Richard Sowers is a financial advisor with Lifemark Securities Corp. in Clearwater, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and 40 years of industry experience. He has worked with Lifemark Securities Corp. since 1995 and also serves as president and writing agent of VIP Capital, Inc., a life insurance, annuity, and long-term care insurance marketing brokerage firm. Additionally, he has acted as a FINRA dispute arbitrator and as a consultant and expert witness for securities and insurance matters. Lifemark Securities Corp. provides fee-based investment advisory services and financial planning primarily to individual investors and sponsors of participant-directed retirement plans. The firm offers various managed account programs and tailors advice through risk assessments, with accounts managed on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis and custody maintained by third-party custodians.

Sean Davis is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience and is currently an investment advisor representative at Latitude Advisors, LLC. He also operates his own CPA practice, Sean Davis CPA, PA, where he provides tax preparation, accounting, and consulting services. Latitude Advisors serves individual and business clients, including high-net-worth investors, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and pension consulting. The firm employs a combination of model-based strategies and fundamental/quantitative analysis, managing most client relationships on a discretionary basis.

Sheldon Frantz is a financial advisor at B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with firms including MML Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance, and Guardian Life Insurance Company. B. Riley Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering various investment programs and managing approximately $4.21 billion in client assets through about 173 advisors.

Lynn Smeraldo is a financial advisor at IP Financial Advisory Services LLC with 36 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at several firms including Securities America, Investacorp, Cetera Advisors, and Investors Capital Corp. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as Membership Chairman on the Board of Directors for the Dunedin Council of Organizations and is a member of the Rotary Club of Dunedin. IP Financial Advisory Services primarily serves individual retail clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, managed account programs, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm focuses on customized portfolios and refers clients to unaffiliated third-party investment advisors while providing a range of services that include actuarial analysis and insurance consulting.

David Vileno is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. He has previously worked at OSAIC, American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc., and National Securities Corporation. In addition to his advisory role, he owns and operates Strategic Tax Consulting, Inc., providing tax preparation and accounting services in Tampa, FL. Ausdal Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer managing over $2 billion in client assets through a network of approximately 152 advisors. The firm offers investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, combining advisory, brokerage, and insurance services.

Michael Gilmartin is a financial advisor with Lifemark Securities Corp. in Palm Harbor, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and with 20 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Jonathan Roberts Advisory Group, Inc. and J.W. Cole Financial, Inc. He also operates Gilmartin Financial Services, through which he provides life and health insurance products. Lifemark Securities Corp. offers fee-based investment advisory services and financial planning primarily to individual investors and sponsors of participant-directed retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach is suitability-driven, incorporating risk assessments and offering programs such as Unified Managed Accounts, Separately Managed Accounts, and Advisor as Portfolio Manager options.

Paul Hayes is a financial advisor with IP Financial Advisory Services LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including Supreme Alliance LLC and Bankers Life, and also operated Hayes Property Management for six years. In addition to his advisory role, Hayes works as an independent insurance agent. IP Financial Advisory Services primarily serves individual retail clients, focusing on portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm combines traditional investment advisory services with insurance and benefits consulting, often working with third-party investment advisors to tailor client portfolios.

Louis Zone is a financial advisor with Westminster Financial Advisory Corp, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 50 years of industry experience. He has been with Westminster Financial Securities, Inc. for 17 years. Westminster Financial Advisory Corporation provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach focuses on strategic asset allocation with tactical overlays, employing a buy-and-hold framework supplemented by periodic rebalancing and option strategies.

Spiros Vassilakos is a financial advisor with Csenge Advisory Group, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Sagepoint Financial, LPL Financial, and Lion Street Financial. He also owns Athenian Private Client Group, which provides life, disability, and long-term care insurance services. Csenge Advisory Group delivers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high net worth clients, charities, and corporate clients. The firm employs a top-down investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, with portfolio customization through discretionary or model-based management.

Daniel Goldberg is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Lutz, Florida. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has 31 years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including One Source Advisory LLC, Principal Securities Inc., Dbg Financial Group Inc., and Principal Life Insurance Co. Goldberg serves on the advisory board for the University of South Florida's Personal Financial Planning major and holds leadership roles in several local homeowner and office owner associations. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money managers under various arrangements.

Kelsey Costantini is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Oppenheimer since 2021 and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering a variety of advisory programs including portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs a range of investment approaches tailored to its programs and advisors, managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets as of the end of 2025.

Barbara Martin is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Dunedin, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 20 years of industry experience. She has worked with Truist Advisory Services since 2016 and has been with Truist Investment Services since 2011. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, leveraging third-party platform and manager relationships, and supplements traditional research with AI-enabled tools.

Aiden Brown is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Capital Analysts, Equitable Advisors, LLC, and Core Bridge. Brown is also the owner of Futris Financial LLC, a tax-related business entity. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses, with a focus on educators and retirement plan participants. The firm offers a range of financial planning services and manages both in-house and third-party investment strategies using strategic and tactical approaches.

Judy Ravenna is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Suntrust Advisory Services, Inc. since 2016 and with Suntrust Investment Services, Inc. since 2009. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm uses both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches and integrates third-party platforms and manager arrangements to support its AMC Advantage program, emphasizing inter-affiliate collaboration within the Truist enterprise.

Nina Law is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. with 33 years of industry experience. She has been with Benjamin F. Edwards since 2009 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer with approximately 436 advisors and $15.7 billion in client assets, serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment strategies, combining firm-developed and third-party models with ongoing oversight by an Investment Strategy Committee.

Madisyn Muller is a CFP® professional with five years of experience in financial services, currently affiliated with Principal Financial Services. Her work history includes roles at Principal Life Insurance Company, Principal Securities Inc, and One Source Advisory. She holds Series 66 registration and operates out of Lutz, Florida. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Kwame Kenyatta is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 3 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior work includes positions at Fifth Third Bank, Wells Fargo, Capstone Logistics, and roles in clinical training and academia. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple investment program types on its Passageway Managed Account platform, combining third-party portfolio management with options such as mutual funds, ETFs, SMAs, and direct indexing.

Garrett Alabado is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 18 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He has worked at Churchill Management Group since 2014 and joined Focus Partners Wealth in 2025. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that emphasizes tax- and fee-sensitivity within an enhanced open architecture framework, combining active and passive strategies along with private and registered funds.

Kelli Robbins is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and six years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Transamerica Life Insurance Company, MetLife, Protective Life, Proequities Inc, and Ohio National Financial Services. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through managed advice programs that focus on asset allocation, contribution rates, and retirement age guidance. The firm uses proprietary software and model portfolios from Morningstar Investment Management and offers both managed and non-discretionary investment recommendations.

Joseph Sissel is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Union Financial, Inc. from 2021 to 2024. In addition to his advisory roles, he has been involved in consulting on HVAC enclosures through Bay to Bay Balancing, a business he operated from 1994 to 2017. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and military personnel. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs through various advisory and promoter arrangements.