Jonathan Decker is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 27 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Janney since 2023, following 14 years at Bank of America and 25 years at Merrill. He serves as the Vice Chair of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg Business School Dean's Advisory Council. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a broad client base including individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services supported by in-house and third-party portfolio management.

John Oliva is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Arbor Point Advisors, AXA Advisors, and New York Life, among others. Outside of advising, he volunteers annually at Camp Erin, a charitable organization supporting youth. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporate and charitable entities, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers a range of services including managed programs, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, leveraging both fundamental and technical investment approaches.

Stephanie Russell is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. She has worked at Fifth Third Bank and Fifth Third Securities since 2018 and was previously with Key Investment Services from 2014 to 2018. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. offers brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors. The firm combines a municipal-advisor registration with its affiliation to Fifth Third Bank, providing clients access to multiple discretionary managed-account programs and specialized features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services.

Nichole Adams is a financial advisor at Corient with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Corient Services LLC and Corient since 2023, with prior roles at Roosevelt Investments and Refined Benefits dba Sullivan. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and uses advanced risk management tools to align portfolios with client objectives.

Paul Soto Mendoza is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC in St. Petersburg, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has three years of industry experience and has worked previously with firms including Bank of America, Merrill, and J.P. Morgan Securities. Outside of finance, he is the owner of a steel and metal subcontracting business, Mondragon Group, managed primarily by his family. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional and high-net-worth clients, offering portfolio management with both affiliated and third-party investment managers. The firm delivers a range of financial planning and custody services through technology platforms like Envestnet and custodians such as Pershing.

Nathan Lopes is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. He has worked with Guardian Life Insurance and Park Avenue Securities during his career. Guardian Life, through its subsidiary Park Avenue Wealth Management, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and nonprofit organizations. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and provides access to proprietary programs, third-party advisory solutions, and a range of integrated lending and alternative investment options.

John Flanagan is an advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. based in Largo, FL. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has seven years of industry experience, all with Fifth Third Securities and Fifth Third Bank since 2015. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse client base, including individual, institutional, and high-net-worth clients, offering both advisory and brokerage services. The firm provides access to multiple investment programs through its Passageway Managed Account platform, combining third-party portfolio managers and advisor-directed options.

Matthew Bash is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in St. Petersburg, FL. He holds the Series 66 designation and has three years of industry experience, all with Janney Montgomery Scott and its affiliate entities. Prior to his advisory career, he worked briefly at Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Eberly College of Business. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, and institutions, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Brittney Axsom is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with two years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Charles Schwab Bank and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. She is also involved in a retail business, Tampa Bay Merch & Co, where she sells clothes, candles, bags, and stickers. Empower Advisory Group offers financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Derrick Kowal is a financial advisor at Mariner with 15 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. His prior roles include positions at Fisher Investments, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, PRUCO Securities LLC, and T. Rowe Price Investment Services. Mariner serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, and it provides integrated tax, accounting, and family office services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Dustin Tibbitts is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Jazz Wealth Managers, Inc. for a decade and is the manager and owner of Jazz Aviation, LLC, a private airplane leasing business that assists with travel for business purposes. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets nationwide. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations with a range of investment advisory and financial planning services.

Clayton Haak is a financial advisor at Corient with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Brighton Jones and SevenBridge Financial. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and uses various risk management tools and stress testing to align portfolios with client objectives.

Peter Weil is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. in Saint Petersburg, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 45 years of industry experience. His prior work includes tenures at LPL Financial, RBC Capital Markets, and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. In addition to advising, he operates a sailboat charter business and manages a small farm in Tampa, FL. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through over 500 advisors. The firm offers a range of services including advisory programs, financial planning, investment management, and brokerage, employing both proprietary and third-party strategies across equity, fixed income, and managed account solutions.

Lisa Binkley is a financial advisor at Corient with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and three years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at BMO Wealth Management, where she spent 25 years, and positions at CI Doyle Private Wealth, CIPW Service Company, and Corient Services LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party managers and uses risk management tools and alternative investments when appropriate.

Bethany Le Clair is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Cerity Partners since 2023, following roles at AJ Wealth, Charles Schwab, Alliance Financial Group, and prior to that, two years at Nike, Inc. Cerity Partners advises a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, charitable institutions, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets as of December 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services and employs an investment approach that integrates client-specific profiles with quantitative screening, manager selection, and access to alternative and private market solutions.

Conor Swanson is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He has held Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with GWN Securities since 2015. Additionally, he is licensed as an insurance agent for life insurance and annuity products. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs, financial planning, and third-party manager selections. The firm employs a mix of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and incorporates both model-based and tactical strategies, including market-timing and momentum approaches.

Rebecca Davis is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services, Raymond James and Associates, Inc., and Spectrum Planning Group. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a broad client base, including retirement plans, individuals, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, comprehensive financial planning, and a private wealth program for high-net-worth clients, operating under fiduciary standards and utilizing both qualitative and quantitative investment analysis.

Paris Griffin is a financial advisor at Corient with CFP® and Series 66 credentials and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Corient, Griffin held roles at Omnica Wealth and Commonwealth Financial Network. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that incorporates in-house strategies, third-party managers, and risk management tools to align portfolios with client objectives.

Laura Tsiguloff is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. She previously worked at Raymond James and Associates, Inc. for seven years and was associated with Feather Sound Country Club in 2023. 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 diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services through in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Michael Borota is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having eight years of industry experience. He has held positions within various Transamerica-affiliated entities since 2016 and previously worked at World Financial Group, INC. He is based in Belleair Bluffs, FL. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through managed and advisory programs that provide investment education, asset allocation guidance, and retirement planning support. The firm’s investment approach incorporates proprietary software and model portfolios developed in partnership with Morningstar Investment Management, offering both managed and non-discretionary solutions.