Hilary Bergman is a financial advisor with Pelion Investment Advisors, Inc. in Tampa, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has served as CEO of Pelion Financial Group since 2004 and is also CEO of both First Liberties Financial and Pelion Investment Advisors. Since 2017, he has acted as a consultant for Carver Edison, Inc., a firm involved in the employee stock purchase plan business. Pelion Investment Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individuals, 401(k) plan trustees and participants, and institutional clients. The firm uses a blend of fundamental macro analysis and technical, trend-driven tactical overlays to manage multi-asset portfolios tailored to client risk profiles, with ongoing reviews and quarterly reporting.

Michael Rosenbach is a financial advisor at Solist Financial in Tampa, FL, holding a Series 66 designation with 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill and UBS Financial Services. Outside of advising, he is involved in several business ventures, including ownership and leadership roles in insurance, mortgage, and capital investment companies. Solist Financial provides discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, and integrated financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a multifaceted investment approach incorporating fundamental, technical, quantitative, and macroeconomic analysis to create tailored portfolios, often utilizing advanced strategies and instruments.

Daniel Bader is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with SFG Wealth Advisors, LLC, where he has worked from 2020 to 2026. His prior experience includes roles at Snyder Financial Group and The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. SFG Wealth Advisors serves individuals and families, including active retirees, business owners, and young professionals, offering discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, insurance solutions, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm’s investment approach uses a cash-flow based planning process and diversified allocations of mutual funds, ETFs, and select alternative investments, often engaging third-party money managers through a platform provider.

Gerald Black is a financial advisor with James I. Black & Company, holding a Series 66 credential and over 51 years of industry experience. He has been associated with James I. Black & Company since 1975 and has also worked with ITB Capital Advisors, LLC, and ITB Capital Management since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, he is a managing partner of an art studio. James I. Black & Company provides wealth management, portfolio management, and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plan participants, guardianships, trusts, and estates. The firm manages approximately $144 million in assets for about 130 clients, offering customized asset-allocation strategies and both discretionary and non-discretionary account monitoring.

Sarina Correa is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Wisdom Financial Planning in Tampa, FL, bringing 16 years of industry experience. She has worked at John Boyer, Inc. since 2012 and Securities Service Network, Inc. since 2001. Outside of financial advising, she is the owner and CEO of Shabby Divas Media, LLC, a social media consulting business serving small online businesses. Wisdom Financial Planning offers financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, families, trusts, business owners, and certain broker-dealer customers. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and limited technical analysis with a primarily long-term investment approach, incorporating tactical shifts to manage downside risk and periodically rebalances client portfolios.

Kevin Caldwell is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Golden Road Advisors LLC since 2021. Prior to this, he worked for nine years at Raymond James and Associates. He is involved in several nonprofit organizations in the Tampa area, including leadership roles at the Tampa Bay History Center, The First Tee of Tampa Bay, and the Gasparilla Music Festival. Golden Road Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach focuses on fundamental analysis and long-term portfolio construction using diversified, primarily low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with flexibility to include individual stocks, bonds, options, or independent managers as appropriate.

William Mehserle Jr. is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with PFS Signature Wealth LLC and has previous experience at firms including IFP Securities LLC, Independent Financial Partners, and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network. Mehserle serves on the Board of Advisors for the University of Tampa Business School and is a board member of the Tampa Bay Business Coalition for the Arts. He is also co-owner of a coffee and dessert venture, the Darling Cookie Company. PFS Signature Wealth LLC is a registered investment adviser providing asset management, comprehensive wealth management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a fiduciary, goals-based approach utilizing Monte Carlo and cash-flow planning, with portfolios tailored through a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis and oversight of third-party money managers.

Pedro Do Nascimento Tonietto is a financial advisor with Wealth Warden Partners in Tampa, FL. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wealth Warden Partners in 2025, he worked at Fidelity Investments, The Beringer Group, Wells Fargo, and Ameriprise. Outside of finance, he is an independent contractor engaged in photographic and commercial modeling. Wealth Warden Partners provides ongoing portfolio management to individuals and high-net-worth clients, using a discretionary, long-term approach that combines fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory. The firm focuses on diversified portfolios composed mainly of mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and ETFs, and requires clients to use a specific broker-dealer for custody.

Caroline Petty is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience. She is currently with Uprise Advisers LLC and serves as Head of Financial Planning Operations at Ontrail, Inc. Her prior experience includes roles at Raymond James Financial. Uprise Advisers primarily serves individual clients through an asynchronous financial planning platform, offering tailored plans that incorporate employer benefits and equity compensation, without managing client portfolios or exercising investment discretion.

