Melanie Mc Donald is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cary Street Partners. Her prior roles include positions at UBS Financial Services Inc. and Kovack Advisors, Inc. She is president of the University of Miami Palm Beach County Canes alumni association. Cary Street Partners serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to proprietary and third-party investment strategies. The firm integrates AI tools with human oversight in its investment process and provides a range of affiliated products and services.

Harrison Page is a financial advisor at Certuity, LLC with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Meketa Investment Group and Babson College. Certuity manages approximately $3.30 billion and provides advisory, financial planning, family office, and investment consulting services to high- and ultra-high-net-worth clients, private foundations, endowments, family offices, and other entities. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach that combines fundamental and quantitative analysis with an emphasis on asset allocation and diversification.

Mark Bluestein is a financial advisor at Wedbush Securities Inc. with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in real estate development through a partnership in Bucharest, Romania. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, foundations, and institutional clients, offering a range of brokerage and registered investment advisory services across wealth management, fixed income, commodities, and capital markets. The firm provides various managed account solutions alongside commission-based brokerage and clears and settles transactions while also offering commodities and prime services.

John Tassone is a financial advisor at CW Advisors, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including FFT Wealth Management, Lido Advisors, Boston Private Wealth, and Steelbridge Private Wealth Advisors. CW Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, providing wealth management, financial planning, family office services, retirement plan advisory, and portfolio management. The firm utilizes a core-and-satellite investment approach that combines active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, supported by both third-party money managers and internally managed strategies overseen by an Investment Oversight Committee.

Elizabeth Thomas is a financial advisor at Cary Street Partners with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Pursuit Wealth Management, Ameriprise Financial Services, and the Jewish Federation. Cary Street Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and institutional clients, providing services such as portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan fiduciary services. The firm utilizes proprietary strategies, third-party managers, and AI tools to support investment decisions.

James Clifford is a financial advisor with Royal Fund Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has worked at Royal Fund Management since 2013 and also owns Lifestyle Retirement Solutions LLC, where he provides insurance products, including fixed annuities. Royal Fund Management serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations with portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to implement investment strategies aligned with clients’ risk tolerances and offers specialized services such as options writing and access to select non-traded REITs.

Kathleen Burke is a financial advisor at Elevation Point Wealth Partners, LLC with 44 years of industry experience. She previously worked for UBS Financial Services Inc. for 15 years. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Elevation Point Wealth Partners is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $8.29 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other entities using model portfolios and tactical asset allocation, integrating insurance distribution and annuity servicing into its advisory services.

Richard Trotta is a financial advisor with Thurston Springer Advisors in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 41 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes a decade at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. He serves on the boards of VoteWater and Friends of the Everglades as Treasurer. Thurston Springer Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, foundations, and trusts, offering customized financial and estate planning, portfolio management, and fiduciary services. The firm employs a range of investment strategies from buy-and-hold to more active technical and fundamental approaches and operates within a multi‑team structure with affiliated broker-dealer and insurance entities.

Lori Price is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with 41 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Merit Financial Advisors since 2019. Her prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial and Private Advisor Group, LLC. She also operates Price Financial Group LLC, a business active since 1995. Merit Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $10.6 billion and serving a diverse client base, including individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach with customizable model portfolios overseen by a central investment team and offers specialized services such as fiduciary and ESOP trustee work.

Mark Purcell is a financial advisor with Certuity, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Camden Capital, LLC, C-Space, and We Are Unlimited. Certuity manages approximately $3.30 billion and serves high- and ultra-high-net-worth families and individuals, private foundations, endowments, family offices, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach that combines fundamental and quantitative analysis, asset allocation, and diversification, and also provides OCIO and investment consulting services.

Robert Hogan is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 13 years of industry experience. He currently works at The Mather Group, LLC and previously spent 38 years at Hogan Knotts Financial Group. The Mather Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities by providing financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with multiple risk-based allocation models and offers customization options such as direct indexing and ESG portfolios.

