Alec Hoke is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 30 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at National Life Group, Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities LLC, and First Allied Advisory Services, Inc. He is also president and principal of Beacon Wealth Strategies, LLC, an insurance-related business. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, often using third-party asset managers and model portfolios, and combines predominantly long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

William Kriesel is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2024. His prior work includes roles at B&C Planning Services LLC, ETFIDEA LLC, Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc., and Diversified Capital Management. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, while supporting affiliated advisors with operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice management.

David Beam is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Key Investment Services since 2020 and previously at TIAA-CREF from 2015 to 2020. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various wrap-fee advisory programs, model portfolios, separately managed accounts, and unified managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client direction in model strategy selection, provides ongoing monitoring and due diligence of advisory products, and operates within the KeyCorp group with affiliations across KeyBank and KeyBanc Capital Markets.

Bradley Aldrich II is a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) since 2020 and has been affiliated with NYLIfe Securities, LLC and New York Life Insurance since 2014. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse group of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers multiple advisory program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

David Reynolds is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently advising at Citizens Securities, Inc. since 2014. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Syracuse, NY. Citizens Securities serves a wide retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and retirement plans, offering both advisory programs and brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, operating as a broker-dealer and insurance agency under the ownership of Citizens Bank, N.A.

Anthoni Pope is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously served in political and community roles, including volunteer work with the Onondaga Democratic Committee. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and manages a substantial majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Lisa Thurston is a financial advisor at Mariner with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked previously at firms including OSAIC, Securities America Advisors, Stratos Wealth Partners, LPL Financial, First Allied Securities, and Retirement Income Analysts. Outside of advising, she is involved as a distributor of Young Living Essential Oils and works as an individual agent assisting clients with Medicare Advantage plan selections. Mariner serves a broad range of clients including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios overseen by an Investment Committee, combining in-house research with third-party managers and integrating tax and accounting services uncommon for a firm of its size.

Tarky Lombardi is a financial advisor at Mariner with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and two years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Key Investment Services LLC, KeyBank, and Everest Consultants LLC, as well as positions outside finance such as at Steve Madden and Mario & Salvo's Pizza. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with notable tax and accounting integration and specialized administrative CFO capabilities.

Stephen Rockhill is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Syracuse, NY, holding Series 65, Series 63, and Series 66 licenses and possessing 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab Bank, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade Investment Management, TD Ameritrade, and Scottrade. Citizens Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors as well as individual retirement plans. The firm offers investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services, incorporating both digital ETF-based portfolios managed with proprietary algorithms and traditional commission-based brokerage activities.

Delanie Di Donato is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Syracuse, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. She previously worked at Morgan Stanley for three years before joining Citizens Securities, where she has served since 2017. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides both digital and managed account advisory solutions and operates as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

James Keller III is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His work history includes roles at Principal Securities and KeyBank before joining Key Investment Services LLC. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various advisory programs, model portfolios, separately managed accounts, and brokerage and insurance products. The firm emphasizes client-directed investment strategy selection, provides access to third-party discretionary managers, and operates within the KeyCorp group with affiliated banking and capital markets entities.

Brendan Dunuwila is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and leads Dunuwila Wealth Management, LLC. Prior to his current roles, he spent eight years at VOYA Financial Advisors. Commonwealth Financial Network supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, providing a range of advisory programs and services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm offers operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to its affiliated advisors.

William Zaika is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Farther since 2025. He previously worked for 15 years at Commonwealth Financial Network. Zaika is also involved in fixed insurance sales through Diversified Wealth Strategies, LLC. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform and direct client meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach using bespoke and algorithmic model portfolios, focusing primarily on ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income.

Sarah Puff is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at GWN Securities since 2013. In addition to her advisory role, she is licensed as an agent for life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance, assisting clients in selecting suitable insurance policies as part of their overall financial plans. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs and financial planning offerings. The firm uses a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and employs both traditional and momentum-based investment strategies.

Jackson Denue is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF based in Syracuse, NY, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2026, he worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. from 2024 to 2026. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing TIAA employer retirement plan relationships, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm operates a vertically integrated advisory model that includes both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary portfolio management.

Cindy Ziegler is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Syracuse, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Citizens Securities since 2005. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a power of attorney for two individuals and assists with bookkeeping and administration for a family business on a limited basis. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors as well as individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides a digital advisory program featuring ETF-based portfolios tailored through proprietary algorithms and client risk assessments, in addition to a Managed Account program.

Kristian Vartabedian is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC and holds the Series 66 designation. He has nine years of industry experience, with prior roles at LPL Financial, M&T Securities, Empower Federal Credit Union, CUSO Financial Services, Morgan Stanley, and Bankers Healthcare Group. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through a variety of advisory programs, model portfolios, and managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client-directed model selection and provides access to third-party discretionary managers, supported by ongoing product due diligence and supervisory oversight.

Sean Oconnor is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Principal Securities Inc since 2018, following prior roles at Principal Life Insurance Company, Ephesus, and Time Warner. Outside of his advisory work, he is also licensed as an insurance agent focusing on life, disability, annuities, health, long-term care, and Medicare-related products. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions through various adviser and promoter arrangements.

Justin Owens is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Syracuse, NY, holding a Series 66 credential and five years of industry experience. Before joining Citizens Securities in 2023, he worked at Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Investment Management Inc. from 2021 to 2023. He serves as a mentor for adults with developmental disabilities through Advocates Inc. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s investment approach includes a digital advisory program using ETF-based portfolios guided by proprietary algorithms and client risk profiles.

Michael Murphy is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Fayetteville, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 36 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies and affiliated entities since 2009 and operates Murphy Financial Group, focusing on New York Life products and brokering non-registered insurance products. Murphy serves on the Upstate Foundation Professional Advisory Board and the Upstate University Hospital Foundation Board. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, defined contribution and benefit plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, with the majority of its assets under management held on a non-discretionary basis.