Kathy Burke is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 44 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2015 and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2009. Outside of her advisory work, she is a sole proprietor involved in property management. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offers advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, providing tailored financial planning supported by structured discovery conversations and firm-approved planning tools. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and integrates a variety of investment and planning strategies.

Gerald Tacia is a financial advisor at Fidelity with Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and eight years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Fidelity Investments, Raymond James Financial Services, and prior positions in education and management. Strategic Advisers LLC, a Fidelity Investments company, provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, including model portfolio construction using proprietary research and algorithmic methods. The firm is noted for its registration as a commodity pool operator, advisory role to multiple registered investment companies, and use of AI in research.

Katherine Gross is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates in St. Petersburg, FL, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and 29 years of industry experience. She has worked at Raymond James & Associates since 2020 and previously spent over a decade at Bank of America and Merrill. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and municipal entities, offering financial planning, non-discretionary investment consulting, and municipal advisory services.

Roberto Annoni Fuertes is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates in St. Petersburg, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Carillon Fund Distributors, PennyMac Financial Services, and UBS. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing roughly $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base—including individuals, institutions, pension plans, and municipalities—and offers a range of financial planning and consulting services supported by extensive research and portfolio management options.

Andrew Coughlin is a financial advisor at Raymond James & Associates with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Raymond James since 2010. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, pension plans, and municipal entities, offering a range of financial planning and consulting services with primarily non-discretionary advice.

Patricia Balezentis is a financial advisor at Raymond James & Associates with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Her prior experience includes roles at TIAA-CREF, Salomon Smith Barney Inc., and Citigroup Global Markets. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and investment adviser overseeing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and municipal entities, offering financial planning, investment consulting, and institutional fiduciary solutions.

Sean Stephenson is a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Services, Fisher Investments, Merrill, and BB&T. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients, known for its Ameriprise Premier Retirement Income service, which offers written recommendation reports and ongoing retirement-income planning focused on reliable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

David Ochotorena is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services since 2021. Prior to joining UBS, he worked at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC for 14 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is active in the Tampa community, holding leadership and board positions with Christ the King Catholic School, Tampa Bay Little League, and ELEVATE Tampa Bay. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through a range of brokerage and investment advisory services, utilizing proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor plans to clients’ goals and risk tolerances. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management offerings and provides a broad platform including custody, underwriting, and capital markets services.

Jerome Hamlin is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in St. Petersburg, FL, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2025, he worked at Fidelity Investments and Insight Global. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a broad range of advisory programs to both individual and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning that includes structured discovery conversations and firm-approved planning tools. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and delivers services through its Financial Advisors and Estate Planning Strategies Group.

Xianwei Cheng is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates in St. Petersburg, FL. He holds a Series 66 designation and has five years of industry experience, having been with Raymond James & Associates since 2016. Raymond James & Associates is a large dually registered broker-dealer and investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, providing financial planning and non-discretionary investment consulting supported by a range of portfolio management styles and affiliated research.

Kevin Singh is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities. His prior roles include positions at AGW Capital Advisors and Clifton Larson Allen. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and operates Green Acres Ecommerce Store LLC, an e-commerce business unrelated to financial services. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, using a quantitative asset-allocation approach combined with centralized due diligence and an ESG eligibility framework. The firm operates within the broader J.P. Morgan banking organization and offers a range of investment solutions through a non-discretionary advisory model.

Chrisonda Mcdonald is a financial advisor at Raymond James & Associates with 25 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. and Raymond James & Associates, Inc. from 2009 to the present. Raymond James & Associates, Inc. is a large dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional entities, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, non-discretionary investment consulting, and municipal advisory services.

Jason Hunt is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2018 and previously spent nine years with INVEST Financial Corporation. Hunt is also involved in non-variable insurance activities through the Life Brokerage Financial Group. LPL Financial is a national SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, financial institutions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by in-house and third-party research.

Jonathan Wilkins is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with LPL Financial and has previously worked at firms including Charles Schwab, Payant Wealth Management Group, and Sagepoint Financial. Wilkins is also a commissioned notary in Parrish, Florida. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a broad client base that includes individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and financial planning services supported by in-house and third-party research, with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Shane Stratton is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Spring Hill, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association, where he worked for a combined nine years. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services. The firm’s IPS-driven approach incorporates modern portfolio theory and includes a broader set of financial product options, such as insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep programs.

Jennifer Morales is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including VALIC Financial Advisors and RBI. Outside of her advisory role, she volunteers as a Girl Scouts troop leader in Central Florida. Equitable Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset-management programs through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm utilizes a range of third-party and proprietary investment solutions and offers ERISA fiduciary services for qualified plans.

Jad Khoury is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates in St. Petersburg, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and accumulating 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Raymond James & Associates since 2006. Outside of advisory work, he is a partner and owner in a single-family rental real estate business and serves as an authorized representative of a real estate investment company. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and consulting services, with advisors providing tailored, generally non-discretionary advice supported by firm research and multiple portfolio management styles.

David Parker is a financial advisor based in Tampa, FL, affiliated with Stifel. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 39 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Stifel in 2019, he worked at UBS Financial Services from 2008 to 2019. Outside of advising, he co-owns pasture land in Oklahoma that he leases for cattle grazing. Stifel serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and advisory services with an investment approach grounded in proprietary capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

Wendy Cundari is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Belleair, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 34 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes long tenures at Cuna Brokerage Services, Inc. and Cuna Mutual Group. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, advisory programs, and retirement plan consulting through a national network of investment adviser representatives.

Jake Szymanski is a financial advisor at Raymond James & Associates with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previous work experience at Melting Pot of Buffalo, Route 78 Street Bar, and Panera Bread. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients including individuals, institutional investors, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, non-discretionary investment consulting, and institutional fiduciary solutions.