Oscar Mejia is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Partners with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including VectorGlobal WMG and Seaview Investment Managers. Mejia is based in Tampa, FL. 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 notable focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.

Steven Balch is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Partners with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Charles Schwab for 11 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is a social media influencer who posts daily outfit combinations on Instagram. 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 tens of thousands of individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients with a decentralized advisory model and notable retirement-plan advisory capabilities.

Karrington Hickman is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. In addition to his advisory role, Hickman serves as Treasurer for the Tampa Professional Chapter of Progressive Black Men, Inc., a community organization supporting African American needs, and he is the CEO of TeesByKarr, a custom graphic t-shirt and freelance design business. 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 with non-discretionary consulting and uses third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools in its investment process.

Peter Nguyen is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently practicing at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He has worked with T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. since 2009. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides a retirement-focused advisory program combining goals-based financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily through proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households, using a model allocation approach supported by an interactive online planning tool and telephone access to financial advisors.

Steven Cantillo is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Corient. His prior work includes roles at Ernst & Young LLP and CI Doyle Private Wealth, LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, employing a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates individual security strategies with third-party managers and customized asset allocation. The firm offers specialized services through affiliates, including family office and corporate trustee capabilities.

Richard Brown is a financial advisor with Brookstone Capital Management LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Brookstone since 2020 and is also involved in insurance sales through Amerilife and Health Services of St Petersburg, LLC. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser providing fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other RIAs, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions.

Frank Hibbard III is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and Raymond James Financial Services. He serves on multiple boards in Clearwater, FL, including Mortan Plant Hospital Finance Committee, Ruth Eckerd Hall, and Amplify Clearwater. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through various Steward Partners-branded solutions and third-party managers.

Melissa James is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors from 2018 to 2024. Independent Financial Partners offers investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisers. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients, with a notable focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.

Maziar Monshi is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners in Tampa, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at IFP Securities, LLC and Independent Financial Partners since 2019, following three years at LPL Financial, LLC. He also manages client assets through Monshi & Associates, where he maintains general oversight and asset management responsibilities. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm offers a decentralized advisory model with a focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting, supporting a multi-advisor platform serving tens of thousands of individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients.

Christopher Johnson is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has nine years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Dalmore Group, AE Financial Services, Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation, World Financial Group, Raymond James & Associates, and T Rowe Price. Voya Financial Advisors serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, third-party money manager access, and plan-sponsor consulting. The firm delivers advice through multiple program structures, primarily using non-discretionary recommendations that clients approve before transactions are executed.

Christine Halchak is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. She has 26 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Investacorp Advisory Services and Securities America. Outside of advisory work, she provides tax preparation and accounting services as a CPA. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan services, and brokerage solutions through an open-architecture platform utilizing multiple custodians and third-party money managers.

Charles Campana is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Lincoln Investment since 2017, following a 22-year tenure at Legend Equities Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as President of CC Advisors, Inc., providing business consulting to small business owners and the self-employed on insurance, taxes, Medicare, real estate, and employee benefits. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management services that combine strategic and tactical approaches overseen by an Investment Management & Research team.

Yeh Pang is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and nine years of industry experience. He has worked in various capacities at SunTrust and Truist firms since 2016. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Amy Mefferd is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC in Clearwater, FL, holding a Series 66 license and 16 years of industry experience. Her prior work history includes positions at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. She is also an owner of the Hoffman Private Wealth Group support company. 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.

Christopher Mc Adoo is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 38 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services and UBS Financial Services. He serves on the board of the Clearwater Jazz Holiday Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to producing a jazz festival and preserving jazz music legacy in Florida. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charities, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management solutions.

William Hamm is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Independent Financial Partners and affiliated firms since 2012 and serves as Chief Operating Officer of the entire enterprise. Outside of his advisory role, he oversees day-to-day operations of an ecommerce brand for men's clothing and provides consulting services to other registered investment advisers. Independent Financial Partners offers investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent representatives. The firm supports a decentralized advisory model with a focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting, serving tens of thousands of individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients.

Kevin Wunker is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Raymond James & Associates with three years of industry experience. He has worked at Raymond James since 2022 and previously held roles at PennyMac Loan Services and Founders Professional. His background also includes four years at Florida State University and four years at Pompano Beach High School. 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, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, providing financial planning, non-discretionary investment consulting, and municipal advisory services.

Abner Cordova is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates holding a Series 66 designation and having recently begun his career in the industry. Prior to joining Raymond James, he worked at the University Fitness Center and has experience in education roles at the University of Alabama and Bob Jones High School. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that manages approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and municipal entities, offering financial planning and consulting services primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Cory Rodrigue is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates in St. Petersburg, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Raymond James & Associates for 14 years. Raymond James & Associates is a large 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 charitable organizations, offering financial planning, investment consulting, and municipal advisory services.

Robin Carmichael is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has worked previously at Signator Investors Inc and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. Carmichael is also co-owner of a custom engraving and gift business. OSAIC serves a diverse range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering a combination of brokerage and advisory services. The firm employs a variety of asset-allocation tools and supports both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management across multiple investment types.