Bennett Leiser is a financial advisor at World Equity Group, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates Leiser Financial Inc., where he is an independent insurance agent, and serves as Senior Vice President and owner of Annuity Depot, specializing in fixed index annuities and various insurance products. World Equity Group provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individual and high-net-worth clients, business entities, non-profit organizations, and financial institutions. The firm employs a combination of model-based and customized investment approaches, including proprietary models and third-party manager allocations, managing accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Katrina Daley Deus is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with three years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services LLC, Fairwinds Credit Union, and Axiom Bank. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with 264 advisors serving over 20,000 clients across 66 offices and managing approximately $23.9 billion in assets. The firm offers wealth-management services including asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan advice, using a long-term, diversified investment approach supported by an internal Investment Management team and customizable portfolio models.

Claire Hart is a financial advisor with Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 29 years of industry experience. She has worked at National Wealth Management Group, LPL Financial, and Cuna Mutual Group, and has operated Hart Asset Management, LLC since 2001. Great Valley Advisor Group is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with financial planning and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing a combination of in-house strategies and third-party managers.

Eric Sands is a financial advisor with St. Bernard Financial Services, Inc. in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Impact Partnership Wealth, LLC, Avantax Advisory Services, and Sands Insurance. Outside of his advisory work, Sands serves as a board member for Awesome Construction and is the CEO of Eric Sands Consulting Services, a management consulting firm. St. Bernard Financial Services serves individuals, families, small businesses, trusts, and estates by providing investment advisory and brokerage services focused on portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a long-term, conservative growth strategy based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing low-cost funds and client collaboration in portfolio decisions.

Richard Dorfman is a financial advisor with Nfsg Corporation in Boca Raton, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Money Concepts Capital Corp, Kovack Advisors, Fidelity Investments, and CETERA Advisor Networks. Nfsg Corporation provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using various instruments and employs internal portfolio management and third-party asset managers to support its advisors.

Phong Truong is a financial advisor at Sound Income Strategies, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Edward Jones, Merrill, Bank of America, and Allstate Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, Truong coaches soccer for junior and senior high school students. Sound Income Strategies, LLC manages approximately $4.0 billion in client assets and serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other registered investment advisers. The firm offers customized managed portfolios with an emphasis on fixed-income analysis and equity review, alongside a scalable advisor network and a range of services including sub-advisory ETF management and insurance planning.

Douglas Branch is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Merit Financial Advisors since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial Corporation and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 260 advisors serving more than 20,000 clients across 66 offices and managing approximately $23.9 billion in assets. The firm offers coordinated wealth-management services and employs a long-term, diversified investment approach centered on centrally managed portfolios, with an internal team overseeing model allocations.

Joseph Mellusi II is a financial advisor with Nfsg Corporation in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Newbridge Securities since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as CEO of First Colonial Group. Nfsg Corporation is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides asset management, third-party manager selection, and financial planning to individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm customizes portfolios using a range of investment strategies and frequently employs third-party managers, offering services on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Benjamin Weinstock is a financial advisor at Kovack Advisors, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Kovack Securities, Inc. since 2015. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and banking institutions. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and third-party manager recommendations, utilizing a diversified investment approach primarily through mutual funds and ETFs.

Charles Rothermel III is a financial advisor with Kovack Advisors, Inc. in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 57 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Kovack Advisors in 2021, he worked at Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. and SII John Hancock. He is also involved in insurance sales through an outside insurance field marketing organization. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 260 advisors and over $6 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, banks, and governmental clients using a combination of internally created models and third-party managers, employing an Envestnet-supported workflow for portfolio construction and ongoing management.

Harsh Dev is a financial advisor with Forum Financial Management, LP, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has seven years of prior experience at Northern Trust and two years at Cornerstone Research. Forum Financial Management, LP provides investment advisory and related services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm offers model asset-allocation portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory and supports independent advisors and RIAs through its Forum Advisor Alliance division.

