Alina Akchurina is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. 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 implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs, combining large institutional scale with specialized market roles and arrangements.

Adam Kristol is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Equitable Advisors and Axa Advisors. Prior to his advisory career, he was involved in real estate consulting. Outside of his advisory role, Kristol is active in managing family real estate investments through various business entities. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, leveraging an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and offers both point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Shiloh Markus is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Cerity Partners, he worked at Fourthought Private Wealth and Sarasota County Government. Markus also has a background in education, having spent six years in full-time education and four years affiliated with Florida Gulf Coast University. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management services to a diverse national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to alternative investment opportunities, utilizing tailored asset allocation and proprietary quantitative screening.

Barbara Blacklock is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with 45 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at &PARTNERS since 2024, following eight years at Wells Fargo Clearing and seven years at Wells Fargo Advisors. She serves on the External Advisory Board for Southern Illinois University’s College of Business, advising on strategic planning and curriculum development. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, universities, trusts, private businesses, and corporations. The firm offers investment management, financial and tax planning, and ERISA 3(21) consulting through a combination of proprietary and third-party strategies, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Anthony D'ascoli is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of A.R.D. Enterprises, a real estate holding company. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and various investment strategies to construct client solutions, with a distinctive mix of discretionary and non-discretionary management programs.

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.

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.

Abbey Ledoux is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 17 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at B. Riley Wealth Advisors and National Asset Management. Ledoux also serves as an operations manager at Wealth Empowerment Financial Strategies. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers comprehensive services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving clients ranging from private funds to sovereign wealth funds.

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.

John Ruggiero is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in a family-owned LLC that invests in and manages rental properties. 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 client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, delivering investment advice through both in-house and third-party managers across multiple wrap programs and unified managed accounts.

Debra Targett is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. since 2014. She holds a Series 63 license and operates out of Boynton Beach, FL. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved as an independent sales consultant for Pampered Chef. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of fee-based wrap programs, financial planning, and investment management consulting, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies monitored by an Investment Strategy Committee.

Victor Rojas Diaz is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has prior experience at firms including Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, 1st Financial Inc, Morgan Stanley/Prideone, American Express, Bank of America, and TD Bank. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains significant institutional capabilities including in-house research and roles as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

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.

Kelly Warner is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 39 years of industry experience. He has held positions at NewEdge Advisors and NewEdge Securities since 2022 and previously worked at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc for 15 years. Warner holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. 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 broad range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to sponsored advisory programs, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support advisor and client needs.

Paul Mcfeeley is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Oppenheimer for 14 years before joining Hightower in 2023. Mcfeeley is based in Boca Raton, Florida. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through a network of advisor practices. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers with a focus on proprietary research and diversified investment strategies.

Elaine Israel is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 31 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Oppenheimer since 2014. The firm serves a broad client base, including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services. Oppenheimer’s investment approach includes strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and the use of various investment vehicles, with a notable role as a qualified custodian and a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary management programs.

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.

Joseph Chalom is a financial advisor with Planmember Securities Corporation in Coral Springs, FL, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and over 40 years of industry experience. He has served as president of Retirement Council, Inc. since 1991 and holds leadership roles in several nonprofit organizations, including NAIFA-Broward and the NAIFA Florida Education Foundation. Chalom also trains volunteers as Team Commander for the Coral Springs Community Emergency Response Team and teaches financial education workshops. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, focusing on strategic asset allocation through risk-based mutual fund portfolios. The firm supports plan sponsors and participants with education, personalized planning, and separation counseling while operating as both a broker-dealer and investment adviser.