Adriano Vieira is a financial advisor at J. Safra Asset Management Corporation with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with J. Safra since 2012. J. Safra Asset Management Corporation is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth investors, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines fundamental security analysis and manager due diligence with a macroeconomic overlay, managing approximately $4.6 billion across various client types through model portfolios and discretionary management.

Yolanda Flores is a financial advisor with MissionSquare Retirement in Fort Lauderdale, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 29 years of industry experience. She has worked at ICMA Retirement Corporation since 2007. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, employees, and certain nonprofit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans, offering plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and Guided Pathways Advisory Services. The firm’s investment advice and model portfolios are developed by Morningstar Investment Management and are delivered through multiple channels to more than 40,000 participants within MissionSquare-administered accounts.

Allen Gonzalez is a financial advisor with Kovack Advisors, Inc. in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 27 years of industry experience. Before joining Kovack Advisors in 2014, he worked at Capital Guardian Wealth Management, Raymond James Financial Services, and Banc of America Investment Services. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in an auto leasing business called It’s A Fine Ride. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser with around 260 advisors and over $6 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, banks, and government entities, employing a risk-based investment process that combines proprietary models and third-party managers.

Kathleen Marteney is a financial advisor with Provenance Wealth Advisors in Fort Lauderdale, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 31 years of industry experience. She has worked with firms including Raymond James Financial Services and ValMark Advisers. Outside of advisory work, she receives referral fees for business referred to a CPA firm. Provenance Wealth Advisors serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, managing approximately $3.63 billion in assets with a team of 18 professionals. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management across multiple custodians and employs a variety of investment strategies alongside financial and retirement planning services.

Douglas Eaton is a financial advisor at Parallel Advisors, LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Sorrento Pacific, Fiduciary Planning, LLC, and First Allied Securities. Eaton is the president of Eaton Financial Holdings Company and serves as president of the Parkland Chamber of Commerce. He is also involved as an advisory board member for Tomorrow’s Rainbow and is a co-founder and president of 401k Simplified, which provides education and tailored 401(k) plans for small businesses. Parallel Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment approach includes allocation across fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analyses, alongside strategies such as covered calls and options transactions.

Valere Mukubu is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing five years of industry experience. Prior to joining TD Private Client Wealth in 2021, Mukubu worked at Amazon in 2020 and has been with TD Bank N.A. since 2017. Outside of advising, Mukubu is listed as the proprietor of VamXpress LLC, a non-investment-related business. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail customers. The firm uses a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from affiliated and third-party sub-managers and relies primarily on percentage-of-AUM wrap fees.

Nicolas Garcia is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Brookstone since 2022. Prior to this, he was involved with My Legacy Group and has experience in accounting and academic roles. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser that provides fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and sovereign wealth funds, and offers investment management primarily on a discretionary basis using model portfolios, unified managed accounts, and separately managed accounts.

Kevin Brown is a financial advisor at Corient with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and Emfo LLC. Brown is based in Weston, Florida. 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 uses a goals-based, team investment approach that combines in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and specialized offerings, continuously monitoring portfolios with various risk management tools.

Ross Brenner is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 15 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Valic Financial Advisors and Guardian Life. He is also a partner at Arrow Wealth, where he is involved in marketing and business planning. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a variety of managed account programs and integrates multiple custodial platforms, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships.

Richard Goldberg is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Coral Springs, FL, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 38 years of industry experience. He has long-term affiliations with Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Co. since 1992 and has been associated with CRG Financial Group since 2001. He is also involved in insurance sales and operates One Source Advisory, LLC, which collaborates with property and casualty insurance providers to offer combined client solutions. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions, with investment implementation generally carried out on a discretionary basis by the money managers.

Johan Rubio is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Pembroke Pines, FL. He holds a Series 66 designation and has eight years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank, NA. TIAA-CREF’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals—often those connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans—as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing portfolio management, serving a range of clients with model and customized portfolio options.

Ehab Abdalla is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Sunrise, FL, holding CFP®, Series 63, and Series 65 designations and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Provenance Wealth Advisors and Raymond James Financial Services, and currently serves as an instructor for a Retirement Planning course at Florida Atlantic University. He also operates under the DBA The Bridge Group, Inc. to service insurance and financial product clients. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and offers multiple program types, managing the majority of assets on a non-discretionary basis, with a notable focus on relationships with institutional sponsors.

Emil Manzano is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Citigroup and Amerant Investments. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, implementing advice through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Gary Halter is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 45 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2018, including prior roles at RBC Capital Markets. Outside of advising, he owns a property rental business in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services through both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Michael Brin is a CFP® professional with 14 years of experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services since 2021. His prior roles include positions at Bb&T Securities, Bb&T Bank, and Bbtis. He is a board member of Debbie's Dream Foundation, a nonprofit focused on funding research for curing stomach cancer. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary manager relationships and consulting supported by AI-enabled research tools.

Joel Goren is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Truist Advisory Services in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He has worked at Truist and its predecessor entities since 2017 and previously spent three years at City National Bank of Florida. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Kevin Woodcheke is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Goldman Sachs and Fidelity Investments. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a broad client base, including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and donor-advised fund advisory, utilizing multiple program models and a combination of proprietary and third-party platforms.

Allan Budelman is a financial advisor at Corient with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Corient and its predecessor entities since 2024. Prior to that, he spent seven years at Emfo, LLC, four years at CPS Partners, LLC, and twenty years at Emerald Asset Advisors, LLC. Allan serves on the advisory board of The Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit supporting health care services in South Florida. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that incorporates both in-house strategies and third-party managers, with ongoing portfolio monitoring and risk management.

Bryan Bornschein is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 credentials. His prior roles include positions at Valley Wealth Managers, Valley National Bank, and JP Morgan. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools, to deliver its investment solutions.

Stephen Smith is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with SunTrust Advisory Services and SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, Inc. since 1993. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering asset allocation, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program. The firm combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches and integrates inter-affiliate resources, including AI-enabled research tools and third-party platform arrangements.