Leslie Sawyer is a financial advisor at WhaleRock Point Partners, LLC with five years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. Prior to joining WhaleRock Point Partners, Leslie has worked in various hospitality roles, including positions at Avvio Ristorante, East Island Reserve Hotel, The Smokehouse Cafe, Newport Vineyards, and The Mooring Restaurant. Leslie is currently involved with Avvio Ristorante outside of their advisory role. WhaleRock Point Partners provides discretionary investment management and retirement plan fiduciary services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pension plans. The firm combines top-down macroeconomic analysis with fundamental and technical security selection, focusing heavily on directly owned fixed-income portfolios and serving as a 3(38) ERISA investment manager for plan sponsors.

Gil Blas Velez is a financial advisor at Amerity Wealth Management, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Capital Markets IQ and GV Financial Services, Inc. Amerity Wealth Management is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, 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, implementing portfolios through third-party model managers, ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities.

Christopher Davis is a financial advisor with Hudson Value Partners, LLC in Palm Beach, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hudson Value Partners since 2019 and previously at Private Client Services and Oppenheimer. Davis serves as an advisory board member for Whiterock AI, a startup focused on using artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve bad debt recovery rates. Hudson Value Partners provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plan sponsors, with offerings that include discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment approach involves primarily individual equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, and it also advises an affiliated private fund while incorporating AI tools under human oversight.

Eric Stauffer is a financial advisor at 401k Generation with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones and Paychex. 401k Generation provides retirement plan consulting and investment advisory services to plan sponsors and fiduciaries, offering fiduciary support under ERISA Sections 3(16), 3(21), and 3(38). The firm manages assets through an in-house Investment Policy Committee that oversees model portfolios and evaluates funds and ETFs using various performance metrics.

Clayton Liscom is a CFA® charterholder with over 31 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Veracity Capital LLC since 2018 and has prior experience at F3 Logic, F3/Veracity Capital, and The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Veracity Capital LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, customized approach using a range of investment strategies and tools, including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, option overlays, and outside managers.

Richard Ervolino is a financial advisor at Capital Management Services, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at Liberty Partners Capital Management, LLC and Liberty Partners Financial Services, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he owns USA Tax Plan, Inc., which sells insurance and annuities, and serves as an independent contractor consultant for a financial education firm focused on tax, insurance, retirement, and estate planning. Capital Management Services, Inc. provides portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and employee benefit plans. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation strategy primarily using mutual funds and ETFs and manages accounts for both retail clients and other investment advisers.

Debbie Lux is an advisor at 57 West Capital Advisors, Inc. with a Series 65 designation and no prior industry experience. Before joining 57 West Capital Advisors in 2025, she was co-owner of Floor City, LLC, a flooring installation and remodeling business. 57 West Capital Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management focused on equity portfolios for individual investors and investment companies, employing a long-term, buy-and-hold equity strategy with diversified positions and selective use of options and margin. The firm serves both U.S. and non-U.S. clients through an offshore affiliate and offers detailed performance reporting uncommon among its peers.

Lori Jackson is a financial advisor at Cove Private Wealth, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. Cove Private Wealth serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors by providing comprehensive portfolio management and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a diversified investment approach that incorporates fundamental, technical, sector, and qualitative analysis, with an emphasis on customized strategies including the use of options and alternative investments.

James Varaklis is a financial advisor with IBEX Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 32 years of industry experience. He has been with IBEX Wealth Advisors since 2022 and has also maintained a long tenure with LPL Financial since 2004. IBEX Wealth Advisors, LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combined fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis investment process with both long- and short-term strategies and a range of derivative instruments.

Melissa Gannon is a CFP® and Series 65 licensed advisor with 11 years of industry experience. She has been with Castle Wealth Management for 10 years. Castle Wealth Management provides customized wealth management and financial planning to high-net-worth families, individuals, businesses, trusts, and charitable entities. The firm serves both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth clients, using a fee-based, assets-under-management model and offers a range of services including investment supervisory services, comprehensive financial planning, and tax-aware portfolio management.

