Michael Petagna is a financial advisor with Amuni Financial, Inc. in St. Petersburg, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at American Municipal SEC since 2010. Outside of finance, he serves as an authorized representative for an aviation transportation company and is a managing member of a management company for a second home. Amuni Financial, Inc. provides portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $159.7 million in assets through a team of 11 advisors. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Joshua Elmore is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Rise Financial Partners with 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at IHT Wealth Management LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of advisory work, he works part-time as a server and bartender at a restaurant in Sarasota, FL, and is the founder and CEO of Plan Wealth Creative LLC, an entity that manages administrative payouts related to his investment advising activities. Rise Financial Partners is a small team-based advisory firm serving individual clients, charitable organizations, and corporate plan sponsors. The firm combines modern portfolio theory and passive core investments with tactical technical and cyclical analysis to create tailored investment plans and manages approximately $70 million in discretionary assets.

John Nole is a financial advisor at Orca Investment Management, LLC with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Paulson Investment Advisors, LLC and Paulson Investment Company, LLC. Orca Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, retirement plans, businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $212 million across about 359 client accounts, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to deliver tailored investment strategies ranging from capital preservation to equity growth.

David Novak is a financial advisor with Novak & Powell Financial Services, Inc. in St. Petersburg, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Novak & Powell Financial Services since 2013. Novak & Powell Financial Services, Inc. provides investment supervisory services to individuals, families, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a customized, interview-based approach to portfolio construction, focusing on diversification, fee minimization, and primarily using exchange-traded funds and open-end mutual funds.

Shawn Rae is a financial advisor at Pinnacle Wealth Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney for 12 years. Outside of his advisory role, Rae is involved in several other businesses, including a water and fire restoration company, a boutique wine store, and a private investigation firm where he serves as operations manager. Pinnacle Wealth Advisors is a team advisory firm managing approximately $461 million for around 790 clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing a diversified investment approach that includes individual securities, mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and option strategies.

Christiana Dirks is a CFP® professional affiliated with ProVise Management Group, LLC in Clearwater, FL. She has experience working at multiple financial firms including Morgan Stanley, Koss Olinger Financial Group, and Raymond James Financial. Her background also includes employment outside finance at Publix Supermarkets. ProVise Management Group serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services. The firm employs a diversified investment approach including mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Kyle Allen is a financial advisor at One Day In July LLC in St. Petersburg, FL, with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company/Westshore Financial Group. Before entering financial services, he spent six years with Maserati - Alfa Romeo of St. Petersburg. One Day In July provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and pension plans. The firm emphasizes an asset-allocation approach favoring low-cost ETFs, incorporates client education through newsletters and webinars, and offers an optional environmental investing strategy.

John Thiel is a financial advisor with Indivisible Partners in Clearwater, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 29 years of industry experience. He spent nearly three decades at Merrill Lynch before retiring in 2018 and returning to advisory work in 2024. Outside of his advisory role, Thiel is a senior advisor and partner at My Next Season, a retirement consulting business. Indivisible Partners provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, personal trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, third-party manager selection, and ERISA plan advisory, delivering both discretionary and non-discretionary services tailored to client needs.

Jack Crawford is a financial advisor at Amuni Financial, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Hope College for four years and Carmel Clay Public School for thirteen years. Amuni Financial, Inc. manages portfolios and wrap-fee advisory programs for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach using a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, bonds, and outside money managers, with a focus on non-discretionary asset management.

Jason Kaplan is a financial advisor with Neptune Wealth in St. Petersburg, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Continum Wealth Partners. Neptune Wealth serves retail and high-net-worth individuals, businesses, and other registered investment advisers by providing investment advisory services, financial planning, model portfolios, outsourced CIO arrangements, and consulting. The firm uses a combination of top-down macro allocation and bottom-up fundamental analysis, incorporating AI research tools to support its investment process.

