Daniel Westfall is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience. He is the founder and sole advisor at Client Focused Financial, an independent firm based in Saint Petersburg, FL. His prior experience includes roles at Triad Advisors, Inc. and NEXT Financial Group. In addition to advisory services, he is involved in insurance planning through his firm. Client Focused Financial provides discretionary asset management and written financial planning for individual clients, managing approximately $69.5 million in assets. The firm tailors portfolios to client objectives using fundamental analysis and offers a variety of strategies, including options and frequent trading when appropriate.

Bradley Sorensen is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience. He currently serves as the sole advisor at U.S. Cherry LLC in St. Petersburg, FL. His prior experience includes roles at Charles Schwab, IHL Investment Services, and investment research positions at Zacks Investment Research and Cornerstone Portfolio Research, where he works as a senior research analyst and portfolio manager respectively. U.S. Cherry is an SEC-registered, internet-based robo-advisor serving retail individuals, corporate clients, institutional investors, trusts, and endowments. The firm uses technology-driven, proprietary algorithms to deliver automated portfolio management and digital financial-planning tools across multiple account types, emphasizing ETF-based model portfolios with features such as ESG and factor exposures and crypto-ETF options.

Daniel Wendol is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, operating as the sole advisor at Dolphin Financial Group in Clearwater, FL. He is also the owner and a licensed insurance agent of Dolphin Insurance, Inc., a related financial services business. Wendol’s prior experience includes work with Dolphin Wealth Management, Inc. and Dolphin Insurance, Inc. Dolphin Financial Group provides discretionary asset management, fixed-fee financial planning, and referrals to third-party money managers for individual clients and other entities. The firm constructs portfolios using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, often delegating to independent managers and utilizing technology platforms such as Betterment Institutional.

Thomas Eddy is a financial advisor with T.L. Eddy Financial Services, Inc. in Clearwater, FL, holding 30 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Ogilvie Security Advisors Corporation for 28 years, beginning in 1998. T.L. Eddy Financial Services, Inc. provides investment consultation, financial planning, and account management to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and municipalities. The firm primarily uses a non-discretionary advisory model and integrates tax preparation and broader financial advice into its services.

Pamela Bergeson is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with six years of experience in financial advising. She has operated Tailwind Financial Planning LLC since 2020 and spent four years as an extended traveler and part-time student prior to founding the firm. Tailwind Financial Planning LLC serves individuals and high-net-worth clients through comprehensive financial life planning, project-based and hourly planning, and investment management. The firm focuses on one-on-one engagements with a very low client-to-adviser ratio, combining a primarily passive investment approach with individualized asset allocation and ongoing access to financial planning software.

John Sellas is a financial advisor at National Retirement Plan Services, Inc. in Tampa, FL, with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation along with Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. Beyond his advisory role, he operates John A. Sellas, CPA, providing tax advisory, trust management, and estate planning services. National Retirement Plan Services, Inc. offers investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm provides tailored discretionary asset management and consulting, using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and facilitates third-party money manager relationships.

Raymond Virgilio is a financial advisor with Integrity Advisors in St. Petersburg, FL, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and 21 years of industry experience. He has served as a supervisory auditor for the U.S. Department of Defense Contract Audit Agency since 2010 and has provided tax advice through his CPA practice since 1994. Integrity Advisors is an independent, state-registered firm that primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and asset-allocation analysis, offering discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside tax and insurance services.

Christian Baldino is the sole advisor at Florida Estate and Retirement Planning Advisors, LLC, with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked in financial planning and insurance sales since 2009. Approximately 75% of his time is dedicated to his role as a licensed insurance agent at Florida Estate and Retirement Planning Center. Florida Estate and Retirement Planning Advisors, LLC provides fee-based financial planning and consulting services to individual clients, focusing on cash flow, college funding, retirement, tax planning, and estate conservation. The firm acts as a solicitor for third-party money managers and does not directly manage client assets or accept discretionary trading authority.

James Waters is an independent financial advisor at Waters, James J. with 25 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC and Captrust Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as treasurer of the Bayfair Homeowners Association in Tampa, Florida. Waters, James J. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to retirement vehicles and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes strategic asset allocation through predominantly no-load, lower-expense mutual funds, with a long-term buy-and-hold orientation tailored to each client’s needs.

Dustin Jooste is a financial advisor at Toring Financial Advisors, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Bloomberg L.P. for ten years. Outside of advisory services, he is president and sole shareholder of Toring Consulting Services Inc., where he provides accounting and tax preparation services to individuals and small businesses. Toring Financial Advisors, Inc. offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial and retirement planning, and educational seminars. The firm serves individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations, employing a long-term, fundamental analysis-based investment approach tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

