Fort Myers, FL Metropolis Ave. Office

Adam Redenshek is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Fort Myers, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors since 2010 and has worked with Guardian Life Insurance Co of America since 2009. Outside of his primary roles, he is involved in the sale of non-Guardian fixed life and health insurance policies. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports various account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Brawley Adams is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Fort Myers, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Cetera and Minnesota Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Business Success Advisors, LLC and Engage Estero Inc., both non-investment related ventures. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, is a dually registered broker-dealer and investment adviser that serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Jerry Hemmer is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Fort Myers, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Co of America since 2007. Outside of his advisory work, Hemmer serves as president of Jayden's Journey Incorporated and operates a boat charter business, HK Global Adventures, LLC. Primerica Advisors is part of Park Avenue Securities LLC, which serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services with a variety of proprietary and third-party investment programs and integrated account-level solutions.

Keith Smith is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Alliance Financial Group, InStride Health, Lee Health, Graybar Electric, and the University of Central Florida. He is affiliated with Park Avenue Securities LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Guardian Life that provides brokerage, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a combination of proprietary and third-party investment advisory programs and features both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships.

William Jeffrey Traum is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Fort Myers, FL, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. He has 49 years of industry experience and has been with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Co of America since 2013. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and various investment programs utilizing proprietary and third-party strategies across multiple asset classes.

Steven Phillips is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life Insurance Co of America and Park Avenue Securities since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, Phillips is a board member of the SWFL Free Pain Clinic and operates tax and accounting services through his CPA businesses. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a range of advisory programs, including digital and model portfolio solutions.

Glen Van Derzee is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds the ChFC® designation along with a Series 63 license. He has 51 years of industry experience, including roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance. He is also involved with Coordinated Resources of Buffalo, Inc., which provides life, health, and group insurance products. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, offering proprietary and third-party investment programs along with financial and business consulting.

Eliot Sokalsky is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Fort Myers, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and over 20 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Co of America since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he provides financial education programs for medical students and works as a consultant and coach within the financial services industry. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering a range of brokerage and advisory services supported by proprietary and third-party investment strategies.

Richard Pope is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. His career includes long tenures at Guardian Life Insurance and Primerica Advisors, with recent roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance. He is also the author of the book *P.O.P.E. The Principles of Prosperity Economics*. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, employing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types and supporting features such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Stacey Schall is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Park Avenue Securities since 2017 and Guardian Life Insurance since 2015. Schall is also involved in the sale of life insurance products outside of Guardian. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a range of investment advisory programs including a digital advisory solution.

Shane Stelma is a ChFC® and holds a Series 66 license, currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors. He has four years of industry experience, including roles at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella P.C. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in offering insurance products outside of those provided by Guardian and its subsidiaries. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a combination of proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various platforms and supports a range of account-level services, including lending and donor-advised funds.

James Carter is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Park Avenue Securities since 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he operates an e-commerce business selling goods online. Park Avenue Securities, a wholly owned subsidiary of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships using a combination of proprietary and third-party investment strategies.

Scott Zedeker is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Fort Myers, FL, holding a Series 66 credential and four years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities since 2021 and Guardian Life Insurance since 2020. Outside of finance, he is involved in local businesses including a hair salon and a coffee shop in Fort Myers. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base with both brokerage and advisory services, offering proprietary and third-party investment programs along with financial and retirement planning. The firm manages accounts using various strategies and supports features such as securities-based lending and tax harvesting.

Brian Simon is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, Simon is involved in community activities including serving as Treasurer for the Jewish Federation of Lee and Charlotte Counties and as Vice President of Finance and Building for Temple Judea. He also owns Youth Sports Southwest Florida, a newsletter and website promoting youth sports in the region. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing a variety of proprietary and third-party investment programs.

John Nastasi is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he is a musician who performs regionally, serves as music director at Our Lady of Lourdes church in Venice, Florida, and participates in a music partnership that provides entertainment to assisted living venues. He also serves on the board of a nonprofit Free Pain Clinic. Park Avenue Securities LLC, doing business as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser wholly owned by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients by offering brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a range of proprietary and third-party investment advisory programs.