Daniel Davis is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Creative Planning since 2013 and previously held roles at Capital Guardian Wealth Management, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Raymond James & Associates. Creative Planning offers wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach with an emphasis on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, complemented by direct indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and selective private market investments.

Beah Del Cid is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at several firms, including J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. and Global Financial Private Capital, LLC. In addition to her advisory role, she is president of BD Financial Concepts Inc., where she is involved in insurance sales and services. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of clients, including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes discretionary model portfolios and various investment strategies, serving a large client base through a platform-focused approach.

Laura Petrucci is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding four years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at L'mpet Incorporated, Eva's Garden, and HR Block. She has maintained her own practice under her name since 2005. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and operational support, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside managed model portfolios and various program structures.

Jeff Allebach is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Ameritas Investment Corp and Capital Choice Investment Advisers. Outside of advising, Allebach serves as president of the Orange City Blue Spring Manatee Festival and officiates high school football games. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers. The firm offers a range of managed-account programs and model portfolios, including both traditional asset-allocation and legacy market-timing strategies.

Hong Dai is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Transamerica since 2012. His professional background includes roles at World Financial Group and various Longwin entities, where he is involved in activities such as tax filing and property management. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, providing discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Sean Parkes is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds the Series 66 designation. He has three years of industry experience and has worked at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 2023. Outside of his advisory role, Parkes has been involved with real estate enterprises, including licensed activities with Apogee International Real Estate Group and Parkes Place Professional Real Estate Group. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a subsidiary of Guardian Life, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers tailored client services through advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, combining proprietary programs and third-party platforms.

Duane Holt is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Lake Mary, FL. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has recent experience at firms including KForce Inc., Wfgia, and ACN Inc. Prior to entering the financial services industry, he worked at Travel and Leisure Co. and Therigy, LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment models, with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

James Petrusky is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Truist and SunTrust investment firms since 2007. He occasionally assists with a tee shirt and coffee mug design business operated by his wife. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by AI-enabled research tools.

Lee Rodriguez Mercado is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at T. Rowe Price since 2016, with a brief period at Robinhood Financial, LLC from 2021 to 2022. Outside of finance, he owns and manages a video game and merchandise business called GLXY GAMING. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers the Retirement Advisory Service focused on retirement goals for individual investors and households. The service combines nondiscretionary financial planning and discretionary investment management using proprietary T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, supported by online tools and financial advisor access.

Creig Jardine is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Deland, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at PNC since 2010 and previously spent 10 years at Wells Fargo Clearing. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including an invitation-only, employee pilot digital offering that uses algorithmic questionnaires to recommend investment strategies implemented via mutual funds and ETFs.

Lawrence Rutledge is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. He has held various roles at Guardian Life since 2008 and Park Avenue Securities since 2019. Rutledge also operates Rutledge Advisory Group, Inc. for marketing purposes. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, integrating advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and providing access to insurance products and alternative investments.

Matthew Keister is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience, including prior roles at Park Avenue Securities and Westshore Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in selling insurance products not offered through Guardian. Guardian Life’s Park Avenue® Wealth Management provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and offers a range of financial planning, consulting, and investment solutions.

Myles Thurston III is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 37 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His career includes multiple tenures at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities spanning over three decades. Thurston is also involved with Insurance-Innovative Underwriters in an insurance-related capacity. Guardian Life’s Park Avenue® Wealth Management, where Thurston practices, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, charities, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms, providing tailored financial planning and consulting solutions.

Alfred Baker is a CFP® with 44 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cetera. His prior experience includes roles at Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc and Security Financial Management. He also operates (dba) Solutions Group Wealth, providing advisory services alongside his work at Cetera. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is a large SEC-registered firm serving individual and institutional clients with a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement services, offering access to multiple investment managers and program options.

Neetu Behl is a financial advisor with Merrill in Deland, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. She has worked at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill since 2015. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Jon Veneziano is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, serving clients in Central Florida since 2003. He holds the designation of Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) and has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. In his role, Jon combines traditional financial advice with custom investment strategy development, managing portfolios through a broad selection of Merrill model portfolios and third-party strategies. As a specially qualified Senior Portfolio Advisor, he is able to provide discretionary management of client investment strategies within the Firm’s Investment Advisory Program. His expertise encompasses family wealth management, employee financial health, legacy planning, liquidity management, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, small business strategies, special needs planning, and sports and entertainment finance. Jon’s approach to wealth management is consultative and objective, focusing on personalized strategies aligned with clients’ long-term goals. Jon holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Hartford. Outside of his professional responsibilities, he participates in community volunteering and dedicates time to personal interests including fishing, golfing, and spending time with his family.

Julian Cook is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with six years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2019 and previously worked at Brinker International for ten years. He holds a Series 66 designation. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Stephanie Carter is a financial advisor with Merrill in Lake Mary, Florida, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. She has worked with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Inc. since 2009 and with Bank of America, N.A. since 2013. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary strategies for a range of individual and institutional investors. The firm supports trading, account administration, and custody while employing strategic and tactical asset allocation, including tax-aware strategies for investors with higher tax sensitivity.

Chadesh Persaud is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities. His prior experience includes nearly a decade at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., as well as roles at Fidelity and Orlando Magic. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to plan sponsors, corporations, endowments, and other institutional clients through a focused advisory program that emphasizes written asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting. The firm’s process combines quantitative and qualitative research supported by centralized due diligence and integrates ESG considerations within a non-discretionary advisory framework.

Sarah Perry is a financial advisor at Merrill with 29 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Merrill since 1990. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.