Mary Avella is a financial advisor at Ascentis Independent Advisors, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Golden State Equity Partners, Bank of America, and Merrill. Avella is also involved in Financial Advisors Research, providing product-related consulting services. Ascentis Independent Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered firm serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services including asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, using a diversified mix of public and private securities and employing discretionary management through model portfolios and sub-advisory arrangements.

Bryan Keller is a financial advisor at Dakota Wealth, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Dakota Wealth since 2018, including the firm’s prior iteration as Oakmont Partners. Before joining Dakota Wealth, he was with BP Wealth Management for four years. Dakota Wealth Management provides investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, charitable organizations, and business enterprises. The firm constructs customized portfolios using diversified allocations and employs a research process combining fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis.

Ira Rapaport is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently with New England Private Wealth Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2005. New England Private Wealth Advisors provides fee-only investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on broadly diversified portfolios using primarily ETFs and mutual funds, and offers customized wealth planning and retirement plan advisory services.

Timothy Anderson is a CFA® charterholder with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with RiverFront Investment Group, LLC, where he has served in various capacities since 2008. Prior to and concurrently with his roles at RiverFront, he was involved with Alps Distributors, Inc., supporting marketing and sales for RiverFront funds. RiverFront Investment Group provides discretionary portfolio management and model-based investment solutions to individual investors, trusts, pension plans, and institutional clients. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with security selection and risk management, delivering portfolios primarily through ETFs and customized solutions on a multi-advisor platform.

Joseph Riccelli is a financial advisor with Gladstone Wealth Partners in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. He has worked with Gladstone Wealth Partners and LPL Financial since 2017 and was previously with PNC Investments from 2005 to 2017. Riccelli also operates Gladstone Wealth Group, an independent investment advisory firm. 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 investment approaches implemented at the representative level and supported by firm-wide due diligence on sub-advisers and models.

Michael Freeburg is a financial advisor at Greenwich Wealth Management, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Greenwich Wealth Management since 2006 and previously worked at Private Client Services. Outside of his advisory role, he is a founding member of Catalus Capital Management, LLC, a private family office, and is involved with Limin Holdings LLC, which is pursuing a banking license in the Eastern Caribbean. Greenwich Wealth Management provides advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a range of strategies using fundamental, technical, and macro analysis across multiple investment vehicles and also manages pooled and institutional portfolios, including wrap-fee programs.

Richard Gerepka is a CFP® professional with 38 years of industry experience. He is currently with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. and has previously worked at OSAIC, American Portfolios, and Oxford Group International. Ausdal Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer managing approximately $2.13 billion in client assets through a network of 152 advisors. The firm offers investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.

Rory Brown is a financial advisor at Certuity, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Perimeter Church and BrightOrg Services. 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 investment approach.

Joseph Mcaraw is a financial advisor at Principle Wealth with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Northstar Wealth Partners, LLC and LPL Financial LLC. His outside activities include involvement with Integrity Partners, LLC, an investment-related business entity. Principle Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and corporations with discretionary wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm manages $2.66 billion in assets and emphasizes a long-term, fundamentals-driven investment approach with diversified portfolios and ongoing client account monitoring.

Greggory Brant is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience and is currently affiliated with Sowell Management. He has previously worked at firms including Prudent Insurance, Atlantic Wealth Partners, JPMorgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Ameriprise Financial Services, and Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Brant holds a Florida Producer Insurance License and has involvement in related business activities as an authorized member of investment-related entities. Sowell Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and other RIAs with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs multiple management styles and offers model portfolios, third-party manager selection, and unified managed account solutions, operating through an independent-contractor model with over 100 advisors.

Jennifer Heeren is a financial advisor with SVB Wealth LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. She has worked at Boston Private Wealth LLC since 2017 and previously held roles at Managed Account Services, LLC and IPC. SVB Wealth LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, family offices, corporations, and retirement plans, offering wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, maintains a formal due-diligence process for manager selection, and provides customized investment solutions with access to private fund opportunities for qualified clients.

Cary Levine is a financial advisor with B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. and B. Riley Wealth Management, holding a Series 66 designation and 27 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at National Securities Corporation and Gilman Ciocia, Inc. Levine is also president of Integrity Wealth Advisors LLC and Integrity Tax, LLC, which provides tax services. B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $7.03 billion in client assets through about 274 advisors. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering a wide range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement solutions.

Melanie Mc Donald is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cary Street Partners. Her prior roles include positions at UBS Financial Services Inc. and Kovack Advisors, Inc. She is president of the University of Miami Palm Beach County Canes alumni association. Cary Street Partners serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to proprietary and third-party investment strategies. The firm integrates AI tools with human oversight in its investment process and provides a range of affiliated products and services.

Harrison Page is a financial advisor at Certuity, LLC with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Meketa Investment Group and Babson College. Certuity manages approximately $3.30 billion and provides advisory, financial planning, family office, and investment consulting services to high- and ultra-high-net-worth clients, private foundations, endowments, family offices, and other entities. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach that combines fundamental and quantitative analysis with an emphasis on asset allocation and diversification.

Sergio Esteves is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts in Wellington, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Lincoln Investment and Legend Equities Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member for PlantToday, a missions organization, and Primal Initiative Inc., which focuses on community enrichment, and he owns a company involved in tax preparation and business consultation. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through various programs, supported by an in-house investment management and research team.

Mark Bluestein is a financial advisor at Wedbush Securities Inc. with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in real estate development through a partnership in Bucharest, Romania. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, foundations, and institutional clients, offering a range of brokerage and registered investment advisory services across wealth management, fixed income, commodities, and capital markets. The firm provides various managed account solutions alongside commission-based brokerage and clears and settles transactions while also offering commodities and prime services.

John Tassone is a financial advisor at CW Advisors, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including FFT Wealth Management, Lido Advisors, Boston Private Wealth, and Steelbridge Private Wealth Advisors. CW Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, providing wealth management, financial planning, family office services, retirement plan advisory, and portfolio management. The firm utilizes a core-and-satellite investment approach that combines active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, supported by both third-party money managers and internally managed strategies overseen by an Investment Oversight Committee.

Elizabeth Thomas is a financial advisor at Cary Street Partners with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Pursuit Wealth Management, Ameriprise Financial Services, and the Jewish Federation. Cary Street Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and institutional clients, providing services such as portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan fiduciary services. The firm utilizes proprietary strategies, third-party managers, and AI tools to support investment decisions.

James Clifford is a financial advisor with Royal Fund Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has worked at Royal Fund Management since 2013 and also owns Lifestyle Retirement Solutions LLC, where he provides insurance products, including fixed annuities. Royal Fund Management serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations with portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to implement investment strategies aligned with clients’ risk tolerances and offers specialized services such as options writing and access to select non-traded REITs.

Richard Trotta is a financial advisor with Thurston Springer Advisors in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 41 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes a decade at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. He serves on the boards of VoteWater and Friends of the Everglades as Treasurer. Thurston Springer Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, foundations, and trusts, offering customized financial and estate planning, portfolio management, and fiduciary services. The firm employs a range of investment strategies from buy-and-hold to more active technical and fundamental approaches and operates within a multi‑team structure with affiliated broker-dealer and insurance entities.