Michael Lofley is a financial advisor with HBKS Wealth Advisors in Stuart, Florida. He helps individuals and families make informed decisions about retirement, investments, taxes, and wealth transfer. Michael’s background in accounting and wealth management shapes his approach to financial planning. He considers investments, taxes, retirement spending, and estate planning together, helping clients understand how decisions in one area affect the others. He particularly enjoys working with people approaching or already in retirement, as well as high-income professionals and business owners facing increasingly complex financial decisions. His approach is straightforward: understand what matters to each client, explain the tradeoffs clearly, and build a plan around the decisions that can make a meaningful difference. Michael is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional, a Certified Public Accountant and Personal Financial Specialist (CPA/PFS), and an Enrolled Agent (EA) with the Internal Revenue Service. He is a member of the Financial Planning Association (FPA), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Florida Institute of CPAs (FICPA), and Martin County Estate Planning Council. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Florida Atlantic University in 2009. Areas of focus: • Retirement planning and withdrawal strategies • Tax planning and tax-efficient investing • Investment management • Social Security and Medicare planning • Estate and wealth-transfer planning • Business-owner planning

Bryce Buchanan is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Palm City, Florida. Since joining the firm in 2014, he has been dedicated to helping individuals, families, and business owners make informed financial decisions and work toward their long-term goals. Bryce believes financial planning is about more than investments. It is about understanding what matters most to each client and building a strategy that aligns with their values, priorities, and vision for the future. He works closely with clients through life's major transitions, including retirement, business ownership, wealth accumulation, and legacy planning. A particular area of focus for Bryce is helping business owners prepare for significant financial and personal transitions. He enjoys collaborating with clients and their other professional advisors to create thoughtful strategies tailored to their unique circumstances. Bryce and his team are committed to building long-term relationships based on trust, personalized service, and ongoing guidance.

My name is Trishul Patel, CFP®, MBA. I’m a fee-only financial planner based in Port St. Lucie, Florida, and the founder of Investing Forever Advisory, a 100% virtual financial planning and investment management firm serving clients across the country. I achieved financial independence before age 40 by saving aggressively, investing thoughtfully, and being intentional about what mattered most to me. That experience ultimately shaped the work I do today: helping clients make smarter financial decisions so they can build greater security, flexibility, and freedom in their own lives. I’ve always been an entrepreneur, investor, and problem solver at heart. As a kid, I soldered analog circuits, built computers, and programmed simple games. That curiosity eventually took me to Cornell University, where I earned a Bachelor of Science, a Master of Engineering, and an MBA. My professional career has taken me through technology, banking, trading, and investment management. I designed large-scale financial applications for major global banks, managed an exotic options book for a private firm in Southeast Asia that generated more than $750 million in sales over three years, and later served as a hedge fund portfolio manager responsible for more than $100 million in assets. Those experiences taught me to think critically, question assumptions, and look beyond conventional answers. Today, I bring that same mindset to financial planning. I enjoy taking complex financial problems, understanding what really matters, and turning them into clear, practical decisions. What motivates me most is helping people use money intentionally to create the life they want. I’m endlessly curious, enjoy thoughtful debate, and genuinely love learning about investing, markets, technology, and the many ways people define a successful life. When I’m not helping clients pursue their financial and investment goals, you’ll usually find me writing, podcasting, biking, and hiking with my wife and daughter.

Nicholas Silva is the sole advisor at N.A. Silva & Company, Inc., an independent firm based in Fort Pierce, FL. He holds a Series 65 designation and has three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Grand Bay Investments, Silva & Associates, and Raymond James. N.A. Silva & Company provides discretionary asset management and financial consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm combines fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis to develop tailored investment strategies and also offers business-focused consulting services such as capital structure advice and cash-flow forecasting.

William Riddick is a financial advisor with Riddick & Co Entrepreneurial Finance, LLC in Palm City, FL. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 17 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm in 2021, he worked at Fortitude Advisory Group LLC and Saffer & Co. He also serves as Director of Operations for AV8 Realty, a real estate brokerage specializing in aviation properties, providing pro bono operational guidance. Riddick & Co Entrepreneurial Finance offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advice to individual investors, small business owners, and pension or profit-sharing plan clients. The firm utilizes both automated and traditional planning methods and conducts educational webinars and seminars on asset allocation, retirement, and tax planning.

Marc Rittersporn is a financial advisor with Integritt Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Prudential Equity Group, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he co-owns an alarm monitoring business and serves as president of the homeowners association board for The Esplanade of Downtown Stuart. Integritt Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and entities such as trusts and charitable organizations, focusing on tailored portfolios of individual stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs. The firm follows investment strategies guided by Modern Portfolio Theory with an emphasis on ETF-based allocations and offers both discretionary management and periodic portfolio monitoring.

Mindie Molina is the principal advisor at Mindie Molina Investments, LLC, an independent firm based in Stuart, Florida. She holds a Series 65 designation and has 10 years of industry experience, including previous roles at Aegis Wealth Management, AE Wealth Management, and Gradient Advisors. Outside of her advisory work, Mindie is also a Christian writer and video blogger, producing book promotions and video content. Mindie Molina Investments, LLC provides portfolio management and investment advice primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, tailoring Investment Policy Statements to their goals and risk tolerance. The firm uses a quantitative approach drawing on modern portfolio theory, managing accounts with a combination of equities, fixed income, and ETFs, and may incorporate third-party money managers when appropriate.

