Wendy Namack is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. She has operated Namack Portfolio Investment Professionals, LLC since 2009, serving as its sole owner. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors with a variety of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions. The firm provides extensive operational, technology, and compliance support while allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction.

Robert Howard is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Port Charlotte, FL. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group, he worked at Wells Fargo Bank and Wells Fargo Clearing, among other firms. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering services integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm’s approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates through proprietary and third-party planning methodologies.

Ronald Anno is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked with several firms, including Financial & Tax Architects, Inc and Horter Investment Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is an author currently writing a book. AE Wealth Management serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a platform-based approach featuring model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, and financial planning services.

Debra Cooper is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 22 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Landsberg Bennett Private Wealth Management, Wells Fargo Advisors, Merrill, and Morgan Stanley. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. Their approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions using affiliated and third-party managers, along with proprietary research and portfolio construction techniques spanning mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.

Daniel Dalke Dupey is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has prior experience in insurance sales and management, serving as Managing Director at AmeriLife of Port Charlotte since 2022. He also worked in various roles in the insurance and food service industries from 2014 to 2022. Brookstone Capital Management provides fee-based asset management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and trusts. The firm employs strategic and dynamic asset-allocation models and utilizes a variety of investment vehicles, offering discretionary portfolio management through its turnkey platform and serving as a sub-advisor to other advisory programs.

Daniel Corcoran is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Truist, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing for seven years and spent nearly a decade at SunTrust Investment Services and its advisory affiliates. 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 platform arrangements and AI-enabled research tools.

Clara Laurent is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. She holds a Series 66 designation and has 8 years of industry experience. She has worked at Wauchula State Bank / Infinex Investments, Inc. since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she is a partner in an agriculture-focused limited partnership, where she handles bookkeeping and minor accounting. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, utilizing a hybrid adviser and broker-dealer structure with discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

William Bowman is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at AEGIS Financial, Raymond James Financial Services, and Bowman & Company S.C. He is also an insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance sales. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services such as financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, employing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management with quantitative and fundamental research.

Nicholas Nemec is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at &PARTNERS since 2026 and previously spent seven years at Edward Jones. Prior to his advisory career, he was involved in event management and distribution businesses. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations, offering investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis through both proprietary and third-party strategies, with client accounts managed on discretionary or non-discretionary bases.

Russell Woodward is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC in Port Charlotte, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials with 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. and INVEST Financial Corp. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets and serves a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and financial planning services with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management options.

Cameron Angeloni is a financial advisor with Fidelity, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at TD Ameritrade and Fidelity Investments. He is affiliated with Strategic Advisers LLC, a Fidelity Investments company that provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, utilizing a systematic investment process combining fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction.

Staci Rector is a financial advisor at Fidelity with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Charles Schwab Bank and Charles Schwab. Outside of her advisory role, she is the owner and director of WAVE Coaching LLC, where she provides personal life coaching. Fidelity’s affiliate, Strategic Advisers LLC, offers investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including retail and institutional investors. The firm employs a combination of fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to manage portfolios and implements oversight and advisory roles with an emphasis on systematic, long-term asset allocation.

Brian Young is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at OSAIC since 2024. His prior roles include positions at Woodbury Financial Services, Questar Asset Management, Questar Capital Corporation, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. OSAIC Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan participants, charities, and corporate clients through a multi-advisor platform offering brokerage and advisory services with a focus on model-based asset allocation and portfolio optimization.

Brian Montalbano is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Pinnacle Bank, Synovus Securities, Synovus Bank, and SunTrust Advisory Services. LPL Enterprise provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, banks, and charitable entities. The firm uses model-driven investment implementation and offers access to third-party asset managers, financial planning, and various non-securities products and services through affiliated entities.

Idaliz Diaz Godineaux is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 13 years of experience in the financial industry. She has worked at Fidelity Investments since 2013, with prior roles at Charles Schwab, JP Morgan, PNC Investments, and Merrill. She is affiliated with Strategic Advisers LLC, a Fidelity Investments company that provides investment management and advisory services to both retail and institutional clients. The firm uses a combination of proprietary fundamental research and quantitative analysis to construct model portfolios and serves as an advisor to multiple registered investment companies.

Jennifer Zeits Gasko is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Genisys Credit Union and Cetera Advisor Networks. She is also involved with Lithops Juntos, an investment-related activity outside her primary advisory work. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, model portfolio programs, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms, with advisors implementing strategies using both proprietary research and third-party resources.

Kerrolyn Noonan is a financial advisor with Merrill in Punta Gorda, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. She has previously worked at NYLife Securities and Santander Bank. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with LKN Properties LLC, a limited liability company. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various institutional investors.

Matthew Harrington is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Liberty University and The Gentleman Plumber. He is also associated with Young Living Essential Oils, a business managed solely by his wife. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients with a broad range of advisory programs and investment options. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and operates a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide.

Dayhan Gomez is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America, N.A. and has been with Merrill since 2008. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary strategies to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm uses internal Chief Investment Office teams and third-party managers to implement portfolio strategies and administer accounts.

James Tate Sr. is a CFP® with 38 years of industry experience, currently serving at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. He previously worked at Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Green Fairways Financials, LLC and serves as secretary of the Myakka River Trails Homeowners Association in Venice, FL. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning and investment consulting to individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and charitable clients. The firm offers tailored, non-discretionary advisory services that incorporate risk profiling and modeling tools, with a notable focus on municipal and public-finance work as well as specialized retirement plan advisory programs.