James Roach III is a financial advisor at Flagstar Securities, Inc. in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 44 years of industry experience. He has been with Flagstar Advisors since 2001 and joined Flagstar Securities, Inc. in 2026. In addition to his advisory role, Roach serves as Group Director Investments and Senior Vice President at New York Community Bancorp. Flagstar Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and insurance companies. The firm manages approximately $784 million in discretionary assets, employing a strategy that includes mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and third-party managers, supported by Envestnet PMC for due diligence and manager recommendations.

Lori Mondello is a financial advisor at USAA Investment Services Company with 29 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, Raymond James & Associates, and Fidelity. USAA Investment Services Company provides retirement-focused advice and referral services primarily to USAA members and individual investors through phone and digital channels, delivering Retirement Income Strategy Reports and facilitating referrals to third-party broker-dealers and advisers.

Andrew Peters is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with Aegis Capital Corp. in Sarasota, Florida, where he has worked since 2015. He has 16 years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, Peters serves as a trustee for Faith Baptist Church of Sarasota, helping manage church bylaws and budgets. Aegis Capital Corp. provides investment advisory and financial services to both individual and corporate clients, offering asset management, financial planning, brokerage, annuities, insurance, and occasional investment banking. The firm supports discretionary and non-discretionary relationships and operates a notable broker-dealer business alongside its advisory services.

Donald Hagan is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently with Ashton Thomas Private Wealth and has been managing member of Day Hagan Asset Management since 2006. Outside of investment management, he is a passive investor in a clothing line called Saaka. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth serves individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and expanded family office services. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and provides access to program managers and model design through its Amplify Platform.

Ivan Ramirez Ramirez is a financial advisor at Good Life Advisors, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Independent Financial Partners and LPL Financial. Ramirez operates under the DBA The Hoskins & Ramirez Group within Good Life Advisors. Good Life Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, families, businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a team approach and multiple methods of analysis to deliver tailored advice and offers a range of programmatic solutions including wrap accounts, model portfolios, and third-party managers.

Bruce Udell is a financial advisor with Private Client Services, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, and has 44 years of industry experience. His career includes long tenures at Kestra Advisory, Kestra Investment Services, Retirement Wealth Specialists, Securities America, and First Financial Resources. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved with Udell Associates, which specializes in life settlements and the sale of fixed life insurance and annuity products. Private Client Services is an independent investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, pension plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes a discovery-driven process with tailored platform selection and offers both discretionary and predominantly non-discretionary portfolio management, combining advisory services with broker-dealer activity.

Lee Northern is a CFP® with 17 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with AlphaStar Capital Management and Stanley Wealth Retirement, having previously worked at firms including Charles Schwab, USAA Financial Advisors, and Merrill. In addition to his advisory roles, he is also licensed as an insurance agent and occasionally offers insurance products to clients. AlphaStar Capital Management is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.84 billion for individuals, trusts, small businesses, and other entities. The firm employs both model and custom strategies that combine strategic asset allocation with quantitative and tactical approaches, and it also serves as a subadviser and referral agent to other advisers.

David Brown is a financial advisor with Prospera Financial Services, Inc. in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Prospera in 2019, he worked at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC for 10 years. Outside of his advisory work, Mr. Brown is a certified flight instructor and volunteers for the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Prospera Financial Services, Inc. is a multi-team advisory firm with 271 advisors managing approximately $14.4 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and access to multiple advisory programs and platforms.

Kristopher Flammang is a financial advisor with Summit Financial, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and having 27 years of industry experience. His career includes long-term roles at LPF Advisors, LLC and Securities America Inc. Outside of advisory work, he serves as trustee of the Flammang Family Trust. Summit Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets for about 17,800 clients. The firm offers investment advisory, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services through both discretionary and consultative platforms.

Daniel Wolff is a CFA® charterholder with 30 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cary Street Partners and has held prior roles at OSAIC, Ifs Advisors, Inc., and Securities America Inc. He also maintains an insurance agent role related to investment activities. Cary Street Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base, utilizing a range of traditional and alternative investment strategies alongside financial and retirement planning.

