Michael Wu is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has held positions at Morgan Stanley, Raymond James, and USAA Financial Advisors. Wu is based in Land O Lakes, FL. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets and supporting a national advisor network. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and portfolio management solutions.

Patricia Delgado is an advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and one year of industry experience. Her background includes roles at Fifth Third Bank, Chase Bank, and work at the University of South Florida. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a wide range of individual and institutional clients through both investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple program types via the Passageway Managed Account Platform, including advisor-directed mutual fund and ETF models, SMA strategies, tax-overlay services, and direct indexing options.

Jonathan Valdez is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Tampa, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. His career includes seven years at J.P. Morgan Securities and twelve years with JP Morgan Chase Bank. He has been with PNC Investments since 2019. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a discretionary digital portfolio offering available by invitation to employees, which uses algorithmic risk assessments and third-party portfolio management.

Joshua Sanders is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked with Truist Advisory Services and related entities since 2013, including BB&T Securities, LLC from 2019 to 2021. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program that combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by AI-enabled research and inter-affiliate integration.

Patrick Gilchrist is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory who holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Charles Schwab since 2006, including ten years with Charles Schwab Bank prior to joining Schwab Wealth Advisory in 2025. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients by providing non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations. The firm’s recommendations are based on Charles Schwab’s asset-allocation models and internal research tools, with at-least-annual reviews tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance.

Maria Rios is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with five years of industry experience and a Series 66 designation. She has been employed with Citibank since 2000. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies using internal standards and oversight committees to select and monitor managers, providing solutions for a broad range of client needs including workplace and high-net-worth portfolios.

Jesus Lopez is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Lincoln Investment, where he has worked since 2024. He has experience with National Life Group and has a background working in educational and religious organizations, including St Luke Catholic School and the Fellowship of Catholic University Students. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise advisory and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers driven by an in-house Investment Management & Research team, while many client relationships remain advisor-led and tailored through Lincoln’s platform tools.

Jack Sardegna is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities Inc. since 2018, following a 19-year tenure at AXA Advisors, LLC. Sardegna also provides clients with life, health, annuity, disability, and long-term care insurance products. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm supports a large network of about 423 advisors and manages approximately $3.65 billion across more than 37,000 client accounts, offering a range of managed-account programs that include both traditional and legacy market-timing and momentum-based strategies.

Keith Willett is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at One Source Advisory LLC, DBG Financial Group, Principal Life Insurance Co, Princor Financial Services, and Securian Financial Services. He is also an owner and managing member of Intrust Business Partners, LLC, which manages group benefits commissions for a partnership of business associates. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money managers through advisory and promoter arrangements.

Edward Palacios is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at PNC Investments since 2016. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a digital discretionary model account available by invitation to employees. The firm uses algorithm-driven risk assessments to implement investment strategies via mutual funds and ETFs, with portfolio management delegated to third-party providers.

Nelson Saladino is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Monarch Wealth Management Group since 2020 and has additional experience with Principal Securities Inc and Principal Life Insurance Company beginning in 2019. Outside of his advisory role, Saladino is licensed as an insurance agent offering fixed life, annuity, disability income, health, long-term care, Medicare supplements, and group products. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through various adviser and promoter arrangements.

Michael Miller is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Tampa, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Bank, SunTrust, BB&T, Independent Financial Partners, and Fidelity. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm integrates discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships, supported by AI-enabled research tools and inter-affiliate resources, to deliver its AMC Advantage manager-selection program and related services.

Thomas Kelly is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 31 years of industry experience. He has been with T. Rowe Price since 2007. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers a retirement-focused advisory service combining goals-based financial planning, retirement income strategies, and discretionary investment management primarily using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households with a minimum asset requirement and emphasizes model portfolios, tax-aware rebalancing, and online planning tools.

Fawn Lane is a CFP® professional at Lincoln Investment with 20 years of industry experience. She previously worked at IHT Wealth Management LLC, Independent Financial Partners, LPL Financial, and Valic Financial Advisors. Lane owns Bay Area Wealth Management, Inc., an insurance and financial services business operating as a DBA for her Lincoln practice. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise advisory and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm combines advisor-led consulting with model portfolios and third-party managers, supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team.

Kimberly Cox is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. She has worked extensively with Lincoln Investment across multiple periods from 2014, with additional experience at United Planners Financial Services, West Coast Financial, Invest Financial Corporation, and Waddell & Reed. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans, with a longstanding focus on educators and participants in 403(b) and 457(b) programs. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and advisor-led consulting, supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team and access to third-party managers.

Colin Denney is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment. He has previously worked at Stewardship Advisory Group and Capital Analysts. Denney is also involved in managing insurance business activities through Florida Educators Insurance LLC and West Coast Capital Advisors LLC. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise firm that serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and advisor-led consulting, supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team that develops strategic model portfolios and adaptive strategies.

Larry Bryant is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Tampa, FL, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 41 years of industry experience, including over four decades at Principal Securities INC and running L Bryant Financial Services since 2015. Outside of advisory work, he sells and services group health policies through various carriers. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a broad client base that includes individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Preston Duppins III is a CFP® certificant with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. He has previously worked at firms including JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley, Ernst & Young Investment Advisors, Fidelity Investments, and Franklin Templeton. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and select Charles Schwab & Co. referrals, using asset-allocation models and research tools to tailor recommendations according to client goals and risk tolerance.

Ramy Georgy is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Outside of financial advising, Georgy owns and operates businesses in engineering consulting and the restaurant industry, including franchised restaurants in Tampa, Florida. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, and corporations. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and investment banking services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform.

Manuel Velasquez is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. He has previously worked with Kestra Investment Services and has a background that includes real estate and freight brokerage activities. Outside of financial advising, he operates as a freight agent and is involved in real estate referral services. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a diverse client base that includes large institutional investors.