Coty Brawdy is a financial advisor at FFO Investments LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Manning & Napier Investor Services, United Capital Financial Advisers, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Merrill, and Allstate Insurance. FFO Investments LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and non-discretionary advisory services as part of a fractional family office model, serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, business entities, and entrepreneurs through integrated wealth coordination, financial planning, tax and entity-structuring coordination, and alternative investment analysis.

Alexander Perez is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently serves as an advisor at FFO Investments LLC and has held previous roles at Raymond James & Associates, Northwestern Mutual, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo. Outside of his advisory work, he is listed as CEO of Mona Lisa Tile Inc., a family business, though he has no active role in its operations. FFO Investments LLC offers discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services within a fractional family office model, serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, business entities, and entrepreneurs. The firm provides integrated wealth management solutions including investment management, financial planning, tax and entity-structuring coordination, and alternative investment analysis.

Jason Hersch is a financial advisor at Amerity Wealth Management, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Northwestern Mutual and Blacktower Financial Management US LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent and also works as an Uber driver in Tampa, FL. Amerity Wealth Management is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individual clients, businesses, trusts, and plan sponsors. The firm offers discretionary asset management, modular financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized services for UK expatriate pension transfers.

Joshua Markowski is a financial advisor at Markowski Investments with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Prior to his current role, he has been associated with Westminster Financial Securities, Inc. and Compass Financial Management LLC since 2016 and 2020, respectively. Outside of advisory work, he has worked as a bellman at the Gasparilla Inn in Boca Grande, FL. Markowski Investments provides personal financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, trusts, estates, fiduciaries, charitable organizations, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $474 million in client assets across a multi-advisor platform and incorporates strategic asset allocation with tactical overlays based on fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Tamara Jemison is a financial advisor with CPS Investment Advisors in Lakeland, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 11 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Mobilization Funding and USAA Investment Management Company. CPS Investment Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and specialized plan services. The firm employs a value-driven investment approach focused on fundamental analysis and long-term strategies, integrating accounting and insurance services through affiliated businesses.

Xu Xu is a CFP® and CFA® affiliated with Aptus Financial, LLC, bringing four years of industry experience. Xu has held academic positions at the University of South Florida and Henderson State University and operated Data Science for Everyone, LLC. Aptus Financial provides flat-fee financial planning and advisory services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored defined-contribution plans. The firm focuses on financial planning over discretionary management, emphasizing passive, long-term indexing, simple asset allocation, and client education through structured programs and subscription support.

Robert Levin is a financial advisor at SlateStone Wealth LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at SlateStone Wealth since 2020, following five years at Emerald Asset Advisors and a prior role at SlateStone Private Client. SlateStone Wealth provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, including individuals, families, trusts, and business entities. The firm employs a multi-asset wealth management approach that integrates fundamental, quantitative, technical, and cyclical analysis, supported by an Investment Policy Committee and a range of internally developed and third-party strategies.

Michael Ehlenbeck is a CFP® with 10 years of experience in the financial industry, currently serving at Core Wealth Advisors, Inc. since 2017. Prior to this, he worked for CPS Investment Advisors from 2015 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he holds a real estate sales associate license and occasionally assists with showing residential homes. Core Wealth Advisors is a team-based registered investment adviser providing financial planning, wealth management, and tax services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $702 million in discretionary assets and integrates accounting and tax capabilities alongside investment management.

Benjamin Greenman is a CFP® with two years of experience, currently serving as an advisor at Core Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Lakeland, FL. Before joining Core Wealth Advisors, he worked at Florida Southern College and All Saints Academy. Core Wealth Advisors is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers integrated financial planning, wealth management, and tax services, managing discretionary portfolios primarily with ETFs, mutual funds, bonds, and selected equities.

Mark Dinuzzo is a CFP® and ChFC® credentialed advisor with 28 years of industry experience. He has been a principal at DiNuzzo Private Wealth, Inc. since 1997 and has worked with Beaconsfield Financial Services Inc. for over 17 years. DiNuzzo Private Wealth, Inc. offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, business owners, and institutional plan sponsors. The firm provides a range of service platforms, including wealth management for high-net-worth households, family office services, and an automated advisory option, managing globally diversified, index-oriented portfolios with ongoing monitoring and discretionary rebalancing.

Kenneth Moore is a financial advisor at Core Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Lakeland, FL, with seven years at the firm and a total of two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen), Land South Management, Florida Southern College, and The First National Bank. Core Wealth Advisors is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers integrated financial planning, wealth management, and tax services, managing approximately $702 million across several hundred accounts with a discretionary investment approach that includes ETFs, mutual funds, bonds, and selective equities.