Esther Kuznetz is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 30 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Kovack Securities, The Investment Center, International Assets Advisory, and H. Beck. She is also president of Star Financial Solutions, a related business activity. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base that includes individuals across wealth levels, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services through independent Financial Professionals using a variety of portfolio management and model-based solutions.

William Chase III is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services in Sarasota, FL, holding a Series 63 designation and with 33 years of industry experience. He has been with MML Investors Services, Inc. since 1992 and with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company since 1979. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a business selling life, health, group life/health insurance, and fixed annuities. MassMutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals—including high-net-worth clients—business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, with planning engagements structured as annual, collaborative relationships that focus on investment categories and strategies rather than specific product selections.

Wesley Gottesman is a financial advisor at Raymond James & Associates with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Raymond James entities since 2016, including a two-year period at Tradezing. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner at KORE Capital Partners LLC, where he contributes to real estate development through capital investment and due diligence. 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 wide range of clients—including individuals, institutions, and municipal entities—and offers financial planning and consulting services with a variety of portfolio management strategies and affiliated research resources.

Kimberly Snyder is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates in Lakewood Ranch, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Truist Advisory Services, Truist Investment Services, and BB&T across various capacities from 2015 to 2021. Raymond James & Associates is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets, serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, and municipalities. The firm provides financial planning and non-discretionary investment consulting through multiple programs and offers a range of portfolio management styles supported by firm research and affiliated sub-advisers.

Fern Schwartz is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, bringing over 40 years of experience in the financial services industry since beginning her career in 1982 as a Merrill Financial Advisor. Throughout her career, Fern has built a practice serving more than 150 individuals, multi-generational families, and small business clients by focusing on their unique challenges and goals in areas including college education planning, family wealth management, LGBT wealth and personal retirement planning, philanthropic planning, portfolio management services, small business strategies, and tax minimization. Fern graduated with high honors from the Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in business and holds the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation. She has received multiple firm recognitions for her service and leads her practice according to a philosophy of integrity, respect, and personalized client engagement. Beyond her professional pursuits, Fern is actively involved in community leadership. She has served on the boards of the Magee Womens Research Foundation, Jewish Family and Children Services, Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children, and the Women’s Leadership Council for United Way in Pittsburgh. She has also co-chaired the Jewish Women’s Foundation and The Center for Women. Outside of work, Fern enjoys gardening, traveling, reading, photography, and spending time with her family. Her husband Steve was part of the practice for 20 years before retiring in 2024, and their son Zach joined The Schwartz Group as a Financial Advisor in 2021.

Douglas Roselieb is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors and its predecessor, Axa Advisors, since 1999. Roselieb serves on the boards of the Red Door Program, which provides funding for Methodist churches in Northern Illinois, and Watts of Love, where he is treasurer and supports solar lighting missions. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, retirement plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and third-party managers. The firm employs a hybrid referral and implementation model and provides both advisory and brokerage/insurance services.

James Whitis Jr. is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 36 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cetera and its affiliated entities since 2022, and previously spent 17 years with First Allied Securities and its related firms. Outside of advising, he serves as treasurer for a nonprofit organization and is involved in retail sales through a partnership. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services to individual, corporate, institutional, and charitable clients. The firm supports a multi-manager platform with a variety of program options and serves a large client base through an extensive network of advisors.

Bradley Sublett is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors since 1999, previously associated with Axa Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as chairman of the Business Network Organization in Louisville, Kentucky, and volunteers with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the Kentucky School for the Blind Charitable Foundation. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, retirement plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and third-party asset managers. The firm operates a hybrid referral and implementation model, offering both advisory and brokerage/insurance services tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Benjamin Winter is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Sarasota, FL, holding a Series 66 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones, he worked at Maersk for four years and held positions with multiple organizations including Lions Hockey Club. Outside of his advisory role, he has been involved with Lions Hockey Club for seven years. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds.

Jeffrey Luedke is a financial advisor at Stifel in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 46 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel since 1998. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and municipal entities, providing both 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.

Daniel Berger is a financial advisor at Raymond James & Associates with 41 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Raymond James in 2026, he worked for 17 years at UBS Financial Services Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Raymond James & Associates, Inc. is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser overseeing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, institutional clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and government entities, offering financial planning, investment consulting, and institutional advisory services through various portfolio management styles and affiliated research.

Anthony Falco is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Janney Montgomery Scott Inc. for 25 years. 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 advisory process is IPS-driven and includes a broad range of financial products, including insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options.

Maureen Maritim is a financial advisor with Merrill, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. She has worked at Merrill since 2018 and is currently associated with Bank of America, N.A. Previously, she held positions at Publix and Hypermart Kenya. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers both model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Kevin Schroepfer is a financial advisor at Stifel with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel since 2009 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations. Stifel serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and advisory services supported by a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

Catherine Daniel is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and totaling 14 years of industry experience. She has been with Morgan Stanley and its Private Bank since 2015. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offers a wide range of advisory programs to both individuals and institutional clients, using structured financial planning tools and firm-approved methodologies to support client goals.

Erik Fischer is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience, currently with Mass Mutual Investors Services in Sarasota, FL. He has held roles at MassMutual and Mezrah Financial. Outside of his advisory work, Fischer serves on the boards of two charities, Round of a Lifetime and A Kid’s Place, where he holds leadership positions related to finance and organizational management. Mass Mutual Investors Services, a subsidiary of MassMutual, provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm emphasizes collaborative, goal-oriented planning and offers a range of programs including educational seminars and specialized event-driven planning services.

Jeffrey Tibbs is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Sarasota, Florida, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer for the Long View Society, a local luncheon and social group. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group offers a range of consulting and portfolio services tailored to client goals and risk tolerances, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, separately managed accounts, and overlay services.

Scott Steiner is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cetera. He is also the owner of Steiner Law Offices, PLLC, where he practices estate planning, probate, and trust administration, as well as Steiner Wealth Management LLC and Steiner Accounting and Tax LLC. His background includes roles in management consulting through Forcite LLC and multiple financial and tax-related business ventures. Cetera is a nationwide SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to various investment strategies and third-party managers.

Susan Bordash is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and bringing 46 years of industry experience. She has been with UBS Financial Services since 2008. UBS Financial Services 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, offering a range of capital markets services and proprietary research to tailor client solutions.

Ethan Ridener is a financial advisor at Fidelity with Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC, Wells Fargo Bank, and Florida South Western State College. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including retail and institutional investors, and utilizes a combination of proprietary fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction in its investment approach.