Rise Financial Partners

Josiah Robison is a financial advisor at Rise Financial Partners with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Rise Financial Partners since 2019. Outside of his advisory role, Robison serves as Chief Financial Officer of Cassell Counseling LLC, a small mental health clinic. Rise Financial Partners serves individual clients, charitable organizations, and corporate plan sponsors with financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan investment services. The firm uses a combination of modern portfolio theory, passive core exposures, and tactical analysis to create client-specific investment plans, managing approximately $70 million in discretionary assets.

Joshua Elmore is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Rise Financial Partners with 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at IHT Wealth Management LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of advisory work, he works part-time as a server and bartender at a restaurant in Sarasota, FL, and is the founder and CEO of Plan Wealth Creative LLC, an entity that manages administrative payouts related to his investment advising activities. Rise Financial Partners is a small team-based advisory firm serving individual clients, charitable organizations, and corporate plan sponsors. The firm combines modern portfolio theory and passive core investments with tactical technical and cyclical analysis to create tailored investment plans and manages approximately $70 million in discretionary assets.

Thomas Hlohinec is a financial advisor with Rise Financial Partners in St. Petersburg, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Rise Financial Partners since 2019 and also worked at CIG Asset Management and FS Investment Solutions. Outside of advising, he is CEO of Rise Financial Partners and holds ownership roles in real estate investment and holding companies based in Florida. Rise Financial Partners is a team-based, state-registered advisory firm serving individuals, charitable organizations, and corporate plan sponsors with financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan services, and business consulting. The firm integrates modern portfolio theory with technical and cyclical analysis to create client-specific investment plans, including allocations to less-liquid and private funds.

Jeffrey Speers is a financial advisor with Rise Financial Partners in St. Petersburg, FL, holding a Series 65 designation and 17 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at WR Wealth Planners, Wealth Planning and Design LLC, Legacy Financial Advisors, and Mutual of Omaha Investor Services. He also serves as president of Speers Financial, an insurance agency providing fixed insurance products and financial consulting services. Rise Financial Partners is a state-registered advisory firm serving individual clients, charitable organizations, and corporate plan sponsors. The firm combines modern portfolio theory and passive core exposures with tactical analysis to create client-specific investment plans and manages approximately $70 million in discretionary assets.

Luke Anderson is a financial advisor at Rise Financial Partners with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Before joining Rise Financial Partners, he worked at UniFirst Corporation for nine years and previously held positions at Staples Advantage and a brief period of unemployment. Rise Financial Partners is a state-registered advisory firm serving individual clients, charitable organizations, and corporate plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $70 million in discretionary assets using a combination of modern portfolio theory, passive core exposures, and tactical inputs, and offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan investment services.