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Dana Lyon is a financial advisor at Capital Wise Advisory with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch for 12 years. Outside of advising, he serves as the Treasurer on the Board of Directors for the Grant-Booster Foundation, a nonprofit organization, and is also active as a real estate sales associate. Capital Wise Advisory is an independent, fee-only firm that provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of passive and active strategies, fundamental and technical analysis, and modern portfolio theory to build portfolios tailored to client risk tolerance and asset allocation.

William Hughes is the sole advisor at William D Hughes, an independent firm based in Odessa, FL. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has nine years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory work, Hughes operates a licensed accounting practice, William D Hughes CPA, where he provides accounting services. The firm offers portfolio management for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on equities and fixed-income securities. Its investment approach includes fundamental analysis and combines long-term and short-term strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Jorge Diaz Druet is a financial advisor at Cima Sports & Wealth Management Inc in Lutz, Florida, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Portfolio Medics, LLC and various insurance and wealth advisory firms. He is also involved with an accounting and tax-preparation business owned by the same principal. Cima Sports & Wealth Management is a state-registered investment adviser serving individual retail clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm provides ongoing asset management and standalone financial planning, utilizing fundamental analysis and both strategic and tactical asset allocation, with portfolio management available on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

Alexander Blackstone is a financial advisor based in Tampa, FL, affiliated with Portfoliolab. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 13 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Accurate Wealth Management, Blackstone Wealth Management, MML Investors Services, and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. Portfoliolab provides discretionary portfolio management services to individual investors and other registered investment advisers, offering customized portfolios and model-based strategies. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis with indicator-based models and market signals, managing accounts on a discretionary basis tailored to client objectives and restrictions.

Ralph Marra is a financial advisor at Carter Ridge Strategic Advisors in Odessa, FL, with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at National Securities Corporation and Peak Brokerage Services, LLC. Carter Ridge Strategic Advisors is an independent, state-registered advisory firm serving individuals, small businesses, and high-net-worth clients. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting, utilizing a process that includes fundamental, technical, and economic analysis, and incorporates strategies such as long- and short-term trading, strategic asset allocation, alternative investments, and the use of derivatives and leverage when appropriate.

George Rettig is a financial advisor at Alitus Financial Services with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Hohimer Wealth Management and operated Rettig Flyte Company PS for 20 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is the director and sole owner of Alitus Consulting LLC, a CPA firm providing tax and consulting services. Alitus Financial Services serves individual investors, high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, investment supervisory services, and financial planning. The firm follows a value-driven investment approach focused on fundamental analysis and employs third-party money managers while also conducting educational seminars and workshops for the public.