Ryan Schmitt is a financial advisor at LDN Wealth, LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has held multiple roles at LDN Wealth since 2024 and has worked in various positions including at the University of Mount Olive and Double Down Athletics. Outside of his advisory role, he coaches youth soccer as a goalkeeper coach for Florida Kraze Krush. LDN Wealth advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates, providing comprehensive financial planning, written advice letters, and ongoing advisory oversight. The firm specializes in UK pension consulting and facilitates introductions to third-party investment managers, serving as a liaison between clients and those managers.

Stephen Vettorel is a financial advisor with First Down Financial in Oviedo, FL, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and over 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Riptide Financial LLC, Brookstone Capital Management, and Benchmark Wealth Advisors. In addition to advisory work, he is the founder and president of an insurance agency, Riptide Financial LLC, which operates alongside his advisory practice. First Down Financial provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and qualified-plan advisory services primarily for high-net-worth individuals, pension, trust, and business clients. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based, passive asset-class investment approach using institutional mutual funds and fixed income securities, and it offers active client education through newsletters, seminars, and workshops.

Anne Hudson is a financial advisor at Cramer & Rauchegger, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Cramer & Rauchegger since 2013, concurrently working at Kalos Capital since 2014. Cramer & Rauchegger provides investment advisory services primarily to individuals and high net worth clients, as well as related entities such as trusts, estates, and retirement accounts. The firm allocates client assets among third-party advisers, ETFs, and mutual funds, relying on model portfolios developed by those advisers with periodic monitoring for performance and strategy consistency.

Delcena Lewis is a financial advisor with RD Lewis Wealth Management in Maitland, FL, holding a Series 65 designation and 15 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Independent Financial Partners from 2016 to 2018 and has been involved with RD Lewis Holdings, Inc. since 2010. Lewis also works as an independent insurance agent on a limited basis. RD Lewis Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and estates with discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm manages approximately $215 million in client assets using a fundamental analysis approach, focusing on strategic asset allocation and long-term portfolio management primarily through mutual funds and ETFs.

James Dorman Jr. is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed financial advisor with 28 years of industry experience. He is the owner and principal of Dorman Financial Management, P.A., where he has worked since 2002. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed CPA and insurance agent. Dorman Financial Management, P.A. provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charities, and businesses. The firm customizes advice based on client objectives and risk tolerance, using both fundamental and technical analysis, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside standalone financial planning.

Patricia Mostafa is a financial advisor at McInerney Investment Advisors in Orlando, FL, holding a Series 65 credential with four years of industry experience. She is also president of Mostafa Advisors, Inc., an insurance sales business, where she dedicates approximately half of her time. Prior to her current role, she has held positions at several firms including Wilson Title Services and TTEC. McInerney Investment Advisors offers personalized financial planning and non-discretionary investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm tailors investment programs based on clients’ goals, time horizons, and risk tolerances, and works closely with a single third-party manager, Gradient Investments, LLC.

Jeffrey Hovermale is a financial advisor at Robo Advisor, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked with firms including Sovereign Legacy, Inc. and Sovereign Wealth Management Group, LLC, where he also serves as president of a full-service insurance agency. Robo Advisor, Inc. operates an internet-based WealthTech platform providing automated portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting for individual investors, financial intermediaries, and plan sponsors. The firm utilizes software-driven asset allocation and a range of analytical models to manage diversified portfolios and oversees third-party money managers for plan implementations.

Erik Bonnett is a financial advisor at Tripletail Wealth Management in Orlando, FL, holding a Series 66 designation with five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Woodbury Financial Services and has nearly a decade of experience at Regions Bank. Outside of his advisory role, Bonnett serves as a professional fiduciary through Florida Family Trust Services, LLC, and is a director of the Dr. Nayana and Indrajit Vyas Memory Care and Wellness Foundation. Tripletail Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy based on fundamental analysis and offers a wrap-fee program, integrating insurance and trust services through affiliated businesses.

Andrew Prescott III is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently with Sherman Wealth Management LLC and has prior experience at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Ocean Breeze Wealth LLC. He also works as a paraplanner at Sherman Wealth Management, where he is involved in data gathering, financial plan preparation, and research. Sherman Wealth Management provides investment advisory and comprehensive wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm uses a customized, long-term investment approach with a focus on asset allocation and low-cost funds, offering ongoing wealth management or standalone financial planning typically implemented on a discretionary basis.

