William Hughes is the sole advisor at William D Hughes, an independent firm based in Odessa, FL. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has nine years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory work, Hughes operates a licensed accounting practice, William D Hughes CPA, where he provides accounting services. The firm offers portfolio management for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on equities and fixed-income securities. Its investment approach includes fundamental analysis and combines long-term and short-term strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Roshan Shikarpuri is the principal of Roshan Private Wealth Management, LLC and holds the PFS™ designation. He has over 40 years of experience in accounting through his work at Shan Shikarpuri & Associates, CPA's, PA, which he has been associated with since 1984. His involvement in both wealth management and accounting reflects a dual professional focus. Roshan Private Wealth Management, LLC provides discretionary asset management and portfolio monitoring primarily for high-net-worth clients. The firm customizes investment strategies based on client goals and risk tolerance, utilizing fundamental and technical analysis, option writing, and cash management while conducting regular portfolio reviews and accommodating client-imposed investment restrictions.

Ralph Marra is a financial advisor with Carter Ridge Strategic Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 32 years of industry experience. His background includes roles at National Securities Corporation and Peak Brokerage Services, LLC. He is currently also licensed as an insurance agent. Carter Ridge Strategic Advisors is a single-advisor independent firm serving individuals, families, small businesses, and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and utilizes fundamental, technical, and economic analysis along with options, derivatives, and margin techniques in client accounts.

Keith Amburgey is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience and has been with Rutherford Asset Planning, Inc. since 2009. He is based in Tampa, FL, and holds a Series 63 license. Rutherford Asset Planning, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and family-office services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, managing approximately $181 million across about 77 client relationships. The firm serves both high-net-worth and individual clients, emphasizing an asset-allocation first approach combined with fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, and offers integrated legal, tax, and investment services through an in-house licensed attorney.

Leo Wagner III is a financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving clients through 1st Financial LLC in New Port Richey, FL. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at 1st Financial LLC since 2011 and BrokersXpress, LLC since 2010. Wagner is also an independent insurance agent representing several companies, focusing on fixed and indexed annuities and life insurance products. 1st Financial LLC provides discretionary portfolio management for individuals, businesses, charities, and small pension clients, offering tailored investment services across a range of securities. The firm employs a conservative investment approach combining technical and fundamental analysis with ongoing portfolio monitoring.

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Samuel Martinez is the principal of S.mart Advising Inc in Tampa, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Crescendi Group, LLC, The Exit Strategy Co., and Blu Sky Coaching, Inc. Outside of advising, he serves as chairperson for Methodist United in Prayer, a nonprofit focused on fundraising and community outreach. S.mart Advising provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individual investors and business entities, including qualified retirement plans. The firm utilizes platform- and model-based portfolio solutions, active co-advisory relationships, and a combination of analytical methods and trading strategies to manage client assets.

Michael Klimis is a CFP® professional with 47 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been the principal of Klimis & Associates Advisory, Inc. since 1983 and previously worked at FSC Securities Corporation for 30 years. Klimis serves on the board of directors for the Clearwater Free Clinic, a nonprofit providing medical services to uninsured individuals, where he is involved in property development and facility expansion. Klimis & Associates Advisory, Inc. offers customized financial planning services primarily for individuals, including high-net-worth clients, focusing on comprehensive written plans covering investments, insurance, and retirement. The firm emphasizes planning and broad diversification without discretionary management, often coordinating implementation through affiliated broker-dealer services.

Richard Pigott is the sole advisor at The Money Guys, LLC, an independent firm based in New Port Richey, Florida. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has seven years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he was self-employed for 13 years. The Money Guys, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis to construct asset-allocation portfolios, offering both standalone written plans and ongoing comprehensive planning with regular reviews.

Brandon Grundy is a CFP® with 19 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Ridgeview Financial Planning since 2014. Ridgeview Financial Planning provides comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, small businesses, and foundations or charitable organizations. The firm uses a Core + Satellite investment approach and is noted for its work with foundations and charitable organizations, as well as its coordination with outside attorneys and accountants.

Steven Bove is a CFP® and CFA® with 22 years of experience in financial advising. He is the sole advisor at LeBrigh Life Planners, an independent firm he has been with since 2004. The firm provides fee-only financial planning and portfolio management services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth households. LeBrigh Life Planners focuses on comprehensive planning covering retirement, tax, estate, insurance, and education matters. Investment management is conducted on a non-discretionary basis, emphasizing customized plans diversified across equities, fixed income, and alternative assets, with client portfolios reviewed quarterly.

Keith Dunn is the sole advisor at Johnson Dunn Capital Advisors, Inc., an independent firm based in Palm Harbor, FL. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 47 years of industry experience, including 12 years with Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC before founding his current firm in 2022. Johnson Dunn Capital Advisors provides fee-based, custom investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, charitable organizations, and other registered investment advisers. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy that incorporates fundamental and technical analysis across various time horizons, regularly reviewing portfolios to adjust for market conditions and client needs.

Dustin Jooste is a financial advisor at Toring Financial Advisors, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Bloomberg L.P. for ten years. Outside of advisory services, he is president and sole shareholder of Toring Consulting Services Inc., where he provides accounting and tax preparation services to individuals and small businesses. Toring Financial Advisors, Inc. offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial and retirement planning, and educational seminars. The firm serves individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations, employing a long-term, fundamental analysis-based investment approach tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

You don't have a money problem. You have a too-many-decisions problem. You're successful. You're responsible. You're the person everyone depends on. You manage the bills, remember the passwords, coordinate the moving pieces, and somehow became the unofficial CFO of the household without ever applying for the job. From the outside, it looks like you've got it all figured out. Meanwhile, you're trying to make smart decisions about taxes, investments, retirement, stock compensation, college planning, aging parents, business ownership, and approximately 47 open browser tabs running in your brain at all times. And despite doing a lot of things right, you still find yourself wondering: "Am I saving enough?" "Am I paying too much in taxes?" "Can I afford this?" "What am I missing?" That's where I come in. I'm Robin Snell, CFP®, EA, founder of Nested Financial. I work with women who carry the financial mental load, professionals with equity compensation, business owners, progressive families, and LGBTQIA+ individuals and couples who are tired of trying to figure everything out alone. Through my Financial Happiness Method, I help clients organize the chaos, simplify complex decisions, and create a plan that supports the life they're actually trying to build. Together, we: ✓ Get organized without shame ✓ Create a clear plan for taxes, investments, and major financial decisions ✓ Build systems that support your real life, not financial perfection ✓ Reduce financial stress and increase confidence ✓ Make room for both future security and present-day happiness My clients don't come to me because they need another spreadsheet. They come to me because they want clarity. They want confidence. They want someone they trust to help them make smart decisions and tell them what actually matters. Financial planning isn't about becoming the richest person in the cemetery. It's about building a life you genuinely enjoy living. If you're tired of carrying the weight of every financial decision by yourself, I've got you.

Angelo Angelou is the managing member of Atrium Financial Advisors LLC in Tarpon Springs, FL, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including BluBuzzard Advisors, LLC and Albert Douglas, LLC. He serves as a board member for the Tarpon Springs Florida Municipal Firefighters Trust Fund, overseeing pension investment and administrative activities. Atrium Financial Advisors provides tailored investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm’s approach emphasizes fundamental analysis, long-term positions, integrated risk management, and selective use of covered options for hedging.

As Founder & CEO of BayView Financial Planning, Stacy Miller leads an independent fee-only fiduciary firm serving clients nationwide from Tampa Bay. She holds the Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), Military Qualified Financial Planner (MQFP®), and Certified Financial Transitionist (CeFT®) certifications, a distinctive combination that reflects her specialized expertise in navigating financial decisions during life’s transitions. Inspired by her experience as a military spouse and her passion for women’s financial independence, Stacy founded BayView Financial Planning to help women, widows, and military-connected families invest in their own future financial security through the tides of life. A nationally recognized financial planner and speaker, Stacy blends technical expertise with empathy, helping clients navigate life changes such as career transitions, loss, military moves, and new financial responsibility with clarity and confidence. Her insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and numerous other media outlets.

Kirk Kinder is the sole advisor at Picket Fence Financial, LLC in Palm Harbor, FL, holding CFP® and Series 65 credentials with 23 years of industry experience. He has operated Picket Fence Financial since 2005 and previously managed Picket Fence Tax Service for nine years. Picket Fence Financial is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individual clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $50.5 million on a discretionary basis and employs a modern-portfolio-theory approach using model portfolios primarily composed of ETFs, index funds, and no-load mutual funds, tailored to each client’s goals.

Frank Diana is a financial advisor with Sterling Bridge Financial Group LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and six years of industry experience. He is co-owner of Senior Benefit Resources, an insurance agency specializing in life insurance and fixed indexed annuities. Diana also holds roles with Diana Landi Holdings Company and Frank Diana Inc. Sterling Bridge Financial Group LLC serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, by providing discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning. The firm emphasizes a long-term investment approach based on modern portfolio theory, often recommending indexed mutual funds, ETFs, and iShares, and offers no-cost educational seminars to clients and the public.

Robert Basile is a financial advisor with Basile Financial Group, Inc. in Palm Harbor, FL, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 20 years of industry experience. He also operates Basile CPA Firm, Inc., where he prepares individual tax returns and performs accounting tasks for individuals and small businesses. His career includes experience as an independent insurance agent and with LPL Financial, LLC. Basile Financial Group serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and business entities by providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, and educational seminars. The firm employs a buy-and-hold, passive investment approach using mutual funds and ETFs, tailored to each client’s objectives and risk tolerance.

James Koford is a CFP® with five years of industry experience and currently serves at Hammerhead Financial Strategies, LLC. He has previously worked with Kitces.com and operates Shark Investing, Inc., a subscription-based market commentary website where he contributes content and marketing efforts. Hammerhead Financial Strategies provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth clients, employing an active, opportunistic investment approach that integrates technical momentum, asset allocation, and behavioral analysis.