Karyn Talarico is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently advising at Truist Advisory Services since 2021. Her prior experience includes roles at Suntrust Bank, BB&T, and affiliated investment services firms over more than a decade. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, fiduciary support, and manager-selection programs, implementing advice through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies supported by integrated inter-affiliate resources.

Christopher Waye is a financial advisor at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has two years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Bankers Life Securities, and Bankers Life & Casualty, as well as a decade at Minor. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, offering discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and manages portfolios across various securities with ongoing reviews.

Tyler Acheson is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners in Tampa, FL, holding a Series 65 credential and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Independent Financial Partners since 2020 and is also involved with Advanced Strategies Group, where he serves as Director of Business and Financial Wellness Coach, assisting clients with structuring and achieving financial goals. Prior to this, he spent three years at Noble Crust. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a network of independent advisors across the United States. The firm offers a decentralized advisory model with options for discretionary and non-discretionary management and is known for its specialized retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting capabilities.

Camaron Koury is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners in Tampa, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining IFP Securities, LLC, Camaron worked in hospitality and promotions. 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 a diverse client base and offers a decentralized advisory model with notable capabilities in retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting.

Dorian Valente is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. in Clearwater, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and nine years of industry experience. He has worked with Bankers Life Advisory Services since 2019 and has been involved with Bankers Life Securities Inc and Bankers Life & Casualty since 2017 and 2014, respectively. Outside of advising, he manages a team in insurance sales and owns several domain names held for identity protection and collection purposes. He is also active in local Chambers of Commerce and provides business coaching focused on sales strategies. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and offers a range of investment options, working primarily with retail clients.

Jordan Giranda is a financial advisor at Corient with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Corient, he held roles at EY/Tapfin and Uber. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that incorporates both in-house strategies and third-party manager solutions, supported by continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Rhett Schmedemann is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services and UBS Financial Services. He is based in Clearwater, FL. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering investment advisory, financial planning, pension consulting, and managed account programs.

Patrick Welsh Jr. is a financial advisor at SPC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Sigma Financial Corporation since 2003. In addition to his advisory role, he is president of P.J. Welsh Jr. & Associates, Inc., through which he sells life insurance and fixed indexed annuities. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement services, delivering strategies through discretionary and nondiscretionary arrangements while maintaining a corporate structure that supports affiliated broker-dealers and insurance agencies.

Jeffrey Mc Donald is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners in Tampa, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 34 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kovack Securities, Kovack Advisors, GreenBridge Wealth Management, Raymond James Financial Services, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup Global Markets. 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 decentralized advisory model and notable retirement-plan and pension consulting capabilities.

Seth Trickle is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. and holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. He has 14 years of industry experience and has worked at firms including Griffin Capital Securities, LLC, CPS Financial & Insurance Services, Inc., and Ameriprise. He also serves as National VP and Annuity Wholesaler for GBS Insurance and Financial Services. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm emphasizes manager selection and monitoring using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, offering portfolio management and financial planning through independent advisors and sub-advisors, as well as a direct-to-consumer digital program called Starlight Portfolios.

Robert Olenchalk is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.W. Cole Advisors, Fidelity Investments, and Raymond James Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, Olenchalk is active as a disc golf athlete and coach, as well as a volleyball coach for high school, club, and college players. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and portfolio management solutions supported by a comprehensive due-diligence process.

Jonathan Decker is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 27 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Janney since 2023, following 14 years at Bank of America and 25 years at Merrill. He serves as the Vice Chair of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg Business School Dean's Advisory Council. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a broad client base including individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services supported by in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Anthony Cervio is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including Raymond James and Merrill, before joining Steward Partners in 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an assistant baseball coach at Tarpon Springs High School in Florida. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering various portfolio management and financial planning services through both proprietary and third-party solutions.

John Oliva is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Arbor Point Advisors, Securities America, AXA Advisors, and New York Life. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers annually at Camp Erin, a charitable organization. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a broad range of services including investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager oversight, utilizing multiple program models and partnerships with custodians such as Schwab and Fidelity.

Keith Johnson is a financial advisor at HB Wealth with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at SunTrust Advisory Services and SunTrust Bank for a combined 10 years. Johnson serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations, including as Chairman of Children First, Inc. and as a director of the Gulf Coast Community Foundation. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser that provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, and institutional clients. The firm employs a discretionary investment approach combining quantitative and qualitative due diligence across multiple asset classes and offers both retail and institutional advisory services.

Stephanie Russell is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. She has worked at Fifth Third Bank and Fifth Third Securities since 2018 and was previously with Key Investment Services from 2014 to 2018. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. offers brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors. The firm combines a municipal-advisor registration with its affiliation to Fifth Third Bank, providing clients access to multiple discretionary managed-account programs and specialized features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services.

Barbara Dugan is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners in Tampa, FL, holding a Series 65 designation and 10 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Invst, LLC for four years and Provise Management Group, LLC for eight years. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm manages over $12.5 billion in assets and serves individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients with both decentralized advisory models and centralized asset management options.

Jared Beck is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners in Tampa, FL. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Connors Wealth Management, Health First INC, The Hershey Company, and Northwestern Mutual. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent representatives. The firm serves individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients with a decentralized advisory model and notable retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting capabilities.

Nichole Adams is a financial advisor at Corient with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Corient Services LLC and Corient since 2023, with prior roles at Roosevelt Investments and Refined Benefits dba Sullivan. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and uses advanced risk management tools to align portfolios with client objectives.

Edward Stiles is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. and Retirement Capital Advisors since 1996. His other business activities include fixed insurance sales conducted under the name Retirement Capital Advisors. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and support services, including model portfolios and customized investment solutions, while enabling advisors to offer tailored advice under Commonwealth’s supervision.