Jeffrey Bliss is a financial advisor with Sound Income Strategies, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Sound Income Strategies since 2016 and has prior experience at Summit Wealth Partners and Wealthwise Technologies Advisory Group. He serves as Vice President on the board of the Fountains Professional Center Condo Association and is involved in Rockin' Roses, LLC, where he participates in live performances, event scheduling, and social media management. Sound Income Strategies is a fee-based investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, corporate and pension clients, registered advisors, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on fixed-income and income-oriented strategies, employing fundamental and technical analysis, active portfolio management, and third-party manager allocations, alongside offering insurance planning and educational workshops.

James Beck is a financial advisor at Momentum Independent Network Inc. with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Momentum Independent Network since 2012. Outside of his advisory work, Beck serves as president of Friends of Neuman, a volunteer group supporting the Catholic Campus Ministry in Boca Raton, FL. Momentum Independent Network serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, charitable, corporate, institutional, and banking/thrift clients, offering advisory programs, managed accounts, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services. The firm utilizes third-party managers and Envestnet for investment management and integrates with Hilltop affiliates for municipal bond strategies and cash management solutions.

Charlie Meagher is a financial advisor with Kovack Advisors, Inc. in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 45 years of industry experience. He has been with Kovack Advisors since 2014 and also maintains a long-standing affiliation with First Financial dating back to 2000. Outside of his advisory work, Meagher serves as a board member for Ducks Unlimited and its East Cobb chapter. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and banking institutions through a nationwide network of representatives. The firm emphasizes diversified asset-class exposure primarily through mutual funds and ETFs, while also offering discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, third-party manager recommendations, and financial planning services.

Natascha Barone is a financial advisor with Missionsquare Retirement in Boca Raton, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. She has worked at Icma Rc since 2017 and previously held positions at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and HSBC Bank USA, N.A. from 2013 to 2016. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, their employees, and certain nonprofit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and Guided Pathways Advisory Services, using investment advice and model portfolios developed by Morningstar Investment Management.

Maria Maloney is a financial advisor at New Edge Wealth with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill and Bank of America. Prior to her financial career, she was involved with Canopy Road Cafe and Florida State University. New Edge Wealth serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, foundations, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm focuses on asset allocation and investor behavior, using a combination of independent managers, model strategies, and proprietary solutions supported by AI-assisted analytics.

Ethan Van Eck is a financial advisor with SVB Wealth, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at First Citizens Investor Services, Truist Investment Services, and BB&T among others. SVB Wealth LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate and pension clients by providing wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a disciplined investment process supported by an Investment Committee and offers sub-advisory relationships and consolidated reporting within its structure as a wholly owned, non-bank subsidiary of First Citizens Bank & Trust Company.

Lindsay Torres is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc. and holds a Series 66 designation. She has eight years of industry experience and currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of TMFG, LLC, where she is involved in client service leadership and management. Lindsay has been affiliated with The Miller Financial Group since 2016. ValMark Advisers provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional entities. The firm emphasizes diversified, goal-based portfolios and asset allocation, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and separate-account managers, with oversight from an investment committee.

Charles Radlauer is an advisor at Sound Income Strategies, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Kovack Securities, Inc. and NewBridge Securities Corporation. Radlauer serves as chief compliance officer at Sound Income Strategies and is also an insurance agent. Sound Income Strategies is a fee-based investment adviser serving individuals, corporate and pension clients, other advisors, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on fixed-income and income-oriented strategies, combining fundamental and technical analysis, and offers portfolio management, financial planning, and specialized services including ETF sub-advisory and insurance planning.

Kelly Miller is a financial advisor with Kovack Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 40 years of industry experience. She is also the owner of Oak Tree Group, a financial planning firm she has operated since 1990. In addition to her advisory roles, Miller serves as treasurer for a local PEO chapter. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and banking institutions. The firm emphasizes diversified asset-class exposure primarily through mutual funds and ETFs, offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, and provides financial planning and third-party asset manager recommendations via a nationwide network of representatives.