Michael Hinson is a CFP® professional at ARS Wealth Advisors with 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Splunk, Sequoia Financial Group, and Mercer Global Advisors. He holds the Series 66 license and is based in St. Petersburg, FL. ARS Wealth Advisors Group provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, estate-planning education, and tax preparation services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $1.64 billion in discretionary assets and offers integrated services tailored to client objectives with a focus on diversified allocations and a long-term investment horizon.

Kelly Johnson is a financial advisor at Code Waechter LLC in Tampa, FL, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Code Waechter, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 22 years and worked at Strategic Defense Solutions, LLC. Code Waechter LLC advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, and select institutional clients through financial planning and discretionary asset management. The firm uses a combination of fundamental analysis, active and passive strategies, and proprietary investment models, with regular reviews and both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Molly Arnall is a Certified Financial Planner® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at TLW Wealth Management, LLC since 2019. She previously held roles at Berkshire Hathaway and has experience in life coaching as an executive and personal development coach. TLW Wealth Management is a five-advisor firm managing approximately $175 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, companies, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a value-oriented, long-term investment approach focused on individual equities and exchange-traded funds, typically buying on weakness and managing portfolios with ongoing suitability reviews.

Caroline Holloway is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience in financial advising. She has worked at ARS Wealth Advisors since 2022 and previously led Holloway Wealth Management for 17 years. Outside of her advisory work, she is the owner of Bishop Real Estate LLC. ARS Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored plans, offering portfolio management alongside financial planning and tax preparation services. The firm employs a blended value-and-growth equity approach with a long-term investment horizon and customizes investment programs based on individual objectives.

Spencer Avalos is a financial advisor with Darwin Wealth Management in Tampa, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, JPM Investment Management, and Lord Abbett & Co. LLC. He is also involved with Darwin Insurance Group, an affiliated company, where he consults and offers fixed insurance and annuity products. Darwin Wealth Management serves individuals, corporations, and business entities with portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, using customized investment approaches that combine firm-developed models, third-party portfolios, and tactical strategies. The firm also offers web-based advisory services through the Betterment for Advisors platform.

Donald Jowdy is a financial advisor at Suncoast Equity Management, LLC in Tampa, FL, holding a Series 65 designation with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Suncoast Equity Management since 1997. Suncoast Equity Management, LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and exchange-traded funds. The firm manages over $2 billion in discretionary assets, focusing primarily on large-cap equities and employing a combination of fundamental analysis with both long- and short-term trading strategies.

Paul Auslander is a CFP® with 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Seabridge Investment Advisors LLC since 2025 and previously worked at Kestra Investment Services, LLC, Provise Management Group, LLC, and his own advisory practice. Seabridge Investment Advisors serves a mix of individual, institutional, and tax-exempt clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and sub-advisory services. The firm manages global equity-focused portfolios across various strategies and works with a broad set of institutional and foreign fund clients, distinguishing itself through its role as a discretionary sub-adviser to other investment advisers.

Russell Becker is a CFP®-designated financial advisor at Walser Wealth Management Company with 14 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Walser Wealth in 2025, he worked at Fisher Investments for six years and THE Vanguard Group, Inc. for another six years. Walser Wealth Management Company is a team-based SEC-registered advisory firm with 14 advisors managing approximately $339 million for about 677 clients. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts and estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations, employing a diversified, low-cost investment approach that combines proprietary models and third-party discretionary management.

Michael Murray is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with ARS Wealth Advisors, where he has worked since 2015, including at ARS Wealth Advisors Group, LLC since 2021. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, estate-planning education, and tax preparation services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as associated trusts, estates, and retirement plans. ARS Wealth Advisors manages approximately $1.64 billion in discretionary assets and uses a tailored, diversified investment approach with a long-term horizon.

Jordan Arnold is a financial advisor at Instrumental Wealth, LLC in Tampa, FL, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with 12 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Instrumental Wealth in 2021, he worked at Northwestern Mutual in various capacities from 2014 to 2021. Instrumental Wealth provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, trusts, and corporate and retirement plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes integrated planning for business owners and offers a range of investment options, including mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and digital assets.

