John Newton Jr. is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Orlando, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 44 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2005 and also serves as an agent with Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled 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 UMA models and operating at scale with over 1,200 advisors.

Bryan Cornell is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Pruco Securities LLC, and Charles Schwab. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors, participants, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships with non-discretionary consulting and employs AI-enabled tools to support its investment research and manager selection processes.

Marina Nice is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 19 years of industry experience, including 10 years with SunTrust Advisory Services and affiliated entities. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as an adjunct instructor at Rollins College, teaching nonprofit management classes focused on fundraising and donor relationships. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches and utilizes technology and inter-affiliate resources in its investment and fiduciary support services.

Douglas Sheahan is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Global Markets, ICCF Wealth Management, and other firms before joining Truist. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by AI-enabled research tools and integrated inter-affiliate operations.

Ernest Phillips is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently with Hightower Advisors since 2024. Prior to joining Hightower, he spent 22 years at Resource Consulting Group. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a variety of investment vehicles. The firm serves pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, and other financial institutions, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Crystal Garner is a financial advisor with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 23 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Ferrell Wealth Management for 24 years before joining Beacon Pointe in 2020. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a manager-focused investment approach utilizing third-party independent managers, quantitative and qualitative due diligence, and offers services such as discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and outsourced CIO solutions.

Denise Hoffmann is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for Merrill for 31 years. She is based in Winter Park, FL. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets and serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and financial planning services through both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management options, leveraging internal solutions and third-party money managers.

Kirk Tassell is a Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network, with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2014 and is a member and 50% owner of Breed's Hill Wealth Management, LLC, a securities business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting, while offering operational, trading, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Philip Grant is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Truist Advisory Services and has previously worked at various JPMorgan Chase entities. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by a third-party platform and manager arrangements.

Duncan Wheeler is a CFP® professional affiliated with Rockefeller Financial LLC with six years of industry experience. He has held roles at Truist Investment Services and SunTrust Advisory Services prior to joining Rockefeller Financial in 2023. Outside of his advisory work, Wheeler manages Orlando Food Finders, LLC, which promotes restaurants in Orlando via social media. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, and corporations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm combines a Private Advisor model with a consolidated investment platform, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions alongside broker-dealer services and placement of alternative investment vehicles.

Joseph Jamoom is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Saint Cloud, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing, among other roles. Outside of his advisory work, he is a franchise owner and travel specialist with Dream Vacations. 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, and operates as a subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

Jacob Land is a CFP® professional with 10 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Hightower Advisors and previously held roles at Resource Consulting Group and Charles Schwab. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes manager selection and multi-manager solutions utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with services spanning portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting.

David Shepherd is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo for nineteen years and briefly at Suntrust Advisory Services before joining Truist Advisory Services. 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 third-party manager selection program, combining discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies supported by AI-enabled research tools and inter-affiliate service arrangements.

James Wesche Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Truist Advisory Services since 2020 and previously worked at SunTrust Advisory Services, Inc. from 2016 to 2020. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and is based in Winter Park, FL. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by AI-enabled research tools and integrated inter-affiliate service arrangements.

Luke Richards is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Nolan Transportation Group and Performance Bicycle, as well as time spent at Belmont Abbey College. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected with TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as various trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management through model portfolios and customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policies.

Brian Lazusky is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Knights of Columbus and Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a Knights of Columbus Insurance Field Agent, selling life insurance and related products. 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, frequently utilizes third-party asset managers, and combines long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Francesca Gilchrist is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving at Truist Advisory Services. She has worked with Truist Investment Services and Truist Advisory Services since 2004. 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 that combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, supported by AI-enabled research tools and inter-affiliate integration.

David Bournival is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Winter Garden, FL. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 25 years of industry experience. Since 2010, he has worked with Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in outside insurance sales focusing on fixed life insurance, annuities, and disability insurance. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Lilian Mesquita is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at First Command Advisory Services since 2015. She holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Orlando, FL. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as the president of a condominium association board. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized investment team.

Cory Kent is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Orlando, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and six years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Truist Investment Services, Inc. and Fifth Third Bank, spanning over a decade in total. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships with third-party platform support and uses AI-enabled research tools to oversee manager selection and portfolio reviews.