Lauren Thomas is a financial advisor with M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc., holding CFP® and Series 63 credentials and bringing 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at Thomas Financial Group since 2007 and at M Holdings Securities, Inc. since 2004. Thomas serves on several advisory boards and nonprofit organizations, including the Synovus Bank of Florida Advisory Board and The Spring of Tampa Bay, a nonprofit, as well as educational boards like Tampa Prep and the University of Tampa Financial Ambassadors' Council. M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. serves individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities nationwide through independent Member Firms and Financial Professionals. The firm offers a wide range of advisory and brokerage services, including discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and insurance advisory, utilizing third-party sub-advisors and platform providers to support trading and reporting.

Brandon Stukus is a financial advisor with Csenge Advisory Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Csenge Advisory Group in 2026, he worked at OSAIC, Lincoln Financial Advisors, and Kestra Advisory Services. Outside of finance, he teaches no-gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to adults and works as a DJ at local events. Csenge Advisory Group provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high net worth clients, charities, and businesses. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with a relative strength methodology and a structured market approach, customizing portfolios through discretionary management or proprietary model allocations.

John Robinson is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience, currently with Strategic Wealth Investment Group, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Strategic Wealth Designers, Florida Financial Advisors, and Digital Science, following a decade of work in healthcare-related organizations such as STEMCELL Technologies and Moffitt Cancer Center. Strategic Wealth Investment Group provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and business entities. The firm employs a blend of internally developed and third-party model portfolios, using multiple investment analysis techniques, and may utilize third-party managers for trading while maintaining overall client suitability responsibility.

Michelle Malacinski is a financial advisor with Vanderbilt Advisory Services in New Port Richey, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Pruco Securities, LLC and The Prudential Insurance Company of America, as well as Trustmont Advisory Group, Inc. She serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations, including Connections Job Development Program and One Community Now, Inc., where she participates in community planning and fundraising activities. Vanderbilt Advisory Services works with a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation through a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and consulting services.

Kristin Johnson is a financial advisor at IHT Wealth Management LLC with 25 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at IHT Wealth Management since 2019, previously serving at Independent Financial Partners and LPL Financial. IHT Wealth Management serves a range of clients including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a blended investment approach using fundamental stock selection combined with quantitative tools and diversified model portfolios, offering discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA fiduciary services through a network of over 150 advisors.

Joseph Martinez is a financial advisor at Bison Wealth, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at Data Source Technology, Cerecore, Connect Partners, and 3-D Technology Group. Outside of advising, he serves as president of DataSource, a Tampa-based company, working 10-12 hours per week during trading hours. Bison Wealth serves individuals, high net worth clients, family offices, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, portfolio management, curated model portfolios, access to third-party managers, and ERISA retirement plan services. The firm’s investment approach includes outcome-focused, multi-manager model portfolios blending tactical and strategic allocations across liquid and private-market strategies.

Brennan Decima is a CFP® professional at Csenge Advisory Group, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Csenge Advisory Group serves charitable organizations, corporations, business entities, and individual clients, including high-net-worth families, offering asset management, financial planning, and corporate retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a top-down investment process combining fundamental and technical analysis with a relative-strength methodology, primarily constructing portfolios with mutual funds and ETFs.

Brad Fuller is a financial advisor at Trek Financial with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Independent Financial Partners. His prior career includes roles in technology and healthcare-related companies. Trek Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional retirement plans, providing discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary and non-fiduciary services. The firm combines strategic and tactical approaches using a mix of rules-based, evidence-based, fundamental, and technical analysis, and employs artificial-intelligence tools under human review for research and portfolio management.

Zachary Underwood is a financial advisor with Elevate Financial Planning and Wealth Management in St. Petersburg, FL. He holds a Series 65 credential and has recently begun his career in financial services. Prior to joining Elevate, he worked in various roles including in the hospitality industry and education. Elevate Financial Planning and Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with customized financial planning and portfolio management. The firm employs multi-adviser teams to provide strategic asset allocation and uses a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and individual equities, often integrating third-party management platforms to implement and monitor client portfolios.

