Chester Blackmon is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including Trident Retirement Group, Horter Investment Management, Big Financial Services, and Accurate Advisory. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Trident Retirement Group, which involves insurance sales and services. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a platform-centered approach combining various model portfolios and discretionary management, supporting advisors with internal consulting and model licensing programs.

Thomas Brophy is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 14 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, Ohio National Financial Services, and THE O.N. Equity Sales Company. Outside of his advisory duties, he is actively involved in multiple insurance brokerage businesses. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a network of advisers, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both as an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer, providing a range of custody, execution, and brokerage services alongside investment advice.

John Hall is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Lakeland, FL, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 21 years of industry experience, including roles at SunTrust Bank and its affiliated advisory and investment services prior to Truist. He serves as a board member on the WEDU PBS Community Advisory Board, participating in programming discussions. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Heike Soell Parrish is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked previously at J.W. Cole Advisors and T. Rowe Price Investment Services. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, delivering services through an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and savings rates in its financial planning, serving a large participant base relative to its advisor headcount.

Jose Jimenez is a Series 66-licensed advisor with Citigroup Global Markets in Tampa, FL, where he has worked for 12 years. He has 16 years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a waiter at Brio Tuscan Grill in Houston, TX. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm is notable for its large institutional scale, in-house research capabilities, and specialized market roles such as acting as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Joshua Sanders is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked with Truist Advisory Services and related entities since 2013, including BB&T Securities, LLC from 2019 to 2021. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program that combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by AI-enabled research and inter-affiliate integration.

Erik Ronne is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with T. Rowe Price Investment Services Inc. since 2008. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers a retirement-focused advisory program combining nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management primarily for individual investors and households with substantial investable assets. The firm uses model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, employing tax-aware strategies and Monte Carlo-based financial planning tools.

Maria Rios is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with five years of industry experience and a Series 66 designation. She has been employed with Citibank since 2000. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies using internal standards and oversight committees to select and monitor managers, providing solutions for a broad range of client needs including workplace and high-net-worth portfolios.

Kenneth Taylor is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and eight years of industry experience. He has a background that includes roles in education as a high school business technology teacher and entrepreneurial activities such as serving as president of GITASUCCESS Incorporated, where he manages financial services operations and plans to introduce tax planning and preparation. Additionally, he is affiliated with Netlaw, a legal document creation company focused on affordable estate planning tools. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse clientele including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm delivers advice through both proprietary and third-party models with discretionary and non-discretionary program choices.

Phillipe Morales is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets in Tampa, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Citigroup Global Markets since 2006 and was affiliated with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney starting in 2009. Outside of finance, he works as a delivery driver for a Domino’s Pizza in Florida. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and is notable for its scale, in-house research, and distinctive market roles, including futures and derivatives services.

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.

Tyler Bird is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked previously at Raymond James Financial Services and T. Rowe Price. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies, combining large institutional scale with unique market roles such as swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

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.

Michael Giorgetti is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Citigroup Global Markets, where he has worked since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Raymond James, and John Hancock/Signator Investors. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies supported by in-house research and oversight committees and operates with large institutional scale alongside specialized market roles.

Preston Duppins III is a CFP® certificant with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. He has previously worked at firms including JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley, Ernst & Young Investment Advisors, Fidelity Investments, and Franklin Templeton. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and select Charles Schwab & Co. referrals, using asset-allocation models and research tools to tailor recommendations according to client goals and risk tolerance.

Sofia Benitez is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 11 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Raymond James Associates and multiple USAA affiliates over six years. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs with multi-asset, multi-manager strategies implemented through discretionary and non-discretionary frameworks. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles such as operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Dino Tabakovic is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Raymond James & Associates and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. from 2014 to 2024. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs, supported by internal standards and oversight committees.

Ramy Georgy is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Outside of financial advising, Georgy owns and operates businesses in engineering consulting and the restaurant industry, including franchised restaurants in Tampa, Florida. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, and corporations. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and investment banking services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform.

Jeffrey Marks is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Citigroup Global Markets since 2007, including a prior tenure from 2012 to the present, with additional experience at Morgan Stanley and T. Rowe Price Advisory Services. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, including in-house research, security pricing, and derivatives services.