Independent, medicare planning financial advisors in Bradenton, FL

John Booth is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Edward Jones since 2017. Prior to joining Edward Jones, he worked at Manatee High School for three years. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of investment advisory programs and strategies, operates under a fiduciary standard, and manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a large network of advisors and branch offices.

Michael Palen is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Cetera and Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, as well as over five decades as a self-employed professional. Outside of advising, he is involved in tax preparation and accounting through Palco Financial Services, Inc., where he prepares client tax returns. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a wide range of advisory and brokerage services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party subadvisors, and customized strategies supported by advanced research and operational tools.

Alexander Garner is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 10 years of industry experience, including prior roles at CETERA Advisor Networks LLC and First Command Advisory Services. Outside of his advisory work, he teaches part-time for Manatee County and serves as a board member for the Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning and investment management through a network of independent professionals. The firm provides a range of portfolio solutions with both proprietary and third-party strategies, delivering services tailored to client objectives across multiple custody platforms.

Michele Samuels El Amrani is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 21 years of industry experience. She has worked with Primerica in various capacities since 2002 and is also associated with Ashton Animal Clinic. She receives compensation for sales of loan products and referrals for home security and automation services through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors sponsors and manages a wrap-fee asset management program primarily serving individual investors, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and charitable clients. The firm utilizes model-delivery strategies managed by unaffiliated asset managers and supports execution and custody through BNY Mellon Advisors and Pershing.

Chris Parker is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently operating as the sole advisor at Parker Financial Planning, LLC in Bradenton, FL. His prior work includes roles at G. A. Repple & Company and Truist Investment Services, Inc. since 2014, he has been working under his own firm name. Parker Financial Planning serves individuals, families, trusts, and small business owners with fee-only wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and project-based financial planning. The firm emphasizes long-term asset allocation aligned with Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing ETFs, no-load mutual funds, and institutionally priced strategies, and provides clients with active management alongside digital planning tools.

Charles Pritchett is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He focuses on developing personalized financial plans that address clients' unique ambitions, including education funding, retirement lifestyle planning, and long-term family goals. His approach emphasizes simplicity and transparency in investment management to help clients navigate the complexities of wealth planning. Mr. Pritchett holds both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree from Salisbury University. He holds the designation of Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). Outside of his professional work, he enjoys baseball, gardening, and spending time with his family.

Mark Petro is a financial advisor at Lakeland Investor Services, Inc. in Conneaut Lake, PA, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at the firm since 2002. He is also president of Lakeland Insurance Services, LLC, a business he established to handle insurance sales and related operations. Lakeland Investor Services provides fee-based wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, multi-generational families, high-net-worth clients, small non-profit organizations, small businesses, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and uses a variety of analytical approaches including fundamental, technical, and Monte Carlo modeling.

David Donhoff is a financial advisor at Leverage Planners Wealth Management, LLC in Renton, WA, with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Leverage Planners since 2017. Prior to this, he has been involved with No Bull Financial LLC since 2001, where he also engages in insurance sales and services on a limited basis. Leverage Planners primarily serves individual clients, offering discretionary asset management along with comprehensive financial planning and consulting. The firm emphasizes educational outreach through newsletters and public seminars, and employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in investment decisions, supported by a third-party sub-advisor for portfolio implementation and tax-efficient strategies.

Thomas Villeneuve is a financial advisor with Monadnock Retirement Solutions, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has held prior roles at Citizens Securities, NYLIFE Securities, New York Life Insurance Company, and Baltimore Life. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a part-time instructor providing basic financial education at UNH Cheshire Academy of Lifelong Learning. Monadnock Retirement Solutions offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on written financial plans and ongoing portfolio oversight. The firm manages client assets primarily on a non-discretionary basis and incorporates insurance and long-term care reviews, 401(k) evaluations, and tailored model portfolios through third-party sub-advisers.

Jeffrey Meenes is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 15 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Meenes Wealth Partners in Shrewsbury, MA, and has worked at Blueprint Financial Planning, LLC since 2010. Meenes Wealth Partners provides flat-fee, fiduciary wealth management and comprehensive financial planning services primarily to pre-retiree and retiree households. The firm follows an evidence-based investment approach emphasizing global diversification, cost efficiency, and tax-aware portfolio management, operating on a non-discretionary basis with a small, hands-on client base.

Jared Fruth is a financial advisor at Northwest Asset Management with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Securities America, Inc., KMS Financial Services, Inc., Oppenheimer Funds, and John Paul Mitchell Systems. Northwest Asset Management is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.6 billion for nearly 3,000 clients, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and corporations. The firm employs a customized, fiduciary approach using Modern Portfolio Theory and strategic asset allocation, combining fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios with periodic rebalancing.

Edwina Martin is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience, currently with Waverly Advisors, LLC. She previously worked at 9258 Wealth Management for five years and was employed at Teradata Corp for eleven years. Martin also serves as assistant director of tax planning at 9258 Tax and Planning, a non-investment related business. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-market allocations, offering a range of investment management and financial planning services.

Craig Mcdaniel Jr. is a financial advisor with Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC in Columbia, SC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Investment Group, Inc. and The McDaniel Corporation since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in life insurance sales and serves as an independent agent for annuities and related products. Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and supervisory services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized investment management through discretionary mandates, third-party managers, and private-label model portfolios, using a blend of analytical methods with ongoing portfolio monitoring.

David Hart is a financial advisor with Martin Wealth Management, LLC in Irvine, CA. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 15 years of industry experience. Hart previously worked with Safeguard Investment Advisory Group and LifePro Asset Management. He is also a Certified Financial Fiduciary and volunteers as an instructor with the Foundation for Fiduciary Education, providing unbiased fiduciary financial education to the public. Martin Wealth Management offers investment advisory services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients by co-advising and directing accounts to a third-party money manager, Matson Money. The firm focuses on client onboarding, documentation, and ongoing review of third-party manager accounts rather than direct asset management.

Sarah Currier Barrella is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in financial advisory services. She currently works at Santander Securities LLC and Santander Bank, NA, having previously held positions at TD Bank and Citizens Securities, Inc. Barrella is based in Boston, MA. Santander Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base with approximately $3.14 billion in regulatory assets under management across 10,800 client relationships. The firm offers investment advisory services, portfolio management through wrap-fee programs, and financial planning, operating both as a registered investment adviser and a FINRA-registered broker-dealer.