George Goodroe is a CFP® with over 31 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Capital Analysts, joining the firm in 2023, and previously worked at Lincoln Investment and Legend Equities Corporation. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, access to third-party managers, and retirement-plan advice through a network of independent advisors and an in-house investment management team that uses proprietary screening processes.

Karyna Shatrova is a financial consultant at Elevate Financial Planning and Wealth Management with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Directed Capital and WUSF Public Media, as well as academic positions at the University of South Florida and Financial-Legal College. Elevate Financial Planning and Wealth Management provides customized financial planning and portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, tailoring investment strategies to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances through a variety of investment vehicles and third-party platforms.

Erica Unterreiner is a financial advisor at Forefront with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. She has previously worked at Calton & Associates, Summit Advisors, and Mutual of Omaha Investor Services. Forefront Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered, team-based adviser serving individual clients, business owners, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and estate-planning coordination with customized portfolios and a multi-advisor structure.

Brian Sallee is a financial advisor at Inspire Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation. Prior to joining Inspire Advisors, he worked at Avorit, DSM Technology Consultants, and Concerto Cloud Services. Inspire Advisors, LLC manages approximately $1.33 billion in discretionary client assets, primarily serving individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as institutions and charitable organizations. The firm incorporates Biblically Responsible Investing with proprietary tools and uses a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative analysis, and modern portfolio theory to construct portfolios, often delegating management to sub-advisors and affiliated managers.

Erica Grundza is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Root Financial Partners. Her prior experience includes roles at Betterment, Unique Wealth, LLC, Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC, Curtis Parry, The Ayco Company, L.P., Mercer Allied Company, L.P., and PNC Bank. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, and select retirement-plan relationships. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified, passive investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, and offers educational programming and online academies separate from advisory services.

Rhonda Holifield is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at Waverly Advisors, LLC since 2023 and previously led Holifield Financial Advisory Services/Prosper Financial Advisers for 16 years. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm provides a range of services including investment management, financial planning, and multi-family office services, blending traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private market allocations.

Paul Murphy is a financial advisor with Calton & Associates, Inc. in Tampa, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. His career includes prior roles at Newport Coast Securities, Inc. and J P Turner & Company Capital Management, LLC. Outside of advising, he is involved as a director of Viking F Construction, a homebuilding financing venture. Calton & Associates is a registered investment adviser, broker-dealer, and corporate insurance agency that serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm provides fee-based portfolio management and financial planning, sponsors wrap fee programs, and offers a combination of analytical investment approaches, including fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical methods, with formal due diligence on third-party money managers and model portfolios.

William Wolcott is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Advisory Services Network, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to that, he held roles at Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. and West Coast Financial Group. Wolcott is also licensed as an insurance agent, focusing on the sales of fixed insurance products including life, annuity, and long-term care insurance. Advisory Services Network serves individuals, families, corporations, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans through a network of 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.

Daniel Stange is a financial advisor at Trajan Wealth, L.L.C. with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as an insurance agent, occasionally offering clients insurance products such as annuities. Trajan Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as foundations, endowments, and institutional investors. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, with an investment approach tailored to client objectives and documented in an investment policy statement.

Daniel Clements is a financial advisor at Calton & Associates, Inc. in Tampa, FL, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Swan Financial, Independent Financial Partners, and teaching positions at the University of Tampa and Florida State University. Calton & Associates is a registered investment adviser, broker-dealer, and insurance agency serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers fee-based portfolio management and financial planning, utilizes multiple investment approaches, and manages accounts through firm-sponsored programs or third-party managers.

John Miller is a financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at AE Wealth Management, LLC, HFG Advisors, and has managed his own firm, JD Miller & Associates, since 2014. Miller also teaches financial planning classes through the American Financial Education Alliance. Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management to individual, high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and registered investment companies through a large network of affiliated offices. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, along with model portfolios and an asymmetric rebalancing approach, to tailor investment strategies.