Francis Summers is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2016. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advice. The firm’s process is based on investment policy statements and modern portfolio theory, with a broad range of financial products including insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options.

Frank Seminara is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. His career includes roles at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Outside of his advisory work, Seminara is the owner of a Wendy’s franchise through SKS WEN LLC. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and financial planning services supported by structured discovery processes and firm-approved tools.

Neltrice Forrester is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 30 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes long-term roles with Realty World South Florida and Avantax Investment Services. Outside of advisory work, she owns a tax preparation business and is involved in real estate sales and mortgage services. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, and institutional accounts, offering a multi-manager platform with various portfolio management and financial planning services.

Joseph George is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors with 27 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to his current role, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he owns a financial practice, Financial Fusion Corp. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network provides investment and fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients, offering a broad range of planning options including cash-flow, retirement, education, and specialized services such as business-owner transition and special-needs analysis.

Fredrick Shapiro is a Wealth Management Advisor and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP®) professional affiliated with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He is also a qualified Senior Portfolio Manager, authorized to manage personalized and defined investment strategies on a discretionary basis, including individual stocks and bonds, Merrill model portfolios, and third-party investment strategies. Fred holds FINRA Series 7, 31, 63, and 65 registrations, and his role focuses on connecting all aspects of clients' financial lives to help them prioritize and pursue their most important goals. Fred has been in the financial services industry since 1997. He attended Palm Beach Atlantic College, where he earned Cum Laude honors. His areas of client focus include family wealth management strategies, liquidity management, portfolio management services, socially responsible and ESG investing, small business strategies, special needs planning, tax minimization, and retirement income planning. Outside of his professional duties, Fred resides in Jupiter with his wife and daughter. He enjoys biking, boating, cooking, fishing, football, golfing, hiking, reading, spending time with family, and traveling. Additionally, he has served as the treasurer of The Palm Beach County Mental Health Association.

Jared Soper is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Palm Beach, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley and its Private Bank division since 2014 and 2015, respectively. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Finance Committee of the Fishers Island Library in New York and is involved with his wife's public relations business. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a wide range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, including tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and models, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.

David Franken is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has been with UBS since 2006. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the board of a local country club, where he reviews financials and advises on expenditures. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through a combination of brokerage and investment advisory offerings, utilizing proprietary research and model-based asset allocation to tailor plans to clients' goals and risk tolerances. The firm integrates institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services and maintains affiliated banking and securities-backed lending programs.

Mark M. Simmons II is a Senior Vice President and Senior Financial Advisor in the Palm Beach, Florida office of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. In this role, he provides personalized wealth management strategies that evolve with clients’ changing life circumstances to help pursue their financial goals. He works closely with clients and coordinates with their accountants and legal professionals to address tax law changes and estate planning considerations. Mark brings nearly two decades of professional experience to his practice, having previously served as Senior Vice President and Senior Financial Advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors for 13 years. He also has experience with JP Morgan and an independent investment firm. His areas of expertise include college education planning, family wealth management, legacy planning, liquidity management, retirement planning, portfolio management, tax minimization, and serving clients in sports and entertainment sectors. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Family Resource Management from The Ohio State University. He has earned the Accredited Asset Management Specialist (AAMS), Accredited Wealth Management Advisor (AWMA), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) professional designations. Outside of work, Mark enjoys spending time with his wife, Tomomi, and their two daughters. His personal interests include travel, automobiles, adventure sports, cooking, fishing, football, hiking, music, pickleball, and participating in church and community activities in the Palm Beach area.

Cees Jan Van Hoek is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has been with UBS since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as trustee of the A.T.V.H. Revocable Trust. 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 utilizes proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor client solutions.

Michele Cianfrone is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, holding a Series 66 credential and 24 years of industry experience. Prior to joining RBC in 2026, Michele worked for Morgan Stanley for 13 years. Outside of financial advising, Michele has administrative roles in two small private companies, Sisters Towing and Murphys Paint & Body Shop. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers tailored advisory programs with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, utilizing both in-house and third-party investment managers to meet client needs.

