Angela Helmus O'Brien is a CFP®-designated advisor with 36 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and Raymond James Financial Services. She is also the owner of Guardian Asset Management Group, a business supporting her financial advisory practice. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services.

Jack Fugate II is a financial advisor at J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. based in Tampa, FL, with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at J.W. Cole Advisors since 2009. Fugate is also involved in the sales and service of fixed insurance products through a separate activity under Cornerstone Financial Group. J.W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives, providing fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and digital advice to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts. The firm uses a variety of investment strategies and custodial platforms, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Wade Hoag is a financial advisor at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked previously at Schechter Investment Advisors, LLC, Robert Schechter & Associates, and CapTrust Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a fishing charter business, Dry Land Sucks Charters. J.W. Cole Advisors operates through a large network of independent advisers, providing fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and access to multiple investment platforms for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Chase Smith is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Independent Financial Partners since 2023 and previously held roles at Anders Retirement & Investment Advisors, Madison Avenue Securities, LLC, and Anders & Anders Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, Smith serves as a firefighter with the City of Orlando Fire Department. Independent Financial Partners is an enterprise firm that offers investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent representatives. The firm manages over $12.5 billion in assets and provides both decentralized investment strategies and centralized asset management options, with a notable focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.

David Montgomery is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at firms including OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC, Fidelis Fiduciary Management, and LPL Financial. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and other investments, supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors serving over 13,000 clients.

Ronald Piccinini is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Tampa, FL, holding the ChFC® and Series 66 credentials and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has worked at Principal Securities Inc. since 2016 and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2013. Outside of his advisory work, he owns ROPA Financial Services, a Subchapter S corporation through which he receives residual insurance commissions. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions, with investment implementation typically carried out on a discretionary basis by affiliated or unaffiliated managers.

Noel Pearson is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously founded and co-owned About Face Home Staging and Redesign, a home staging business in Alaska. He also worked with Core Real Estate Group for three years. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers a range of investment programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management across equity, balanced, and fixed-income investments.

Thiago Silveira is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo Clearing, and CUSO Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he owns a small farm operation and a private business unrelated to investments in Florida. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering diverse investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios, supported by extensive in-house research and market resources.

Matthew Barker is a financial advisor with J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at J.W. Cole Advisors since 2010 and was previously with Cornerstone Financial Group from 2006 to 2022. Outside of his advisory role, Barker manages bookkeeping and payroll activities for his own wealth management and wealth-related businesses. J.W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent advisers and offers fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and third-party manager platforms to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and technical analysis along with model- or manager-based strategies and provides access to multiple custodial platforms and digital advice providers.

Steve Athanassie is a Certified Financial Planner® with 30 years of industry experience. He currently serves at Independent Financial Partners, joining in 2024 after ten years at Provise Management Group, LLC. He is also the owner of Athanassie Capital Partners, LLC. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving tens of thousands of clients and offers a decentralized advisory model with notable retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting capabilities.

Aaron Vanhorenbeck is a financial advisor with J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. in Tampa, FL, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. He has worked with J.W. Cole Advisors since 2018 and J.W. Cole Financial since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing client relationships and operations at Vanhorenbeck Financial Group and serves as president and secretary of Vanhorenbeck Wealth Partners, Inc. J.W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent advisers and offers fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and access to third-party manager platforms for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm uses a range of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies and incorporates digital advice and multiple custodial platforms in its client solutions.

Brittney Axsom is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with two years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Charles Schwab Bank and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. She is also involved in a retail business, Tampa Bay Merch & Co, where she sells clothes, candles, bags, and stickers. Empower Advisory Group offers financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Cynthia Garcia is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Woodbury Financial Services, Bank of America, Merrill, Raymond James & Associates, and two prior stints at T. Rowe Price. In addition to her advisory work, she works part-time as a travel agent helping clients book vacations and tickets. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily for individual investors and households. The firm utilizes model portfolios invested exclusively in proprietary mutual funds and ETFs, with a goals-based approach supported by online tools and regular financial plan reviews.

Stephanie Pritchard is a financial advisor at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. in Tampa, FL, holding a Series 66 designation with five years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Fisher Investments, Deloitte, Charles Schwab Bank, Charles Schwab & Co., and Lockheed Martin Corporation. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, family offices, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a combination of model and custom portfolio management strategies, incorporating mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, private and alternative investments, and third-party managers.

Amy Rosa is a CFP® and holds the Series 66 designation with 15 years of industry experience. She is currently with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC and Steward Partners Investment Solutions, LLC. Her prior experience includes roles at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Rosa has also been involved in local political advocacy, working for the Frank Hibbard mayoral campaign in Clearwater. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and various institutional clients through a range of advisory, financial planning, and managed account programs, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management solutions.

Gregg Hudak is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Gainesville, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2007 and also serves as an agent for Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, wrap programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models and various overlay services.

Rick Uribe is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He previously worked at Key Investment Services LLC, KeyBank, and Primerica. Outside of his advisory role, he co-owns income-producing apartment buildings in Ocala, Florida. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals and institutional clients, often those with existing employer retirement plan relationships. The firm offers a range of investment services including model-based and customized portfolios, and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Katarina Milojevic is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services and Raymond James & Associates. Outside of finance, she was involved with the St. Pete Volleyball Club for five years. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs, combining large institutional scale with unique market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Stephanie Caro is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Tampa, FL. She has four years of industry experience and has been associated with various First Command entities since 2021. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, managing portfolios through a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers who select and monitor investment options from approved universes.

Melisa Lloyd is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 22 years of industry experience, currently with J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. since 2016. She is the owner of American Executive Tax & Financial Services LLC, which provides securities, tax preparation, investment services, insurance, and divorce planning. J.W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent advisors and offers fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, digital advice, and annuity sub-account management for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm uses a mix of fundamental and technical analysis, model and manager-based strategies, and provides access to various custodial platforms and third-party investment advisers.