You don't have a money problem. You have a too-many-decisions problem. You're successful. You're responsible. You're the person everyone depends on. You manage the bills, remember the passwords, coordinate the moving pieces, and somehow became the unofficial CFO of the household without ever applying for the job. From the outside, it looks like you've got it all figured out. Meanwhile, you're trying to make smart decisions about taxes, investments, retirement, stock compensation, college planning, aging parents, business ownership, and approximately 47 open browser tabs running in your brain at all times. And despite doing a lot of things right, you still find yourself wondering: "Am I saving enough?" "Am I paying too much in taxes?" "Can I afford this?" "What am I missing?" That's where I come in. I'm Robin Snell, CFP®, EA, founder of Nested Financial. I work with women who carry the financial mental load, professionals with equity compensation, business owners, progressive families, and LGBTQIA+ individuals and couples who are tired of trying to figure everything out alone. Through my Financial Happiness Method, I help clients organize the chaos, simplify complex decisions, and create a plan that supports the life they're actually trying to build. Together, we: ✓ Get organized without shame ✓ Create a clear plan for taxes, investments, and major financial decisions ✓ Build systems that support your real life, not financial perfection ✓ Reduce financial stress and increase confidence ✓ Make room for both future security and present-day happiness My clients don't come to me because they need another spreadsheet. They come to me because they want clarity. They want confidence. They want someone they trust to help them make smart decisions and tell them what actually matters. Financial planning isn't about becoming the richest person in the cemetery. It's about building a life you genuinely enjoy living. If you're tired of carrying the weight of every financial decision by yourself, I've got you.

Sanjay Dasani is a financial advisor at Omkara Capital LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Anglo-American Investments/Products Advisors Inc for five years. Omkara Capital LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and optional 529 account consulting for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis, blending long-term investing with tactical asset allocation across a range of investment vehicles, including equities, mutual funds, ETFs, options, cryptocurrency, and non-U.S. securities.

Rene Neyrey is the sole advisor at Neyrey, Rene' J., an independent firm based in Clearwater, FL. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 1 year of industry experience. Rene has been associated with his own entities since 1978 and is involved in pension plan administration and insurance product sales through his business activities. The firm provides fee-based portfolio management and qualified retirement-plan services to individuals, trusts, business entities, and pension plans. It emphasizes discretionary asset-allocation strategies using no-load mutual funds and ETFs, with a particular focus on pension and profit-sharing plan clients and plan consulting services.

Jorge Soriano is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the principal advisor at Financial Optimist LLC, an independent firm he has led since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Intuit, GTE Financial, and JP Morgan Chase Bank. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as a Tax Live Expert for a national tax software provider. Financial Optimist LLC offers comprehensive financial planning, investment consultation, and tax preparation services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm operates on a fee-only, project-based model and emphasizes a planning-centric approach without managing client assets or accepting custody of funds.

Brian Walker is a financial advisor with Mansion Wealth in Tampa, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Primerica Financial Services, Primerica Advisors, and Primerica Mortgage. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of Team Do It, Inc., an entity formed for Primerica business purposes. Mansion Wealth is a newly formed investment adviser that plans to offer fee-based comprehensive financial planning combined with discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm focuses on strategic, value-oriented long-term asset allocation with the flexibility for tactical shifts based on fundamental analysis.

Laura Johnson is a financial advisor at Bayshore Financial Solutions, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms, including Gradient Advisors, LLC, Secure Investment Management, LLC, and J.D. Mellberg Financial, LLC. In addition to her advisory work, she owns and operates Bayshore Retirement Solutions, an insurance-related business. Bayshore Financial Solutions provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services primarily for individual clients. The firm manages a range of accounts including taxable, retirement, annuities, and life-product investments, tailoring strategies to clients’ goals using fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis, and offers free public seminars and workshops.

Steven Cohen is a CFA® charterholder based in St. Petersburg, FL, with 10 years of industry experience. He has been operating under Steven J Cohen CFA since 2011 and is currently affiliated with SJC Capital LLC, where he has worked since 2023. SJC Capital LLC is a multi-family office that provides wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and selection of specialist external advisers. The firm serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, investment companies, and pension plans, utilizing a mix of fundamental analysis and proprietary AI and machine-learning models alongside quantitative portfolio management and active trading strategies.

Jesse Anastase is a financial advisor at Mavs Wealth Management Group, LLC in St. Petersburg, FL. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience in insurance sales through his ownership of Mavs Wealth Group, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Anatase Services, Greenhouse Church, Get Right Training, and Santa Fe College. Mavs Wealth Management Group, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, IRAs, and business owners. The firm offers customized portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing a mix of fundamental, technical, and tactical analysis, and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary implementation through third-party platforms and custodians.

Kevin Burkart is the principal of Burkart Financial Group, Inc. in St. Petersburg, FL, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to founding Burkart Financial Group in 2017, he worked at Signator Investors, Inc. and has been president of Burkart Company, P.A., a CPA firm, since 1997. Burkart Financial Group provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and modern portfolio theory approaches, generally favoring passive investing with a long-term horizon and tailored risk management documented in each client’s Investment Policy Statement.

Ronald Harvey is a financial advisor with Harvey & Companies, Inc. in St. Petersburg, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Avant Garde Advisors LLC, Fortress Investment Advisors, Fortress Financial Securities, Walnut Street Securities, Inc., and H.C.H. Companies, Inc. Outside of advising, he is involved in third-party administration for qualified plans. Harvey & Companies provides fee-based portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as support for ERISA-qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a passive, asset-allocation strategy using index funds, ETFs, and mutual funds, with a focus on diversified equity and fixed income allocations.