Steven Cass is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at HB Wealth Management since 2024 and previously spent over a decade at SunTrust in various advisory and banking roles. Cass serves as a board member of the Morton Plant Mease Healthcare Foundation, participating in community health initiatives and organizational oversight. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser offering wealth management, financial planning, and investment management services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm employs a comprehensive investment process that includes both public and private strategies and provides discretionary portfolio management aligned with clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Karolina Hawley is a financial advisor at J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. since 2025, following her tenure at JW Cole Financial beginning in 2016. J.W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent investment adviser representatives, providing fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and digital advice to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions. The firm offers both transaction-based and managed program options and utilizes a variety of investment strategies and platforms.

Jonathan Gade is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners in Tampa, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at IFP Securities, LLC since 2019 and was previously with LPL Financial from 2015 to 2019. Outside of advising, he is involved in behavioral health support as a technician at White Sands Treatment Center and participates in construction project referrals for Beavers Construction. 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 with a decentralized advisory model and a focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting.

Javier Ortiz is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Tampa, FL, with 9 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at INVEST Financial Corp for 2 years before joining Voya in 2018. Outside of his advisory work, he bartends at private parties and weddings. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale firm serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of advisers, utilizing both affiliated and unaffiliated investment products with a focus on non-discretionary, client-approved investment management.

Caroline Kirsch is a financial advisor at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. in Tampa, FL, holding a Series 66 designation with nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining Sequoia Financial Group in 2025, she worked at Fidelity Investments for eight years. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and related consulting services to individuals, family offices, corporations, charitable organizations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of model portfolios and custom solutions overseen by an Investment Policy Committee, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, private and alternative investments, and third-party managers to meet client objectives.

Steven Parisi is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Westshore Financial and has experience at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life since 2024. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Power of Attorney for a family member. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of advisory solutions, including discretionary management, model-based strategies, and access to proprietary and third-party programs.

Timothy Best is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at HB Wealth. He previously worked at SunTrust Bank and its affiliated investment services and advisory firms from 2015 to 2024. HB Wealth Management provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm uses a combined quantitative and qualitative investment process across public and private strategies, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis.

Larrie Hoover Jr. is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services and UBS Financial Services. He is also the owner of Hoover Private Wealth Group. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse clientele including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory, planning, and portfolio management services.

Alonzo Barnes is a Series 63-licensed financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Tampa, FL, and has 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Principal Securities Inc. since 2016 and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member of an LLC that purchases and rehabilitates homes. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Angelo Gurrieri is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica since 2012 and has held leadership roles in firms such as Blue Ocean Financial Partners and Unite Financial Group. Additionally, Gurrieri serves as a financial education instructor at the Heartland Institute of Financial Education. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to implement its advisory approach and operates an integrated retirement plan ecosystem involving affiliated entities and proprietary investment products.

Randall Childress is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Transamerica since 2012. His prior experience includes roles at Rsc Consulting, LLC and WFG. He is involved in the sales of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Anthony Cisek is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. since 2009. He is also the owner and artist of Cisek Art, which involves art creation and marketing. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser with a national network of over 400 independent representatives, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and various managed account solutions to individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans.

John Murdock is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley, Florida Funding LLC, and TD Bank. Outside of finance, he paints and sells artwork under the name John Murdock Art. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program that integrates discretionary and non-discretionary investment approaches supported by inter-affiliate resources.

Aiad Abdelshaheed is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He has been with SunTrust Advisory Services and related SunTrust entities since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is co-owner of AVJE LLC, a business involved in managing rental property. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors, participants, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Blerina Hysi is a financial advisor at Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at The Colony Group, LLC and Buckingham Strategic Partners, LLC. Focus Advisor Solutions provides turnkey asset management and back-office services primarily to independent registered investment advisors and their clients. The firm offers diversified mutual fund and ETF model portfolios, discretionary fixed-income management, and 3(38) retirement plan fiduciary services, combining enterprise scale with a high client and asset load per advisor.

Andreia Nimara is a CFP® and Series 66-registered financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. She is currently with Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services, having previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and Wells Fargo Clearing. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, corporate entities, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, and fiduciary support, implementing advice through a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting while leveraging third-party platform and manager arrangements.

Kenneth Carmickle is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Tampa, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at MassMutual and First Command Advisory Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in selling insurance products outside of Guardian. Guardian Life’s Park Avenue Wealth Management provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, along with access to proprietary and third-party platforms.

Kimberly Payne is a financial advisor at J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Preservation 1st Financial Group LLC, J.W. Cole Financial, Inc., Aflac, and Doordash. Outside of advising, she works as a life insurance agent with Preservation 1st Financial Group. J. W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent advisers and offers fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and access to multiple third-party managers and digital advisory platforms for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts.

Byron Crosby is a financial advisor at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Calton & Associates, Inc. He is also president of West Coast Accounting & Financial Services, Inc., a tax and accounting firm. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a national network of over 400 independent adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, access to third-party managers, and multiple managed account solutions.

Aaron Ellison is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. He has four years of industry experience and previously worked at The Oxford Club and Heritage Financial Consultants. He is based in Tampa, FL. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm bases its recommendations on proprietary asset allocation models and internal research, offering tailored guidance on mutual funds, ETFs, separately managed accounts, and alternative investments.