Robert Donnelly is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 37 years of industry experience. He is currently with Kovack Advisors, Inc. and has held roles at Alpha Advisors Alliance, LLC, Woodbury Financial Services, Inc., Questar Asset Management, Questar Capital Corporation, and ProEquities, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as vice president of the Southhampton Business Association, engaging in local business networking. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and financial institutions. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management with an emphasis on diversified asset-class exposure through mutual funds, ETFs, and other vehicles tailored to client objectives.

Deepak Appaya is a financial advisor with ON Investment Management Company, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 40 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Ohio National Financial Services and The O.N. Equity Sales Company. Outside of investment advisory, he serves as president of Appaya Financial, a business involved in the sale and service of non-registered insurance products. ON Investment Management Company is a SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment programs.

Mark Weiner is a financial advisor at BC Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked with MAFG RIA Services, Inc. and Tristar Insurance Group. BC Advisors, LLC provides ongoing investment advisory services, portfolio analysis, and consolidated performance reporting to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, estates, and other entities. The firm employs fundamental analysis supplemented by charting and cyclical analysis and offers a broad range of investment strategies, including equities, options, fixed income, ETFs, private funds, and alternative investments.

Billie Aponte is a financial advisor at Sound Income Strategies, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Newtown Wealth Management Inc. and Aponte Financial Services LLC. She is also involved in the sale of fixed insurance and fixed annuity products through Aponte Financial Services LLC. Sound Income Strategies is a fee-based investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, corporate and pension clients, other registered advisors, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on fixed-income and income-oriented strategies, combining fundamental and technical analysis, and offers specialized services such as family-office and special-needs planning.

Robert Savino is a financial advisor at Apollon Wealth Management, LLC with 39 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC®, Series 63, and Series 66 credentials. His work history includes roles at Apollon Wealth Management since 2021, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2021, Prism Advisory Group, LLC since 2009, and prior experience with Frontier Solutions, LLC and Thomas McDonald Partners LLC. He is a managing member of Prism Advisory Group, LLC, providing investment advice and financial planning. Apollon Wealth Management, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, businesses, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan advisory, sub-advisory, and consulting services, employing a combination of centrally managed strategies and locally managed portfolios tailored through various investment vehicles and specialized solutions.

Steven Brettler is a financial advisor at Gladstone Wealth Partners with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank before joining Gladstone and LPL Financial in 2020. Gladstone Wealth Partners serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations through a network of nearly 100 investment adviser representatives. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various investment strategies and third-party solutions.

Jordan Alexander is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Merrill from 2016 to 2022 before joining Rockefeller Capital Management in 2022. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform that includes discretionary, non-discretionary, and model-delivery solutions across various asset classes.

Ray Tucholski III is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 19 years of industry experience, including roles at Rock & Co LLC, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform, and uniquely operates as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking services.

Debra Osifat is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has worked at JRB Wealth Management and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Prior to her current role, she has also provided tax preparation and general accounting services through JRB Wealth Management. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $200 billion in client assets. The firm supports its advisors with a range of managed account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody and clearing services.

James Bell is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and Foundations Financial Partners since 2025. He previously worked at FSC Securities Corporation for 21 years and OSAIC for two years. Bell is the owner of Bell Planning Group, LLC, a private entity related to securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, providing advisory programs and services such as wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm offers a variety of investment program structures and serves as a platform provider delivering operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support.

Maria Deysher is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. She has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2003 and previously worked at Agia. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a member of the Garnet Valley School Board in Pennsylvania. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models and operating at scale with over 1,200 advisors.

Kenneth Kovalik is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 14 years of industry experience. He has served in various roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life since 2009. Outside of his advisory work, Kovalik provides management consulting services and is involved in community and nonprofit leadership, including serving as an elder at Grace Point Church and as a board member for Transformed by Grace and World Team Missions. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with financial planning, retirement consulting, and a mix of proprietary and third-party advisory programs.

John Heacock is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience, currently with Valic Financial Advisors since 2025. His prior roles include positions at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Wealth Enhancement Group, and M Financial Group. He is also appointed as an agent for non-securities insurance products with AGIA. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts implemented via Envestnet’s platform and third-party UMA model managers.

Scott Jordan is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Mount Laurel, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2020 and previously at Transamerica Investors Securities Corp. from 2015 to 2019. Outside of his advisory role, Jordan is also an agent with Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

Mitchell Adler is a financial advisor at SPC with 41 years of industry experience. He has been with SPC and Sigma Financial Corporation since 2005. Adler holds a Series 63 designation and is also involved in insurance sales through his own business, Mitchell Adler, LLC. SPC serves individual clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans through over 460 investment adviser representatives managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services, providing both discretionary and nondiscretionary arrangements tailored to client needs.

John Walker III is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at several firms, including Wisdom Planning, LLC, Andrew Garrett Inc, Cordasco Financial Network, Inc., Cco Investment Services, and Citizens Bank. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and emphasizes globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using a variety of investment vehicles and tax-management strategies.

Prakash Shetty is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has held previous roles at Citigroup and HSBC, including HSBC Bank USA NA and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors as well as individual retirement plans. The firm offers both investment advisory programs—such as a proprietary digital advisory platform managed with SigFig—and brokerage and insurance services.

Serena Mao is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with four years of industry experience and a Series 66 designation. Her prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley, and Boyds Philadelphia. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm supports its network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives with a range of portfolio management options, financial planning, and retirement consulting services, employing multiple analytical approaches and acting as a fiduciary when engaging clients under written advisory agreements.

Jamie Direnzo is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2010 and is also involved with EBA Consulting. Outside of his advisory work, he is engaged in fixed insurance products including life, disability, and annuities. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a variety of advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, enabling advisors to offer customized portfolio solutions and access discretionary model portfolios.

Robert Weckenman is a CFP® with 44 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 1979. He volunteers as a fundraising cabinet member for the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal Fund in Philadelphia. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.