Jules Epstein is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Boca Raton, FL, holding a Series 63 license and over 50 years of industry experience. His career includes long-term roles at New York Life Insurance Co. and Nylife Securities Inc. He is also the owner of The Bridge Group, Inc. and serves as a board member for Beth Ami Temple in Boca Raton. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm offers tailored advice across multiple program types, emphasizing non-discretionary asset management and fiduciary responsibilities with a focus on retirement investors.

Anthony Bartolomeo is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving as an investment advisor representative at NewEdge Advisors. He has four years of industry experience, previously working at Savior Wealth and with educational institutions including Brown University and American Heritage High School. Bartolomeo is also associated with Bartolomeo Capital Group. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, and integrates technology and centralized due diligence in its advisory programs.

Christopher Bell is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill. Bell has been with Rockefeller Financial since 2021 and is currently also affiliated with Rockefeller Capital Management. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves ultra-high and high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, charities, corporations, and retirement plans by providing wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm integrates wealth, trust, and insurance services and offers access to alternative and private investments through a designated Private Advisor model.

Curtis James Jr. is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. (ESI Financial Advisors) in Boca Raton, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked with National Life Group, Nylife Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of the Jacksonville NAIFA chapter and holds a seat on the Florida NAIFA state board; he is also a founder of Gravity Financial and acts as a trustee and executor for a family trust and estate. Equity Services, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm operates as both a broker-dealer and an SEC-registered investment adviser, offering multiple advisory platforms that combine long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading, and uses third-party asset managers and model portfolios.

Jeffrey Brachfeld is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He previously worked at American Express for eight years. Outside of advising, he serves as vice president of the NPI Networking Group, a role unrelated to investment activities. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser wholly owned by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and a range of advisory programs including proprietary and third-party models.

Bert Livingston is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 40 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Equity Services since 1987. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales and serves as a trustee and agent for various trusts and donor-advised funds. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms and often utilizes third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading.

Nikol Tennant is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 15 years of industry experience. She has worked at The Colony Group, LLC since 2019 and previously at Steinberg Global Asset Management LTD from 2016 to 2019. She is based in Boca Raton, FL. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies, separate account managers, private funds, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Tara Gurr is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 13 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Bank, JP Morgan Securities LLC, and JP Morgan Chase Bank. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm separates planning services from ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund, operating within a vertically integrated structure that utilizes affiliated funds.

Candida Langsdale is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Boca Raton, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 17 years of industry experience. She has worked at VALIC Financial Advisors since 2012 and also serves as an agent for Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-based individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

Guibens Youte is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2021. Prior to this, he held roles at Robert Half and Amazon. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering a variety of advisory programs including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and retirement services. The firm employs a range of investment approaches tailored to specific programs and advisors, managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets as of December 31, 2025.

Sybilla Koch is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Boca Raton, FL, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. She has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2008 and also serves as an agent for Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-based individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-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 to construct client portfolios.

William Bryant Jr. is a CFP® certificant and Series 63 license holder currently with TIAA-CREF. He has been with TIAA since 2014 and has one year of experience specifically with TIAA-CREF. He is based in Boca Raton, FL. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with pre-existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing discretionary management through model and customized portfolios, operating under a fiduciary standard in its registered investment adviser services.

Jordan Waxman is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Hightower Securities and Hightower Advisors since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, Waxman serves as trustee for multiple family trusts and manages several private placement life insurance assets and insurance-dedicated investment funds. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers. The firm emphasizes portfolio construction with a variety of investment vehicles and offers services such as discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Evaggelia Hatzimanolis is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. Her prior roles include positions at Lido Advisors, Goldman Sachs & Co LLC, United Capital Financial Advisers, and TIAA-CREF. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, supplemented by selective private market exposure and various managed account services.

John Maffe Jr. is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. in Boca Raton, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 31 years of industry experience, all spent at Equity Services since 1995. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in multiple business ventures including managing a group of restaurants under the Square Peg Pizzeria brand and serving on the board of the Goodwin University Foundation. Equity Services, Inc., also known as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management for individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm uses multiple advisory platforms, often incorporating third-party asset managers and model portfolios, and integrates both discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies.

Fabrizio Sanchez is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Lake Worth, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Synovus Securities, Synovus Bank, LPL Financial, and Space Coast Credit Union. Fifth Third Securities provides brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account programs with features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

Jamie Tobins is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Steward Partners in 2026, he worked at Raymond James & Associates for a decade. Outside of advisory work, he has a consulting role with Pillow Fighting Championship/Gladiatrix, LLC, assisting the company following his late husband's involvement. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets, serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through both proprietary and third-party solutions.

David Willett II is a financial advisor with Creative Planning in West Palm Beach, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

Thomas Bartolomeo Jr. is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and over 34 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Savior Wealth, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, The Harvest Group Wealth Management, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is also an independent insurance agent. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning and consulting.

Patrick Lapadat is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Boynton Beach, FL, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 11 years before joining Empower Financial Services, Inc. and subsequently Empower Advisory Group. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients, offering integrated services that link planning and managed account solutions with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.