Frank Laviano is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 32 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Morgan Stanley since 2010, including a role at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015. He is based in West Palm Beach, FL. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and financial planning services utilizing structured planning tools and investment modeling techniques.

Felicia Banks is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Greenacres, FL, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and having 10 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Aetna and NuVista Living at Wellington Green. She is also involved in part-time sales of loan products and home-related services through firms affiliated with Primerica. Primerica Advisors primarily serves individual investors, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and charitable clients. The firm offers a wrap-fee asset management program using model-delivery strategies managed by third-party asset managers and operates at scale with approximately $15.5 billion in assets under management.

Gardner Bloemers is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, bringing over 40 years of experience in financial services. She has been serving as a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch for more than 15 years and leads a team including Senior Financial Advisor Collin Campbell and Wealth Management Client Associate Joe Fallica. Gardner focuses on client-centered financial planning that addresses areas such as family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, personal retirement planning, philanthropic and values-based investing, special needs planning, and tax minimization. Gardner holds several professional designations including the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP) certification and the Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor® (CPFA) designation. She earned a master's degree from Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University and a bachelor's degree from Tufts University. Fluent in English, Dutch, French, and German, she brings a global perspective to her practice and is a member of the Central Virginia Estate Planning Council. Beyond her professional roles, Gardner is active in her community, serving on the boards of The Dressage Foundation and the Virginia Horse Center Foundation, Inc., where she has also held the position of President. She founded the Mid Atlantic Dressage Festival at the Virginia Horse Center and participates in dressage competitions. Her personal interests include cooking, gardening, horseback riding, skiing, and traveling.

Chris Accola is the Vice President and Branch Leader at Fidelity Investments' Palm Beach Gardens branch. In this role, he focuses on creating a collaborative financial planning environment for both advisors and clients. Chris has held several positions in the financial industry, including Investment Management Consultant at Fidelity Investments from 2021 to 2023, Investment Consultant at Fisher Investments in 2021, and Assistant Vice President, Financial Advisor at Merrill from 2019 to 2021. Outside of his professional career, Chris has interests in the beach, fitness, football, social events with friends, and traveling.

Viola Yeotes is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Palm Beach, FL, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 41 years of industry experience. She has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2016. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services. The firm’s approach is IPS-driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related investment vehicles alongside traditional options.

Timothy W. O’Brien is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and over 42 years of industry experience. He has been with UBS since 1990. UBS Financial Services Inc. serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory services, including 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.

Michael Freeman is a financial advisor at Charles Schwab with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Bank 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 advice with access to discretionary separately managed accounts, utilizing multi-asset model portfolios and a formal due diligence process for alternative investments.

Christopher Cook is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Lendmarq Capital, Kajaine Finance, and First Bank of The Palm Beaches. His current role includes responsibilities with both J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. J.P. Morgan Securities provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, focusing on asset-allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting delivered on a non-discretionary basis. The firm combines quantitative modeling with centralized due diligence and applies an ESG eligibility framework in its recommendations.

Mark Mcandrew is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in West Palm Beach, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley in various capacities since 2009, including roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2015. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves individuals and institutional clients by offering a broad range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning through its Financial Advisors and Estate Planning Strategies Group. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and uses firm‑approved tools such as Secular Return Estimates and Monte Carlo simulations as part of its planning process.

Jonathan Genovese is Vice President and Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a position he has held since 2021. In this role, he works closely with clients to help them achieve their financial goals through comprehensive financial planning. He emphasizes the importance of establishing and maintaining a solid financial plan tailored to each client's unique situation. Prior to his current position, Jonathan served as a Senior Financial Consultant at TD Ameritrade from 2018 to 2021. His experience includes guiding clients through various financial scenarios by engaging with them consistently to provide appropriate financial strategies. No additional information about his education, credentials, personal interests, or community involvement was provided.