Michael Oshaughnessey is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 55 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Oppenheimer since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee and co-trustee for personal and family trusts involving the management and distribution of estate assets. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a range of investment programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and retirement planning.

John Delgado is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining Voya, he worked at Raymond James & Associates and Fidelity Brokerage Services. He is also the owner and manager of Chatarra Restaurant LLC, a family-operated mobile food truck, and the author of a book titled *50 Rules of Life for My Kids*. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services through a large network of advisers. The firm employs a range of investment solutions including unified managed accounts, using both in-house and external strategists, and provides services primarily on a non-discretionary basis with some discretionary management options.

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 at Principal Financial Services with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. He previously worked at New York Life Insurance Company and NYLife Securities LLC. Outside of advising, he is involved in offering insurance solutions including annuities and various life and disability insurance products. 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’s offerings include 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 at Principal Financial Services with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Northwestern Mutual and MassMutual. Outside of advising, he is involved in home renovation and resale through Oliver Reid Investments LLC, where he manages property purchase, renovation, and sale activities. 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 solutions.

Jennifer Pearson is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 17 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc and Claybrook Capital, LLC. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services and operates as a registered broker-dealer with capabilities that include securities transactions, variable insurance products, and placement and investment banking services.

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 Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., based in Sarasota, FL. He has 12 years of industry experience and has been with various entities under the Bankers Life umbrella since 2010. Outside of advising, he serves as president of The Hillside Foundation, a nonprofit that provides scholarships to local students and supports teachers in his community. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management as well as retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored asset allocations and offers a range of investment products through a structured clearing and broker-dealer arrangement.

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 who holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 17 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Oppenheimer in 2019, he worked at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory role, he is a life coach and hypnotherapist, and he teaches yoga classes in the Sarasota area. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a variety of programs and advisory services that include equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, delivered through both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Rita Hollingsworth is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has six years of industry experience. Prior to her current role, she operated RPH Consulting from 2015 to 2018. She also works as an insurance agent for Bankers Life & Casualty, writing Medicare Supplement, annuity, life, health, and long-term care insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. primarily serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and manages portfolios across various securities with ongoing performance reviews.

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 licenses and possessing 16 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation, Transamerica Retirement Solutions, Allstate Insurance Company, Morgan Stanley, and several other firms. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners, offering managed advice programs and investment education that emphasize asset allocation, contribution rates, and retirement age guidance, supported by portfolio construction and oversight from Morningstar Investment Management.

Anthony Pressimone is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Creative Planning since 2017, following four years at Churchill Management Group. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by advanced portfolio management techniques and integrated retirement plan services.

Justin Cabibi is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He previously worked at GWFS Equities, Cetera, Regions Bank, and Bbtis. He is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for AGIA. Valic Financial Advisors 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 and operating at a large scale with approximately $26.4 billion in discretionary assets under management.

Adham Makki is a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. In his role, he partners with clients to develop personalized financial strategies that support their short-, mid-, and long-term goals. He provides comprehensive services including general investing, retirement planning, and saving for unexpected events. Adham also connects clients with specialists at Bank of America for banking, credit, home financing, and small business solutions. He brings expertise in areas such as employee benefits planning, family wealth management, services for endowments and non-profits, managing new wealth, socially responsible and ESG investing, sports and entertainment, individual and corporate investment strategy, and retirement income. Adham holds professional designations including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). Adham earned a Bachelor's Degree from the University of South Florida. Outside of his professional work, he enjoys boating, cooking, football, golfing, music, pickleball, reading, spending time with his family, traveling, and woodworking.