Jules Epstein is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Boca Raton, FL, holding a Series 63 license and over 50 years of industry experience. His career includes long-term roles at New York Life Insurance Co. and Nylife Securities Inc. He is also the owner of The Bridge Group, Inc. and serves as a board member for Beth Ami Temple in Boca Raton. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm offers tailored advice across multiple program types, emphasizing non-discretionary asset management and fiduciary responsibilities with a focus on retirement investors.

Richard Goldberg is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Coral Springs, FL, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 38 years of industry experience. He has long-term affiliations with Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Co. since 1992 and has been associated with CRG Financial Group since 2001. He is also involved in insurance sales and operates One Source Advisory, LLC, which collaborates with property and casualty insurance providers to offer combined client solutions. 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. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions, with investment implementation generally carried out on a discretionary basis by the money managers.

Anthony Bartolomeo is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He has worked at NewEdge Advisors since 2023 and previously spent four years at Savior Wealth. Bartolomeo also has a background in education, having taught at Brown University and American Heritage High School. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a wide range of services, including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to sponsored advisory programs, utilizing various program structures and technology tools to support advisors and clients.

Ehab Abdalla is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Sunrise, FL, holding CFP®, Series 63, and Series 65 designations and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Provenance Wealth Advisors and Raymond James Financial Services, and currently serves as an instructor for a Retirement Planning course at Florida Atlantic University. He also operates under the DBA The Bridge Group, Inc. to service insurance and financial product clients. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and offers multiple program types, managing the majority of assets on a non-discretionary basis, with a notable focus on relationships with institutional sponsors.

Gary Halter is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 45 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2018, including prior roles at RBC Capital Markets. Outside of advising, he owns a property rental business in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services through both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Christopher Bell is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, and Rockefeller Capital Management. He is based in Boca Raton, FL. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer with placement and investment banking services.

Curtis James Jr. is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. (ESI Financial Advisors) in Boca Raton, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked with National Life Group, Nylife Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of the Jacksonville NAIFA chapter and holds a seat on the Florida NAIFA state board; he is also a founder of Gravity Financial and acts as a trustee and executor for a family trust and estate. Equity Services, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm operates as both a broker-dealer and an SEC-registered investment adviser, offering multiple advisory platforms that combine long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading, and uses third-party asset managers and model portfolios.

Bert Livingston is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 40 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Equity Services since 1987. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales and serves as a trustee and agent for various trusts and donor-advised funds. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms and often utilizes third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading.

Michael Brin is a CFP® professional with 14 years of experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services since 2021. His prior roles include positions at Bb&T Securities, Bb&T Bank, and Bbtis. He is a board member of Debbie's Dream Foundation, a nonprofit focused on funding research for curing stomach cancer. 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 consulting supported by AI-enabled research tools.

Joel Goren is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Truist Advisory Services in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He has worked at Truist and its predecessor entities since 2017 and previously spent three years at City National Bank of Florida. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Nikol Tennant is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 15 years of industry experience. She has worked at The Colony Group, LLC since 2019 and previously at Steinberg Global Asset Management LTD from 2016 to 2019. She is based in Boca Raton, FL. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies, separate account managers, private funds, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Bryan Bornschein is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 credentials. His prior roles include positions at Valley Wealth Managers, Valley National Bank, and JP Morgan. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools, to deliver its investment solutions.

Michael Douglass is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Oppenheimer since 2005. Based in Fort Lauderdale, FL, he works within a firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. Oppenheimer provides a range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation alongside manager selection and various investment strategies to meet client objectives.

Tara Gurr is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 13 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Bank, JP Morgan Securities LLC, and JP Morgan Chase Bank. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm separates planning services from ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund, operating within a vertically integrated structure that utilizes affiliated funds.

Seth Ripple is a CFP® with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving at Rockefeller Financial LLC. He joined Rockefeller in 2025 after 12 years at UBS Financial Services. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm operates as a registered broker-dealer and provides a range of investment and advisory services through its Private Advisor model and consolidated investment platform.

Bruce Garber is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including National Asset Management, National Securities Corp, and Questar Capital Corporation. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles such as acting as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Candida Langsdale is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Boca Raton, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 17 years of industry experience. She has worked at VALIC Financial Advisors since 2012 and also serves as an agent for Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-based individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

Guibens Youte is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2021. Prior to this, he held roles at Robert Half and Amazon. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering a variety of advisory programs including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and retirement services. The firm employs a range of investment approaches tailored to specific programs and advisors, managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets as of December 31, 2025.

Sybilla Koch is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Boca Raton, FL, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. She has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2008 and also serves as an agent for Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-based 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-developed UMA models to construct client portfolios.

Sam Spaulding is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. His previous roles include eight years at Voya Financial Advisors and ongoing involvement with Capital Insurance Agency, where he sells fixed insurance products. He is also involved with Spaulding Financial Group as a registered representative and serves as a local agent for Cost Segregation Services Incorporated, assisting real estate investors with accelerated depreciation studies. GWN Securities provides investment advisory services to individual and corporate clients through managed account programs, financial planning, and introductions to third-party managers. The firm employs a mix of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and uses asset allocation strategies grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, with certain legacy programs focusing on market-timing and momentum-based trading approaches.