Daniel Saccal is a financial advisor with Altitude Capital Management LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Vision Wealth Management, Inc., Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation, and Wealth Watch Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, Saccal is co-owner and president of a daycare facility and serves on the board of a credit union in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Altitude Capital Management LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and high net worth clients. The firm employs a variety of strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, managing $103.6 million in discretionary assets through a multi-team structure.

Garrett Alton is a financial advisor at Certuity, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Wilmington Trust, BNY Mellon, M&T Securities, Alton Capital, and Pennington Partners. Certuity serves high- and ultra-high-net-worth families and individuals, as well as private foundations, endowments, family offices, and pooled investment vehicles, offering investment advisory, family office, financial planning, and investment consulting services. The firm focuses on asset allocation, diversification, and a long-term buy-and-hold investment approach, combining fundamental and quantitative analysis and supplementing public market strategies with access to private markets through its private fund offerings.

Joseph Grutta is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 37 years of industry experience. He is currently with Blackridge Asset Management, LLC and has prior experience at Centaurus Financial, Inc. and Peak Brokerage Services, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in business consulting, tax preparation and planning as an Enrolled Agent, and the sales of fixed insurance and legal plans. Blackridge Asset Management provides financial planning, investment management, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers tailored financial planning and model-based portfolio management through a network of investment adviser representatives and uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis across its platforms.

Robert Mammana is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He currently works with Gladstone Wealth Partners and has held prior roles at LPL Financial, Fidelity Investments, Merrill, and several other firms. Outside of advisory work, Mammana has been involved with Fortis Protection Group as a security agent. Gladstone Wealth Partners serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations through a network of nearly 100 advisors. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various investment solutions, with an emphasis on integrating retirement-plan services and institutional manager relationships.

Linda Yang is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. She is currently with Savvy, joining in 2026 after seven years at Marcado Asset Management LLC and previous roles including Silicon Hills Wealth Management and CAPTRUST Financial Advisors. Savvy delivers investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, ERISA plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes customized investment plans using primarily index-based, long-term strategies alongside active equity portfolios and tax-aware direct indexing, integrating third-party sub-advisers and fintech tools to support comprehensive wealth management.

Terra Howard is a financial advisor with Blackridge Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 25 years of industry experience. She has worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., and currently serves as a Supervision Principal at Peak Brokerage Services, an affiliate of her current firm. Blackridge Asset Management provides financial planning, investment management, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm utilizes a mix of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis applied via model portfolios and affiliated turnkey asset management platforms.

Joseph Karp is a financial advisor with Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and over 10 years of industry experience. He has operated Karp Financial Services, Inc. since 2002 and serves as president of Joseph S. Karp, P.A., a law firm specializing in elder law, estate planning, and fiduciary services, a role he has held since 1988. Great Valley Advisor Group is an SEC-registered multi-team investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, emphasizing individualized portfolio construction and ongoing oversight through a combination of in-house strategies and third-party managers.

Ruth Ladas is a financial advisor with Blackridge Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. She has worked with Blackridge Asset Management since 2020 and previously held roles at Peak Brokerage Services, Hamilton Group Funding, and Mutual of Omaha. Outside of financial advising, she is involved in real estate brokerage, insurance services, mortgage brokering, and home and beauty product sales. Blackridge Asset Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations with financial planning, investment management, and consulting services. The firm employs a model-based portfolio management approach through a network of investment adviser representatives and utilizes affiliated platforms and third-party managers.

Constantine Hatzivassiliou is a financial advisor at Certuity, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He has held a position at Camden Capital, LLC since 2014. He holds Series 66 and Series 65 licenses. Certuity manages approximately $3.30 billion and offers investment advisory, financial planning, family office, and investment consulting services to high- and ultra-high-net-worth clients, private foundations, endowments, and other entities. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis, with a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach and risk defined as permanent loss of capital.