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 financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners, holding CFP® and Series 63 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including LPL Financial and founded Mullins Financial, where he is engaged in non-variable insurance and related financial services. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients and offers a decentralized advisory model with notable retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting capabilities.

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.

Reed Lipsey is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to his current role since 2025, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 2018 to 2025, and at Citigroup from 2014 to 2018. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs, supported by in-house research and extensive market roles.

Paulo Quintana is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked nine years with Wells Fargo Bank and Wells Fargo Clearing and spent one year at JPMorgan Chase Bank before joining Truist. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by AI-enabled research tools and inter-affiliate integration within the Truist enterprise.

Gerald Barbalatt is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Boca Raton, FL, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 license. He has 34 years of industry experience and has been associated with Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. since 1996 and Parker Allen and Company, LLC since 1989, where he serves as President and Owner. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, providing advisory programs, technology, and operational support. The firm offers a range of investment solutions including discretionary model portfolios and personalized indexing options, serving both retail and institutional clients.

Sondra Goldstein is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities in Boca Raton, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. Her career history includes long-term roles at both Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities. She also provides insurance products through Guardian and other brokerages. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and investment advisory programs that include both proprietary and third-party strategies.

Paul Harvey is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. (ESI Financial Advisors) with 10 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. His prior roles include positions at Prudential Financial Planning Services, Bankers Life, Royal Alliance Associates, and Signator Investors. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as an insurance agent with Florida Financial & Insurance Agency. Equity Services, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services 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 investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Jonathan Gassman is a CFP® and PFS™ with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at NewEdge Advisors. His prior work includes roles at Prager Metis CPAs, American Portfolios Financial Services, G&G Planning Concepts, and Gassman & Gassman CPA PC. Outside of advisory services, he is President of Shymoose Holdings Inc., a holding company for Hippo Leadership Campus. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a variety of portfolio management and consulting services, utilizing technology and a range of program structures combining in-house and third-party strategies.

Grant West is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2016 and at Agia since 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he is an agent involved in non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and wrap programs, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts and overlay services through a large network of advisors.

Alfonso Reda is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2021, and was previously with Primerica Advisors and The Guardian Life Insurance from 2000 to 2021. Outside of his advisory work, he is a volunteer committee member at Westchester Hills Golf Club, where he has been a member for over 20 years, and he is a partner in a full-service accounting firm, Reda, Romano & Co., LLP. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports various account-level services including lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

William Tricarico is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at The Colony Group, Cerity Partners, and Morgan Stanley, as well as time spent in full-time education. He also operated Sole Swap Sneakers, a sneaker resale business. Focus Partners Wealth 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 using a combination of active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Ross Price is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66, Series 63, and Series 65 designations. His prior experience includes 20 years at Fifth Third Securities and recent roles at Price Renovations LLC and Agia, where he is appointed to sell non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors, employing technology-driven solutions and model portfolios.

Carey Blecher is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 39 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His prior work includes positions at NewBridge Securities Corporation, Mora Wm Securities, and LPL Financial, LLC. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides advisory and brokerage services with an emphasis on strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and a range of investment products, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management programs.

Ayman Saad is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Lake Worth, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill, Bank of America N.A., and Wells Fargo Bank NA. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a digital discretionary model account available by invitation to employees. The firm utilizes algorithm-driven risk assessments and delegates portfolio implementation to third parties, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.