Edward Palacios is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at PNC Investments since 2016. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a digital discretionary model account available by invitation to employees. The firm uses algorithm-driven risk assessments to implement investment strategies via mutual funds and ETFs, with portfolio management delegated to third-party providers.

Michael Miller is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Tampa, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Bank, SunTrust, BB&T, Independent Financial Partners, and Fidelity. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm integrates discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships, supported by AI-enabled research tools and inter-affiliate resources, to deliver its AMC Advantage manager-selection program and related services.

Jose Manuel Veras Gonzalez is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Merrill, and Charles Schwab. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary account that uses algorithmic risk assessments and third-party managed portfolios composed of mutual funds and ETFs.

Nicholas Campbell is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Riverview, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 20 years of industry experience. He has worked with First Command and its affiliated entities continuously since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with BNI as a professional development instructor, providing training to members on presentation and chapter development. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and wrap-fee asset management programs managed by an internal Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers, using platforms such as Envestnet and Pershing.

Stephen Duganieri is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 18 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Nationwide Investment Services Corp, MML Distributors, LLC, and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. He has also been affiliated with Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation and Transamerica Life Insurance Company since 2022. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through a range of advice programs that focus on asset allocation, contribution rates, and retirement age guidance. The firm’s investment approach incorporates proprietary software and model portfolios developed in partnership with Morningstar Investment Management, offering both managed and non-discretionary recommendations to a client base of over 200,000.

Christie Morrison is a ChFC® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience. She is currently with Truist Advisory Services and previously worked at Edward Jones. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with Fleet Feet, a retail business specializing in running shoes and apparel, where she fits customers for footwear. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm uses both discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships supported by third-party platforms and emphasizes inter-affiliate integration within the Truist enterprise.

Walter Williams is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and Aegis Consulting. His prior career includes 18 years at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of several entities involved in the rental of recreational vehicles. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a range of advisory programs and services. The firm supports affiliated advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice management, enabling them to construct client portfolios from a broad array of securities and insurance products.

Charmaine Earlington Wong is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has worked with SunTrust Advisory Services LLC, SunTrust Investment Services, Inc., and SunTrust Bank since 2015. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers services including asset allocation, investment policy analysis, plan sponsor fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, utilizing a blend of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by AI-enabled research tools.

Donald Dupont Jr. is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory, where he has worked since 2022, and has held several roles at Charles Schwab and USAA over the past 16 years. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using asset-allocation models and internal research tools while executing trades only with client authorization.

Gunnar Gavin is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Bankers Life Advisory Services since 2018 and has worked in various roles within affiliated entities since 2007. Outside of advisory work, he serves as treasurer of a condominium association and is a partner in self-storage rental businesses. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, as well as retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and portfolio management aligned with client goals and risk tolerances.

Janet Spector is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has 40 years of industry experience, having worked at NYLife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 1986. Her other business activities include brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Harold Scull III is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including USAA Financial Planning Services and TD Ameritrade. He has been with the Schwab organization since 2020. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients enrolled in its SWA program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients, providing non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations based on Schwab’s proprietary asset-allocation models and internal research tools.

Leah Waldrip is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America and holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. She has 24 years of industry experience, having worked previously at firms including LPL Financial, Raymond James & Associates, and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors. Her career also includes a role outside finance as an instructor for VIP Kid. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm supports independent advisors through a limited-partnership ownership structure and offers both advisory and brokerage services with a focus on non-discretionary account management.

Raquel Higgins is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and nine years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a wide range of asset management and consulting services, utilizing model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities across multiple program platforms.

Keith Mcateer is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Pinellas Park, FL. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 1 year of industry experience. Prior to his current role at Fifth Third Securities, he has been with Fifth Third Bank since 2013. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors through its Passageway Managed Account Program. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account options and features such as direct indexing and a tax-overlay service, supported by its affiliation with Fifth Third Bank and partnerships with National Financial Services and Fidelity Institutional Wealth Adviser.

Michael Coyle is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 credential and seven years of industry experience. He has held multiple roles within the First Command organization since 2019 and serves as Deputy Inspector General for the United States Air Force Central Command. Additionally, he is president of Coyle Financial Planning Inc and holds a Florida real estate license since 2009. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a longstanding focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers using model portfolios built from mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers.

Jason Flucker Williams is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and four years of industry experience. He has held roles at firms including Raymond James Financial, AXA Advisors, and World Financial Group. Outside of financial advising, he serves as a Procurement Analyst for Polk County, where he manages contract and procurement functions in the public sector. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm provides both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment models, offering discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Andres Cartaya is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked previously at Mutual of Omaha and Truist Investment Services. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a valet parking business in Tampa, Florida. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships and third-party platforms.

Austin Miller is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Riverview, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Advised Assets Group, LLC, GWFS Equities, Inc., Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley, Charles Schwab, and King Soopers. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with services for Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm uses an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Landon Parris is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower, he held positions at Saia Inc., Southeastern Freight Lines, and several other companies in logistics and retail. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering integrated services aligned with Empower’s administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and savings rates in its planning approach and serves a large participant base relative to its advisor headcount.