Robert Schwartz is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. 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 uses multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains unique market roles, including operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Paul Tuomey is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at BlackRock Fund Advisors and Eagle Strategies, and he has a background as a basketball official for college contests outside of market hours. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients by providing non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations. The firm uses Charles Schwab’s asset-allocation models and internal research tools to tailor recommendations based on clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

Peter Anastasian is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial LLC, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, CJM Wealth Management LLC, and H. Beck, Inc. He is a passive partner in a vitamin IV drip franchise and a member of The Anastasian Family Foundation. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that combines passive and active managers with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Marshall Green is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked previously at Merrill and Bank of America. He is based in Massapequa, NY. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles and arrangements.

Michael Obrien Jr. is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, LLC and MetLife Securities Inc., where he worked for six years. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser with approximately 379 advisors and $18.6 billion in assets under management. The firm serves a diverse range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and other institutions, offering customized portfolio management and financial planning through an open-architecture platform that integrates multiple third-party managers.

Andrea Avitabile is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. He has 24 years of industry experience, including eight years with Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and a decade with Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. He currently serves clients through Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of Guardian Life. Park Avenue Securities LLC provides brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships and utilizes model portfolios from internal and third-party managers.

Michael Reyes is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. His background includes roles at National Financial Network and experience outside finance with Sundown Ski and Snowboard as well as teaching positions at Adelphi University and Dominican College. He has also been involved with the Police Activity League. Park Avenue Securities LLC operates as both a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser, serving individuals—including high-net-worth clients—pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage, financial planning, and retirement consulting services.

Linghsiang Huang is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing eight years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Zion Grace Home Health Care & Community Services and New York City Transit. Outside of advising, he operates a sole proprietorship focused on individual tax preparation. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services featuring proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with options for discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Dennis Lai is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2018 and has been involved in other ventures including Full Productions Inc., where he serves as president and owner of a residential construction business. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, utilizing a large advisor network and multiple program platforms. The firm’s advisory model primarily employs model portfolios and third-party managers, serving individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations.

Tony Wong is a CFP® professional with 29 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently associated with Primerica Advisors and has held positions at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, Mass Mutual Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Co, and MetLife Securities Inc. Wong serves as a board member of the YMCA in Chinatown. He works with Park Avenue Securities LLC, a firm that serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both transaction-based brokerage and fee-based advisory services, utilizing a range of proprietary and third-party investment strategies along with integrated account-level solutions.

Carolyn Frzop is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 37 years of industry experience. She has been with Janney since 1987 and holds a Series 63 designation. Outside of her advisory role, she manages a rental property in Fairfield, Connecticut. 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 and offers brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs, combining in-house and third-party portfolio management services.

Joseph Bendrihem is a Series 63-registered financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC. His prior firms include New York Life, Guardian Life Insurance, and Park Avenue Securities. He is also the managing partner of Heritage Planning Group LLC, an insurance agency. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides a range of investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes diversified investment strategies including model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, supported by multiple program platforms and third-party technology.

Meng Dan Xiao is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. Her prior experience includes positions at HSBC Bank USA, N.A., New York Life, and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to a broad client base, including individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic and tactical asset allocation supported by various affiliated advisory and fund selection services, with a focus on both discretionary and client-directed portfolios.

Theodore Papadopoulos is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at UBS Financial Services for nine years before joining Janney in 2021. 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 diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services through multiple wrap programs and managed account solutions.

Dean Starr is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including LPL Financial, M&T Securities, and HSBC Bank USA. Starr joined Citigroup Global Markets in 2026. 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 maintains in-house research, operating at a large institutional scale with specialized market roles and arrangements.

Ronit Rogoszinski is a CFP® professional with 34 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, having previously worked at firms such as American Portfolios Advisors, SlateStone Wealth, and LPL Financial. Rogoszinski is also an author who contributed as a guest writer to the book *Money Talks*. She operates Women and Wealth Solutions, a business focused on providing wealth-related services tailored to women. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, using multiple program models and third-party platforms to build and monitor client portfolios.

Bryan Erdheim is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes 18 years running his own firm, Bryan Erdheim, and 17 years with The Medical Link LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors. The firm provides a broad platform including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and retirement consulting, serving hundreds of thousands of individual and institutional clients with a range of investment options.

Tony Shen is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Citigroup since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he translates master’s degree materials into Chinese for students at Columbia International University. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and derivatives services, and facilitates bespoke solutions for high-net-worth clients.

Thomas Scala is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including proprietary research and arrangements as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Zhuobei Deng is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2014. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and operates with large institutional scale, including in-house research and security-pricing functions, as well as specialized roles such as a security-based swap dealer and futures commission merchant.