Michael Halsema Sr. is a CFP® with 31 years of industry experience, currently serving at AE Wealth Management, LLC. His prior experience includes over two decades at Raymond James Financial Services and roles at MCNT Wealth Management and Aline Accounting Partners. He is also the owner of Bolerjack Halsema Bowling and White PA, where he provides tax preparation and sells insurance and annuities, and serves as chairman of the finance committee at the Church of Epiphany. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a platform-centered approach combining model portfolios, discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services.

Laura Petrucci is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding four years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at L'mpet Incorporated, Eva's Garden, and HR Block. She has maintained her own practice under her name since 2005. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and operational support, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside managed model portfolios and various program structures.

Jeff Allebach is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Ameritas Investment Corp and Capital Choice Investment Advisers. Outside of advising, Allebach serves as president of the Orange City Blue Spring Manatee Festival and officiates high school football games. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers. The firm offers a range of managed-account programs and model portfolios, including both traditional asset-allocation and legacy market-timing strategies.

Nicholas Mitchell is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in New Smyrna Beach, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2016 and has roles in several other business ventures, including Net Law Group Inc. and Maine Business Retreat LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering a range of advisory and broker-dealer services with both fee-based and commission-based programs.

Hong Dai is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and is also involved in other business activities including Longwin Group Inc., Longwin Realty LLC, and Longwin Management Inc. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, utilizing a large advisor network and multiple program platforms. The firm’s advisory approach relies primarily on model portfolios and third-party managers, serving individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses.

Sean Parkes is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors holding a Series 66 designation and has two years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of advising, he has been involved with licensed real estate groups in Florida. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing a range of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and platforms.

Bradley Skipper is a CFA® charterholder and Series 66 licensee with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with RBC Rochdale, LLC and has previously worked at CNR Securities, LLC, Fidelity Investments, and City National Rochdale. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, investment companies, corporations, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm employs an active, multi-strategy investment process combining quantitative and fundamental analysis, managing portfolios across various asset classes through proprietary tools and third-party sub-advisors.

Roger Augustyn is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 39 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Carson Wealth, Osaic Advisory Services, Arbor Point Advisors, Securities America, WealthPLAN Partners, and Financial Solutions, Inc. He is based in New Smyrna, Florida. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of partner offices and over 600 advisors. The firm manages discretionary accounts using model portfolios guided by an in-house Investment Committee and combines fundamental and technical analysis with third-party sub-advisors and customization tools to serve its diverse client base.

Duane Holt is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Lake Mary, FL. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has recent experience at firms including KForce Inc., Wfgia, and ACN Inc. Prior to entering the financial services industry, he worked at Travel and Leisure Co. and Therigy, LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment models, with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

James Petrusky is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Truist and SunTrust investment firms since 2007. He occasionally assists with a tee shirt and coffee mug design business operated by his wife. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by AI-enabled research tools.

Lee Rodriguez Mercado is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at T. Rowe Price since 2016, with a brief period at Robinhood Financial, LLC from 2021 to 2022. Outside of finance, he owns and manages a video game and merchandise business called GLXY GAMING. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers the Retirement Advisory Service focused on retirement goals for individual investors and households. The service combines nondiscretionary financial planning and discretionary investment management using proprietary T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, supported by online tools and financial advisor access.

Elayna Barrison is a financial advisor at RBC Rochdale, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at City National Rochdale since 2019, following five years at Koss Olinger & Co., LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she is an independent author specializing in fantasy fiction. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, and institutional investors, employing a multi-strategy investment process that integrates quantitative modeling and fundamental analysis. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and is known for sponsoring City National Rochdale mutual and interval funds.

Sunita George is a financial advisor with RBC Rochdale, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and a Series 65 license, with 14 years of industry experience. She previously worked at G A Repple & Company from 2013 to 2017 and has been with CNR Securities, LLC since 2017. Outside of finance, she works as a greeter and front desk staff at a fitness center. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a multi-strategy investment process that combines quantitative screening, fundamental analysis, and proprietary tools to tailor portfolios across various asset classes.

Creig Jardine is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Deland, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2010. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a digital discretionary model account currently available as an invitation-only pilot for employees. The firm utilizes approved model strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists and implements investments via mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Lawrence Rutledge is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. His career includes over a decade at Guardian Life combined with several years at Park Avenue Securities. Rutledge also operates Rutledge Advisory Group, Inc., a marketing name, and engages in outside insurance sales with approved companies. Park Avenue® Wealth Management, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs. The firm offers a range of tailored advisory solutions, including discretionary and non-discretionary management using in-house and third-party strategies.

Matthew Keister is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds the Series 66 designation. He has approximately one year of industry experience, including prior roles at Park Avenue Securities and Westshore Financial Group. Before entering the financial industry, he worked in education and retail. Keister also engages in the sale of insurance products outside of those offered through Guardian. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a range of advisory programs using both proprietary and third-party strategies.

Scott Martin is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience and affiliated with Independent Financial Partners since 2012. He previously worked at LPL Financial and is involved with DivorceDirection, LLC, where he has participated since 2009. Martin serves as a board member for a professional condominium association and is a Certified Exit Planner specializing in business exit readiness analysis. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. Its decentralized model allows advisors to set individual investment strategies while offering clients access to centralized asset management, third-party managers, and formal retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.

Myles Thurston III is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 36 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors and Park Avenue Securities, with prior experience at Guardian Life Insurance. Thurston has involvement with Insurance-Innovative Underwriters as a side business. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and retirement and business consulting, implementing investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios with a range of account and lending solutions.

Alfred Baker is a CFP® with 44 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cetera. His prior experience includes roles at Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc and Security Financial Management. He also operates (dba) Solutions Group Wealth, providing advisory services alongside his work at Cetera. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is a large SEC-registered firm serving individual and institutional clients with a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement services, offering access to multiple investment managers and program options.

Neetu Behl is a financial advisor with Merrill in Deland, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. She has worked at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill since 2015. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.