Jameson Ford is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at Citi and Fisher Investments. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, providing investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm’s investment approach uses globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other strategies.

Thomas Schuller is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. since 2012. He is based in St. Petersburg, FL. Outside of his advisory role, he has experience as an owner and landlord of rental property in Chicago. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. offers brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm combines its municipal-advisor registration and affiliation with Fifth Third Bank to provide a range of managed-account programs featuring direct indexing, tax-overlay services, and access to multiple fund strategist portfolios.

Lance Morrison is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Money Concepts Capital Corp since 2015. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a range of managed programs and account structures, using model portfolios, adviser-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers guided by fundamental and technical analysis and modern portfolio theory.

Brooks Vanderzee is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America and holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. He has 27 years of industry experience, with prior roles at Royal Alliance, Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation, Transamerica Retirement Solutions, and Scottrade. Vanderzee serves on the boards of Braden River Little League, Vision for the Americas, a charitable organization supporting an eye clinic in Honduras, and the Barrington Ridge Homeowners Association. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management firm serving a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services through independent representatives and employs a mix of custodians and third-party managers, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Brian Bohnen is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 registrations and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation, Transamerica Retirement Solutions, and Allstate Insurance Company. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through various managed advice programs that focus on asset allocation, contribution rates, and retirement planning. The firm utilizes proprietary software and model portfolios developed in partnership with Morningstar Investment Management to deliver both discretionary and non-discretionary recommendations.

Anthony Pressimone is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Creative Planning since 2017, following four years at Churchill Management Group. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by advanced portfolio management techniques and integrated retirement plan services.

Jason Biance is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at AE Wealth Management, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Global Financial Private Capital, LLC and American Financial Education Alliance. He serves as treasurer for the Champion for Children Foundation of Highlands County, a nonprofit focused on child abuse awareness and family support services. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides a platform-based approach to serving a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA plan services through a combination of internally managed, third-party, and advisor-managed models.

Justin Cabibi is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He previously worked at GWFS Equities, Cetera, Regions Bank, and Bbtis. He is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for AGIA. Valic Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models and operating at a large scale with approximately $26.4 billion in discretionary assets under management.

Paul Sponseller is a CFP® with 28 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Independent Financial Partners, where he has worked since 2019. His prior roles include positions at WealthSource Partners, LLC, Moors & Cabot, Inc., Niagara International Capital Limited, and Raymond James & Associates. Sponseller serves on the Board of Directors for Mary and Martha House, a battered women’s shelter in Ruskin, Florida. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisers. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients, with a decentralized advisory model and a notable focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting.

Alexander Gault is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at HighTower Securities, LLC and CNL Securities Corp. Gault serves on an investment advisory oversight board that helps set strategic direction for county fund investments. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and uses diversified, risk-class based investment strategies that combine passive and active management with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Joseph Arena is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His prior experience includes roles at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, Foreside Fund Services, LLC, Global X Management Company LLC, Pinnacle Associates Ltd, and KPMG LLP. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services, emphasizing long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction through an enhanced open architecture framework that blends active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Morgan Furey is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Furey has experience in the hospitality sector and has held positions at several educational institutions. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm’s approach integrates proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing, delivered through platforms closely tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative services.

Geraldine Cook is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and six years of industry experience. She previously worked at Franklin Templeton Financial Services Corp. and its affiliated entities before joining Transamerica in 2021. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through managed advice programs and investment education, utilizing Morningstar Investment Management’s proprietary software and model portfolios for asset allocation and retirement guidance.

Gardner Sherrill is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Commonwealth Financial Network and leads Sherrill Wealth Management. His prior experience includes nine years at LPL Financial. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, providing a range of advisory programs and back-office support including operations, trading, technology, and compliance. The firm offers multiple investment program structures and discretionary model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

John Wade is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Oppenheimer, where he has been since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at B. Riley Wealth Advisors, B. Riley Wealth Management, and UBS Financial Services. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a wide range of clients, including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various programs and advisory services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches.

Jean Rullier is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Tampa, FL, and has two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo and Truist Bank. Outside of his advisory work, he has contracted with Carvertise Inc., a car advertising company, driving a wrapped vehicle as part of an advertising agreement. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program that combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, integrating services across affiliated entities.

Stephen Brown is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Brokers International Financial Services and Nationwide Financial, including Nationwide Securities, Inc. He is also involved in insurance sales focused on fixed annuities. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm operates a large network of over 300 independent advisors managing approximately $5.4 billion in client assets, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and a range of advisory and brokerage services.

Jacqueline Perez is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and seven years of industry experience. Her background includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, Cetera Investment Services, Regions Bank, and PNC Investments. 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 with non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Robert Fradette is a CFP® and ChFC® professional with 38 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. and has held roles at infinex Investments, Inc. since 2016 and Chelsea Groton Financial Services, Inc./Chelsea Groton Savings Bank since 2000. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments through a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure.

Joshua Juell is a financial advisor with FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has three years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he has been associated with Fifth Third Bank since 2016. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in timeshare rental ownership and conducts occasional odd-lot resales on eBay. FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. serves a diverse clientele including individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, corporations, trusts, and retirement accounts through both advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers a range of investment programs on the Passageway Managed Account platform, combining third-party portfolio management with advisor guidance, and operates as a broker-dealer, SEC-registered investment adviser, and municipal advisor.