Philip Rongo Jr. is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at IBEX Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2014 and has been affiliated with LPL Financial since 1997. In addition to his advisory role, he co-owns a captive insurance company with his spouse. IBEX Wealth Advisors, LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with both long- and short-term strategies, including options and derivatives, and manages client portfolios on a discretionary basis.

Denise Negron is a financial advisor with Amerant Investments, Inc., holding the CFP® designation along with Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. She has 15 years of industry experience, including positions at Amerant Bank, First Horizon Bank, and City National Bank of Florida. Amerant Investments primarily serves affluent and high-net-worth individuals, personal investment companies, IRAs, and trusts, managing approximately $782 million in client assets. The firm uses investor profiling and model portfolios, along with both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory arrangements, to provide portfolio management and access to alternative investments.

Joshua Fleming is a financial advisor at Advisory Services Network with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at U.S. Bank NA from 2014 to 2020. Fleming is based in Palm Beach, Florida. Advisory Services Network serves individuals, families, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a flexible approach tailored to clients' objectives and risk tolerances.

William Callahan is a financial advisor with Pinnacle Investments, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 33 years of industry experience. He previously worked for Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 10 years before joining Pinnacle Investments in 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a foster child mentor with Place of Hope Ministry and is the author of a memoir and a book on Christian faith. Pinnacle Investments is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser with approximately $1.06 billion in assets under management and around 50 advisors. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutional clients, offering financial planning and portfolio management through its AdvisorPro program and third-party managers.

Jordan Brooks is a financial advisor with Advisory Services Network and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 14 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Outside of his advisory work, Brooks serves as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at SteadPoint Insurance Group, focusing on workers compensation insurance. Advisory Services Network serves individuals, families, corporations, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, investment and retirement-plan consulting, and third-party manager selection, managing approximately $8.6 billion in client assets.

Philip Martini is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 registrations. His prior experience includes roles at Canaccord Genuity Inc, Parsonex Securities, Inc., and EVA Dimensions. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm primarily manages assets on a discretionary basis using both advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations, and also employs third-party sub-advisers and a due-diligence process for recommended managers.

Diane McClung is a financial advisor at New Edge Wealth with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. for 13 years. New Edge Wealth primarily serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers wealth strategy, financial planning, portfolio management, and institutional consulting, emphasizing asset allocation and investor behavior while incorporating AI-assisted analytics alongside adviser judgment.

Ariel Moyano is a CFP® and Series 65 designated advisor with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Legacy Wealth Management, LLC and has previously worked at Singer Wealth Advisors LLC, Castle Wealth Management, and Mass Mutual among other roles. In addition to his advisory work, Moyano is involved with Legacy Peak Insurance Solutions, LLC, where he sells life and disability insurance products as part of financial planning services. Legacy Wealth Management serves individual clients across wealth levels, charitable organizations, and business entities, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs model portfolios and customized strategies incorporating a broad range of investments, including alternatives and illiquid direct participation programs, and offers related services through affiliated partners.

Peter Raimondi is a financial advisor with Dakota Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at various firms including Boston Private Wealth Management and 3point1, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, Raimondi provides legal and estate planning services as an attorney with GML Associates, PC. Dakota Wealth Management offers investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm constructs customized portfolios using diversified allocations and employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical research, managing accounts with a long-term orientation while allowing tactical adjustments.

Erica Smith is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience, currently with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. in North Palm Beach, FL. Her prior experience includes nearly a decade at American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. She is also a co-owner of an independent insurance agency, Financial Insurance Group of the Palm Beaches, where she primarily refers clients to other agents. Ausdal Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer managing approximately $2.13 billion in assets through a network of 152 advisors. The firm offers investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, utilizing a range of investment strategies and custodial platforms.