Karen Chancy is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as CEO and Managing Partner at Intellus Advisors, LLC. She previously worked at Raymond James & Associates for 11 years. Through Chancy Ventures, LLC, she provides management and strategic oversight for Intellus Advisors. Intellus Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and consulting, implementing tailored asset allocation strategies and managing portfolios using a range of investment vehicles.

Katherine Lauer is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with The High Net Worth Advisory Group, LLC in Naples, FL, and has three years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce, Seaglass at Bonita Bay, and The Ritz Carlton. The High Net Worth Advisory Group, LLC offers wealth management, portfolio review, consulting, and pension services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs fundamental analysis with a variety of strategies including option writing and exchange-traded products, managing approximately $861.7 million for around 418 clients.

Charles (Chad) Atkins is a financial advisor with Private Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and six years of industry experience. He has been with Private Capital Management since 2013 and also maintains a role with Carnes Capital Corporation since 2004. Private Capital Management is an employee-owned investment and wealth advisory firm managing approximately $1.35 billion for individual and institutional clients through a seven-advisor team. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental value investment approach with a multi-year horizon and offers discretionary portfolio management, wealth advisory services, and acts as adviser or sub-adviser to registered and private funds.

Terrance Murphy is a CFP® professional with 34 years of experience in the financial industry. He is affiliated with Total Clarity Wealth Management, Inc., where he has been active since 2006. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial LLC and Cetera Advisor Networks. Outside of advisory services, he has been involved in tax preparation and accounting through a related business. Total Clarity Wealth Management provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and 401(k) plan sponsors. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management using a range of investment vehicles and offers customized asset allocations, including an active PreActive strategy that utilizes derivatives and margin where suitable.

Stephen Casey is a financial advisor at Signet Financial Management, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Signet since 2007, following a recent role at Summit Financial, LLC. Signet Financial Management provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $1.06 billion in discretionary assets and employs a long-term, fiduciary investment approach using fundamental and quantitative analysis, including the use of back-tested and model-based strategies.

Jack Brown is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Aviance Capital Partners LLC since 2011. Brown serves as an adjunct economics professor at Florida Gulf Coast University, a role he will begin in early 2025. Aviance Capital Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other business entities. The firm employs multiple investment strategies and uses internal research and client-specific objectives to tailor portfolios across various asset types.

Steven Merkel is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with Ciccarelli Advisory Services Inc and has previously worked at FSC Securities Corporation and OSAIC. Merkel serves as a board member of the Greater Naples YMCA Endowment Board. Ciccarelli Advisory Services serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers comprehensive financial management and planning services, emphasizing strategic long-term investing with a primarily non-discretionary portfolio management approach.

Richard Romano is a financial advisor with Romano Brothers and Company in Bonita Springs, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and over 62 years of industry experience. He has been with Romano Brothers since 1964. Outside of his advisory role, Romano is a principal in Romano Ventures Partnership, which invests in privately held startup companies. Romano Brothers and Company serves individuals, employee benefit plans, non-profits, trusts, estates, and corporate entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services. The firm employs a generally conservative, long-term investment approach with both active and passive strategies, managing accounts through an eight-advisor team.

John Cimino is a financial advisor at Naples Wealth Planning with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 license and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors, Laidlaw Wealth Management, and Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd. Naples Wealth Planning manages over $356 million in client assets, providing investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and institutions. The firm focuses on customized, primarily long-term portfolios using a range of investment vehicles and conducts ongoing client oversight and portfolio monitoring.

Kathleen Herget is a financial advisor at Moran Wealth Management, LLC in Naples, FL, with 17 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Moran Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, consulting, family office services, and investment management. The firm employs proprietary model portfolios using quantitative, technical, and fundamental analysis across various asset classes and offers specialized strategies through its Pelican Bay Capital Management division.

Anthony Wauterlek is a financial advisor with HBKS Wealth Advisors in Naples, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Shore Partners LLC since 2008 and Hbk Sorce Advisory LLC since 2001, serving as a portfolio manager for a hedge fund through Park Shore Partners. HBKS Wealth Advisors is an enterprise firm with 73 advisors that provides comprehensive wealth management services.

Dragi Paunovski is a financial advisor at B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at National Securities Corp for nine years before joining B. Riley Wealth Management. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent specializing in health insurance. B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $7 billion in client assets through 274 advisors. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering a wide range of services including advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement solutions.

Colleen Murphy is a financial advisor at CWA Asset Management Group with 12 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63, Series 66, and Series 65 licenses. Her career includes roles at Merrill and KeyBanc Capital Markets, and she also works as a consultant. Outside of finance, she serves as a consultant managing parking revenue operations during the New York State Fair. CWA Asset Management Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, and institutional investors. The firm uses in-house research and proprietary models to offer both active and quantitative investment strategies that are globally diversified and may include advanced techniques such as short selling and tax-aware strategies.

Shad White is a financial advisor at CWA Asset Management Group in Naples, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at CWA Asset Management Group since 2016 and previously spent five years at Wells Fargo Clearing. CWA Asset Management Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, trusts, foundations, pension plans, and institutional investors. The firm employs both active and quantitative strategies using in-house research, proprietary models, and artificial intelligence, offering globally diversified portfolios tailored to client objectives.

Brian Tolin is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with CWA Asset Management Group and has previously worked at Ariel Capital Advisors and Raymond James, where he has maintained roles since 2012. CWA Asset Management Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, family offices, trusts, foundations, pension plans, and institutional investors. The firm offers portfolio management and financial planning using proprietary research and models, incorporating active, quantitative, and AI-driven strategies with a globally diversified approach.

Uriel Castillo is a financial advisor with RFG Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including Fifth Third Bank, Bank of America, and Merrill prior to his current role. Castillo is based in Naples, Florida. RFG Advisory provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients such as investment companies and government entities. The firm’s investment approach primarily utilizes discretionary portfolio management with a range of model strategies and third-party platforms, and it acts as sub-adviser to multiple Bluemonte ETFs.

Daniel London is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He is currently with CWA Asset Management Group and has held prior roles at CWA Naples, LLC, Capital Wealth Advisors, and in the entertainment sector. Outside of advising, he serves as Vice President of London Executive Office Suites, LLC. CWA Asset Management Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, family offices, and institutional investors. The firm employs in-house research and proprietary models that use active and quantitative strategies, including artificial intelligence, to manage globally diversified portfolios tailored to client objectives.

Nicholas Malik is a financial advisor at Moran Wealth Management, LLC in Naples, FL, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Moran Wealth Management, he worked at Quail Creek Country Club and Hertz Arena. Moran Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans with a team of 37 advisors managing over $5 billion in assets. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, family office services, and employs both tailored wealth-management engagements and model-based investment strategies.

Joseph Yard is a CFP® professional with 40 years of industry experience, currently serving at Harbour Investments, Inc. since 2001. He also has a longstanding affiliation with Integrity Financial Group Incorporated dating back to 1991 and has been involved with VIVE since 2014. Outside of his advisory roles, he operates as an independent insurance agent through Integrity Financial Group. Harbour Investments provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, charitable and corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to create customized investment strategies and offers various portfolio management solutions, including discretionary and non-discretionary services and model-based platforms.

Jeffrey Galati is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in financial advising, currently practicing at CWA Asset Management Group. His prior experience includes two years at AmeriPlanning and Investments LLC before joining CWA in 2018. Outside of finance, he owns and manages a home security company, Eyes On It Home Watch LLC. CWA Asset Management Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, family offices, trusts, foundations, pension plans, and institutional investors. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with a focus on proprietary research, active and quantitative strategies, and globally diversified portfolios that may employ advanced techniques such as short selling and tax-aware strategies.