Harrison Moore is a financial advisor at Rogan & Associates with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at multiple firms, including Harwood Advisory Group, American Family Legacy Group, and Axa Advisors. Rogan & Associates advises individuals, families, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses, managing discretionary portfolios and offering third-party managed accounts. The firm uses a generally conservative, long-term investment approach emphasizing diversification and tailors allocations to client goals and time horizons.

Shannon Mc Cabe is a financial advisor at Unique Wealth, LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Deutsche Bank, Merrill, SS&C Advent, and Florida Blue. Unique Wealth, LLC serves individual investors, small businesses, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm manages approximately $965.6 million in assets through a multi-advisor team and combines internally managed strategies with third-party managers and specialized investment solutions.

Adrian Neutz is a CFP® and Series 65 registered advisor with ARS Wealth Advisors in St. Petersburg, FL. He has two years of industry experience, previously working at Atlas Fiduciary Financial and The Hartford Insurance Group. ARS Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and tax preparation services. The firm employs a blended value-and-growth equity approach with a long-term investment horizon and offers integrated tax services alongside access to affiliated insurance and credit solutions.

Eric Gersch is a financial advisor at Econologics Financial Advisors in Largo, FL, holding a Series 65 designation with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Econologics Financial Advisors since 2016. Econologics Financial Advisors serves owners of private professional practices and their associates, offering comprehensive financial planning, practice exit and wealth management plans, ongoing advisory retainers, and discretionary investment management. The firm’s investment approach involves client-specific Investment Policy Statements, asset allocation studies using a mix of strategies, and proprietary analytics, complemented by client education events and resources.

Mark Donohue is a financial advisor with Amuni Financial, Inc. in St. Petersburg, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 47 years of industry experience. He has worked at American Municipal Securities, Inc. since 1980. Donohue is also a licensed insurance agent in Florida, authorized to sell non-securities insurance products. Amuni Financial, Inc. serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $159.7 million in regulatory assets across a team of 11 advisors. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach and offers fee-based portfolio management and wrap fee programs that include mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, bonds, derivatives, and annuities.

Elliott Sharp is a financial advisor at Suncoast Equity Management, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Suncoast Equity Management since 2014. Suncoast Equity Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual clients, pension plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other advisers. The firm focuses primarily on equity management of large-cap stocks, supplemented by fixed income, mutual funds, and alternative investments when requested, using a fundamental analysis approach combined with both long-term and short-term trading strategies.

Eric Ebbert is a CFP® professional with 24 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is president of ProVise Management Company Inc. and has been with Provise Management Group, LLC since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee for the Forman School and is a member of the board of directors for the Homeless Empowerment Program in Clearwater, FL. ProVise Management Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm utilizes a range of investment vehicles and custodial platforms, and it is affiliated with several financial service companies under Kestra Financial.

Thomas Hlohinec is a financial advisor with Rise Financial Partners in St. Petersburg, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Rise Financial Partners since 2019 and also worked at CIG Asset Management and FS Investment Solutions. Outside of advising, he is CEO of Rise Financial Partners and holds ownership roles in real estate investment and holding companies based in Florida. Rise Financial Partners is a team-based, state-registered advisory firm serving individuals, charitable organizations, and corporate plan sponsors with financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan services, and business consulting. The firm integrates modern portfolio theory with technical and cyclical analysis to create client-specific investment plans, including allocations to less-liquid and private funds.

Jessica Marshall is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. She is currently with ARS Wealth Advisors Group, LLC, where she has worked since 2022, following prior roles at Holloway Wealth Management. ARS Wealth Advisors Group provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, estate-planning education, and tax preparation services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as associated trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $1.64 billion in discretionary assets and offers tailored investment programs that emphasize diversified allocations to domestic and international equities, ETFs, mutual funds, and fixed income.

Jason White is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving at Rogan & Associates since 2003 and also affiliated with J.W. Cole Financial, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he acts as a non-public arbitrator for FINRA dispute resolutions. Rogan & Associates advises individuals, families, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses, managing discretionary portfolios and offering third-party managed accounts. The firm follows a generally conservative, long-term investment approach focused on diversification and tailors allocations to client goals, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside unaffiliated third-party managers when appropriate.