Pedro Leon is a financial advisor at Fourthought Financial Partners, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience at Arkadios Wealth Advisors and Rowley White RV. Outside of financial advising, he is the owner of a software business named Vursye. Fourthought Financial Partners provides wealth management, financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.59 billion in assets and employs a planning-first investment approach that customizes portfolios based on clients’ risk tolerance, time horizon, and cash-flow needs.

Igor Didyk is a financial advisor at Fourthought Financial Partners, LLC with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fifth Third Bank and Wells Fargo Bank and has a background that includes five years in the automotive parts industry. Igor holds a Series 65 designation. Fourthought Financial Partners provides wealth management, investment advisory, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, and institutional sponsors. The firm builds customized investment programs based on client goals, risk tolerance, and cash-flow needs, offering a range of strategies that include discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan consulting.

Patrick Retzer is a financial advisor with Blackhawk Capital Partners, LLC in Venice, FL, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Blackhawk, he spent over two decades at Polar Investment Counsel, Inc. Retzer also operates a tax and accounting sole proprietorship. Blackhawk Capital Partners is an independent asset management and financial planning firm serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charities, and businesses. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and customized financial plans, employing quantitative investment evaluation and offering access to third-party money managers and proprietary model portfolios.

Franklin Banfer II is a financial advisor at Schorn Wealth with 39 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has worked at Fiduciary Planning LLC, his own practice Franklin A. Banfer, CFP, and Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. He is also the sole owner of a commercial office building in Johnstown, PA. Schorn Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, corporations, and small businesses, offering financial planning, consultation, and discretionary wealth management through proprietary portfolio models that utilize fundamental and technical analysis.

Larry Cuervo Jr. is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Fourthought Financial Partners, LLC, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to that, he held various roles at Suntrust, including Suntrust Advisory Services and Suntrust Investment Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is a member of an LLC that owns a residential rental property. Fourthought Financial Partners provides wealth management, financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.59 billion in assets and employs a planning-first investment approach tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and financial goals.

Kyle Jones is a financial advisor with Fourthought Financial Partners, LLC. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior work experience includes roles at Strategic Elements and several organizations in communications and nonprofit sectors. Fourthought Financial Partners provides wealth management, investment advisory, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, and institutional sponsors. The firm builds investment programs from a financial-planning foundation tailored to client goals and risk tolerance, using a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and private pooled vehicles.

Scott Pinkerton is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 40 years of industry experience. He is currently with Fourthought Financial Partners, LLC and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. He serves on the Sarasota County School Board Financial Advisory Committee, providing oversight for the district’s fiscal management. Fourthought Financial Partners provides wealth management, investment advisory, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, and institutional sponsors. The firm offers customized investment programs built from a financial-planning foundation, using a variety of strategies and asset types tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

John Reutemann Jr. is a CFP® with 50 years of industry experience, currently serving at Research Financial Strategies, where he has worked since 1992. He has also been affiliated with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2012 and operates Reutemann Financial Solutions, Inc. outside of his firm role. In addition to his advisory work, he teaches and coaches professional advisors through an LLC focused on continuing education for licensed professionals and is an author. Research Financial Strategies provides investment management, asset allocation, and financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, and trusts, managing approximately $254 million in discretionary assets. The firm employs a technical analysis and active trading approach centered on proprietary indicators and risk mitigation, delivering primarily ETF-focused strategies on a discretionary basis through a team of six advisors.

Jeffry Cole is a CFP® with 17 years of experience, currently serving at Team Wealth & Tax Advisors. His career includes roles at AE Wealth Management and Countryside Insurance Services, and he has been involved in tax services through his own firm, Jeffry S. Cole Inc. dba Teamtax, since 1990. He is also a partner in Cole Legacy Partners, which manages commercial property. Team Wealth & Tax Advisors offers discretionary asset management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and business entities. The firm integrates tax planning with investment management through its “SmartChoice Wealth Strategy” and leverages AI-enabled tools under human supervision in its operations.

Michael Hartley is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Dale K. Ehrhart, Inc. in Venice, FL, where he has worked for a total of 23 years. His experience spans from 2003 to the present within the same firm, which operates as a team of four advisors. Dale K. Ehrhart, Inc. serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, charitable organizations, and registered investment advisers through its Family Office, Private Client division, and TAMP platform. The firm emphasizes client-specific Investment Policy Statements, discretionary portfolio management, and a diversified investment approach using fundamental analysis, mutual funds, ETFs, and more advanced trading strategies including options and margin.

