Richard Bonchick is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Coral Springs, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 34 years of industry experience. He has worked with Guardian Life since 1992 and with Alliance Financial Corp. since 1992 as well. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the Broward County Small Business Advisory Board and advises business owners on marketing and operational efficiency through his separate consultancy. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Wealth Management, provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, businesses, and institutions. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management, model-based strategies, and a digital advisory platform, serving a diverse client base with tailored financial planning, consulting, and access to various investment solutions.

Teresa Battaglia is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth and her own Battaglia Group since 2005. In addition to advisory services, she is involved in fixed insurance sales. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a variety of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside managed model portfolios developed by its Investment Management and Research team.

George Suarez is a financial advisor at Corient with 10 years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. Prior to joining Corient in 2024, he worked at Emfo, LLC, Sound Income Strategies, LLC, and Weathwise Technologies, Inc. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate entities, employing a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and risk management tools.

Erek Reynolds is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Fort Lauderdale, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, Wells Fargo, TIAA, and TD Ameritrade. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s integrated approach leverages proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and savings rates within plan lineups selected by sponsors.

Perry Long is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Truist Advisory Services and previously worked at Wells Fargo Bank. In addition to his advisory role, he teaches trust and wealth management at the Florida Trust School. 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 management approaches and utilizes AI-enabled tools alongside traditional research in its manager selection process.

Julio Leyva is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and JPMorgan Chase Bank, among other firms. 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, implementing advice through a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting.

Rico Williams is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Raymond James and has been with T. Rowe Price since 2012 in two separate periods. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a clothing brand called The Tribe X Brand LLC. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily for individual investors and households. The firm employs model portfolios invested in proprietary mutual funds and ETFs, using tax-aware strategies and Monte Carlo simulations to support retirement income planning.

Steven Cordoba is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Hollywood, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Empower Retirement, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities, and UBS Financial Services. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s integrated approach leverages proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

David Shapiro is a financial advisor at RBC Rochdale, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with City National Rochdale since 2014 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director for the Sierra Ranches Community Association, where he helps oversee the operations and finances of his homeowners association. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm uses a multi-strategy investment approach that combines quantitative screening, statistical modeling, and fundamental analysis, implementing portfolios through proprietary tools and collaboration with third-party sub-advisors.

Reynel Gonzalez is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He currently works at Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services, having previously held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and SunTrust Advisory Services. In addition to his advisory work, he owns and operates a daycare facility and is involved with an early childhood education initiative focused on literacy. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, utilizing a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platform relationships.

Matthew Cassano is a financial advisor with Corient in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Socius Family Office, GP 19 Management LLC, and Alterna Insurance Group LLC. Outside of financial advising, he is president of MPCASSANO Holding Corp, a fixed/term life insurance consulting business. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies, third-party managers, and customized asset allocation, supported by continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Steven Kao is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and having four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and Sigma Financial Corporation. He is also involved in trader education through Cycles Edge, LLC, where he serves as a strategist and writer for a trader education newsletter. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a platform-centered approach combining model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, and financial planning services.

John Huxford is a financial advisor with Integrity Alliance, LLC and holds 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Securities America Advisors, Inc. and Investacorp Advisory Services. He serves as a board trustee for Florida Baptist Financial Services, a nonprofit religious organization in Florida. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of 164 independent advisers. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting, utilizing a range of portfolio management approaches and multiple custodial platforms.

Cynthia Speno is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 31 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has been with Fahnestock & Co. Inc. for 23 years. She serves as a trustee of the Lawrence Moochler Trust. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a wide range of programs, including asset management, consulting, and retirement services, with advisory services that span equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios using strategic and tactical approaches.

Leonard Suskind is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 43 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and previously worked for UBS Financial Services Inc. for 12 years. Suskind serves on the board of directors for the David Poznak Jewish Community Center. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, as well as institutional clients and corporations. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services through a consolidated investment platform and a Private Advisor model.

Raymond Thomas is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial since 2011, and previously held positions at Merrill and Banc of America Investment Services. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Legacy Yacht Charters, a boat rental business in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various managed account solutions. The firm utilizes a fiduciary-based advisory model that incorporates technology platforms and a range of investment strategies, often implementing advice through third-party managers and TAMPs.

Emma Jones is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and previously worked at Paragon Wealth Strategies, LLC. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and focuses on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts, tax management, and the use of low-cost index vehicles.

Diogo Holstein is a Series 66 registered advisor with 16 years of industry experience, currently associated with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. since 2016. His prior experience includes four years at Brickell Global Advisory, Inc. He is the owner of an e-commerce business, Portina LLC, established in 2022, which he manages outside of his securities trading hours. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs serving individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through various client-directed and discretionary options. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with manager due diligence, serving a diverse client base through an integrated advisory and brokerage platform.

Jaime Sklawer is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 14 years of industry experience, including roles at Mahoney Financial Organization and operating JLS Financial Group, LLC. He serves as Group Leader for the Boca1 group of Provisors, a national business networking organization. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients with financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a network of affiliated advisers. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Eliahou Haroun is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF and its predecessor entities since 2006, with a two-year break prior to rejoining in 2022. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals and various institutional clients, often those connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides both model-based and customized portfolio management services and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund.