Michelle Halpin is a financial advisor with Grand Central Investment Group, LLC in Tampa, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. She has worked with Grand Central Investment Group since 2014, following previous roles at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing spanning 16 years. Grand Central Investment Group, LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to a range of clients, including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a top-down investment approach focused on asset allocation and dividend-paying equities and offers both a proprietary wrap-fee program and consulting services with transaction-based fees.

Nicholas Koen is a financial advisor at VectorWealth with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior experience at UBS Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, he is the Manager and Principal Agent of Dough Agency, LLC, a licensed insurance agency. VectorWealth provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients through a wrap fee program, managing diversified portfolios that include ETFs, mutual funds, stocks, bonds, options, and private investment vehicles. The firm combines quantitative analysis with passive buy-and-hold strategies and options trading, tailoring portfolios to each client’s income, tax situation, and risk tolerance.

Alex Tavares is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Howland and Associates, LLC with two years of industry experience. He has been with Howland and Associates since 2023 and concurrently serves as an Assistant Professor of English at Hillsborough Community College, where he has taught literature since 2007. Howland and Associates provides discretionary portfolio management for individual and family clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, IRAs, and 529 plans. The firm employs fundamental analysis and tailored strategies to manage primarily equity and fixed-income portfolios, focusing on client-specific objectives and time horizons.

Steven Zanolli is a financial advisor at Sandy Morris Financial & Estate Planning Services, LLC in Tampa, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Enterprise, Pruco Securities LLC, and Morgan Stanley DW Inc., among others. Sandy Morris Financial & Estate Planning Services LLC provides investment advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients through model portfolio management, discretionary asset management, and consulting. The firm emphasizes client education through newsletters, seminars, and workshops, using a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis tailored to each client’s needs.

Matthew Marone is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mutual Trust Asset Management, Inc. since 2008. He previously worked at Mutual Trust Co. of America Securities for 25 years and has been affiliated with Calton & Associates, Inc. since 2024. Marone is president of US INTREGRITY INC, a firm involved in life and annuity sales as well as estate and retirement planning. Mutual Trust Asset Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory with a tactical overlay, utilizing diversified portfolios of mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, often under discretionary authority.

Wendy Spencer is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Asset Management Financial Services Inc. in Clearwater, FL. She has held leadership roles including Director, Chairwoman, President, and Chief Compliance Officer at both Asset Management Financial Services and Merit Investment Solutions, Inc. Additionally, she serves as Vice President of Advisor Administrative Services, LLC, a consulting firm supporting investment professionals. Asset Management Financial Services provides discretionary portfolio management to a range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of fundamental research and technical analysis to create customized portfolios, offering additional services such as financial and estate planning, due-diligence, and consulting on an hourly basis.

Brielle Vieira is a financial advisor at Golden Road Advisors LLC in Tampa, FL. She holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience, including prior work at Douglas C. Lane & Associates. Outside of finance, she has worked in the hospitality sector at establishments such as Channel Marker Cafe and Market Tavern. Golden Road Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, long-term investment approach with customized portfolios tailored to clients’ goals, risk tolerance, and tax considerations.

Anthony Visintin is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Federmann Financial Advisors Inc. in Tampa, FL, where he has worked since 2020. He has four years of industry experience and prior work history includes roles at Greggs Landscaping, Synergy Storage Group, and Saint Leo University. Federmann Financial Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs a mix of investment strategies across bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs, and offers additional services including in-house tax preparation and consolidated reporting through the eMoney platform.

Chad Peterson is a CFP® professional with 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Columbia River Financial Group since 2017 and previously spent 15 years at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Thrivent Investment Management. Columbia River Financial Group provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers customized advisory services focused on client objectives and uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis to construct and manage portfolios across a broad range of instruments.

Daniel Spalding is a financial advisor at Chiron Capital Management, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at LPL Financial and Prudential Investment Management Services. Outside of advising, he is involved in non-investment businesses including It’ll Fit Charters and Cutsey Fly, both based in St. Petersburg, FL. Chiron Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages portfolios using fundamental and technical analysis, offering tailored strategies across a range of asset classes and operating a wrap fee program with a high client-to-advisor ratio.

John Boyer is a CFP® with 37 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Wisdom Financial Planning and has previously worked at Securities Service Network, Inc. for 25 years. Outside of advising, he is a licensed insurance professional involved in insurance planning, including life, disability, and long-term care products. Wisdom Financial Planning serves individuals, families, business owners, and retirement plans with financial planning and investment advisory services. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, long-term investment approach using diversified, low-cost ETFs and mutual funds, and manages accounts with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing as needed.

Robert Howland is a CFP® and Series 65-certified advisor with 20 years at Howland and Associates, LLC and four years of industry experience. He serves as clerk on the finance committee of the St. Petersburg Religious Society of Friends. Howland and Associates provides discretionary portfolio management for primarily individual and family clients, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional accounts. The firm employs fundamental analysis and tailored strategies to manage equity and fixed-income portfolios in alignment with client objectives and risk considerations.

Robert Johnston is a financial advisor at Antonetti Capital Management LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Antonetti Capital Management since 2014. The firm provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other business entities, serving both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients. Antonetti Capital Management employs a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis to tailor strategies and manages approximately $121 million across more than 300 client relationships.

James Bankes is a financial advisor with Belleair Wealth Management, LLC, holding the PFS™ designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses, with 32 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. and has been involved with Bankes Planning Associates, Inc. for over 20 years, where he serves as CEO and Certified Public Accountant providing tax planning and accounting services. Belleair Wealth Management, LLC is a fee-based registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and wealth management services. The firm uses diversified asset-allocation strategies incorporating equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and derivatives, and offers additional consulting on retirement plan benchmarking, real estate, private placements, and insurance/annuity analysis.

Martin Gale is a financial advisor at Valley Financial Management, Inc. in Tampa, FL, holding the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 designations with 14 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Hallmark Capital Management, Merrill, and USAA Financial Planning Services. Valley Financial Management operates as Valley Digital Investor, providing individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management through an online platform that implements and periodically rebalances model ETF portfolios based on client profiles.

John Palm is a financial advisor at CrossPlan Money Management with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has operated Palm Investment Strategies, LLC since 2004. Based in Seminole, FL, he provides investment services primarily through discretionary portfolio management and portfolio monitoring. CrossPlan Money Management serves individual clients, including both high-net-worth and non-HNW households, managing approximately $49.6 million across about 296 clients. The firm employs a top-down asset allocation approach combining technical and fundamental analysis, utilizing strategies such as sector rotation, momentum indicators, and hedging when appropriate.

Aileen Logan is the sole advisor at Logan Financial Planning LLC in St. Petersburg, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 25 years of industry experience. She has led Logan Financial Planning since 2013. Logan is also a licensed insurance agent and occasionally offers commissionable insurance products as part of her services. Logan Financial Planning LLC provides investment supervisory services and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to build customized portfolios and offers a broad range of trading strategies alongside regular monitoring and reporting.

Richard Silver is a financial advisor at Mad River Investors in St. Petersburg, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with MRM-Horizon Advisors, LLC d/b/a Mad River Investors since 1999. Mad River Investors provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, companies, trusts, and institutional clients, while also serving as a sub-advisor and manager to other advisors and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs an opportunistic, concentrated equity-oriented approach with a long-term, contrarian orientation and manages a private investment partnership offered to accredited and qualified investors.

Joseph Milici is a financial advisor with Lumiere Financial and holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has 13 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Equitable Advisors and Axa Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, Mr. Milici is a fitness enthusiast and motivator who consults clients on lifestyle and gym routines, and he also provides social media marketing consulting. Lumiere Financial offers investment advisory and planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides customized portfolio management and financial planning, employing a range of strategies including discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, and manages private investment vehicles.

Peter Falker is a financial advisor at Falker Investments Inc. in Safety Harbor, FL, holding a Series 65 credential and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Falker Investments since 1998. Falker Investments provides discretionary investment management primarily for individuals, families, and trusts, with additional clients including charitable nonprofits and a corporate account. The firm employs a conservative, value-oriented approach focused on capital preservation, using Economic Profit and intrinsic-value modeling to guide portfolio decisions.