Christine Urban is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in St. Petersburg, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has worked at UBS Financial Services since 2008 and spent one year at Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and advisory offerings, including financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services and leverages proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor advice to clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Paul Renedo is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. and Raymond James & Associates, Inc. since 2016. Raymond James & Associates, Inc. is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, institutional clients, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, non-discretionary investment consulting, and institutional fiduciary services.

Stephen Stapp is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in St. Petersburg, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has been with RBC Capital Markets since 2009. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, LLC, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutions, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs with tailored investment strategies implemented through both internal and third-party managers.

Thomas Mcknight is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015 and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning that uses structured discovery processes and firm-approved tools to support client strategies.

Reid Johnson is a financial advisor at Raymond James & Associates with a Series 66 designation and less than one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Omni 360 Advisors and Cion Investments. 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 wide client base, including individuals, institutional and pension plans, and municipal entities, offering financial planning, non-discretionary investment consulting, and institutional fiduciary solutions.

Christopher Thornhill is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management in St. Petersburg, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and offering 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward Jones for five years before joining Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Investment Management in 2018. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of Financial Advisors. The firm offers goal-based planning on a broad range of topics, with options to combine planning and managed-account services under a consolidated billing arrangement while keeping these services separate.

Michaela Macias is an advisor at Raymond James & Associates with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked for T. Rowe Price for 14 years. Outside of her advisory role, she is the owner of Greener Services LLC, a business unrelated to investment activities. Raymond James & Associates is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individual, institutional, and municipal clients. The firm offers financial planning and consulting with a range of portfolio management styles, supported by affiliated research and municipal advisory services.

Alexander Sayers is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates in St. Petersburg, FL, where he has worked since 2014, totaling 11 years of industry experience. He serves as treasurer for the Tampa Bay UT Alumni Chapter, overseeing financial arrangements and reporting for the nonprofit. Raymond James & Associates is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets, serving a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and municipal entities. The firm offers financial planning and consulting services with a range of portfolio management styles and municipal advisory capabilities.

Michael Esposito is a financial advisor at Merrill with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Merrill since 2009 and has a long tenure at Bank of America dating back to 1994. Esposito holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. He serves on the boards of the Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce and the Florida Aquarium, where he is involved in community business support and wildlife conservation efforts, respectively. Merrill, in conjunction 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 both model-based and discretionary strategies for a range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, and institutions.

Chad Kimble is a CFP® and ChFC® with 13 years of experience in financial advising. He currently works at Raymond James & Associates and has previously been with Equitable Advisors, Facet Wealth, and T. Rowe Price. 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 public entities, offering financial planning, investment consulting, and institutional fiduciary solutions with a range of portfolio management styles and affiliated research.

Michael Carboni is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Clearwater, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise since 2009. Carboni is the owner of Michael James Carboni LLC, an entity he uses for managing practice-related expenses, and rents office space to other Ameriprise advisors. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified firm serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service focused on retirement-income planning through written recommendation reports and ongoing advice, utilizing a combination of internal research, third-party data, and algorithmic analysis.

Daniel Petre is a financial advisor with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and having nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Raymond James Financial Services since 2017 and at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors since 2021. Prior to his advisory career, he was employed at the FAA from 2016 to 2017. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors provides financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers tailored, non-discretionary planning and consulting using risk profiling and modeling tools, and supports municipal and public-finance work through a unique affiliation with a municipal advisor.

Daniel Kortenhaus is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at the University of South Florida and has been involved with the St Petersburg Yacht Club. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations with model-based and discretionary investment strategies.

Rebecca Recchia is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 1 year of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2010. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory strategies and maintains affiliated capabilities such as a trust company and proprietary mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Stephen Platt is a financial advisor with Raymond James Financial in Saint Petersburg, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Edward Jones and various Raymond James entities spanning from 2016 to the present. Outside of finance, he hosts a small interview podcast called Know It Some. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. offers financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual, high-net-worth, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm uses fact-finding, risk profiling, and analytical tools to provide tailored non-discretionary planning and encourages clients to implement recommendations through its advisory programs or other providers.

Byron Sheffield is a financial advisor at Charles Schwab with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at UBS Financial Services, Fidelity Investments, Bank of America, and Fisher Investments. He is currently based in Clearwater, Florida. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves a large client base primarily composed of high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and related managed-account and financial planning services. The firm offers a model combining non-discretionary advisory recommendations with access to discretionary separately managed accounts, supported by multi-asset allocation strategies and a centralized operational structure.

David Mevoli is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc., based in St. Petersburg, FL. He has two years of experience in the financial industry and is also involved in Cross Stone Management LLC, where he handles financial recordkeeping for tax filings. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors provides financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes tailored, non-discretionary planning using analytical tools and supports clients through a broad network of advisors and specialized offerings.

James Stevenson Jr. is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Clearwater, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Edward Jones since 2019 and previously held roles at Level Four Advisory Services and LPL Financial from 2015 to 2019. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients, offering a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies, including separately managed accounts and affiliated mutual funds. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and operates a large network of advisors and branches across the United States.

Khanh Lowery is a financial advisor with Cetera in Safety Harbor, FL, holding a Series 63 designation and 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Cetera and its affiliate Cetera Financial Specialists LLC since 2004. In addition to his advisory role, Lowery is the owner of Lowery, Weldon & Company, CPAs, P.A., where he manages tax and accounting services. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is a nationwide SEC-registered firm serving individual, corporate, institutional, and charitable clients through a multi-manager platform that offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement services. The firm supports a diverse range of investment strategies and program structures with over $256 billion in assets under management and more than 10,000 advisors.

Ardon Currie is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates in St. Petersburg, FL, holding the Series 66 designation and having six years of industry experience. He previously worked at Franklin Templeton Investments for one year before joining Raymond James & Associates in 2017. Raymond James & Associates, Inc. is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser overseeing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, non-discretionary investment consulting, and institutional fiduciary services.