Benjamin Kleck is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at firms including Costanzo Financial Advisors and TD Bank N.A. Brookstone Capital Management provides fee-based asset management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and trusts. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including strategic and dynamic asset allocation models, Unified Managed Accounts, and options-enhanced strategies, and acts as a sub-advisor to other advisory programs.

Christopher Ezzo is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Largo, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. since 1997. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in commercial real estate property management in St. Petersburg, FL. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and back-office support, including investment management, compliance, and practice-management services.

Sharon Herman is a financial advisor with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. She has 24 years of industry experience, having also worked with LPL Financial and Independent Financial Partners. Herman serves as a board member for a nonprofit organization in Dunedin, Florida. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm employs a network model of advisory representatives and leverages technology platforms alongside discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management strategies.

Alfred Costanzo is a Series 65 registered advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Brookstone Capital Management LLC and has previously worked at Florida Financial Advisors, Trinity Wealth Securities L.L.C., and several other firms. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing short-term rental properties. Brookstone Capital Management provides fee-based asset management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and trusts. The firm employs a range of strategic asset allocation models and investment vehicles, offering discretionary portfolio management through its proprietary platforms and sub-advisory relationships.

Derrick Kowal is a financial advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Fisher Investments, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, PRUCO Securities LLC, and T. Rowe Price Investment Services. Mariner Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm employs a discretionary, customized portfolio approach supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with notable integration of tax, accounting, and financial wellness services.

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.

Brian Strickland is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked extensively with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance since 2007. Outside of his primary advisory role, he receives compensation through health insurance referral arrangements with Westshore Benefits. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships and utilizes model portfolios from in-house and third-party managers.

Torian Johnson is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Partners with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at firms including Lion Street Financial and Newport Group. Johnson is based in Tampa, FL. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving tens of thousands of clients and is notable for its formal retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting capabilities.

Connie Beerbohm is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Saint Petersburg, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 14 years of industry experience. She has worked with various SunTrust entities since 2013. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved as a Vice President and account signer in a family-owned business unrelated to investment advisory activities. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, supported by third-party platform and manager relationships, with an emphasis on integrating inter-affiliate services within its large enterprise structure.

Coby Hirschfield is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions with Steward Partners Global Advisory, Steward Partner Investment Solutions, and involvement with WeMakeFootballers and Pelican Golf Club. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through various advisory and portfolio management programs, utilizing both in-house and third-party strategies.

Matthew Gotto is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 16 years of industry experience. He has held various roles across multiple companies, including Mercedes Scientific and Natus Medical Inc. Outside of his advisory duties, Gotto works as an independent contractor driver for Uber and Lyft. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, utilizing model portfolios and third-party managers. The firm serves individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a large advisor network and multiple program platforms.

Kevin Donahue is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Partners with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Donahue has been with Independent Financial Partners since 2016 and previously worked at LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Divergent Advisors, where he works as a fixed insurance agent. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm offers a decentralized advisory model with options for discretionary and non-discretionary management, and is noted for its retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting capabilities.

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.

Oscar Mejia is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Partners with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including VectorGlobal WMG and Seaview Investment Managers. Mejia is based in Tampa, FL. Independent Financial Partners offers investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients, with a notable focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.

Steven Balch is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Partners with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Charles Schwab for 11 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is a social media influencer who posts daily outfit combinations on Instagram. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving tens of thousands of individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients with a decentralized advisory model and notable retirement-plan advisory capabilities.

Peter Nguyen is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently practicing at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He has worked with T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. since 2009. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides a retirement-focused advisory program combining goals-based financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily through proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households, using a model allocation approach supported by an interactive online planning tool and telephone access to financial advisors.

Richard Brown is a financial advisor with Brookstone Capital Management LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Brookstone since 2020 and is also involved in insurance sales through Amerilife and Health Services of St Petersburg, LLC. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser providing 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, charitable organizations, other RIAs, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions.

Frank Hibbard III is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and Raymond James Financial Services. He serves on multiple boards in Clearwater, FL, including Mortan Plant Hospital Finance Committee, Ruth Eckerd Hall, and Amplify Clearwater. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through various Steward Partners-branded solutions and third-party managers.

Melissa James is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors from 2018 to 2024. Independent Financial Partners offers investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisers. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients, with a notable focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.