Michael Borota is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having eight years of industry experience. He has held positions within various Transamerica-affiliated entities since 2016 and previously worked at World Financial Group, INC. He is based in Belleair Bluffs, FL. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through managed and advisory programs that provide investment education, asset allocation guidance, and retirement planning support. The firm’s investment approach incorporates proprietary software and model portfolios developed in partnership with Morningstar Investment Management, offering both managed and non-discretionary solutions.

Drew Keenan is a CFP® with 35 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2013 and previously worked at Ameriprise and A. G. Edwards & Sons. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a wide range of programs including asset management, consulting, and retirement services delivered on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Kenneth Solis is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Tampa, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, Morgan Stanley, BB&T Securities, and SunTrust Advisory Services. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and oversees several local courier and delivery businesses. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and manager relationships, with an emphasis on integration across its affiliated entities.

Oscar Mejia is a Series 66-licensed advisor at Independent Financial Partners with 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Seaview Investment Managers and VectorGlobal WMG. He is based in Tampa, FL. Independent Financial Partners offers investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients, with a notable focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.

Brad Randall is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked in various roles at First Command-related entities since 2018. Prior to this, he was employed at Jaguar of Tampa for two years. Randall is also president of Randall Financial Services LLC, a non-investment business used for tax purposes. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm provides financial planning and wrap-fee asset management programs using model portfolios and third-party managers selected by a centralized Investment Management Team.

Karrington Hickman is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. In addition to his advisory role, Hickman serves as Treasurer for the Tampa Professional Chapter of Progressive Black Men, Inc., a community organization supporting African American needs, and he is the CEO of TeesByKarr, a custom graphic t-shirt and freelance design business. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships with non-discretionary consulting and uses third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools in its investment process.

Steven Cantillo is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Corient. His prior work includes roles at Ernst & Young LLP and CI Doyle Private Wealth, LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, employing a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates individual security strategies with third-party managers and customized asset allocation. The firm offers specialized services through affiliates, including family office and corporate trustee capabilities.

Richard Brown is a financial advisor with Brookstone Capital Management LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Brookstone since 2020 and is also involved in insurance sales through Amerilife and Health Services of St Petersburg, LLC. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser providing 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 RIAs, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions.

Frank Hibbard III is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and Raymond James Financial Services. He serves on multiple boards in Clearwater, FL, including Mortan Plant Hospital Finance Committee, Ruth Eckerd Hall, and Amplify Clearwater. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through various Steward Partners-branded solutions and third-party managers.

Melissa James is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Partners in Tampa, FL, with 15 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors. Independent Financial Partners offers investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisers. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients, and is notable for its formal retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting capabilities.

Daniel Woodham is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Tampa, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Paladin Wealth Management since 2021 and has been affiliated with Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2016 and 2006, respectively. Outside of advisory roles, he is involved in outside insurance brokerage activities related to life, disability, long-term care insurance, and fixed annuities. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel stationed abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Maziar Monshi is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners in Tampa, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 30 years of industry experience. He has worked with Independent Financial Partners and IFP Securities since 2019 and was previously with LPL Financial from 2016 to 2019. Monshi also manages client assets through his own business, Monshi & Associates. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisers. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients, with notable expertise in retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting.

James Tidwell is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Wells Fargo Advisors, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill. Concurrent Investment Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and other securities, supported by comprehensive due diligence and integrated operational tools.

Tatiana Stratigaki is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. She is currently with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at Goldman Sachs, Cetera Advisor Networks, United Capital, and Girard Securities. Tatiana is also a licensed insurance agent. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and other investment vehicles, supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors.

Jared Gruszczynski is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C., where he has worked since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Gries Financial Partners, Mariner Wealth Advisors, and ValMark Advisers. Sequoia Financial Group provides wealth planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and related consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, family offices, corporations, charitable organizations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a mix of model and custom portfolio management strategies, utilizing various investment vehicles and research methods supported by an Investment Policy Committee.

Christopher Johnson is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Dalmore Group, AE Financial Services, Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation, World Financial Group, Raymond James & Associates, and T. Rowe Price. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer firm that serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, unified managed account and wrap programs, as well as access to third-party money managers, leveraging both affiliated and unaffiliated investment products within a technology-enabled platform.

Justin Spinello is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Tampa, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Merrill, as well as service in the United States Army Reserves from 2014 to 2020. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and military personnel stationed abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Charles Campana is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment in St. Petersburg, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He worked at Legend Equities Corporation for 22 years before joining Lincoln Investment in 2017. Outside of his advisory role, Campana serves as president of CC Advisors, Inc., a consulting business advising small business owners on insurance, taxes, Medicare, real estate, and employee benefits. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise advisory and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans, with a longstanding focus on educators and 403(b) and 457(b) participants. The firm offers financial planning, advisor-led consulting, and portfolio management through in-house and third-party strategies, operating a fiduciary model for ERISA and retirement advice.

Anthony Flores is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He currently works at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and previously held roles at Fisher Investments, Morgan Stanley, and other firms. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach focused on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using low-cost index vehicles and multi-factor tilts, alongside a range of implementation options and integrated planning services.

Kenneth Rase is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation with 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Truist Advisory Services since 2016, including its predecessor entities SunTrust Advisory Services and SunTrust Investment Services. He is based in Tampa, FL. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary and non-discretionary manager arrangements and integrates inter-affiliate services to deliver its AMC Advantage manager-selection program and related fiduciary support.