Dimitri Amendola is a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He has been a licensed financial professional for over five years, beginning his career at Vanguard before joining Merrill Lynch four years ago. At Merrill Lynch, he collaborates with a team of specialists from Merrill and Bank of America to provide comprehensive financial services. Dimitri's areas of expertise include college education planning, executive and equity compensation services, family wealth management strategies, defined benefit plan services, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, portfolio management, and retirement income. He holds a bachelor's degree in Finance with minors in Economics and Italian Language from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, graduating Cum Laude. He also holds the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation. Dimitri is a member of professional organizations such as the Knights of Columbus and Omicron Delta Kappa. His personal interests include antiquing, boating, boxing, cooking, reading, soccer, swimming, tennis, traveling, and writing.

John Gatto is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management who began his financial services career in 1984. He brings decades of experience guiding clients and their families in customizing wealth management strategies tailored to the next phases of their financial lives. John focuses on family wealth management strategies, personal retirement planning, sports and entertainment, and retirement income. His approach starts with mapping clients' current financial position and developing a foundation to preserve and optimize their assets, helping clients understand where their money is, where it is going, and how to keep more working for them. John holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Social Science from the State University of New York at Binghamton. He holds professional designations including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Sports & Entertainment Accredited Wealth Management Advisor (SE-AWMA). Outside of his professional life, John is involved with numerous local charities. He resides in Lloyd Harbor, New York, with his wife and two children and enjoys boating, fishing, golfing, reading, and spending time with his family.

Samuel Brandwein is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley who holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 39 years of industry experience. He has worked with Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009, and previously at Citigroup Global Markets. Brandwein serves as Treasurer and board member of the American Retirement Association, a nonprofit organization. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides advisory programs and tailored financial planning services to individuals and institutional clients, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. The firm uses structured planning tools and methodologies such as Monte Carlo simulations and offers a broad range of retail and institutional investment solutions.

Marc Chait is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 29 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Janney Montgomery Scott for 10 years before joining Wells Fargo Clearing in 2023. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm providing investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions supported by research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party sources.

Adam Rogers is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. He has been with UBS since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he served as a trustee and Treasurer on the board of the Metrowest Health Foundation and was a member of its audit and investment committees. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through a mix of brokerage and investment advisory services, combining institutional trading capabilities with wealth management offerings tailored using proprietary research and model-based asset allocations.

Keith Compton Jr. is a CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Edward Jones, where he has worked since 2015. He has 10 years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director for Legado Inc, a family-owned hotel in St. Lucia, helping with strategic decisions. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment solutions, managing approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a nationwide network of over 23,000 financial advisors.

William Schenck is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His prior roles include over two decades at Wells Fargo bank and related entities. He has a minority ownership in a small, women- and Hispanic-owned business that sells jewelry and crafts online. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice and customized performance reporting through a team of Wealth Advisors. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with brokerage and investment management capabilities.

Amber Chase is a financial advisor with Merrill in Fort Lauderdale, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Bank of America, Industrial Electric Testing, Inc., and several educational institutions. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Elizabeth Amaro is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Her work history includes roles at PFS Investments Inc since 2016 and Primerica Financial Services since 2015. She also operated Amaros Online Inc from 2006 to 2018. Primerica Advisors sponsors a wrap-fee asset management program serving individual, corporate, and charitable clients. The firm manages approximately $15.5 billion in assets and delivers advisory services through model-driven strategies overseen by unaffiliated asset managers.

Jaclyn Rock is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 8 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at The Vanguard Group for six years. Jaclyn’s background also includes a four-year tenure at Queens University of Charlotte. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a broad range of advisory programs to both individual and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning and managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. The firm’s planning process uses structured discovery and proprietary tools but does not include individual security recommendations in standalone plans.

Richard Jarchow Sr. is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors in Fort Lauderdale, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. since 2014 and is also a partner at Richard C. Jarchow, CPA's, a firm he has been associated with since 1981. Additionally, he serves as a director of the Kantner Foundation, Inc., an investment-related nonprofit role he has held since 1990. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and retirement-plan sponsors. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory through a network of independent Financial Professionals, utilizing a range of investment platforms and strategies tailored to client objectives.

Max Pawliger is a financial advisor at Raymond James & Associates with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Raymond James in 2024, he worked at Fidelity Investments and has held roles in both educational and political organizations, including the Florida Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign and Hillel at the University of Florida. Raymond James & Associates, Inc. is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutional and pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning and consulting services primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Eleni Skiba is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Boca Raton, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 35 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes positions at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she is the owner and manager of Rhythm Girl LLC, an entertainment and independent music business. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service designed for individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets, providing detailed written Recommendation Reports that address income sources, Social Security options, and tax-smart withdrawal strategies. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver tailored, non-discretionary advice, supported by a centralized retirement-income consulting team.

Keith Kordich is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and incorporates modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options among its investment offerings.

Christina Cleveland is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management with over four decades of experience in the financial services industry. She is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certificant and holds additional designations including CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). Christina focuses on building a custom-designed wealth management practice to assist financially complicated and high net worth clients with their overall personal financial strategies. Her expertise covers areas such as Family Wealth Management Strategies, Services for Defined Benefit Plans, Legacy Planning, Managing New Wealth, Personal Retirement Planning, Philanthropic Planning, Portfolio Management Services, Small Business Strategies, Women and Wealth, and Tax Minimization. Christina and her team strive to provide an elite client experience through meaningful, lifelong relationships and aim to simplify and solve clients’ financial objectives to help make their personal needs and dreams a reality. Christina holds a Bachelor's Degree from Florida State University. Outside of her professional role, she enjoys golfing, scuba diving, spending time with her family, playing tennis, and traveling. Her personal philosophy emphasizes understanding clients' life priorities to create personalized financial plans designed around their goals and aspirations.

Michael Cooney is a financial advisor with Merrill in Fort Lauderdale, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Merrill since 2009 and has also worked at Bank of America, N.A. since 2001. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Mark Sherman is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Cooper City, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors and its predecessor, Axa Advisors, since 1999. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales through various fixed companies. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and third-party asset managers. The firm employs a hybrid referral and implementation model that includes both advisory and brokerage channels to deliver tailored client solutions.

Megan Kasper is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several notable firms including Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals and institutional clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and financial planning services supported by structured discovery processes and firm-approved tools.

Frank Held is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at OSAIC since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Securities America Advisors, Inc. and Investacorp Advisory Services. Held is involved in fixed insurance sales and serves as president of J Held Financial, Inc. Osaic Wealth, Inc. serves a broad mix of retail and institutional clients, offering integrated brokerage and investment advisory services, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers. The firm utilizes asset-allocation tools, risk-tolerance questionnaires, and automated rebalancing to construct diversified portfolios across various asset classes.

Ryan Fanady is a Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a position he has held since 2023. He previously worked as a Planning Consultant at Fidelity Investments from 2021 to 2023 and as an Orders Investment Analyst at The Vanguard Group from 2018 to 2021. Ryan partners with clients to understand their individual financial goals and priorities, focusing on developing investment strategies and providing ongoing guidance tailored to clients' communication preferences. His professional experience centers on financial consulting and investment analysis within major financial institutions. Outside of his professional role, Ryan has personal interests in fishing, fitness, and golf.