Danielle Jones is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. in Tampa, FL, with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining J.W. Cole Advisors in 2024, she held positions at Financial Planning Solutions, DST Wealth Management, and Wilson Wealth Management. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved as a managing member of D.E.J. Blue Horizons, LLC, and operates a notary service. J.W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent advisers and offers fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and access to multiple third-party managers and digital advice platforms for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions. The firm uses a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, including fundamental and technical analysis.

Charles Olson is a financial advisor with J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. in Tampa, FL. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Florida Financial Advisors and four years at Cornell University. J. W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent advisers and offers fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis along with model and manager-based strategies, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Richard Lewis Jr. is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Tampa, FL, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and possessing 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at various Principal entities since 2009, including Principal Securities and Principal Life Insurance Company. Outside of advisory roles, he is also licensed as an insurance agent for fixed insurance products. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active‑duty military personnel abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Dino Dziergas is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC in Tampa, FL, with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at several firms, including Bayview Wealth Management and Pruco Securities, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is also involved in insurance sales. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm uses discretionary model portfolios and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical investment strategies to serve its clients.

Larry Lutz is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Global Atlantic, ProEquities, Protective Life, and AIG Capital Services. He is involved with the Heartland Institute of Financial Education, where he promotes and provides financial education courses to businesses and employer groups. Additionally, he occasionally refers clients for wills and trusts services through Net Law. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers across multiple advisory platforms, offering integrated retirement plan services and proprietary as well as externally managed investment solutions.

Michael Moffa is a financial advisor with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Independent Advisor Alliance since 2019 and has concurrently worked with Independent Financial Partners and LPL Financial since 2010. Moffa is involved with Prosperity Tax Advisors, LLC and Prosperity Exit Advisors, LLC, which focuses on business succession and exit planning. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm provides asset management, financial planning, wealth coaching, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management strategies supported by multiple analytical approaches and technology platforms.

Edward Springer is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a rental property in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm differentiates its service between one-time planning and ongoing portfolio management, using a fiduciary standard for its registered investment advisory services.

Tuan Le is a financial advisor at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. in Tampa, FL, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior work experience includes positions at Morgan Stanley, Charles Schwab, and State Farm, as well as entrepreneurial experience managing a nail salon business. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and related consulting services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, family offices, corporations, charitable organizations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm uses a combination of model and custom portfolio solutions, supported by an Investment Policy Committee, and integrates multiple research methodologies and third-party due diligence in its approach.

Andrea Culbertson is a Branch Leader at Fidelity Investments, a role she has held since 2023. She collaborates with her team of financial professionals to assist clients in working towards their financial goals while fostering meaningful relationships. Andrea has extensive experience in the financial services industry, having held various positions including Planning Consultant at Fidelity Investments from 2022 to 2023, and multiple roles at USAA from 2013 to 2021 such as Manager, Wealth Advisor, and Specialized Investment Services. She began her career at Fidelity Investments, serving as a College Planning Specialist and Financial Representative between 2011 and 2013. Outside of her professional work, Andrea has personal interests in art, concerts, food, table tennis, and volunteering.

Adam Joseph is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and possessing 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at SunTrust Advisory Services and SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, Inc. since 2015. Based in Tampa, FL, he has a decade of tenure with SunTrust Advisory Services. 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 offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, plan sponsor fiduciary support, participant advice, and a manager-selection program utilizing third-party managers and AI-enabled research tools.

Allen Keller is a financial advisor with J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. in Tampa, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, G.A. Repple & Company, and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. J.W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent investment adviser representatives and provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and access to multiple third-party investment platforms for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions. The firm manages accounts using a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies involving fundamental and technical analysis.

Alexandria Wetmore is a financial advisor with Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. based in Tampa, FL. She holds a Series 65 designation and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Sequoia Financial Group in 2025, she worked at Fisher Investments from 2021 to 2025 and has held various roles at other financial firms since 2019. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of model allocations and custom portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative investments, supported by ongoing research and due diligence.

William Nelson is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 42 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services since 2020 and previously worked at Calton & Associates, Inc. for 33 years. Nelson serves as secretary and treasurer on the board of directors for P. G Sarres Inc., where he is involved in financial accounting and lease negotiations. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad range of institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and plan-level investment advice. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves clients such as sovereign wealth funds, using multiple management platforms and third-party solutions within its supervisory framework.

Nicholas Semko is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Tampa, FL. He has been with Mercer Global Advisors since 2014. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and tax management where appropriate.

Todd Gutman is a financial advisor with VALIC Financial Advisors in Tampa, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and 28 years of industry experience. He has been with VALIC Financial Advisors since 1998 and previously worked at Sunamerica Capital Services, Inc. and Agia. Outside of his advisory role, he is an agent for non-securities insurance products at Agia. VALIC Financial Advisors 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 providing various overlay options for portfolio management.

Seth Mc Laughlin is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC in Tampa, FL, holding a Series 66 credential and three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved on an occasional basis with a family-owned sporting goods business related to athletic shoe traction products. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed accounts and brokerage services to institutional and high-net-worth clients, utilizing a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation with both affiliated and third-party investment managers.

Mathew Steward is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Tampa, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has operated Stewardship Financial Group, Inc. since 2014 and has been affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company and its related entities since 2009. Steward volunteers with the Children's Cancer Center, a nonprofit supporting families of pediatric cancer patients, and is a member of the BNI Tampa networking group where he facilitates weekly meetings. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers various advisory programs tailored to client objectives and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

William Brooke Jr. is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc., where he has worked since 2016. He has 26 years of industry experience and owns Brooke Financial LLC, a tax preparation business, as well as Bridgespan, an investment-related entity serving state employees. Outside of finance, he is president of Bridgespan Farms, Inc., a rural land management company. J. W. Cole Advisors is a national SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, access to third-party managers, and various managed account solutions.

Santo Montalbano is a financial advisor with J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. in Tampa, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. from 2016 to 2020 before joining J.W. Cole in 2020. Montalbano is also the managing partner of JWC Wealth Management, where he oversees approximately 125 clients and manages advisors and staff. J.W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives and offers fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies and platforms, including digital advice and third-party managers, serving clients through both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Tyrone Debique is a CFP® with 27 years of experience in the financial industry, currently serving at Truist Advisory Services. His prior work includes roles at BB&T Securities, LLC and SunTrust Advisory Services. Outside of his advisory career, he is involved in managing and owning several nutrition and fitness-related businesses. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a mix of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by AI-enabled research and inter-affiliate integration.