Charles Korger is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience. He is currently with Octavia Wealth Advisors LLC, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to that, he held roles at Arete Partners, LLC and Carson Choice Retirement Solutions, Inc. He is also a consultant and minority owner of Unitifi. Octavia Wealth Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $2.15 billion for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, retirement plans, institutions, and state or municipal entities. The firm uses customized portfolios with a long-term approach, employing proprietary models and a range of investment vehicles, and offers specialized services such as ERISA 3(38) plan oversight and trust administration through partner relationships.

Jason Stuber is a financial advisor with Portfolio Medics, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Red River, EMC Corporation, Nutanix Inc, and Riverbed Technology. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Bayfront Tax and Accounting, DBA Liberty Tax, providing accounting services, and he is an independent insurance agent through Bayfront Wealth and Insurance. Portfolio Medics provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, as well as small businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized portfolios using diversified mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks and bonds, and employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach.

Austin Hackenberg is a financial advisor at Cumberland Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at US Bank and operated as a self-employed advisor. He also has experience with the Middleburg Area Recreation Association. Cumberland Advisors serves individual investors, including high-net-worth households, as well as institutional clients such as retirement plans, foundations, corporations, and government entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and investment consulting, with a focus on active municipal and taxable bond management, ETF-based equity strategies, and a tactical trend strategy that incorporates market-timing signals.

William Morris is a financial advisor at KCD Financial, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Cape Investment Advisory, Calton & Associates, Sarasota Financial Group, and Transamerica Financial Advisors. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved with Sarasota Financial Group as an independent insurance agent and provides government contracting services related to federal employee benefits education. KCD Financial, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment strategies and access to third-party management programs while conducting due diligence on those managers as part of its implementation process.

Adam Miller is a financial advisor with Founders Financial Securities LLC in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Founders Financial Securities since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, Miller is involved in financial planning and life settlements through his ownership of Miller Financial Group and brokers structured settlement annuities with Atlas Settlement Group, Inc. Founders Financial Securities serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting, utilizing multiple advisory platforms and combining advisory, broker-dealer, and insurance services.

Jill Sherman is an investment advisor representative at The AmeriFlex Group with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., OSAIC, SagePoint Financial, Inc., Equitable Advisors, and AXA Advisors, LLC. Sherman is also the owner of Jill A Sherman LLC and has roles with FourFront Wealth Management and as an insurance agent. The AmeriFlex Group provides investment advice and related services to individuals, corporations, employee benefit plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, third-party money manager selection, and retirement plan consulting through a network of advisory affiliates and multiple program platforms.

Marc Nufrio is a financial advisor with Stonex Advisors Inc. and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has 36 years of industry experience, including prior roles at StoneX Securities Inc., Wrp Investments, Inc., and OneAmerica Securities, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales through Nufrio Financial Group LLC and holds a limited real estate license as a Realtor. Stonex Advisors Inc. serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm uses a combination of independent advisors and in-house resources to implement strategies via advisor-managed portfolios, proprietary models, and third-party money managers.

Thomas Kazalski is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with The AmeriFlex Group, bringing two years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Cambridge Investment Research, FourFront Wealth Management, and New York Presbyterian. Outside of his advisory work, he is also licensed as an insurance agent. The AmeriFlex Group serves individuals, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of advisory affiliates, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm customizes investment strategies using model asset allocations and manager relationships, with client accounts custodied at multiple major providers.

Allen Johnson is a financial advisor with Apollon Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 38 years of industry experience. He has worked with Raymond James & Associates and Cabot Lodge Securities before joining Apollon Wealth Management in 2004. Johnson is also a member of the Bridge Angel Group, a nonprofit that reviews private companies for potential investment by its members. Apollon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered multi-team advisor serving individual and high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan advisory, sub-advisory, and consulting services, utilizing a combination of centrally managed models and locally managed portfolios with a broad investment approach including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, alternative vehicles, ESG models, and Direct Indexing.

Wesley Choate III is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones for eight years. Choate serves as a School Board member for the Manatee County School District, where he oversees the superintendent and helps establish the district's budget. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.5 billion and serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and municipal entities. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and fiduciary services, typically implementing client mandates through model portfolios and a combination of firm-sponsored wrap platforms and unaffiliated sub-advisors.