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Lawrence Weller is a financial advisor at ECF Wealth, Inc. in Miami Beach, FL, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations with 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Financial Advocates Investment Management, LPL Financial, and WCG Wealth Advisors. ECF Wealth provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing long-term, strategic allocations with low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities and unaffiliated independent managers when appropriate.

David A. Lurch is a financial advisor with David Lurch LLC in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 17 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his own firm in 2024, he worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. for 11 years. He serves on the board of directors for the Miami Yacht Club, a nonprofit organization. David Lurch LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm uses a blend of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and charting analyses within a modern portfolio theory framework, employing both long-term and active trading strategies across a variety of investment products.

Thiago Silva is a financial advisor at Maway LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Maway LLC since 2017, following a one-year tenure at Prodigy Network. Maway LLC provides ongoing portfolio management and prepares customized Investment Policy Statements to align client portfolios with their goals, time horizons, and risk tolerance. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities, employing a long-term investment approach that integrates cyclical, fundamental, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis, with recommendations including ETFs, mutual funds, fixed income, real estate funds, precious-metal ETFs, venture capital, and private placements.

Luciano Duque is a financial advisor at Sardona Global Advisors LLC based in Jacksonville, FL, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with over 15 years of experience. His prior roles include positions at Securitize Markets, Solomon Capital Management, SW Financial, and Morgan Stanley, as well as leadership at Latinpago and Duque Investment Group. Sardona Global Advisors LLC provides investment management primarily to pooled vehicles, private funds, and institutional clients, while also serving high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a multi-asset, multi-manager approach, conducting due diligence and oversight of sub-advisers and offering additional services such as private fund administration and corporate management.

Leon Schenker is a financial advisor with Thames Asset Management, Inc., holding a Series 65 license and over 22 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Thames Asset Management since 1992 and also serves as president of the firm. In addition, Schenker is a Certified Public Accountant and has been active with SRG Advisors, LLC since 1984. Thames Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, trusts, and corporate pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis with asset classification and charting, utilizing a range of strategies including margin and options to tailor risk profiles and portfolio construction.

Ivan Mendoza is a financial advisor at Mendoza Private Wealth in Miami, FL, with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, CFA®, and ChFC® designations and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network and Bernstein Global Wealth Management. Mendoza Private Wealth is an independent registered investment adviser managing approximately $101 million in client assets across individual and institutional clients. The firm provides discretionary, tactical portfolio management and financial planning services, including specialized fiduciary services for retirement plans.