John Gust is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Cape Coral, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies and affiliated firms since 2010 and was previously employed by Uber from 2016 to 2019. Gust is also involved in insurance brokering activities unrelated to registered products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions delivered through various program types and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Richard Pope is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. His career includes long tenures at Guardian Life Insurance and Primerica Advisors, with recent roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance. He is also the author of the book *P.O.P.E. The Principles of Prosperity Economics*. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, employing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types and supporting features such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Steven Belcher is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Fort Myers, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been associated with New York Life and its affiliates since 1995 and operates several related businesses, including Belcher & Company and Mahoney Financial Organization. Outside of advisory work, he serves as president-elect of the Rotary Club of Fort Myers and is a board member of the Compass Rose Foundation, a nonprofit vocational college in Southeast Florida. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients with financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, offering a variety of advisory programs tailored to client objectives within the integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Stacey Schall is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Park Avenue Securities since 2017 and Guardian Life Insurance since 2015. Schall is also involved in the sale of life insurance products outside of Guardian. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a range of investment advisory programs including a digital advisory solution.

Michael Mitch is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 16 years of industry experience and has been associated with United Planners and Insley Financial since 2010. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner of Eastwind Development, a business development firm established in 1987. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and estates. The firm employs independent investment adviser representatives and uses a combination of custodians and third-party managers to implement client strategies, with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary account management.

Kennie Day III is a financial advisor at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior experience at Tri-State. In addition to his advisory role, he is also a licensed insurance agent appointed to write Medicare Supplement, annuity, life, health, and long-term care insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. primarily serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored asset allocations and manages portfolios across a range of securities.

Dusty Japp is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 10 years of industry experience, having worked at various Truist affiliates since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a residential rental property. 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 utilizing third-party managers and AI-enabled research tools.

William Haley is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones, Brokers Alliance, and US Health Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, Haley coaches high school girls softball for the Charlotte County Public School District. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research, with a notable level of integration among its affiliated entities.

Shane Stelma is a ChFC® and holds a Series 66 license, currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors. He has four years of industry experience, including roles at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella P.C. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in offering insurance products outside of those provided by Guardian and its subsidiaries. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a combination of proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various platforms and supports a range of account-level services, including lending and donor-advised funds.

Alison Free is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. in Fort Myers, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. She has worked with Bankers Life Securities Inc. since 2017 and Bankers Life & Casualty since 2013, where she also serves as an insurance representative specializing in Medicare, life, long-term care, and retirement income products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals. The firm focuses on customized asset allocation, periodic rebalancing, and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to guide investment decisions.

Jack Thomas is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors in Fort Myers, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Hightower Advisors and its affiliated entity, Hightower Securities, LLC, since 2014. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers with proprietary research, and offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services.

Eric Somodio is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Hertz Corp., Murad LLC, and Brajitsu Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he owns Sow to Harvest, LLC, an entity involved in client consultation and insurance sales, and is associated with Inheritguard, LLC, which provides estate planning services. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm delivers advisory services primarily through model portfolios and third-party managers across multiple platforms, managing regulatory assets of approximately $1.7 billion.

Nicholas Purdue is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at firms including Farragut Square Group, Gartner, TD Ameritrade, and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Outside of financial services, he is involved with Maritime Commercial Charters. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as select retail clients. The firm delivers integrated services through Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering both point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Nicholas Constantino is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment in Fort Myers, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lincoln Investment since 2017 and previously held roles at Legend Advisory Corporation and Legend Equities Corporation. In addition to his advisory work, he prepares individual tax returns through a separate tax preparation business. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management using a combination of strategic and tactical approaches, managing approximately $22.9 billion in advisory assets as of 2025.

Mark Medina is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Prior to his current role, he worked at Fifth Third Bank for six years and was employed at Carrabba's Italian Grill for four years. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers access to multiple program types and third-party portfolio managers via its Passageway Managed Account Program, supporting a range of investment strategies and risk profiles.

David Morton is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including JP Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s services feature an integrated model aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

James Carter is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Park Avenue Securities since 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he operates an e-commerce business selling goods online. Park Avenue Securities, a wholly owned subsidiary of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships using a combination of proprietary and third-party investment strategies.

Chad Burns is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes ownership of Burns Bail Bond and Burns Construction, as well as operating a BBQ food trailer business, Tweeders Smokehouse. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering asset allocation, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program administered through third-party platforms.

Steven Jefferis is a financial advisor at William Blair with 26 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Stifel for 28 years before joining William Blair in 2026. Outside of his advisory role, Jefferis manages Maplewing Farm LLC, which is involved in standardbred horse racing and operates an Airbnb at his farm in Delaware, Ohio. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs active, research-driven management across various asset classes and provides proprietary models and private fund access to its clients.

Nicholas Wychocki is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with OSAIC Institutions, INC. He has worked at infinex Investments, Inc. since 2012 and Finemark Financial Services since 2010, where he also serves as a portfolio manager for Finemark National Bank & Trust. He is based in Fort Myers, FL. Osaic Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services through customized engagements and access to alternative investments. The firm is noted for its predominantly non-discretionary assets and its integrated advisory and broker-dealer model.