Maike Foster is a financial advisor at Elite Life Management LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Bank of America, and Merrill. Foster is based in Sarasota, FL. Elite Life Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, legal entities, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and other registered investment advisers. The firm employs a fundamental, generally long-term investment approach tailored to client goals and risk tolerance, using a variety of investment vehicles including ETFs, mutual funds, individual stocks and bonds, and private placements.

Louis Rendemonti Jr. is a financial advisor at True Path Financial LLC with 41 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior experience includes long-term roles at Guardian Life and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. In addition to advisory work, he is active as an independent insurance agent and holds a Certified Exit Planning Advisor credential. True Path Financial LLC provides discretionary asset management, annuity management, ERISA 3(21) retirement-plan advisory, and financial planning services to individual and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental and technical analysis tailored to client objectives and offers faith-based investment options alongside specialized annuity management.

Nicholas Drizos is a financial advisor at Horizon Wealth Advisors with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Horizon Wealth Advisors since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he is independently licensed to sell insurance products. Horizon Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts or estates. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary asset management, and pension consulting, managing approximately $217 million in assets using a diversified investment approach that incorporates both fundamental and technical analysis.

Gregory Pacitti is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at Ranch Capital Advisors Inc. and its predecessors since 2006, with prior roles at Truvestments Capital LLC, APW Capital, Inc., and Skybox Financial Group, Inc. Outside of advising, he hosts the Big City Podcast, where he interviews small business owners. Ranch Capital Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses with investment management, financial planning, and a subscription-based financial coaching service. The firm offers tailored portfolios using model allocations or customized strategies and employs a range of trading techniques, including derivatives, to meet client objectives.

Glen Fuller is a financial advisor at United Advisors America with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with United Advisors America since 2013. In addition to his advisory role, Fuller works full-time supporting life insurance agents at Alliance America Corporation. United Advisors America provides investment management services primarily to individuals near retirement and to pension and profit-sharing plans, offering customized portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and selected exchange-traded products.

Timothy Daley is a financial advisor with Lifestyle Freedom Advisory Group, LLC in Bradenton, FL, holding a Series 65 designation and 7 years of industry experience. He has worked with various entities under the Lifestyle Freedom umbrella since 2018 and previously spent three years at LPL Financial. Daley also serves as Director of Operations for business consulting activities related to estate and tax planning, cost segregation, and business valuation. Lifestyle Freedom Advisory Group is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA plan services, employing customized portfolios based on clients’ goals and using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to guide investment decisions.

Amy Magnotta is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience. She is currently with Seeds, a team-based firm in Sarasota, FL, and previously worked at AC Wealth Partners and Brinker Capital Investments. Seeds provides investment management and related services primarily to other financial institutions through sub-advisory engagements. The firm employs a systematic, data-driven investment process focused on long-term portfolio construction and offers discretionary management, outsourced trading, and investment modeling solutions.

Emily Nikoloudis is a financial advisor with Transcend Capital Advisors, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 16 years of industry experience, including prior roles at UBS Financial Services and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Nikoloudis operates in dual capacities between Transcend Capital Advisors and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Transcend Capital Advisors, LLC manages approximately $2.9 billion and serves individual clients, family offices, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and private foundations. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management, employing a long-term, diversified investment approach that includes marketable and non-marketable assets as well as third-party private placements and independent managers.

Cynthia Shuford Stover is a financial advisor at Global Financial Private Client with 40 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with her current firm since 2018, previously working at G.F. Investment Service, LLC for 14 years. Global Financial Private Client serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment approach incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and is notable for its affiliated business structure that includes family-office style consulting and accounting services.

Joseph Gissy is a financial advisor with Tactive Advisors, LLC in Sarasota, FL, holding a Series 65 credential and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Capital Management Services, Inc. since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Chief Operating Officer and minority owner of Lancia Technologies, Inc., where he is involved in capital raising and advisor solicitation for a private placement. Tactive Advisors serves individuals, trusts, businesses, employee benefit plans, and institutional investors, including other advisor-managed portfolios. The firm utilizes a model-driven robo-advisor platform combined with sub-advisory and TAMP services, constructing blended portfolios primarily through tactical asset allocation using mutual funds, ETFs, and occasionally options or short positions.

