David Hannay is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Gladstone Wealth Partners since 2017, following seven years at Henry & Hannay Wealth Management. Outside of advisory services, he operates Hannay Financial Services, LLC, providing tax return preparation for individuals, partnerships, and S corporations. Gladstone Wealth Partners serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations through a network of nearly 100 investment adviser representatives. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various investment solutions, with an emphasis on retirement-plan service delivery and institutional manager relationships.

Codie Allen is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Elevation Point Wealth Partners, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked for UBS Financial Services Inc. for 11 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer and Board Member of the Kingdom Training Foundation, overseeing its budget and fund use. Elevation Point Wealth Partners is a multi-team investment adviser managing approximately $8.29 billion in assets across 53 advisors. The firm serves a range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, and corporations, utilizing model portfolios with tactical asset allocation and incorporating third-party managers as part of its investment approach.

Charles Massie is a CFP® and Series 66 licensed advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He is currently with Blackridge Asset Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2019. Prior to this, he spent 15 years at Park Avenue Securities and over two decades in roles including Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of advisory, he is president of Charles Abels Massie, CPA, PA, an accounting firm specializing in tax preparation, and also leads Massie & Associates Financial Planning Group. 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 uses model portfolios, third-party managers, and an online platform to deliver tailored financial planning and estate-planning support.

Paul Blatz is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He currently serves at Certuity, LLC and previously worked at Finemark Bank & Trust and GenSpring Family Offices, LLC. Certuity, LLC manages approximately $3.30 billion and provides investment advisory, financial planning, family office, and consulting services to high- and ultra-high-net-worth clients, private foundations, endowments, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach integrating fundamental and quantitative analysis, asset allocation, and diversification, while also offering OCIO and access to private markets through differentiated fund structures.

Chloe Sandler is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with three years of industry experience. She is currently with Certuity, LLC and previously worked at Camden Capital and J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Certuity serves high- and ultra-high-net-worth families and individuals, as well as private foundations, endowments, family offices, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers investment advisory, family office, financial planning, and investment consulting services, emphasizing asset allocation, diversification, and a long-term buy-and-hold approach that combines fundamental and quantitative analysis.

Alfred Townsend V is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience, currently with Advisory Services Network since 2021. His prior roles include positions at Regal Investment Advisors and CS Advisors, among others. Outside of advisory work, he is an independent insurance agent focusing on life insurance, annuities, and long-term care insurance. Advisory Services Network is an enterprise firm with over 200 independent advisors serving individuals, families, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, managing approximately $8.6 billion in client assets through a variety of investment and advisory strategies.

Berton Brown is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently with CreativeOne Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Gladstone Wealth Partners and Primoris Wealth Advisors. Outside of advisory roles, he owns a wellness franchise, OsteoStrong, LLC, and is involved with Health Meets Wealth Insurance, selling insurance-related products and referring business to his advisory firm. CreativeOne Wealth, LLC provides fee-based asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting services to individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations, utilizing a platform that incorporates proprietary ETF-based models, third-party managers, and option strategies.

Douglas Swenson is a financial advisor with SVB Wealth, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at BP Wealth Management, LLC since 2014 and Banyan Partners, LLC since 2011. Outside of finance, he is a certified arborist involved in commercial landscaping and tree farming, and he also participates in identity theft recovery and marketing through a separate business. SVB Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with wealth management, financial planning, and retirement advisory services. The firm utilizes both affiliated and third-party managers, employing fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis overseen by an Investment Committee, and operates as a wholly owned, non-bank subsidiary of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company.

Vinessa Siano is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 66, Series 65, and Series 63 licenses. Her prior roles include positions at Ameriprise and Catholic Charities Diocese of Palm Beach. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 260 advisors serving more than 20,000 clients. The firm offers coordinated wealth-management services and employs a long-term, diversified investment approach supported by an internal Investment Management team and Investment Committee.

Kristen Smigelski is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Regal Investment Advisors LLC in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Her prior experience includes roles at Regulus Financial Group, Questar Asset Management, and RB Financial Advisors. Regal Investment Advisors LLC, operating as LionShare, provides discretionary investment management through independent advisers to a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of proprietary and third-party model portfolios, granting advisers the ability to select and manage allocations with discretionary authority.

Sean Coffey is a financial advisor with Blackridge Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and having five years of industry experience. He has worked at Thurston Springer Financial and Peak Brokerage Services, where he also serves as Operations Manager. Coffey’s background includes roles at Florida Atlantic University and Florida State University. 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 uses model-based portfolio management delivered via an online platform and offers access to multiple wrap-fee programs and third-party money managers.

Alan Morris is a financial advisor with Advisory Services Network holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Crown Capital Securities, LP, Calton & Associates, Inc., and has been with Advisory Services Network since 2023. Outside of his advisory work, Morris is president of Topline Printing & Graphics, Inc., a printing and marketing company, and serves as an instructor for American Financial Education Services. Advisory Services Network serves individuals, families, corporations, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans through a network of over 200 independent advisers. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, investment and retirement-plan consulting, and third-party manager selection, managing approximately $8.6 billion in client assets.

Lisa Matthews is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. She has worked with Truist and its predecessor firms since 2014. Matthews serves as a board member and director of the East Coast Estate Planning Council. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program combining discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enhanced research.

Jeff Sellers is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 40 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and previously worked for Raymond James & Associates for 23 years before joining Janney Montgomery Scott in 2020. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and various wrap and advisory programs.

Michael Stanford is a financial advisor at HB Wealth with 9 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 66 designations and has been associated with Homrich Berg since 2009. HB Wealth Management provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporations, foundations, and family offices, as well as institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a range of public and private investment strategies and offers discretionary portfolio management aligned with clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Scott Shulman is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Oppenheimer since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as trustee of the Lohren Alyssa Shulman Revocable Trust. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services with investment management, consulting, and retirement planning, using strategic asset allocation and a variety of investment vehicles tailored to client objectives.

Thomas Parker is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and 37 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Bank of America and Merrill prior to joining Hightower Advisors and Hightower Securities in 2017. He has served as a trustee and personal representative for a family trust. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse clientele, including individual and institutional clients such as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across a range of investment vehicles and strategies.

Grover Henson is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 44 years of industry experience, including tenures at J.W. Cole Advisors and J.W. Cole Financial. He also serves on the board of Goodwill Industries of North Florida, a nonprofit organization. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, focusing on strategic asset allocation and risk-based mutual fund portfolios, along with education and support services for plan sponsors and participants.

Melissa Mcdonald is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. She has held roles at various Truist-affiliated entities since 2015. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a board member for a homeowners association in Indian Shores, Florida. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors, participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by inter-affiliate integration and third-party platforms.

Robert Paolini is a financial advisor with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial, FSC Securities Corporation, and his own firms, Paolini Advisors, LLC and Paolini & Scout, LLC. He is also involved with PFG Tax Services, focusing on tax preparation and accounting. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering asset management, financial planning, wealth coaching, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a network model combining independent advisory representatives with access to various portfolio management strategies and technology platforms, with ties to LPL Financial and third-party estate-planning resources.