Brett Keyso is a financial advisor at FourThought Financial Partners, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. He has been with FourThought Financial Partners since 2022. FourThought Financial Partners provides wealth management, financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.59 billion in assets and follows a planning-first investment process that customizes portfolios based on clients’ risk tolerance, time horizon, and cash-flow needs.

Brett Walters is a CFP® and Series 66-registered advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at TBH Global Asset Management, LLC since 2019 and previously at Trident Financial Planning LLC from 2016 to 2019. Walters is based in Venice, FL. TBH Global Asset Management serves individuals, retirement plans, and business entities by providing investment management, financial planning, pension consulting, trustee services, and general consulting. The firm employs a blended investment approach combining top-down macro, fundamental, and quantitative analysis and utilizes model portfolios along with third-party investment tools.

Alexander Herrington is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at FourThought Financial Partners, LLC. He has worked at FourThought Financial Partners since 2022 and previously held positions at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Brokerage Services. FourThought Financial Partners provides wealth management, investment advisory, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, and institutional sponsors. The firm builds investment programs tailored to client goals, risk tolerance, and cash-flow needs, employing a variety of investment vehicles and emphasizing cash-flow analysis and targeted fixed-income maturities.

Karen Kelly is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with six years of industry experience. She has worked with Grimes & Company since 2021 and previously held positions at Financial Navigators Inc., Connect Events Group, and operated her own consulting business, Karen Kelly Consulting LLC, for over two decades. Grimes & Company provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, estates, and government entities. The firm employs customized investment strategies using proprietary research and multiple asset classes, while also offering trustee services and acting as a sub-adviser to other investment advisers.

Thomas Reynolds is a CFP® with 43 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with VestGen Advisors, LLC and previously worked at LPL Financial, Securities America, Inc., and Landmark Capital Inc. Outside of advising, he serves as vice chairman and board director of Shields Technology, a manufacturing and distribution company. VestGen Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, trusts, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a combination of advisor-level client relationships and centralized portfolio construction, serving a diverse client base that includes other investment advisers and institutional entities.

James Ball is a CFP® and ChFC® with 29 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Virtue Capital Management, LLC and has held positions at several firms, including Simplicity Wealth and Medallion Financial Resources. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales through James Ball Insurance, focusing on annuities and life insurance. Virtue Capital Management, LLC serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a multi-team model that utilizes tactical, strategic, and dynamic investment approaches, supported by an investment committee that conducts due diligence on third-party managers and models.

Donald Boucher is a financial advisor with Westminster Financial Advisory Corp, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Westminster Financial Securities, Inc. since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a family trust that owns commercial property. Westminster Financial Advisory Corporation provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, families, trusts, estates, fiduciaries, charitable organizations, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach with tactical overlays and primarily uses a buy-and-hold investment strategy complemented by discretionary trading and option strategies.

John Daniels is a financial advisor at Compass Financial Management LLC in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with nine years of industry experience. He also operates John Daniels CPA, LLC, a tax preparation and CPA service he has owned since 2006. Compass Financial Management LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, providing discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, and participant education. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies including equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and both internally managed and third-party portfolios.

Colton Lightner is a CFP® with six years of industry experience currently with Ascentis Independent Advisors, LLC. He has worked at Golden State Equity Partners and Topwater Capital LLC since 2025 and previously held roles at Four Pillars Financial Planning Group and Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. Lightner also serves as a volunteer director for The Road to Independence, Inc., a Florida nonprofit organization. Ascentis Independent Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities by providing comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a tailored investment approach utilizing discretionary management, third-party managers, and a Private Direct Investments program that includes allocations to illiquid private funds.

Christopher Sleight is a financial advisor at Bison Wealth, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Global Financial Advisory and Global Financial Private Capital. Outside of investment advising, he is an owner and independent insurance agent at CS Sleight, Inc., where he sells fixed life insurance and annuities. Bison Wealth serves individuals, high net worth clients, family offices, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an outcome-focused investment approach using multi-manager model portfolios that blend tactical and strategic allocations across various asset classes, including alternatives and private-market strategies.