William Hazlett is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is the principal of W.H. Financial Services, Inc., an independent registered investment advisory firm, and previously worked at Tounjian Advisory Group, LLC for seven years. Hazlett is also a licensed insurance agent and occasionally offers insurance products to clients. W.H. Financial Services, Inc. provides financial planning, one-time portfolio analyses, and referrals to third-party investment managers for individuals and business entities. The firm operates on a non-discretionary, referral-based model, requiring clients to use the Matson Money advisory platform and generally recommends mutual funds based on modern portfolio theory, quantitative analysis, and periodic rebalancing.

Edward Huffman is the sole advisor at Huffman Financial Services Inc in Stuart, FL, with nine years at the firm and a total of 25 years of industry experience. He has worked exclusively at Huffman Financial Services since 2001. Huffman Financial Services provides discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, pensions, profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment process integrates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, supplemented by proprietary statistical data and direct engagement with mutual fund managers, focusing primarily on long-term investments with occasional short-term trades.

Craig Lappen is a CFP® with 31 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Twenty-First Century Financial Advisors Inc since 1994 and currently operates as the firm's sole advisor. The firm provides investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. Twenty-First Century Financial Advisors emphasizes asset allocation and typically manages portfolios using mutual funds and ETFs, with monthly reviews and discretionary management to adjust for market conditions.

Samuel Bruning is the sole advisor at Southern Magnolia Investment Management LLC in Port Saint Lucie, FL, holding a Series 66 designation with 21 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory work, he holds several nonprofit leadership positions including treasurer roles and board memberships, and runs a small sports memorabilia business. Southern Magnolia provides discretionary investment management and financial consulting to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and other registered investment advisers. The firm employs a fundamentals-driven, long-term approach utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, equities, bonds, and occasional alternative investments or options, with customized portfolio construction and ongoing supervision tailored to client objectives.

John Lovett is a CFP® and ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Index Portfolio Advisors, LLC since 2014, serving as the firm's sole advisor. Index Portfolio Advisors, LLC is an independent, state-registered investment adviser specializing in discretionary portfolio management and CFP-prepared financial planning for individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm applies long-term, Modern Portfolio Theory–based investment principles, focusing on strategic asset allocation and globally diversified portfolios primarily constructed with no-load passive and index mutual funds and ETFs.

Peter Bisulca is a financial advisor at Selected Objectives LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including MassMutual, Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of advising, he is an author and publishes books, as well as holds roles as a mortgage broker and insurance broker. Selected Objectives LLC is a Florida state-registered investment adviser offering discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and trusts. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with both long-term and short-term strategies, often including options, and emphasizes continuous account supervision with a cautious approach to market timing.

Joel Lipton is the sole advisor at Lipton Capital Management in Stuart, Florida, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 43 years of industry experience. He has led Lipton Capital Management since its founding in 1992. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in boat sales and brokerage through Universal Yacht Sales, LLC. Lipton Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management to a small number of individual retail clients, focusing on long-term growth with a "Keep It Simple" investment approach. The firm primarily invests in a limited range of securities and commonly uses options strategies, operating as a solo independent advisor.

Leslie Trowbridge is a CFP® and Series 63-registered financial advisor with 27 years of industry experience. She has been the sole advisor at Family First Financial Planning since 1998. Family First Financial Planning offers comprehensive financial planning and investment consultation to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts and estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes long-term, buy-and-hold strategies with diversified, low-cost index mutual funds and ETFs, providing services on a limited or as-needed basis without custodial services or discretionary trading authority.

William Donner is a financial advisor at Donner's Financial Services Inc. in Port St. Lucie, FL, with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Foresters Equity Services, Inc. from 2015 to 2018. Outside of advising, he is an independent insurance agent and coaches basketball at Redford Union High School. Donner's Financial Services Inc. provides portfolio management, financial planning, and asset allocation services for individuals, corporations, and other advisers. The firm uses a combination of model portfolios, third-party managers, and analytical methods with a focus on long-term holdings and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Thomas Davies is the principal and sole advisor at Davies Wealth Management LLC, an independent firm based in Stuart, FL. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 18 years of industry experience, including prior roles at large brokerage firms. Outside of his advisory work, he has held a part-time, non-investment position with a local sports organization. Davies Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to manage diversified portfolios that may include stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and option strategies.

Douglas Petersen is a financial advisor with Amidon & Petersen Financials, LLC in Fort Pierce, FL, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network, Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc., and GWN Securities Inc. prior to his current role. Petersen is also involved in fixed insurance sales, dedicating a small portion of his time to this activity. Amidon & Petersen Financials provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and pension consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolios with a mix of model portfolios, third-party managers, and structured products, and is notable for its disclosure practices, pension plan consulting, and active service to charitable clients.

Codie Thomas is a financial advisor at Abaco Retirement Advisors LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Advus Financial Partners, LLC, Vista Management Company, and GWN Securities Inc. Codie also operates as an independent insurance agent. Abaco Retirement Advisors LLC offers non-discretionary asset management to individual clients and ERISA advisory services to qualified retirement plans. The firm provides tailored investment programs based on clients’ goals and risk tolerance, combining pension consulting with individual portfolio management.

Wallace Legg is a CFP® professional with 16 years of experience in financial advising. He has been operating W. V. Legg Financial Management LLC since 2012 in Port St Lucie, FL. The firm provides portfolio management and pension consulting services to individual investors and a select group of corporate and employee benefit plan clients. It manages approximately $22.8 million, focusing on non-discretionary, client-directed advice that incorporates both fundamental and technical analysis with an emphasis on mutual funds and ETFs. The firm is notable for its specialized pension consulting services and its work with corporate plan sponsors, including compliance with ERISA fiduciary requirements.