Frederick Tan is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC and has previously worked at Goldman Sachs, RBC Wealth Management, and BNY Mellon Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he manages Heart Themes, LLC, a retail organization, and owns Meditations and Mindfulness, a health and wellness business. Cerity Partners LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm provides a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, retirement plan services, and access to alternative and private-market investments, with an emphasis on diversified asset allocation and customized portfolios.

Gary Kreps is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. based in Fort Lauderdale, FL, with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Marathon Capital Management, Pruco Securities, Merrill, and Bank of America. In addition to his advisory role, Kreps is an independent insurance agent who educates clients on the role of insurance within financial planning. TLG Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutional investors. The firm offers investment supervisory services and financial planning, emphasizing manager selection and diversified portfolio construction using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Eulette Edwards is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Sunrise, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. She has worked with New York Life Insurance Company and its affiliated entities since 2014 and operates her own firm, Eulette Edwards & Associates, Financial and Insurance Services, LLC, brokering insurance products. Additionally, she serves as an independent contractor facilitating mindset training through The Pacific Institute. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers various advisory programs and emphasizes tailored recommendations, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Leigh Nickel is a financial advisor with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and possessing 41 years of industry experience. He has worked with LPL Financial, Independent Financial Partners, and Independent Advisor Alliance throughout his career. Outside of advisory services, he is an agent for non-variable life, disability, and long-term care insurance through his corporation and associated entities. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting using a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary management, model portfolios, sub-advisors, and analytical approaches, supported by various technology platforms.

Diego Morcillo is a financial advisor at Osaic Advisory Services, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has previously worked at GS PFM and United Capital, including United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing multiple program models and a combination of proprietary and third-party investment platforms.

Steven Weinkle is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) who holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at Eagle Strategies since 2024 and concurrently operates W Financial LLC, where he brokers non-New York Life, non-registered insurance products. He has been associated with New York Life Insurance Co. and its affiliated firms since 1991. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals and institutions, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm offers tailored solutions via multiple program types, with the majority of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Jason Palmadesso is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Fort Lauderdale, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has served in various consulting and insurance brokerage roles under several DBAs, including Mahoney Financial Organization, LLC, The Bridge Group, Inc., and M&A Executive Benefit Insurance Solutions, LLC. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base of individuals and institutions, 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 manages most assets on a non-discretionary basis while offering a range of advisory programs tied to insurance and annuity products.

Clare Morris is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations. Her prior experience includes roles at National Life Group, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and MetLife Securities. Morris is also a fixed insurance agent with Florida Financial & Insurance Agency. 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 frequently utilizes third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading.

Kimberly Etchings Dolce is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Fort Lauderdale, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Principal Securities Inc and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she owns Etchings Consulting, a business coaching and consulting firm serving business owners. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel abroad. 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.

Sean Erickson is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at The Colony Group, LLC since 2019 and previously spent 12 years at Steinberg Global Asset Management. He is based in Boca Raton, FL. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, corporate and institutional clients, offering a range of wealth management, financial counseling, and fiduciary services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines fundamental and quantitative analysis and integrates multiple asset strategies across managed and held-away accounts.

James Haines is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has nine years of industry experience, including prior roles at Ameriprise, Comerica Securities, and Wells Fargo. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting alongside third-party platform and manager arrangements.

Vincent Aimetti is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and maintains Series 63 and 65 licenses. His prior work includes roles at Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, and National Legacy Group. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms with a focus on long-term strategies and utilizes both discretionary and non-discretionary management, serving a broad client base through its dual registration as a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser.

Melissa Ramsaran is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and three years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley, Fidelity Investments, and Mutual of America. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing, delivering services integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Jorge Gonzalez is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with AE Wealth Management, LLC. He has been involved with Synergy Elite Wealth Management LLC and Synergy Financial Strategies, Inc. for over eight and fifteen years respectively, and maintains an ownership role in JCP Ventures, LLC, which engages in real estate investments. AE Wealth Management, LLC provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm utilizes a platform-focused approach with discretionary model portfolios and supports third-party RIAs through sub-advisory and model-licensing arrangements.

John Griffin is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Fort Lauderdale, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked with SunTrust Advisory Services since 2016 and with Suntrust Investment Services, Inc. since 1997. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in several entrepreneurial ventures, including a music production LLC supporting an emerging artist and partnerships in advertising and construction-related businesses. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing both discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting. The firm integrates extensive inter-affiliate arrangements and employs AI-enabled tools to support manager selection and ongoing portfolio oversight.

Roxann Murphy is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 10 years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 credential. She has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2016 and has prior experience at AGIA. Outside of her advisory role, she works as a per diem occupational therapist, providing therapy and education to patients and school-age children. Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. primarily serves 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 and overlay services, managing approximately $29.2 billion and serving nearly 300,000 clients.

Christopher Szem is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has worked with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in health insurance plan design and consulting through his ownership and partnership in related companies. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary oversight, plan-level investment advice, and employee education. The firm serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, with approximately $79.8 billion in assets under management.

Brian Palkowitsh is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Hollywood, FL, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Guardian Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, Ameriprise Financial Services, and Nancy Paul Company. He is actively involved with Rotary International and serves as Treasurer and Board Member of the Rotary Club of Ft Lauderdale/Cypress Creek. His current firm, Park Avenue Securities LLC, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, corporate clients, and retirement plans through both brokerage and advisory channels, offering a range of proprietary programs and third-party solutions with discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Shirley Lopez is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Fort Lauderdale, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and WELLS FARGO Advisors, LLC before joining Truist in 2016. 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 implemented through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

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.