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.

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® with 20 years of industry experience and has been with Oppenheimer since 2006. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Boca Raton, Florida. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of advisory and brokerage services with investment solutions tailored through strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and various investment vehicles.

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 at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license and has been with Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a notary and has consulting experience with a home-based body shop business. Private Advisor Group, LLC manages over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset management programs, utilizing various investment strategies and a broad range of industry affiliations.

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.

William Carey is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with 43 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Prime Capital Investment Advisors, 20/20 Capital Management, Inc., 2020 Financial Advisors, and Ameritas Investment Corp. Carey is also licensed as an independent insurance agent to sell fixed insurance products. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services such as asset management, financial planning, qualified retirement plan sponsor and trustee services, and family office offerings, employing a mix of investment strategies and tax-efficient rebalancing tools.