Top financial advisors working with young professionals in Tampa, FL

Alexander Worrell is a financial advisor at Fisher Investments with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Fisher Investments since 2017 and previously spent a year at Thyssenkrupp Elevator. Fisher Investments serves a global mix of institutional and private clients, including pension plans, foundations, and high-net-worth individuals, providing discretionary portfolio management across various asset classes. The firm employs a centralized investment decision process that integrates quantitative and qualitative research to construct diversified portfolios and offers sub-advisory and retirement plan services.

Craig Moore is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Charles Schwab since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. and Nationwide Investment Services Corp. He has also served as a Director of Logistics for the Rhode Island Army National Guard since 2000. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services, combining non-discretionary advisory relationships with access to discretionary separate managed accounts and a formal alternative-investment offering.

Hilary Bergman is a financial advisor with Pelion Investment Advisors, Inc. in Tampa, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has served as CEO of Pelion Financial Group since 2004 and is also CEO of both First Liberties Financial and Pelion Investment Advisors. Since 2017, he has acted as a consultant for Carver Edison, Inc., a firm involved in the employee stock purchase plan business. Pelion Investment Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individuals, 401(k) plan trustees and participants, and institutional clients. The firm uses a blend of fundamental macro analysis and technical, trend-driven tactical overlays to manage multi-asset portfolios tailored to client risk profiles, with ongoing reviews and quarterly reporting.

Sefton Barnes is a financial advisor with SimplyRIA Advisor Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kingsbury Financial Advisors, Trinity Wealth Securities, Florida Financial Advisors, and Merrill. He also works as a fixed insurance agent in Tampa, focusing on fixed insurance sales. SimplyRIA Advisor Network serves individuals, trusts, estates, and qualified retirement plans by providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm operates as an RIA-aggregator, supporting independent practices with tailored portfolios using a mix of active and passive strategies, third-party sub-advisers, and alternative investments.

Devin Richard is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Agia and Valic Financial Advisors. Devin is involved with WealthFusion, Inc., a business entity focused on tax and investment purposes. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network. The firm offers financial planning, advisory programs, retirement consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management with access to model portfolios, research, and various investment strategies.

Donald Harris is a financial advisor at Beaird Harris with 29 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Beaird Harris Wealth Management, Inc. since 1996, as well as Beaird Harris & Co P.C. since 1989. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a managing officer and trustee for several trusts and management companies. Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension plans, and business entities. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory with diversified asset-class exposure primarily through low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and it offers alternative investments and tax-managed strategies.

Katie Strother is a financial advisor with Curi Capital, LLC in Raleigh, NC, holding CFP® and Series 65 credentials and bringing 11 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Park Ridge Asset Management and Curi RMB Capital LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in her community as a nursery room leader at Peace Church and serves as a varsity girls soccer coach at Wilson Christian Academy. Curi Capital is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $11.6 billion in assets and serving individuals, retirement plans, institutions, and family offices. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental investment approach using proprietary and third-party strategies across equity and fixed income, and offers a range of services including wealth management and specialized offerings for medical professionals.

Jill Raderstorf is a financial advisor at Aptus Financial, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Hamilton Capital, LLC and Fifth Third Bank. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as an unpaid advisor to Accelerating Angels, a venture investment firm focused on high-growth, women-owned businesses, where she assists with building due diligence processes. Aptus Financial provides flat-fee financial planning and advisory services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored defined-contribution plans. The firm emphasizes financial planning over discretionary portfolio management, supporting clients with passive, long-term indexing strategies, structured educational programs, and subscription-based ongoing support.

We’re built for families! We focus on bridging generations to connect families and their finances. As Baby Boomers, you created more wealth than any generation before you. Now in your retirement years, the economic expansion that aided your careers doesn’t feel as robust. You worry about your savings lasting a lengthy life expectancy. You also worry that your children and grandchildren will be the first generation to not have it better than the generation before them. Our goal is to solve both problems. Our structure allows us to provide the same great advice whether you have a lifetime of savings or you are just starting out. That means we can work with multiple generations, and where appropriate, find opportunities to coordinate across generations while maintaining privacy and independence. I am a millennial myself with over a decade of experience helping retirees with personal finances. That combination of youth and experience gives me an advantage over many of the advisors out there. My youth, to retirees, means I am likely to be around for the entirety of your retirement. All those plans you made with your advisor, will be executed by the advisor that helped you plan them. If that includes an inheritance, good news because I want to work with your heirs too! To a younger generation, you get an advisor you can relate to who doesn’t treat your problems as less significant because you don’t have the same level of assets. Just because I’m young, doesn’t mean I’m green! I was previously the Practicing Partner of a wealth management firm focused solely on retirees. As the lead portfolio manager, I oversaw almost $500 million in client portfolios. That experience means I’ve guided and advised clients through every stage of a successful retirement. It also means I know what a successful retirement looks like. As I’ve always said, best laid plans begin with the end in mind, so my experience serves just as well early in your journey to financial independence. I started my own firm because I saw an increasing need to reconnect families and their finances. Grandparents are providing child care, children are providing elderly care, and everyone is chipping in to pay for education. As much as ever families need each other, and our program is specifically designed to be prepared when they do.

Michael Grinnell is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. Since joining the firm in 2015, he has brought a problem-solving approach influenced by his background in Mechanical Engineering, earned from Santa Clara University. Michael concentrates on business development, marketing, and engaging with the next generation of clients. His areas of expertise include education planning, family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, liquidity management, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, and small business strategies. He holds several professional designations, including Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA), and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). Outside of work, Michael enjoys a range of outdoor activities such as fishing, golfing, hiking, hunting, music, rock climbing, running, skiing, surfing, and tennis. He is actively involved in the community through organizations like St. Anthony Organization and The Covenant House California.