Phillip Connors is a financial advisor at Value Financial Advisers, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked for Leigh Baldwin & CO., LLC for 10 years. Outside of his advisory role, he has engaged in part-time work as a delivery driver. Value Financial Advisers primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and wealth-preservation services. The firm applies a long-term, fundamental investment approach with Committee oversight for securities approval.

Alexander Read is a financial advisor at Lyons Wealth Management with 27 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Lyons Wealth Management since 2009, with prior roles at CSG Capital Advisors LLC and Innovation Partners LLC. Lyons Wealth Management is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $127 million for primarily high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and other entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental security analysis and quantitative risk models across multiple strategies, including tactical allocation and option-driven income programs, and provides customized investment management, sub-advisory services, and managed mutual-fund offerings.

Rolando Castano is a financial advisor at Nolan Capital Advisors LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Nolan Capital Advisors since 2012. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, and retirement plans, providing investment management alongside comprehensive financial planning, including retirement, education, estate, tax, and insurance planning. Nolan Capital Advisors follows a structured Five-Point Planning Process and employs diversified portfolios guided by Modern Portfolio Theory.

Pierre Allard is a financial advisor with Financial Advisory Partners, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and having 15 years of industry experience. He has served as Chief Investment Officer at NBC Securities, Inc. since 2010 and worked at CenterState Bank from 2010 to 2020. Financial Advisory Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management through a wrap fee program and offers fixed-fee, hourly, and ongoing financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, charities, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $377.8 million for around 133 clients with a small advisory team.

Chelsea Jones is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with six years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Physician Family Financial Advisors Inc since 2019 and previously worked at the WKU Center for Financial Success and Western Kentucky University. Her background also includes roles outside finance in health and recreation facilities. Physician Family Financial Advisors serves physician families and individual clients, offering financial planning, investment guidance, and discretionary account management. The firm employs a diversified, passive investment approach with tax-aware strategies and uses a non-AUM fee model.

Thomas Schwalbe is a financial advisor at Fund Advisors of America Inc with a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. He has been with Fund Advisors of America since 2020 and has also worked with Patriot Group International since 2010. Outside of finance, Mr. Schwalbe owns and operates Icon Security Consulting, LLC, providing security services to government personnel in high-threat areas. Fund Advisors of America offers discretionary investment management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes retirement planning and mutual-fund based investing, employing a portfolio construction approach that integrates modern portfolio theory with fundamental and technical analysis, including the use of leveraged index funds and option strategies.

Mark Zavanelli is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Lyons Investment Management since 2012 and previously worked at ZPR Investment Management Inc., where he also serves as president of a real estate investment company in his spare time. Lyons Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, employee benefit plans, pooled vehicles, charities, and business clients, offering both fundamental and quantitative investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Raymond Johnson Jr. is a financial advisor at Steadfast Financial Services with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Steadfast Financial Services since 1998. Outside of advising, he serves on the board of directors for R.L. Johnson Construction Company, a real estate development firm. Alchemi Wealth, LLC provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and charities. The firm offers customized portfolios using various securities and employs multiple analytic methods while acting as a fiduciary to clients.

Allan Stevenson is a financial advisor with Virtus Financial Partners in Winter Park, FL, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and six years of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at Principal Securities Inc and Principal Life Insurance Company, as well as experience in hospitality at Hyatt Regency Orlando. He serves as a board member for Innovation Montessori School, where he participates in governance and financial oversight. Virtus Financial Partners advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and qualified plan consulting. The firm uses fundamental and economic analysis to guide asset allocation and incorporates third-party managers and held-away order-management tools to serve a large client base efficiently.

Bruce Kelvington is a financial advisor at SKadvisors, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and also serves as a CPA and managing member of CFO Outsourcing Group, LLC, an accounting and bookkeeping firm. Kelvington has been involved with SKadvisors since 2004 and with Simon, Kelvington & Shealy, LLC, another accounting firm, since 2008. SKadvisors is a small team advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients through portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach and manages client assets on a discretionary basis, integrating in-house accounting and insurance services to support client needs.

Johnnie Hall III is a financial advisor with VestWyze, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at VestWyze since 2017 and previously at VOYA Financial Advisors and Hall, Goodman & Associates, where he remains active. Hall is also an independent insurance agent involved in the sale of fixed insurance products. VestWyze, LLC provides fee-based portfolio management and occasional financial planning primarily for individual investors, small businesses, and institutions. The firm operates mainly on a non-discretionary basis, tailoring investment strategies to client objectives using a range of securities, ETFs, mutual funds, and alternative investments.