Monte Sperling is a Series 63-registered financial advisor with 32 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors and has held positions at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Montnor Associates LLC, a business providing accounting services. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across multiple platforms.

Stephen Valenti is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience working at Mark S. Eghrari & Associates, PLLC and Futterman, Lanza & Pasculli, LLP. Valenti is also an associate attorney at Mark S. Eghrari & Associates, PLLC, an estate planning law firm. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of 164 independent advisers. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party manager programs using a variety of portfolio management approaches and custodial platforms.

Muhammad Shahzad is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Citigroup since 2017, following four years at Peoples United Bank. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs, supported by internal standards and oversight committees.

Stephen Healey is an advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 credential and beginning his financial advisory career in 2026. Prior to this role, he has experience with Bankers Life Securities, Bankers Life & Casualty, RTI International, Veracity Research Company, and served in the US Army Reserves for 12 years. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. primarily serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, offering discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create customized portfolios across various securities, with a focus on clients’ goals, risk tolerances, and time horizons.

Marisol Sanchez Taboada is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 16 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and PNC Bank. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, providing a broad range of advisory, execution, and custody services.

Mark Eghrari is a financial advisor with Integrity Alliance, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has been involved with Brokers International Financial Services since 2023 and operates Eghrari Wealth Training LLC and Mark S Eghari & Associates PLLC, which he founded in 1998. Outside of advisory work, he is an attorney specializing in estate planning and is engaged in recruiting and training attorneys to become investment adviser representatives. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm supports over 300 independent advisers managing approximately $5.4 billion in assets, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party managers through multiple platform solutions.

Michael Schmidt is a Series 66-registered advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, based in Smithtown, NY, and has 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Citigroup since 2016. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles and commercial arrangements.

James Riley is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Paulson Investment Company, LLC, Equitable Advisors LLC, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in fixed insurance sales as an agent and broker. Equity Services, Inc., doing business 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 utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios with a focus on predominantly long-term strategies alongside options for shorter-term trading.

Gregg Marsden is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at JP Morgan Securities LLC and JP Morgan Chase Bank. He has also operated his own business since 2014. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains significant institutional capabilities, including in-house research and operations as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Shawn Okula is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Janney since 2018, following two years at Long Island Power Solutions. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with HB&O Properties, LLC, managing real estate rental properties. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and offers a variety of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Steven Silber is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citigroup in 2025, he worked at LPL Financial for 17 years. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal standards and oversight committees, and maintains a large institutional scale combined with market roles such as swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Valerie Giannotti is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. (ESI Financial Advisors) with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at multiple firms, including National Life Group, LPL Enterprise, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved as an insurance agent with Wealthbridge Financial. Equity Services, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, frequently utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios, and combines long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Lawrence Heller is a CFP® professional at Savant Wealth Management with 11 years of industry experience. He previously led Total Management Group Inc dba Heller Wealth Management for 23 years. Outside of advisory services, he is the president and owner of L&B Agency, an insurance brokerage and life insurance agency. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines evidence-based asset allocation with actively managed strategies and maintains affiliated entities providing accounting, legal, and trust services.

Marc Zimmerman is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation, holding a Series 63 license and 39 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Legend Equities Corporation and Legend Advisory Corporation before joining PlanMember. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in life insurance sales and services through Mutual Inc and Daybright Financial. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm utilizes a top-down strategic asset allocation approach and manages risk-based mutual fund portfolios ranging from conservative to aggressive, supported by education, seminars, and personalized retirement planning services.

Robert Cogliati II is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. He has been involved in accounting and financial services through C & C Planning Services, Inc., R.P. Cogliati, CPA, PC, and Caminiti & Cogliati, CPAs, LLP since 2000. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, providing a range of advisory programs and services including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers extensive operational, trading, technology, and compliance support while enabling advisors to construct client portfolios from diverse securities and insurance products.

Sam Kaplan is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Kestra Advisory and has three years of industry experience. He is also the president of Sam H. Kaplan Management Consultants, an accounting consulting firm he has led since 2014. Prior to joining Kestra Advisory in 2023, Kaplan managed his consulting business starting in 2013. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, including large plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of services such as fiduciary consulting, vendor benchmarking, plan design, and discretionary investment management, serving a diverse client base that includes sovereign wealth funds.

Dylan Kolarcik is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 10 years of industry experience and has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he owns a tax preparation business and works occasionally as a bartender. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors including sovereign wealth funds.

Nicole Taggart is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra, she held roles at MassMutual Life Insurance Company and Blue Ocean Wealth Solutions, LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she is also engaged in financial planning activities through Coastline Wealth Management. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and managed account solutions, serving large institutional investors and utilizing multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Peter Gawreluk is a CFP® professional with 31 years of industry experience, currently with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2015. He is also the owner of Personal Planning Inc., operating as Capital Financial Planning, and conducts fixed insurance sales under the same name. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and managing approximately $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a wide range of adviser support services, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody and clearing services.

Saranto Calamas is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and operates an accounting firm, Saranto Calamas, CPA, PC. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad mix of institutional and individual clients, including sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and uses multiple management platforms and third-party solutions within a supervisory framework.