Jose Robles is a financial advisor with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Navy Federal Financial Group and Regions Bank. Navy Federal Investment Services serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union as well as individual, trust, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services primarily through managed advisory programs that utilize third-party portfolio managers. The firm combines advisory and commission-based services through its affiliation with a banking and credit-union group.

Mitchell Whitenack is a financial advisor with Exodus Wealth, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 17 years of industry experience, including roles at Fortune Financial Services and Prosperity Wealth Management, Inc. Exodus Wealth serves individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pension plans, offering asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a diversified investment approach with discretionary portfolio management and periodic rebalancing, managing several hundred million dollars in assets.

Patrick Bryant is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently advising at Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC. He has worked with Navy Federal and its affiliated entities since 2015 and has prior experience at firms including Morgan Keegan & Company and LPL Financial. Bryant serves as a Trustee for the Rehabilitation Foundation of Northwest Florida, where he participates in funding decisions for disability-related support. Navy Federal Investment Services provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan fiduciary services to members of Navy Federal Credit Union, as well as individual, trust, and institutional clients. The firm primarily offers advice through managed advisory programs utilizing third-party portfolio managers and also supports automated investment solutions.

Christopher Albonetti is a financial advisor with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Guaranty Private Wealth, Redhawk Wealth Advisors, Fidelity Investments, and TD Ameritrade. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member for St. Benedict at Auburndale, a private high school, where he advises on general school operations. Navy Federal Investment Services serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union as well as individual, trust, and institutional clients, offering managed advisory programs that utilize third-party portfolio managers, financial planning, and various investment solutions delivered through both advisory and commission-based channels.

Stephen Schlichter is a financial advisor with Independence Square Holdings, LLC in Pensacola, FL, holding a Series 63 designation and 41 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Private Advisor Group, LPL Financial, FSC Securities Corporation, and Main Line Financial Advisors. Independence Square Holdings serves individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients through financial planning, portfolio management, pension consulting, and ERISA advisory services. The firm operates as a multi-team adviser offering discretionary and non-discretionary management, model portfolios, and access to third-party managers and advisory programs, utilizing a blend of customized and algorithm-driven investment solutions across a broad range of asset classes.

Luke Zumbusch is a financial advisor with Inspire Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 license and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Inspire Advisors in 2023, he served 12 years in the United States Marine Corps. He is currently a Naval Aviator and flight instructor in the United States Navy Reserves and also works as a contract instruction pilot for Flight Safety International. Inspire Advisors, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.03 billion for about 3,800 clients, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm integrates Biblically Responsible Investing using proprietary scoring and screening tools and employs a mix of quantitative and fundamental strategies, often implementing portfolios through model allocations and proprietary ETFs.

Khoi Nguyen is a financial advisor at Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license. Prior to joining Navy Federal in 2011, he worked at Edward Jones for two years. Navy Federal Investment Services serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union as well as individual, trust, and institutional clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and automated investment options through managed advisory programs and third-party portfolio managers.

Brittany Brower is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services. She has six years of industry experience, including roles at Truist Advisory Services and SunTrust Bank. Outside of finance, she is the managing member of a plumbing and gas services business in Milton, Florida. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation analysis, fiduciary support, and manager-selection programs, using a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Mary Mulcahy is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Gulf Breeze, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and 15 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Navy Federal Brokerage Services, Navy Federal Financial Group, TD Ameritrade, and Scottrade. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, delivering services through an integrated platform tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative systems. The firm’s approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and client savings rates rather than short-term return forecasts.

Bessann Watson is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. She has spent her career primarily with these firms, beginning in 2005. Outside of her advisory role, Watson is involved in several business activities including consulting through Abbey Road Financial, LLC, serving as an executor for an estate, and researching captive insurance arrangements for clients. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services, with advisory options that include discretionary and non-discretionary management using both in-house and third-party model portfolios.

Kent Lipham is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 30 years of industry experience. Lipham has been with Benjamin F. Edwards since 2014. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company 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 services, employing both strategic and tactical investment approaches.

Matthew Reed is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Pensacola, FL. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining First Command, he served six years in the United States Navy. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs using model portfolios managed by an internal Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Richard Mccool is a CFP® and ChFC® with 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company, where he has worked since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director for Locklin Lake and is a member of the Historic Preservation Board in Milton, Florida. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage and advisory services alongside financial and business consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports various account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Derek Ryder is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Pensacola, FL. He holds the Series 66 designation and has four years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Truist Bank from 2014 to 2022. 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, using a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches with oversight from an Equity Research team and an Investment Advisory Group.

Richard Casey is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Gulf Breeze, Florida, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 35 years of industry experience. His prior roles include eight years at J.P. Morgan Securities and a brief retirement before joining Fifth Third Securities and Fifth Third Bank in 2021. Outside of his advisory duties, he serves as president of Excellence Labs LLC, a consultative speaking business unrelated to securities. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and trusts through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple investment programs on its Passageway Managed Account platform, enabling tailored portfolio management solutions via third-party managers and advisor-directed strategies.

Philip Kingrey is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and also owns PS Kingrey & Co, LLC, which he uses for tax-related business activities. From 2020 to 2024, he was affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Miamisburg Ward). Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, high net worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm delivers services through a large network of advisors using model portfolios and third-party managers, with approximately $1.7 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Miranda King is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Pensacola, FL, and has two years of industry experience. She has been associated with Eagle Strategies since 2025 and NYLIFE Securities LLC since 2024. King is also involved with Manna Food Bank, Inc., a nonprofit providing food assistance in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice across multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Jeffrey Hendrix is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at OneAmerica Securities and American United Life. Hendrix serves as a board member for the Sunny Days Foundation, Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer, and Jayla's Voice, and is a partner at Wealth DX, a medical education business. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a broad client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm utilizes discretionary model portfolios and supports third-party RIAs through sub-advisory and model-licensing arrangements.

Brandon Devries is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with four years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He has been with Truist Advisory Services since 2022 and previously worked with Truist Investment Services. Prior to his financial advisory roles, he spent over a decade at East Hill Christian School. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships with non-discretionary consulting and utilizes third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support its investment processes.

Leon Hirsh is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc., holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 45 years of industry experience. He has been with Benjamin F. Edwards since 2014. Outside of his advisory work, Hirsh serves as President of the Kentucky Military Institute Alumni Association and as Alumni Director for the Eta Pi Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha at The University of West Florida. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company 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 and investment management consulting supported by a large team of advisors and utilizes both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies monitored by an Investment Strategy Committee.