David Shapiro is a financial advisor at RBC Rochdale, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with City National Rochdale since 2014 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director for the Sierra Ranches Community Association, where he helps oversee the operations and finances of his homeowners association. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm uses a multi-strategy investment approach that combines quantitative screening, statistical modeling, and fundamental analysis, implementing portfolios through proprietary tools and collaboration with third-party sub-advisors.

Christopher Warren is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Ameritas Investment Corp., Ameritas Life Insurance Company, and CCG Advisors, among others. Warren is also an independent insurance agent and serves as a board member for Ovation Home Insurance Reciprocal Exchange. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and fiduciary services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies.

Melisa Komarek Mcclure is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Bank from 2014 to 2021. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm utilizes a centralized technology platform for discretionary unified managed accounts and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through a large network of advisors.

Victoria Lindsay is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has been with SunTrust Advisory Services since 2016 and with SunTrust Investment Services since 2015. Outside of her advisory work, Lindsay has engaged in community support by making and donating hand-sewn PPE masks and owns a small event coordinating and decorating business. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including asset allocation, fiduciary support, and manager selection through the AMC Advantage program, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Reynel Gonzalez is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He currently works at Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services, having previously held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and SunTrust Advisory Services. In addition to his advisory work, he owns and operates a daycare facility and is involved with an early childhood education initiative focused on literacy. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, utilizing a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platform relationships.

Matthew Cassano is a financial advisor with Corient, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at GP 19 Management LLC, Alterna Insurance Group LLC, and Socius Family Office, LLC. Outside of advising, he serves as president of MPCASSANO Holding Corp, a consulting firm specializing in fixed and term life insurance. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach with both in-house and third-party strategies, along with risk management tools and alternative investment options.

Paul Lawless is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has been associated with various Ameritas entities for over two decades and is a partner at Lawless, Edwards and Warren-Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Lord Management Corporation, which applies analytical and quantitative methods to businesses in the luxury real estate, aircraft, and marine industries. Ameritas Advisory Services provides fee-based investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary programs, utilizing in-house models and third-party managers, with integration across affiliated broker-dealer and investment advisory services.

Andrew Hackett is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at The Colony Group, Core Wealth Management, Advisors Asset Management, Lincoln Financial Advisors, and The Vanguard Group. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach utilizing fundamental and quantitative analysis, alongside a broad platform of affiliated service companies and product relationships.

Steven Kao is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and having four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and Sigma Financial Corporation. He is also involved in trader education through Cycles Edge, LLC, where he serves as a strategist and writer for a trader education newsletter. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a platform-centered approach combining model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, and financial planning services.

John Huxford is a financial advisor with Integrity Alliance, LLC and holds 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Securities America Advisors, Inc. and Investacorp Advisory Services. He serves as a board trustee for Florida Baptist Financial Services, a nonprofit religious organization in Florida. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of 164 independent advisers. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting, utilizing a range of portfolio management approaches and multiple custodial platforms.

Jonatan Alvarez is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Wells Fargo, Citigroup, and Guerra Advisors Inc. Alvarez is based in Boca Raton, FL. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, utilizing a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by third-party platforms.

Cynthia Speno is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 30 years of industry experience. She has been with Fahnestock & Co. Inc. since 2003. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a trustee of the Lawrence Moochler Trust. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation alongside manager selection and a range of investment strategies.

Daniel Owens is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. (ESI Financial Advisors) and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 17 years of industry experience and previously worked with HD Vest Advisory Services and National Life Group. Outside of financial services, Owens is the lead singer and frontman for The Mae West Band, performing rock and country music. Equity Services, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm utilizes multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Brooke West is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, bringing 27 years of industry experience. She has worked with Truist Investment Services since 1999 and joined Truist Advisory Services in 2016. 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 and comprehensive supervisory oversight.

Leonard Suskind is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 43 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and previously worked for UBS Financial Services Inc. for 12 years. Suskind serves on the board of directors for the David Poznak Jewish Community Center. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, as well as institutional clients and corporations. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services through a consolidated investment platform and a Private Advisor model.

Raymond Thomas is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked with Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Legacy Yacht Charters, a boat rental business in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to various third-party asset management programs.

Gregory Edwards is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 39 years of industry experience. He has worked with several firms, including Lawless, Edwards, and Warren LLC since 1994, Ameritas Life Insurance since 2006, and Alliant Group since 2022. In addition to his advisory roles, Edwards is involved in investment and trust management activities and owns a land investment through A Green Flash, LLC. Ameritas Advisory Services provides fee-based investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary programs, utilizing in-house model portfolios, third-party managers, and a platform integrated with Ameritas affiliates.

Emma Jones is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and previously worked at Paragon Wealth Strategies, LLC. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and focuses on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts, tax management, and the use of low-cost index vehicles.

Diogo Holstein is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in Hollywood, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at HSBC Securities and HSBC Bank USA since 2016 and previously held roles at Brickell Global Advisory, Insurance, Markets, and Brickell Bank from 2015 to 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of an e-commerce business, Portina LLC. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. provides managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through various client-directed and discretionary offerings. The firm’s investment process incorporates multiple risk profiles and combines strategic and tactical asset allocation advice while utilizing affiliated and third-party providers for fund due diligence, monitoring, and administrative services.

Jaime Sklawer is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 14 years of industry experience, including roles at Mahoney Financial Organization and operating JLS Financial Group, LLC. He serves as Group Leader for the Boca1 group of Provisors, a national business networking organization. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients with financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a network of affiliated advisers. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.