Mark Elhilow is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Blue Ocean Capital since 1997 and previously spent 11 years with Elhilow, Smith & Company, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a warehouse rental business unrelated to investment activities. Blue Ocean Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and closely held businesses by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and tax and accounting engagements. The firm employs a team of five advisors and integrates CPA expertise into its investment and family office offerings.

Glenn Stephenson is a CFP® professional with 40 years of industry experience, currently serving at IBEX Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2022. He has also worked at LPL Financial since 2000. Outside of advisory work, he has engaged in captive insurance activities alongside his primary role. IBEX Wealth Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across various strategies, including derivatives and structured products, managing client portfolios on a discretionary basis.

William Corley Jr. is a financial advisor at 1 St Discount Brokerage, Inc. in Lake Worth, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 41 years of industry experience. He has been with 1 St Discount Brokerage since 1995. Outside of his advisory role, he is a writer for Equities.com and a financial speaker. 1st Discount Brokerage, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and pension/profit-sharing plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and tax/accounting services. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, serving clients through both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Richard Preston is a ChFC® with 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked with Northwestern Mutual in various roles from 1996 to 2026 before joining Fort Sheridan Advisors LLC in 2026. Fort Sheridan Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management and institutional advisory services to family offices, high-net-worth individuals, pensions, endowments, trusts, charitable organizations, and other businesses. The firm employs a long-term, value-oriented approach that incorporates quantitative optimization, computer models, technical analysis, and qualitative judgment, managing portfolios under individualized mandates with ongoing monitoring and client reviews.

Matthew Gensler is a financial advisor at Meld Financial, Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Meld Financial since 2020, following prior roles at Capstone Investment Financial Group and GERSON LEHrMAN. Meld Financial provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and educational seminars. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and government entities, employing model portfolios, fundamental and technical analysis, and modern portfolio theory in its investment approach.

Megan Kiziah is a financial advisor at Castle Wealth Management with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill, UBS Financial Services, Stifel Nicolaus, and Gunster Yoakley Stewart. Castle Wealth Management serves high-net-worth families, individuals, businesses, trusts, and charitable entities with customized wealth management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a committee-driven approach to portfolio management, emphasizing tax-aware strategies and adherence to professional standards.

Hillary Knotts is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Blue Ocean Capital since 2013. She works with a five-advisor team based in West Palm Beach, FL. Blue Ocean Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and closely held businesses with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and tax and accounting engagements. The firm integrates fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to manage diversified portfolios, often combining mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and private placements.

George Rohloff is a financial advisor at 1 St Discount Brokerage, Inc. in Lake Worth, Florida, with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with 1 St Discount Brokerage since 2007. 1 St Discount Brokerage, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and pension/profit-sharing plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, manager-selection, and tax/accounting services. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies guided by written investment policy statements and conducts regular account reviews for its clients.

William Bruckner is a financial advisor at Woodstock Wealth Management, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Woodstock Financial Group since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and manages a branch office of Woodstock, which includes selling non-securities related insurance. Woodstock Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset managers for individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, charities, and retirement plans. The firm manages client assets using various investment strategies and maintains a performance-fee program alongside standard compensation arrangements.

Michael Piccoli is a financial advisor at Woodstock Wealth Management, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance. Piccoli serves as president of the Cambridge at Abacoa Homeowners Association board. Woodstock Wealth Management, Inc. provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and access to third-party asset managers for individuals, businesses, charities, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $629.9 million on a discretionary basis and offers tailored investment strategies, including a notable performance-based fee program.

Leslie Sawyer is a financial advisor at WhaleRock Point Partners, LLC with five years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. Prior to joining WhaleRock Point Partners, Leslie has worked in various hospitality roles, including positions at Avvio Ristorante, East Island Reserve Hotel, The Smokehouse Cafe, Newport Vineyards, and The Mooring Restaurant. Leslie is currently involved with Avvio Ristorante outside of their advisory role. WhaleRock Point Partners provides discretionary investment management and retirement plan fiduciary services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pension plans. The firm combines top-down macroeconomic analysis with fundamental and technical security selection, focusing heavily on directly owned fixed-income portfolios and serving as a 3(38) ERISA investment manager for plan sponsors.

Gil Blas Velez is a financial advisor at Amerity Wealth Management, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Capital Markets IQ and GV Financial Services, Inc. Amerity Wealth Management is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, businesses, trusts, and plan sponsors. The firm offers discretionary asset management, modular financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized services for UK expatriate pension transfers, implementing portfolios through third-party model managers, ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities.

Christopher Davis is a financial advisor with Hudson Value Partners, LLC in Palm Beach, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hudson Value Partners since 2019 and previously at Private Client Services and Oppenheimer. Davis serves as an advisory board member for Whiterock AI, a startup focused on using artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve bad debt recovery rates. Hudson Value Partners provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plan sponsors, with offerings that include discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment approach involves primarily individual equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, and it also advises an affiliated private fund while incorporating AI tools under human oversight.

Eric Stauffer is a financial advisor at 401k Generation with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 license and previously worked at Edward Jones for one year before joining 401k Generation in 2017. 401k Generation provides retirement plan consulting to plan sponsors and fiduciaries, as well as individual investment advisory and managed account services. The firm serves individuals, trusts, and business-sponsored retirement plans, using an internal Investment Policy Committee and quantitative grading to select mutual funds and ETFs.

Richard Ervolino is a financial advisor at Capital Management Services, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at Liberty Partners Capital Management, LLC and Liberty Partners Financial Services, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he owns USA Tax Plan, Inc., which sells insurance and annuities, and serves as an independent contractor consultant for a financial education firm focused on tax, insurance, retirement, and estate planning. Capital Management Services, Inc. provides portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and employee benefit plans. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation strategy primarily using mutual funds and ETFs and manages accounts for both retail clients and other investment advisers.

Robert Schaffer is a financial advisor at Andrew Garrett Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Andrew Garrett Inc. since 2007, with a four-year tenure at Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. prior to his current role. Andrew Garrett Inc. manages portfolios for individuals, high net worth clients, retirement plans, and corporate clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-rollover advice. The firm employs a multi-platform investment model and serves a broad client base through various advisory programs and fee arrangements.

Debbie Lux is an advisor at 57 West Capital Advisors, Inc. with a Series 65 designation and no prior industry experience. Before joining 57 West Capital Advisors in 2025, she was co-owner of Floor City, LLC, a flooring installation and remodeling business. 57 West Capital Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management focused on equity portfolios for individual investors and investment companies, employing a long-term, buy-and-hold equity strategy with diversified positions and selective use of options and margin. The firm serves both U.S. and non-U.S. clients through an offshore affiliate and offers detailed performance reporting uncommon among its peers.

Patrick Jordan is a financial advisor at FMSA with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Compass Insurance Advisors and State Farm VP Management Corp. He is also a soldier in the Louisiana Army National Guard. FMSA is a privately owned registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, municipalities, and trust programs. The firm employs a fundamental, research-driven investment approach and offers discretionary portfolio management alongside comprehensive financial planning.

Lori Jackson is a financial advisor at Cove Private Wealth, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. Cove Private Wealth serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors by providing comprehensive portfolio management and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a diversified investment approach that incorporates fundamental, technical, sector, and qualitative analysis, with an emphasis on customized strategies including the use of options and alternative investments.

James Varaklis is a financial advisor with IBEX Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 32 years of industry experience. He has been with IBEX Wealth Advisors since 2022 and has also maintained a long tenure with LPL Financial since 2004. IBEX Wealth Advisors, LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combined fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis investment process with both long- and short-term strategies and a range of derivative instruments.