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Chelly Joseph is a financial advisor at Foliage Financial with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at PACE Wealth Management, Legacy Tax Consultants, and VALIC Financial Advisors. Joseph also conducts business as a licensed insurance agent. Foliage Financial, founded in 2025, provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management primarily through third-party platform programs, along with financial planning and consulting services. The firm employs model portfolios, sub-advised solutions, and custom managed accounts, using technical analysis and Monte Carlo planning, while accommodating client-imposed investment restrictions.

Charley Corbett is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Local Wealth Advisors in Naples, FL. His prior experience includes roles at Aviance Capital Partners LLC, Nova Wealth Management, and Charles Schwab. Outside of his advisory work, he manages homeowner association operations as a self-employed property management professional. Local Wealth Advisors manages private investment funds for qualified investors and provides retirement plan consulting and management for employer plan sponsors. The firm combines fundamental analysis with Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing both passive and active investment vehicles within an asset-allocation framework that prioritizes liquidity, tax considerations, and diversification.

I work with my clients to identify their goals and dreams, assisting them in navigating their individual roadmaps strategically and efficiently toward financial well-being. I was inspired to become a CFP® after spending years in the accounting and tax industry. I worked for Arthur Andersen, LP in New York City as an auditor and later joined my father, Robert Susko, in his tax practice. I recognized the need to serve my clients beyond my role as a Certified Public Accountant. Over the years, I observed how uncomfortable my clients were discussing their finances and how underprepared they were for their retirement. What kept me awake at night though, was how dependent one spouse typically was on the other for handling all the household finances. I noticed traditionally this role fell upon the husband. Since women typically outlive men, I saw too many widows grieving the loss of their spouse while simultaneously trying to put the pieces of their financial puzzle together. I vowed to change this trend. That is why I earned my CFP and why I am so passionate about helping families plan for the future.

Mark Harrison is a financial advisor at MTH Trading & Capital Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Naples, FL. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 16 years of industry experience. Harrison has been with MTH Trading & Capital Management since 2009. MTH Trading & Capital Management provides portfolio management and Investment Supervisory Services primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis. The firm employs strategies including long- and short-term trading, short sales, and options writing, and operates with discretionary trading authority while focusing on equities, bonds, fixed income, ETFs, and government securities.

Archer Gillespie is the sole advisor at Gillespie Wealth Management Inc in Naples, FL, holding a Series 66 designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has led his firm since 2013 and is also a licensed life and health insurance agent. Gillespie Wealth Management provides comprehensive financial planning, individualized portfolio management, and family office services including estate planning, tax coordination, philanthropic planning, and concierge support. The firm emphasizes an investment approach focused on value, safety, quality, and risk control, and is notable for combining traditional advisory services with family office offerings such as aircraft and yacht consulting alongside insurance product recommendations.

Dennis Bares is the sole advisor at River Tree Capital Management in Bonita Springs, FL, holding CFP®, Series 65, and Series 66 designations with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with River Tree Capital Management (formerly Bares Consulting Services) since 1998. River Tree Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals and various institutional clients, including small businesses, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and foundations. The firm utilizes a bottom-up fundamental analysis approach to develop customized Investment Policy Statements, focusing on publicly traded securities with an emphasis on small-cap opportunities and long-only portfolios.