James Hopler is a CFP® with 28 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with VALIC Financial Advisors since 1998 and also holds a position as an agent at Agia, where he is involved with non-securities insurance products. Based in Boca Raton, FL, he holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. VALIC Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled 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, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models to construct client portfolios.

Belle Bennett is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Wealthspire Advisors, based in Boca Raton, FL. She has one year of industry experience and previously worked at Michigan State University. Wealthspire Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $34.3 billion across about 220 advisors and serving nearly 9,700 clients. The firm provides wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, corporations, and nonprofits, using an institutional-style asset allocation framework and centralized investment oversight.

David Fromer is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked primarily with Guardian Life and its subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities. Outside of finance, he is involved in a vending business through DT VENDING LLC. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and investment advisory programs that include proprietary and third-party models.

Christian Martinez is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Boca Raton, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2015 and also serves as an agent for Agia, providing non-securities insurance products. Additionally, he has authorization to sign for a permit running service related to construction and remodeling projects. 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 discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models and operating at scale with over 1,200 advisors nationwide.

Fredrik Virgin is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 29 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Outside of finance, he is an owner and instructor of a martial arts business. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, operating as both an advisory firm and a registered broker-dealer with capabilities in securities transactions, insurance products, and investment banking.

Zachary Mohr is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Journey Strategic Wealth and has a background that includes five years of service in the United States Navy. Outside of his advisory work, Zachary is involved with Pine Tree Golf Club, where he occasionally sells golf clubs on an appointment basis. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes multi-manager solutions and discretionary portfolio management, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research.

Timothy Ratty is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors and Cambridge Investment Research. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers on the Elder Fraud Committee of the Florida Securities Dealer Association and assists with event organizing for the Trustbridge Hospice Foundation. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse clientele, including individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

C Rassler is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Boca Raton, FL, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. With 47 years of industry experience, Rassler has worked at several firms including NYLife Securities LLC and M&A Executive Benefit Insurance Solutions, LLC. He serves on multiple nonprofit boards such as Junior Achievement of South Florida, Paul L. Rodensky Foundation for the Arts, and Nova Southeastern University, and owns The Creative Learning Center, LLC. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Sammie Kreindel is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. She has been with PNC Investments and PNC Bank since 2011. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services, offering model-based investment programs including a digital discretionary model account available through an employee-only pilot. The firm employs algorithm-driven portfolio selection and delegates portfolio implementation to third-party strategists.

Justin Gelbman is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Oppenheimer since 2006. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves individuals—including high net worth clients—corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm provides a broad range of programs combining discretionary and non-discretionary services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, with a notable share of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Lauren Gooding is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Round Table Wealth Management for 14 years before joining Cerity Partners in 2022. Outside of her advisory role, she has a financial interest in P Shares LLC, a private investment business. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm provides a range of services including investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, with an emphasis on customized, diversified portfolios and private market programs for qualified clients.

Terri Krueger is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 17 years of industry experience. She has been with Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial since 2014. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a notary and is involved in consulting and home-based roles with Pampered Chef. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various advisory programs. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model that incorporates client goals and risk tolerances, utilizing both proprietary and third-party strategies alongside technology platforms like Orion and Pontera.

Jared Bridgewater is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Boca Raton, FL, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, Bank of America, and Allstate Financial Services. Outside of financial services, he has been involved with NuBridge Rental LLC. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, providing portfolio management and financial planning through a large network of advisors. The firm uses discretionary unified managed accounts and offers tax-aware and impact-focused overlay services, operating at scale with a strong emphasis on centralized technology and model-based investment solutions.

John Mullins Jr. is a CFP® with 39 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Independent Financial Partners. He has held roles at Mullins Financial, LPL Financial, and IFP Securities, and maintains activities related to non-variable insurance and brokerage services through his own entities. Independent Financial Partners offers investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent representatives. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving a diverse client base with a decentralized advisory model and formal retirement-plan and pension consulting services.

Jan Von Buelow is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2016. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a rental property in Miami, FL. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that includes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets.

Samantha Vassallo is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Boca Raton, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. She has worked with SunTrust Advisory Services and related entities since 2016. Vassallo serves on the Philanthropic Advisory Council for the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties, where she facilitates connections between philanthropists and nonprofit organizations. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program supported by AI-enabled research and integrated inter-affiliate service arrangements.

Thomas Tabor is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 11 years of industry experience, including roles at Bank of America, N.A., 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 provides portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform that offers solutions across equities, fixed income, and alternatives.

Tony Wong is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in caregiving activities, including assisting with his daughter’s school transportation. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and acting as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Richard Maurisma Sr. is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 18 years of industry experience and has worked at firms including AGIA, FTB Advisors, Axa Advisors, and Wells Fargo. He serves as a director for two nonprofit foundations that award scholarships to college-bound students who have lost a parent and provide grants to widows affected by gun violence. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management and financial planning through a large network of advisors. The firm utilizes discretionary unified managed accounts with third-party model managers and provides overlay services focused on tax and ESG considerations.

Gregory Monaco is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2013, with brief tenures at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. in 2024. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm provides advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting, supporting affiliated advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management services.