Shawn Lambert is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Wells Fargo Clearing, Merrill, JP Morgan Securities, and Morgan Stanley. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services including wrap-fee advisory programs, financial planning, investment management, and brokerage services, utilizing both proprietary strategies and third-party model providers.

Daniel Bonder is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with over 32 years of industry experience. He is currently with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC and has previously worked with Arbor Point Advisors, Securities America, Beacon Financial Advisory, and Capital Analysts. In addition to his advisory role, he is an attorney providing estate planning services. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporate and charitable entities, retirement participants, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers a range of investment management and financial planning solutions, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis alongside access to alternative investments and co-advisory arrangements.

Kyle Kay is a financial advisor with SPC in Ocala, FL, holding the CFP® designation along with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has seven years of industry experience, including roles at Parkland Securities LLC, AE Wealth Management, LLC, and Assurity Retirement Solutions, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is a principal partner in Sterling Wealth Management, a Florida-licensed life and health insurance agency. SPC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm supports a large advisory network and offers tailored, discretionary advice through various account programs and strategic partnerships.

Austin Nielson is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF who holds a Series 66 designation and has 11 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Charles Schwab and Edward Jones. Outside of his advisory duties, he serves as a non-compensated board member and president of a homeowners association, where he oversees architectural approvals and community area budgets. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, frequently serving clients with pre-existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management, offering both model-based and customized investment options.

Robert Brown is a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He specializes in helping clients develop personalized financial strategies that address their unique goals and priorities. His areas of focus include college education planning, family wealth management strategies, employee financial health, legacy planning, LGBT wealth planning, liquidity management, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, philanthropic planning, and retirement income. Robert holds a Bachelor's Degree and a Master's Degree from the University of West Florida. He has earned the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC) designation, which reflects his expertise in retirement planning. Through a disciplined and personalized approach, he assists clients in navigating financial decisions and adapting strategies to their evolving life circumstances. Outside of his professional work, Robert engages in personal interests such as adventure sports, skydiving, spending time with his family, watching movies, writing, and practicing yoga.

Paul W Hayes is a CFP® professional with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving at PNC Wealth Management in Ocala, FL. He has held various roles within PNC Investments since 2009, with prior experience at Colonial Asset Management Inc. and Wamu Investments, Inc. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a digital discretionary model account pilot available to select employees. The firm uses algorithmic risk assessments and delegates portfolio implementation to third-party strategists, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Danny Benedetti is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked predominantly with Citizens Securities, with a brief tenure at Cadaret Grant & Co., Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he assists with clerical work for his spouse’s travel business, B Anywhere Travell. Citizens Securities serves a wide retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides both a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, operating as a broker-dealer and insurance agency with integrated bank affiliations.

Thomas Fontana is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Ocala, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services since 2021 and previously spent six years with Bb&T Securities. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, utilizing third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support its manager-selection programs and supervisory oversight.

Bret Mickel is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment in Belleview, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and possessing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lincoln Investment since 2017 and previously spent 14 years with Legend Equities Corporation. Mickel also serves as president of a fixed insurance business and acts as a sales and servicing representative for supplemental benefits. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise advisory and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, advisor-led consulting, and portfolio management with a strategic investment approach supported by an in-house research team and third-party managers.

David Perkins is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Ocala, FL. He holds a Series 66 credential and has been with Truist Investment Services since 2026. Prior to his current role, he was involved in various business operations including freight transportation and auto detailing. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships with third-party platform and manager arrangements and offers specialized programs such as AMC Advantage for clients seeking third-party manager appointments.

Raul Fernandez is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. in Ocala, FL, with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Equity Services and National Life Group in 2025, he spent 12 years with Knights of Columbus. Outside of advising, he is involved in woodworking and 3D printing and participates as a volunteer mentor with the Knights of Columbus. Equity Services, Inc., also known as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm operates as both a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser, offering multiple advisory platforms that combine long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and the use of third-party asset managers.

Casey Moag is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. based in Ocala, FL. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a Unit Field Trainer at Bankers Life & Casualty, where he recruits and trains insurance agents. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis methods to develop tailored asset allocations and offers customized portfolio management across a range of securities.

Roger Finder is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2005. In addition to his advisory role, he is a certified divorce financial analyst and a co-owner of Centre Real Estate, LLC, which owns his branch office building. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, providing a range of advisory programs and support services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm offers advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Kevin Maxwell is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Equity Services, Inc. (ESI Financial Advisors) and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Equity Services in 2026, he spent five years with Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC and eleven years with Knights of Columbus Insurance, where he continues to serve as a Field Agent specializing in life insurance and related products. Equity Services, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, including third-party asset managers and model portfolios, and manages a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary client accounts.

William Mcleod Jr. is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services in Ocala, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 37 years of industry experience. He has been with MML Investor Services Inc. and MassMutual Life Insurance Company since 2005. Mcleod serves on the board of the Bay Laurel Center Community Development District. MML Investors Services, LLC is a subsidiary of MassMutual that provides financial planning and investment services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers asset management, wrap and money-manager programs, and educational seminars with financial planning structured as collaborative, annual engagements using firm-approved tools.

Joan Coke is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Ocala, FL, holding the Series 63 designation and bringing 39 years of industry experience. She has been with Ameriprise since 1986, including its predecessor entities, and currently owns the building housing her Ameriprise office. Ameriprise provides a retirement-income planning service aimed at individuals approaching or in retirement, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver tailored recommendations primarily for clients with significant investable assets under management.

Richard Little is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, and has 13 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Raymond James & Associates and InvestCloud, and he is also the owner of Kahn Little LLC, a business unrelated to investment advisory services. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers financial planning, model portfolio programs, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms, providing advisory services primarily through investment adviser representatives.

Geri Scott is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Ocala, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having four years of industry experience. She has been with Primerica Advisors since 2021 and Primerica Financial Services since 2020. Outside of advisory work, she is an independent travel agent with Evolution Travel, a role she has held since 2018. Primerica Advisors provides discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, offering model-delivery strategies and limited discretionary separately managed accounts primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses third-party asset managers and custodians to implement its investment models and operates under a tiered wrap-fee structure.

Monette Spears is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 35 years of industry experience. She has been with Morgan Stanley and its affiliates since 2007. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients by providing a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and strategies, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.

Travis Bowersox is a Wealth Management Advisor and Portfolio Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, serving clients in The Villages, FL. He specializes in wealth management planning, professional investment management, and providing financial strategies tailored to high net worth families, CEOs, business owners, executives, and retirees. Travis earned a Bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of Central Florida School of Business. He holds several professional designations, including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ (CRPC), and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). He is also the founding member and current president of The Villages Estate Planning Council, which comprises professionals such as attorneys, CPAs, and trust officers. Outside of his professional commitments, Travis enjoys an active lifestyle with interests in biking, chess, cooking, hiking, rock climbing, running, swimming, and spending time with his family. He resides in Mount Dora with his wife, Sarah, and their daughter, Ella.