Richard Oberuc is a financial advisor at Empirical Asset Management, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Virtue Capital Management, LLC and First National Advisors, LLC. Oberuc is also the CEO of Burlington Hall Asset Management, Inc., a company focused on developing software products for asset allocation models. Empirical Asset Management provides discretionary investment management to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm uses a rules-based, long-term investment approach leveraging proprietary methodologies and a range of diversified portfolios constructed from ETFs, mutual funds, and select securities.

James Roach III is a financial advisor at Flagstar Securities, Inc. in Sarasota, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 44 years of industry experience. He has been with Flagstar Advisors since 2001 and joined Flagstar Securities, Inc. in 2026. In addition to his advisory role, Roach serves as Group Director Investments and Senior Vice President at New York Community Bancorp. Flagstar Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and insurance companies. The firm manages approximately $784 million in discretionary assets, employing a strategy that includes mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and third-party managers, supported by Envestnet PMC for due diligence and manager recommendations.

Brian Timm is a CFP® professional with 11 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Global Financial Private Client since 2020 and previously at AssetMark and Global Financial Private Capital. In addition to his advisory role, he manages BCT Consulting Services, LLC, a financial services firm. Global Financial Private Client is a team of five advisors managing approximately $828 million for about 140 clients, including high-net-worth individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across various strategies.

Geoffrey Frazier is a financial advisor with Global Financial Private Client in Sarasota, FL, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 35 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at G. F. Investment Services, LLC and Global Financial Private Capital. He is also the owner of 360 Tax Consulting, an accounting and financial consulting firm. Global Financial Private Client is a team of five advisors managing approximately $828 million for about 140 clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm uses fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across various strategies and maintains defensive cash positions when appropriate.

Daniel Greenwald is a financial advisor at J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc. with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at MN8 Energy LLC, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc, and Deloitte & Touche LLP. J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc. provides discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, and 401(k) participants, with recent services tailored for social media influencers. The firm focuses on conservative growth strategies in established U.S. companies and fixed-income investments, managing over $1 billion in assets across a six-advisor team.

James Appel is a CFP® professional with 34 years of industry experience. He currently works at Cohen Capital Advisors, LLC, where he has been since 2026, following a 19-year tenure at Raymond James & Associates. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is also a licensed insurance professional. Cohen Capital provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm customizes portfolios primarily with low-cost mutual funds and ETFs and employs a long-term investment approach informed by both fundamental and technical analysis.

Joshua Pisa is a financial advisor at Base Wealth Management with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Ernst & Young, Doyle Wealth Management, and Walters & Associates CPAs. Outside of his advisory role, he is the president and owner of Strategic Tax Advisory LLC, a CPA firm providing tax and accounting services to small businesses and individuals. Base Wealth Management offers fee-based investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using a tactical allocation strategy and serves approximately 754 clients with a team of six advisors.

Nathan Maciejowski is a financial advisor with Redwood Financial Network in Sarasota, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Redwood Financial Network and LPL Financial since 2014. Redwood Financial Network is a team-based advisory firm with eight advisors managing approximately $226 million in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting with a customized, long-term investment approach.

Ernest Cave is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Blue Horizon Equity, Inc. He has worked at multiple firms, including Cetera Wealth Services and Osaic Wealth. Cave is also the manager of Cave Wealth Management, a DBA LLC. Blue Horizon Equity, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $746 million, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals and institutions. The firm provides both discretionary and non-discretionary management through wrap-fee Unified Managed Accounts and an Advisor-as-Portfolio-Manager program, alongside access to third-party money manager platforms.

Donald Blowers is a Series 66 licensed advisor with nine years of industry experience. He joined Blue Jean Financial LLC in 2024 after seven years at Thrivent Investment Management Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Blowers works as an independent Uber Eats driver and holds a licensed insurance agent position. Blue Jean Financial is a fiduciary-registered investment advisor serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a customized, long-term investment approach using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and select individual securities, with portfolios managed on an institutional platform.