Kirk List is a financial advisor with Stifel in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2009. Stifel serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is based on proprietary capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

Leslie Maskewitz is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Enterprise in 2024, Leslie worked at Prudential Insurance Co. of America and Pruco Securities, LLC. She is also involved in a finance and insurance business, MDM Wealth Advisors. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients through advisory and brokerage channels. The firm offers financial planning, model wealth portfolios, third-party asset management, and a range of brokerage and insurance products.

Melanie Barber is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 20 years of industry experience. She has been with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2009. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and operates a retail/online store on Amazon. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is a large SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning services. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and uses structured planning tools and modeling techniques as part of its financial planning process.

Michael Bowers is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Sarasota, FL. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 14 years of industry experience. Since 2011, he has worked with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the finance committee of the Artist Series Concert of Sarasota, a local arts organization. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a broad range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and methodologies. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and delivers planning services both directly and through corporate financial planning agreements.

John Texada is a financial advisor at LPL Financial in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at First Horizon Advisors, infinex Investments, Inc., and iBeria Financial Services. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of representatives. The firm offers a broad range of financial planning, advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services with discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Thomas Mcdonald is a CFP® with 38 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wells Fargo Advisors in Sarasota, FL since 2012. He has ownership in McDonald GP, LLC and is involved in insurance consulting through Capstan Insurance Consulting LLC. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a broker-dealer and registered investment adviser that provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of planning services including retirement, education, risk, and wealth-transfer planning, utilizing proprietary research and tools to deliver tailored recommendations.

Gregg Martinsen is a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services LLC in Sarasota, FL, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 40 years of industry experience, including 21 years at Axa Advisors, LLC before joining Ameriprise in 2020. Ameriprise offers retirement-income planning services primarily for clients with significant investable assets, using a centralized consulting team to deliver tailored, non-discretionary recommendations focused on income sources, Social Security options, and tax-efficient withdrawal strategies. The firm provides a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through affiliated entities.

Brandi Davan is a financial advisor with Merrill in Venice, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and with nine years of industry experience. She has been with Merrill since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she operates a family household employer entity to manage payroll for her in-home daycare provider. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations with model-based and discretionary investment strategies.

Gary Brochin is a financial advisor at Stifel with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2016. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach involves proprietary methodologies developed by its Investment Strategy Group, utilizing forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling for asset allocation and planning analyses.

Christopher Kuchmek is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Merrill, based in Lakewood Ranch, FL, with 10 years of industry experience. His work history includes multiple roles at Merrill and Bank of America N.A. since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he operates Georgetown Tobacco, a sole proprietorship involved in order processing and shipping. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions.

Adam Scrimenti is a financial advisor at Raymond James & Associates with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has a background that includes roles at several golf and country clubs as well as involvement with the PGA of America since 2019. 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, institutions, and municipal entities, and offers customized financial planning and investment consulting with a range of portfolio management styles.

Peter Lappin is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with 31 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill from 2016 to 2024. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is located in Sarasota, FL. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory offerings, including financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services and provides proprietary research and capital markets solutions.

Anthony Demarco is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and seven years of industry experience. He has worked with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2018 and with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2016. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm providing investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of brokerage and advisory solutions, leveraging extensive research and analytics while managing approximately $671 billion in assets across more than 14,000 advisors.

Jonathan Mefford is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Bank SSB since 2015. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. 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. The firm offers a combination of non-discretionary advisory guidance and access to discretionary separately managed accounts, supported by multi-asset model portfolios and a formal alternative-investment program.

Timothy Hornung is a financial advisor at Ameriprise in Sarasota, FL, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations with 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliate Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. since 1990. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service focused on individuals approaching or in retirement who meet certain asset thresholds. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver written, non-discretionary retirement-income recommendations through a centralized consulting team.

Julie Mekhail is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 17 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. and Edward Jones. Outside of her advisory role, she is a partner in Nest Adventures, a home-based equipment business. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, banks, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, multiple advisory programs, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by proprietary research and third-party strategies.

Alan S Reisfield is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with UBS since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a trust established under his father’s will. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory offerings, including fee-based financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services and utilizes proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor client plans.

Coty Schade is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and UBS Financial Services. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, LLC, serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs with tailored portfolio management options using both in-house and third-party managers, incorporating features such as tax management and responsible-investing screens.

Stacey Smaretsky is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Sarasota, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2014 and is also involved with Fairy Tale Journeys. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs and investment strategies. The firm is notable for its extensive network of financial advisors and branch offices, as well as its affiliated capabilities including trust services and proprietary mutual funds.

Gregory Orenic is a financial advisor with Fidelity Investments in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and nearly three decades of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Benjamin F Edwards & Co and First Command Advisory Services. He is part of Strategic Advisers LLC, a Fidelity Investments company that provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a blend of fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to manage discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios, including model portfolios for intermediary platforms.