Coquina Private Wealth Advisors

Joseph Williams Jr. is a CFP® and ChFC® with 55 years of experience in financial services. He is currently with Coquina Private Wealth Advisors and has held positions at Raymond James Financial Services and his own firm, Williams Financial Services, which he has owned since 1978. Outside of advising, he holds a minority ownership in an entity that operates a golf course. Coquina Private Wealth LLC provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm implements client-specific investment policies using both fundamental and technical analysis and engages sub-advisers where appropriate, offering a range of planning services including retirement, estate, insurance, and tax-related planning.

Tyler Amendola is a financial advisor at Coquina Private Wealth Advisors with a Series 65 designation and approximately one year of industry experience. His background includes roles at Amendola Financial Group and Coquina Private Wealth LLC, as well as time spent as a full-time student. Coquina Private Wealth LLC provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages roughly $392 million on a discretionary basis and offers retirement-plan consulting, building portfolios tailored to client-specific policies using both fundamental and technical analysis.

Stephen Cook is a financial advisor with Coquina Private Wealth Advisors in Port Charlotte, FL, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 48 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Williams Financial Services, Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services, where he worked for over three decades. Coquina Private Wealth LLC provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $392 million in discretionary assets and offers retirement-plan consulting, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis to build individualized portfolios aligned with client-specific goals.

Leah Van Welie is a financial advisor at Coquina Private Wealth Advisors with 29 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. and Williams Financial Services, Inc. among other firms. She also serves as the secretary and office manager at Williams Financial Services, Inc. Coquina Private Wealth LLC provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $392 million on a discretionary basis and employs both fundamental and technical analysis to build individualized portfolios aligned with client-specific investment policies.

Shannon Sapp is a CFP® and Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Coquina Private Wealth Advisors and has previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services and SunTrust Advisory Services. Outside of his advisory role, Sapp serves as secretary for Butterfly Arising, an anti-trafficking nonprofit, and holds board positions with Grace Bible Church and the Givewell Community Foundation. Coquina Private Wealth Advisors provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $392 million in discretionary assets and employs a tailored investment approach that integrates fundamental and technical analysis alongside estate, tax, business, insurance, and retirement planning.

Laura Amendola is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Coquina Private Wealth Advisors. Her career includes over two decades at Raymond James and leadership roles at Wealthcare4Widows, LLC, where she is CEO, and Amendola Financial Group, Inc., a support company she owns. She is also involved in processing term insurance applications for clients through a related insurance agency. Coquina Private Wealth Advisors provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses client-specific investment policies and combines fundamental and technical analysis, employing sub-advisers as needed to manage portfolios on a discretionary basis.

Walter Mortimer is a financial advisor at Coquina Private Wealth Advisors with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Raymond James Financial and operated his own consulting business. Coquina Private Wealth LLC provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $392 million on a discretionary basis and employs a client-specific investment approach that includes both fundamental and technical analysis.