Joseph Levine is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower in 2025, he was involved in the wine industry through ownership roles at Suncoast Wine Cellars LLC and VinoVino LLC. Levine also owns a custom wine cellar business, Bespoke Wine Cellars FL, which is in the process of transitioning to a new owner. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse group of individual and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting through a multi-manager approach that includes both affiliated and third-party managers.

Alison Hall is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 13 years of experience in financial advising. She is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and previously worked at Atlas Fiduciary Financial, LLC and Stonegate Wealth Management, LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting, utilizing a strategic investment approach that combines passive and active management overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Michael Oshaughnessey is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 54 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2009. He also serves as a co-trustee of the William O'Shaughnessey LIV Trust Estate, involved in estate asset distribution. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering advisory and brokerage services that encompass discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, consulting, and retirement services. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation alongside a range of investment vehicles and acts as a qualified custodian for client assets.

Michelle Hendry is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Raymond James & Associates, Charles Schwab and Co., Inc., and TD Ameritrade. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with regular rebalancing implemented through ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other strategies.

John Delgado is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining Voya, he worked at Raymond James & Associates and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Outside of financial advising, he owns and manages a family-operated mobile food truck business and is the author of a book titled "50 Rules of Life for My Kids." Voya Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors such as retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm provides various financial services through multiple program structures, emphasizing recommendation-based advice within both advisory and broker-dealer frameworks.

Ryan Harris is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 13 years of industry experience. He has been with SunTrust Advisory Services and related SunTrust entities since 2015. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by a team using AI-enabled research tools and maintains integrated service arrangements across its affiliated broker-dealer and bank.

Michael Ebert is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at New York Life Insurance Company and NYLife Securities LLC. Outside of advising, he offers insurance solutions through external group benefit providers. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. 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.

Elizabeth Rabbitt Stephen is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding a Series 63 designation and 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at SunTrust Advisory Services, Inc., SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC., and SunTrust Bank since 2019, following three years at Commonwealth Financial Network. 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 offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, plan sponsor fiduciary support, participant advice, and a manager-selection program that utilizes both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platform and manager arrangements.

Eric Krumm is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Bradenton, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. He has worked previously with Mass Mutual and Northwestern Mutual, among other firms. Outside of advising, Krumm is involved in property renovation and resale through an ownership interest in Oliver Reid Investments LLC. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a broad client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager solutions, with investment implementation generally carried out on a discretionary basis by external managers.

Jennifer Pearson is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 17 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Rockefeller Financial since 2021, with prior roles including positions at UBS Financial Services Inc and Claybrook Capital, LLC. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves ultra-high and high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, charities, corporations, and retirement plans, offering wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm integrates wealth, trust, and insurance services and provides access to alternative and private investments through a designated Private Advisor model.

John Verfurth is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 30 years of industry experience. He has worked with Hightower Securities, LLC and Hightower Advisors since 2011. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, including pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm’s approach focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles.

Justin Leins is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services for 14 years before joining Steward Partners in 2026. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets and serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and financial planning services with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, utilizing proprietary Steward Partners solutions and third-party money managers.

Michael Richard is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Bankers Life Advisory Services since 2017 and has also worked with Bankers Life Securities, Inc. and Bankers Life & Casualty since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of The Hillside Foundation, a nonprofit that provides scholarships and classroom support to his local community through fundraising events. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. primarily serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, offering discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan services. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and manage portfolios aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Gillian Cassidy is a CFP® professional at Mariner Wealth Advisors with five years of experience in the financial industry. Prior to joining Mariner, she worked at Allegiant Private Advisors and the College for Financial Planning. She also spent four years at Florida Atlantic University. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm employs customized discretionary portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with capabilities spanning traditional and alternative investment strategies, as well as integrated tax and accounting services.

Lance Morrison is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Money Concepts Capital Corp since 2015. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a range of managed programs and account structures, using model portfolios, adviser-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers guided by fundamental and technical analysis and modern portfolio theory.

Brooks Vanderzee is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America and holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. He has 27 years of industry experience, with prior roles at Royal Alliance, Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation, Transamerica Retirement Solutions, and Scottrade. Vanderzee serves on the boards of Braden River Little League, Vision for the Americas, a charitable organization supporting an eye clinic in Honduras, and the Barrington Ridge Homeowners Association. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management firm serving a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services through independent representatives and employs a mix of custodians and third-party managers, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

David Jarrell is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and 17 years of industry experience. His career includes positions at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network and Lakewood Ranch Family Counseling before joining Oppenheimer in 2019. Outside of finance, Jarrell works as a life coach and hypnotherapist, teaches yoga classes, and delivers food through DoorDash. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans through a variety of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm’s investment approach includes strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing, managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets as of December 31, 2025.

Rita Hollingsworth is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. in Sarasota, FL. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has six years of industry experience. Prior to her current role, she worked with RPH Consulting for three years. She is also appointed as an insurance agent with Bankers Life & Casualty, where she writes Medicare Supplement, annuity, life, health, and long-term care insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with portfolio management and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis methods to tailor asset allocations and manages portfolios across various securities on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Christopher Tenaglia is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 63 and 65 designations and bringing 26 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Truist Investment Services and SunTrust Advisory Services dating back to 2006. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools, to deliver asset allocation, fiduciary support, and manager selection through its AMC Advantage program.

Brian Bohnen is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 registrations and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation, Transamerica Retirement Solutions, and Allstate Insurance Company. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through various managed advice programs that focus on asset allocation, contribution rates, and retirement planning. The firm utilizes proprietary software and model portfolios developed in partnership with Morningstar Investment Management to deliver both discretionary and non-discretionary recommendations.