and periodic portfolio reviews, using a combination of behavioral, technical, and fundamental analysis across various securities, and maintains a significant non-U.S. client base through its affiliation with a Brazilian advisory entity.

Dillon Dunn is a financial advisor at Rainey & Randall Wealth Advisors, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at several firms including Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Lockheed Martin. Rainey & Randall Wealth Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, along with limited-scope fiduciary services for ERISA-qualified retirement plans. The firm emphasizes diversified, asset-allocation-based strategies tailored to client risk profiles, utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and, when appropriate, options and derivatives.

Arthur Zapesochny is a financial advisor with Your Choice Financial LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Ameriprise Financial and AXA Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Secretary on the Board of Directors for the Santa Barbara community association and is a board member of the University of Rochester alumni association. Your Choice Financial LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, pension plans, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term strategic trading approach enhanced by tactical decisions and uses a variety of investment methods and instruments across its multiple offices.

John San Filippo is a financial advisor with Your Choice Financial LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 14 years of industry experience. He has held roles at multiple firms, including MML Investor Services and MassMutual Life Insurance, and currently is involved with several insurance-related businesses. Outside of advising, he coaches soccer for the Orlando City Lake Nona Soccer Club and is a partner in an accounting firm. Your Choice Financial LLC serves individuals, pension plans, and business entities by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a long-term strategic trading approach supplemented by tactical decisions, utilizing diverse analytical methods and investment instruments across multiple offices.

Michael Rainey is a financial advisor with Rainey & Randall Wealth Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 24 years of industry experience. Since 1999, he has been with Rainey & Randall Investment Management, Inc. He also works as an independent insurance agent, addressing insurance-related client needs on a limited basis outside of business hours. Rainey & Randall Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and limited-scope ERISA retirement-plan services. The firm manages approximately $820 million in discretionary assets and uses tailored asset-allocation models combining mutual funds, ETFs, and selected individual securities based on a blend of modern portfolio theory and various analytical methods.

Sebastian Elliot is a financial advisor with Your Choice Financial LLC in St. Cloud, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and five years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including Mid American Wealth Advisory Group Inc. and ReJoyce Wealth Management LLC. Outside of advisory work, he serves as CEO of Enlighten Interactive LLC, a software development company, and tutors finance on Wyzant.com. Your Choice Financial LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, pension plans, and business entities. The firm employs a strategic investment approach that incorporates modern portfolio theory, quantitative analysis, and other methods, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management through multiple offices.

Wayne Randall is a Certified Financial Planner® with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Rainey & Randall Investment Management, Inc. since 1999. In addition to his advisory role, he works as an independent insurance agent, providing insurance-related products outside regular business hours. Rainey & Randall Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA retirement-plan services. The firm’s investment approach uses tailored asset-allocation models based on mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income, incorporating modern portfolio theory alongside fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Joseph Schreiner III is a financial advisor with Legacy Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Legacy Wealth Management in 2025, he worked at Northwestern Mutual in various capacities from 2021 to 2025 and spent over a decade at Publix supermarkets. He is also involved in insurance sales, providing risk management analysis and insurance placement as part of clients' financial plans. Legacy Wealth Management serves individual clients, charitable organizations, and business entities by offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs a diverse investment approach that includes in-house models, sub-advisers, and alternative investments, with customized strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Kenneth Clark is a financial advisor at Portfolio Medics, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. Outside of advisory work, Mr. Clark serves as Senior Vice President at Vital Records Control, a records management and information scanning business, and is the owner of Harbor Light LLC, a personal investment firm. He is also President of All Around Inc., which involves textile restoration and other personal investments. Portfolio Medics provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a diversified investment approach combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and offers a range of portfolio management strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Frank Giguere is a financial advisor with Blackridge Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Intrepid, Sagepoint Financial, Sunamerica Securities, and Jackson Hewitt. Outside of advisory work, he is also an insurance agent and operates a travel agency business. Blackridge Asset Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations by offering financial planning, investment management, and consulting through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm utilizes a turnkey asset management platform and combines fundamental, technical, and charting analysis in its investment process.

Emmanuel Santiago Perez is a financial advisor at Kovack Advisors, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Nationwide Planning Associates, Cetera Investment Services, and Regions Bank. Outside of his advisory work, he is president and instructor of Aikido of Central Florida, a martial arts school he fully owns. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 260 advisors and over $6 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, banks, and government clients, offering traditional advisory services supported by an Envestnet workflow and a mix of proprietary and third-party investment models.