Michael Bruno is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. since 2019. His previous roles include positions at Cetera and Gte Federal Credit Union between 2015 and 2019. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides the Retirement Advisory Service to individual investors and households, combining nondiscretionary goals-based financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management. The firm uses model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, employing asset-location strategies, tax-aware rebalancing, and Monte Carlo simulations to support client financial plans.

Torian Johnson is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Partners with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has worked at several firms including Lion Street Financial and Newport Group. Independent Financial Partners serves a nationwide client base through a decentralized advisory model that allows individual advisors to set investment strategies while also offering centralized asset management and third-party services. The firm is notable for its retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting capabilities, supporting both individual and institutional clients.

Christopher Fontana is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has worked extensively with both firms since 2009 and is also the managing partner and owner of Florida Medical Advisors, LLC. Additionally, he operates a health-life-disability insurance brokerage to support clients seeking insurance products beyond those offered by Guardian. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and advisory programs using a combination of proprietary and third-party strategies.

Stephen Hartman Sr. is a financial advisor with J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has been with J.W. Cole Advisors and J.W. Cole Financial since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he offers insurance products, including fixed and variable annuities and life insurance. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a national network of more than 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm provides portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, access to third-party managers, and various managed account solutions, with investment decisions implemented on either a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

Trine Andersen is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Tampa, FL, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms including Agia and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Andersen also serves as an agent for non-securities insurance products outside of her primary advisory role. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individual clients, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors, leveraging centralized technology and third-party model managers.

Phillip Sparke is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer based in Tampa, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Fahnestock & Co. Inc. since 2003. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering advisory and brokerage services such as investment management, consulting, retirement services, and financial planning. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and a variety of investment strategies to meet client objectives, with accounts reviewed periodically.

Michael Cantu is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at First Command Advisory Services in Tampa, FL. He has held roles at First Command Financial Services since 2013 and at Park Village Commerce Inc since 2024. Outside of his advisory work, Cantu is the CEO of Kennedy Park Wealth Management LLC and owns an e-commerce business operated through Park Village Commerce Inc. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser focusing on individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular emphasis on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, utilizing a centralized investment management team to select and manage model portfolios and third-party managers.

Daniel Gutcher is a financial advisor at J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. in Tampa, FL, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining J. W. Cole Advisors, he worked in academic roles at the University of Tampa, Eckerd College, and the University of South Florida. J. W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, retirement plans, and other entities through a national network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, and access to third-party managers, implementing investment decisions through discretionary or non-discretionary approaches.

Kristina Salvato is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Tampa, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. She has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2004 and also serves as an agent with 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, offering managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services.

James Pitts II is a financial advisor with J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. in Clearwater, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has been with J.W. Cole Financial, Inc. since 2011 and also manages a dental practice, James R Pitts DMD, PA, which he has owned since 1987. In addition to his advisory role, he provides dental practice management consulting and serves as a referral partner for a dental consulting firm. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies supported by fundamental and technical analysis, model portfolios, and digital advice platforms.

Christopher Moran is a CFP® certificant with 26 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2012 and previously worked at Prime Wealth Management. He is also the owner of BrightView Financial LLC, an entity established to facilitate business operations. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Desiree Trader is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at both Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Citigroup Global Markets, where she has been since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and operates with a combination of large institutional scale and specialized market roles, including swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Jared Wilson is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC in Tampa, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and six years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Paychex, Transamerica, Fisher Investments, and ADP. Ameritas Advisory Services provides fee-based investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, corporations, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary programs utilizing in-house model portfolios, third-party managers, and integrated solutions with Ameritas affiliates.

Laura Akins is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2016 and currently holds an agent position with Agia, where she is involved in non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a large network of advisors, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts and an emphasis on technology and model solutions.

Connie Beerbohm is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Saint Petersburg, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 14 years of industry experience. She has worked with various SunTrust entities since 2013. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved as a Vice President and account signer in a family-owned business unrelated to investment advisory activities. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, supported by third-party platform and manager relationships, with an emphasis on integrating inter-affiliate services within its large enterprise structure.

Jonathan Sarquis is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Truist Advisory Services since 2016 and has also worked at Truist Investment Services, Inc. since 2011. Sarquis holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Tampa, FL. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platform and manager arrangements, to deliver its investment solutions.

Max Valavanis is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Valic Financial Advisors and Florida State University, as well as operating his own financial services businesses. Outside of advisory work, he manages a self-directed IRA through Fyrefly, LLC. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered firm that serves individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of over 400 independent representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, and access to multiple managed account solutions, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment approaches.

Elson Christian is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Ameriprise Financial Services. He also serves as a Successor Trustee for his parents’ trust. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a wide range of services, including portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting, and employs multiple program structures supported by centralized due diligence and technology tools.

Edilberto Cancel is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA since 2005, based in Tampa, FL. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides a range of advisory services including model and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard within a vertically integrated structure.

Todd Woodard is a CFP® with 31 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. since 2017. Prior to that, he worked at G. A. Repple & Company for 24 years. Outside of his advisory role, Woodard is president of Mosaic Wealth Management Group, a financial planning firm. J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a national network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, access to third-party investment managers, and various managed account solutions with both discretionary and non-discretionary investment options.