Barry Whitaker is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with SunTrust Advisory Services and SunTrust Investment Services since 2015. Whitaker is based in Ormond Beach, Florida. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by AI-enabled research and inter-affiliate integration.

Bradley Hardin is a financial advisor with Brookstone Capital Management LLC in Ormond Beach, FL, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Brookstone in 2025, he worked with AmeriLife of Brevard County and AmeriLife of Lake County. Outside of his advisory role, Hardin is actively involved as an independent sales agent specializing in health, life, and annuity insurance contracts. Brookstone Capital Management provides fee-based asset management and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and trusts. The firm employs a range of strategic asset-allocation models and utilizes both proprietary and external sub-advisors to implement investment strategies.

Andrew Coates is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at FFVA Mutual for two years and spent nine years at Brown and Brown Insurance. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships, supported by third-party platform arrangements and AI-enabled research tools, to deliver its investment solutions.

John Rodgers is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked with Churchill Management Group since 2012 and joined Focus Partners Wealth in 2025. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach emphasizing tax- and fee-sensitivity through an enhanced open architecture that integrates active and passive strategies, separate account managers, private funds, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Willie Mccaulley is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2020, having worked at Fifth Third Bank since 2014. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple program types and third-party portfolio managers via its Passageway Managed Account Program, providing clients with options ranging from mutual fund and ETF models to separately managed accounts and direct indexing strategies.

Gwendolyn Slater is a financial advisor with OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 27 years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including Arbor Point Advisors and Securities America Advisors. She is the officer and sole shareholder of Slater Financial Services, Inc., a company currently holding a note receivable after selling its accounting and tax practice. OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a broad client base, including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides various advisory services through multiple program models, utilizing both proprietary and third-party platforms, with custody primarily through Schwab and Fidelity.

Melodee Pitts is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at Truist Advisory Services since 2016 and has been with Truist Investment Services since 2006. 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 manager selection programs, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Scott Weidman is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. since 2009. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent and a partner in 2SG LLC, a company involved in product patenting for marketing and sales. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser that supports individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a national network of over 400 independent representatives. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment approaches.

Mark Rosier is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 34 years of experience in the industry. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, VyStar Credit Union, Regions Bank, Cetera Investment Services, and Source Capital Group. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base that includes individual and institutional investors such as retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers services including financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, and plan-sponsor consulting, delivering advice primarily through non-discretionary, recommendation-based arrangements.

Denis Cronin is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Schwab Wealth Advisory. His prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services, Fleishel Financial Associates, Bank of America, and Merrill. He holds the Series 66 designation and works from Ormond Beach, FL. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering services such as annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations using Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem and does not directly charge clients fees, distinguishing its approach from many enterprise wealth managers.

Sarah Smith is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Daytona Beach, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with nine years of industry experience. She has been with Eagle Strategies since 2020 and affiliated with NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2016. Smith also works as an insurance broker for non-registered insurance products with outside carriers. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, managing a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Chad Anderson is an advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and one year of industry experience. He has worked at Fifth Third Securities since 2024 and previously operated his own advisory practice from 2019 to 2023. Outside of his financial advisory career, he creates content for the YouTube channel Success For Breakfast. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through both investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers a variety of investment programs via the Passageway Managed Account Platform, combining third-party portfolio management with advisor-directed strategies and tax-efficient techniques.

Barbara Selig is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. She has been with TIAA-CREF and TIAA since 2014. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm serves clients often connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans and offers both model-based and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard.

Kristen Mock is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked within various Truist entities, including Truist Investment Services and Truist Bank. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party manager arrangements and AI-enabled research tools.

James Myers is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing five years of industry experience. He has worked with Bankers Life entities since 2019 and spent three years with Volusia County Schools. Outside of advisory work, Myers serves as Vice-President of the Silver Sands Civic Association, a volunteer organization focused on community matters, and works independently as a licensed realtor in Florida. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create customized portfolios across various asset classes and is affiliated with CNO Financial Group and related insurance and mortgage businesses.

Kevin McCarthy is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been involved with Safe Harbor Financial Advisers since 2010 and McCarthy Insurance and Financial Services, Inc. since 2002. In addition to advisory work, he provides seasonal tax return preparation services. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser offering fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other registered investment advisers, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions.

Jane Eddy is a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC with 39 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation and has previously worked at firms including THE O.N. Equity Sales Company and Ohio National Financial Services. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in insurance sales and serves as a short-term treasurer for a homeowners association legal committee fundraiser. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a network of advisers, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both advisory and broker-dealer services, providing custody, execution, and brokerage capabilities alongside investment advice.

Michael Libardi Jr. is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc., holding CFP® and Series 63 credentials and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC before joining Benjamin F. Edwards in 2019. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company provides investment advice and related services to individual, retirement, trust, estate, and corporate clients, offering both model-based and customized investment strategies. The firm combines discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee programs, financial planning, and consulting services with in-house trading and brokerage capabilities.

Amanda Blocksom is a CFP® and ChFC® with 18 years of industry experience. She currently serves as an investment advisor representative at NewEdge Advisors and has previously worked at Sagepoint Financial, Inc., ECG, and M Holdings Securities, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in Industry 386 Salon LLC, a business she has been part of since 2013. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning and consulting.

James Dargusch is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and having 34 years of industry experience. He founded Planned Giving Consultants, LLC, which focuses on planned gift fundraising strategies. He is also involved with several nonprofit boards, including the March of Dimes Philadelphia Market Board and the Jefferson Health Care Foundation. Park Avenue Securities LLC, doing business as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and a range of investment advisory programs. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships and employs a combination of proprietary and third-party model portfolios.