Shannon Stophel is a financial advisor at Walser Wealth Management Company with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at the firm since 2018. Prior to joining wealth management, she was employed at Robert Half Technology for two years. Stophel is also an independent insurance agent specializing in life and health insurance sales. Walser Wealth Management Company is an SEC-registered, team-based adviser with 14 advisors managing approximately $339 million for around 677 clients. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management services with a diversified, low-cost investment approach utilizing mutual funds and ETFs, complemented by tactical asset allocation and rebalancing.

Jeffrey Speers is a financial advisor with Rise Financial Partners in St. Petersburg, FL, holding a Series 65 designation and 17 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at WR Wealth Planners, Wealth Planning and Design LLC, Legacy Financial Advisors, and Mutual of Omaha Investor Services. He also serves as president of Speers Financial, an insurance agency providing fixed insurance products and financial consulting services. Rise Financial Partners is a state-registered advisory firm serving individual clients, charitable organizations, and corporate plan sponsors. The firm combines modern portfolio theory and passive core exposures with tactical analysis to create client-specific investment plans and manages approximately $70 million in discretionary assets.

William Harrell Jr. is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 22 years of experience, all of which have been with Capco Asset Management, LLC in Tampa, Florida. He is part of a five-advisor team at the firm. Capco Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and to pooled investment vehicles through a private investment partnership. The firm focuses on concentrated investments in public equities selected for business quality, management quality, and valuation, and incorporates operational features such as co-investment by principals and a choice of performance-based or asset-based fees.

Christopher Gettelfinger is a financial advisor at S.E.E.D. Planning Group, LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has worked at S.E.E.D. Planning Group since 2023 and previously spent time at Northwestern Mutual and Orvis. S.E.E.D. Planning Group is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, non-profits, and retirement plans. The firm integrates values-based financial planning with coordinated tax and estate strategies and uses fundamental analysis alongside long-term portfolio approaches to manage approximately $568 million in discretionary assets.

Jeffrey Sievers is a financial advisor at Unique Wealth, LLC in Tampa, FL, holding the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 63 designations with 26 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual Investment Management and Curtis Parry from 2009 to 2021. Unique Wealth, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, small businesses, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis, tailoring strategies using model portfolios, sub-advisers, and independent managers, and offers advice across a broad range of asset types, including digital assets.

Linda Smith is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. She has been with William Mack & Associates, Inc. since 2005. William Mack & Associates is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities, managing approximately $820 million for about 957 clients through a team of ten advisers. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes diversification, tax efficiency, and low-cost implementation using no-load mutual funds and ETFs across six model strategies with a long-term orientation and periodic rebalancing.

Richard Teitelbaum is a financial advisor at Amerity Wealth Management, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and Apollon Wealth Management. He is also an independent insurance agent. Amerity Wealth Management is a multi-advisor firm serving individual clients, businesses, trusts, and plan sponsors. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized services for UK expatriate pension transfers, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and coordinating with multiple custodians and co-advisors.

Gilbert Ulrich is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with ARS Wealth Advisors and its related entities since 2006 and is currently based in St. Petersburg, FL. ARS Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored plans, offering portfolio management alongside financial planning and tax preparation services. The firm employs a blended value-and-growth equity approach with a long-term investment horizon and utilizes an Investment Committee for oversight.

Robert Giles III is a CFP® with 22 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Wealth Advisors of Tampa Bay since 2014 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory work, he manages a family farm in Tampa, Florida. Wealth Advisors of Tampa Bay serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, managing approximately $400.8 million on a discretionary basis. The firm provides comprehensive portfolio management exclusively through a wrap fee program and offers access to LPL-sponsored advisory programs with a focus on individualized, discretionary management and documented due diligence on third-party managers.

Michael Bartolotta is a financial advisor at Darwin Wealth Management in Tampa, FL. He holds the ChFC® designation and a Series 63 license, with six years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at M3 Financial, Inc. and affiliated firms within the Darwin group. Bartolotta also serves as a licensed agent for Darwin Insurance Group, offering fixed insurance and annuity products. Darwin Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and financial consulting services to individuals, corporations, and business entities. The firm uses a tailored investment approach combining firm-developed models, third-party portfolios, and tactical strategies, and offers a web-based advisory option through Betterment for Advisors.