Cory Shapira is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc., Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, Inc., Wasmer, Schroeder & Company, and Westmount Asset Management. OSAIC Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering a variety of advisory and brokerage services through customized engagements. The firm is notable for its predominantly non-discretionary assets and its dual broker-dealer/adviser status, providing clients with both advisory and brokerage solutions.

Carolyn Insley is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. She has 33 years of industry experience, including 16 years at United Planners and over three decades operating Insley Financial. She is a co-owner of several investment-related businesses in Monte Vista, Colorado, including a non-variable insurance firm and a company selling fixed and indexed annuities. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm operates an open-architecture platform with multiple custodians and third-party money managers, offering a mix of non-discretionary and discretionary asset management through both fee-based and commission-based options.

Steven Meinbresse is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Fort Myers, FL. He holds a Series 66 designation and has seven years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at BayWater Exclusive Boat Club & Rentals for seven years. He is also an agent for non-securities insurance products with Agia. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Kaylin Hukill is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Fort Myers, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and beginning their advisory career in 2025. Prior to joining Valic, Hukill worked at Peoples Bank, Holbrook and Holbrook Law Office, and held various roles in education and research. Hukill is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for AGIA. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Christopher Curtis is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ion Bank since 2019 as a Senior Vice President, alongside roles at Infinex Investments, Inc. and United Bank. Curtis is based in Fort Meyers, Florida. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives, offering customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments and lending solutions. The firm operates a hybrid adviser/broker‑dealer model with both discretionary and non‑discretionary accounts and utilizes third‑party promoters and platform affiliations to enhance its service and distribution capabilities.

Michael Kochis is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Fort Myers, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and over 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life since 1984 and has worked at the firm in its current form since 1999. Outside of his advisory role, he operates HK Global Adventures, LLC, a boat charter business. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individual and institutional clients with brokerage, financial planning, and investment advisory services. The firm offers a range of advisory programs including discretionary and non-discretionary options utilizing both proprietary and third-party models.

Lisa Chambers is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at OneAmerica Securities, American United Life, and American Funds. Outside of financial advising, she is co-owner and a board member of Hail Appraisals Inc., a company specializing in auto appraisals. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Jacqueline Lambros is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2016. She is also the owner and president of The Lambros Group, Inc., a business facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance services. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing client assets totaling around $212.7 billion. The firm provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform that includes managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Jhuler Villegas is a Certified Financial Planner® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Truist Advisory Services since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at Bb&T Investment Services and Bb&T Securities. Outside of financial advising, he is a part owner of a cigar retail business in Fort Myers Beach. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party manager platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Edgar Atnip is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Fahnestock & Co., Inc. since 1999. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, utilizing strategic and tactical asset allocation alongside various investment strategies, with client objectives documented in investment policy statements and accounts reviewed periodically.

Albert Abdo is a financial advisor at William Blair with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven management approach across various asset classes and provides proprietary models, third-party sub-advisers, and access to private funds through its MB Investments Program.

Murphy Adriano Rhodes is a Series 65-credentialed financial advisor with one year of industry experience. He is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and has prior experience at Sohonet and Verizon Wireless. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, providing investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using a mix of low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private funds.

Marion Berg Hallock is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 19 years of industry experience, all with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Outside of her advisory role, she is the owner of Coast2CoastCharters, LLC, a fishing charter business based in Miami, FL. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal oversight and has unique market roles including security-based swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Gregory Diamond is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC based in Fort Myers, FL. He holds the PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 24 years of industry experience. He is also the managing member of a CPA firm providing tax planning and preparation services to small businesses and families. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis using model portfolios and offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan solutions.

Anthony Nigro is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Allstate Insurance Company and Prudential-affiliated firms. He is based in Estero, FL. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model separates one-time planning services from ongoing portfolio management and includes acting as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Valerie Gomes is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding a Series 65 credential and four years of industry experience. She has worked with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2022 and has been involved with World Financial Group, Inc. since 2015. Gomes volunteers as secretary for the Tampa Bay Research Institute’s Science Alliance Volunteer Committee, which focuses on immune health research. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations through advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm offers proprietary and third-party investment programs with discretionary and non-discretionary options, and manages approximately $1.66 billion in discretionary assets.

Kimberly Fuchs is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with five years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked in various roles within First Command firms since 2021, as well as at BlueWater Federal Solutions and Global Resource Solutions. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, using a centralized investment management team to manage model portfolios through discretionary authority granted by clients.

Barry Gassman is a CFP® with 40 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with SPC. He has worked at Sigma Planning Corporation since 2002 and Sigma Financial Corporation since 1995, and has been with Security Benefit Life since 1985. Outside of his advisory roles, he operates a financial practice under the trade name Gassman Financial, specializing in the sale of all lines of insurance. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services through a network of over 460 advisors managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets.

William Franz is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently associated with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance, where he has worked since 2017, and previously worked with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance from 2010 to 2017. Outside of his advisory roles, he serves as a board member for the Miramonte Homeowner Association and the Grey Oaks Property Owners Association. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and fee-based advisory services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment strategies, and provides a range of financial planning and consulting solutions.

Colette Cox is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with two years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Fifth Third Securities since 2023, with prior roles at Fifth Third Bank NA and Florida Southwestern State College. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. offers brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to a range of clients, including individuals, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm combines its municipal-advisor registration with a corporate affiliation to Fifth Third Bank, providing multiple managed-account options and unique platform features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services.