Eric Williams is a financial advisor at Raymond James & Associates with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations. His prior experience includes roles at Truist Advisory Services and BB&T Securities. Outside of advising, he owns several limited liability companies unrelated to investment management. Raymond James & Associates is a large dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, and municipal entities, offering a range of financial planning, investment consulting, and municipal advisory services.

Bradley Ohmes is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 16 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services and Metlife Securities Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in tax preparation and accounting services through The Incompass Group. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations nationwide. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory programs, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by research and model portfolios.

James Springer is a financial advisor at Stifel with 31 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in several community and alumni activities, including serving as president of the Sigma Chi Area Alumni Group and director of the Gamma Theta Foundation, which supports scholarships for the Sigma Chi fraternity. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional investors, and charitable organizations, offering both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach incorporates proprietary capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling to guide asset allocation and financial planning.

Connor Knapp is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at City National Bank and Service For Profit Group. Outside of finance, he has worked in the hospitality sector at Evies Tavern and has teaching experience at both the university and secondary school levels. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs with tailored portfolio strategies implemented through in-house and third-party managers, supported by integrated capital-markets and lending capabilities.

Joseph Grimm is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He specializes in compensation and benefit plan consulting and services, with a focus on 401(k) retirement plans, defined benefit pensions, non-qualified deferred compensation (NQDC), and equity plans. Mr. Grimm holds several professional designations, including CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Equity Plan Consultant (EPC), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC). He earned his bachelor's degree from Trinity College.

Glenn Scharf is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 38 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2025 and previously held positions at Next Financial Group Inc and Cumberland Brokerage Corporation. He is also the CEO and sole member of Scharf Group, LLC, and serves as a Chapter Success and Launch Coach for Business Network International. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves a wide range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, banks, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers various advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, brokerage services, and employs both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by extensive research and technology solutions.

Daniel Freed is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Wells Fargo Clearing, where he has worked since 2018. His prior experience includes roles at Southwestern Investment Group and Raymond James Financial Services. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers brokerage and advisory solutions supported by research from the Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party data.

Nicole Macek is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with a Series 66 designation. She has one year of experience in the financial industry, having joined Edward Jones in 2026 after a 28-year career at Walgreens Co. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of investment strategies and advisory services through a large national network of advisors and branch offices, managing approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management.

Mounira Ben Aissa is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. She previously worked with The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities LLC. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients through both advisory and brokerage channels, offering financial planning, consulting, and access to model portfolios and third-party asset management programs.

Michelle Fleter is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Sarasota, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. She has been with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a wide array of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, including tailored financial planning and estate planning strategies. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers services that combine structured planning tools with broad investment and financial product offerings.

Robert Caesar is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Lakewood Ranch, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked with Equitable Advisors since 2007 and was previously affiliated with Axa Advisors, LLC. Caesar is also the controlling shareholder and president of RPC Capital Corp. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by offering financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and a range of third-party asset managers. The firm employs a hybrid referral and implementation model, combining advisory and brokerage channels to tailor services based on clients’ goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon.

Shannon King is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having seven years of industry experience. King has been with Wells Fargo Clearing Services since 2018 and has also worked at Wells Fargo Bank since 2013. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both non-discretionary and discretionary services. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options among its investment offerings.

William Mc Ginty is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co., where he has worked since 2020. He has six years of industry experience and operates from Siesta Key, Florida. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and manages McGinty Marine International, a yacht delivery service that he runs on weekends. He is part of the DDK Group within Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate clients, pensions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing manager-traded and model-traded strategies, tax management, and internal research tools, with approximately $394 billion in assets under management as of December 2025.

Martin Vera is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Bank of America, Merrill, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and At&t. Outside of finance, he is the president of Prynt it Corp, an online retailer specializing in handmade and personalized gifts. J.P. Morgan Securities provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, using a process that combines quantitative asset-allocation modeling with centralized due diligence and an ESG eligibility framework.

Janet Hroncich is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Sarasota, FL. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 27 years of industry experience. Since 2012, she has worked with Morgan Stanley, including a role at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and financial planning services utilizing structured discovery conversations and firm-approved tools.

Nathan Johnson is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Charles Schwab since 1999 and also has a role at Charles Schwab Bank, SSB since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, he manages a real estate property business in Sarasota. Charles Schwab serves primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services, combining non-discretionary advisory relationships with access to discretionary separately managed accounts and alternative investment options.

Joshua Garfin is Vice President Private Wealth Management Advisor at Fidelity Investments. He has been with Fidelity since 2012, progressing through roles including Investment Representative, Financial Consultant, and Vice President, Wealth Planner before assuming his current position in 2024. Prior to Fidelity, he worked as an Investment Counselor at T. Rowe Price from 2007 to 2012 and as a Financial Planner at Peak Capital Management from 2006 to 2007. Throughout his career, Joshua has focused on wealth management and financial planning, building deep relationships with clients by involving their entire families and addressing their specific goals and concerns. He emphasizes providing world-class service and planning to support his clients' financial objectives. Outside of his professional work, Joshua enjoys cooking and baking, family activities, fitness, hiking, tennis, and volunteering.

Terri Nelson is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Merrill, she worked in law enforcement with the Sarasota County and Jefferson County Sheriff's Offices and held roles at LifeLock/Symantec Corporation and Ann Taylor Factory Store. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary strategies constructed by internal and third-party managers for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors.

Julia Miller is a financial advisor with OSAIC based in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. She previously worked with Securities America Advisors, Inc. for eleven years before joining OSAIC. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as Vice President of a local networking group and is the president of her homeowner's association. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, institutional clients, and charitable organizations. The firm offers integrated brokerage and advisory services, utilizing firm-provided asset-allocation tools and third-party money managers to construct and manage customized portfolios.

Henry Eller is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Truist Advisory Services, Truist Investment Services, Bb&T Securities, and Bb&T Investments. He is based in Sarasota, FL. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering investment policy development, performance reporting, participant education, and discretionary investment management. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and incorporates a broad range of financial products, including insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options.