Matthew Melia is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cetera Investment Services, Canandaigua National Bank, and M&T Bank. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA employer retirement relationships. The firm’s advisory model distinguishes point-in-time planning from ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund while relying on both model and customized portfolios.

Jason Navolio is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Key Investment Services LLC since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial, M&T Securities, and TIAA-CREF. He is a board member of the Henrietta Chamber of Commerce, where he coordinates events and promotes membership. Key Investment Services LLC provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various wrap-fee programs, model portfolios, and managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client-directed investment decisions supported by non-binding recommendations and ongoing monitoring, leveraging due diligence and supervisory oversight within its corporate affiliations.

John Moose is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 29 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining Commonwealth in 2018, he worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. from 2005 to 2018. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and their individual and institutional clients. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody/clearing services.

Peter Knittle is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Rochester, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at American Portfolios Financial Services Inc. and OSAIC. He is also involved in fixed insurance sales as a secondary business activity. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and support services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

William Tortorice is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, American Portfolios Advisors Inc., and Wealth Management Group, LLC. Private Advisor Group, LLC manages over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset management programs, employing a range of investment strategies and coordinating services through multiple custodians.

Michael Roorda is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Rochester, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at M&T Securities, Inc. from 2015 to 2018 before joining TIAA-CREF in 2018. He serves on the board of the Colin F Kennedy Foundation, a local nonprofit focused on aiding underserved youth and their families. TIAA-CREF provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing employer retirement plan relationships. The firm offers a fiduciary standard for its advisory services and operates a vertically integrated model using affiliated funds.

Timothy Eddy is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has been with Key Investment Services and Key Bank NA since 2012. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various advisory programs, model portfolios, and managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client-directed model selection supported by ongoing monitoring and access to third-party discretionary managers, operating within the KeyCorp group alongside affiliated banking and capital markets entities.

William Schiefer is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His career background includes roles at Empower Financial Services, Paychex, Five Star Bank, JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, and LPL Financial. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm delivers integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

David Kleeman is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Rochester, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2017 and previously spent nine years at M&T Securities, Inc. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected with TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management, operates within a vertically integrated group using affiliated funds, and serves as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Emily Burdett is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Ameriprise, Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Metlife Securities. She also works as a paraplanner for CNMK Operational Support LLC. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets, serving individuals—including high-net-worth clients—pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and financial planning services with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through in-house and third-party solutions.

Benjamin Montreuil is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC since 2022. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, M&T Securities, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and AXA Advisors. Montreuil has served in the US Army Reserve since 2017 and the US Marine Corps from 2010 to 2018. He also represents Yarmouth Road residents as part of a neighborhood association that advocates for local community interests. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various wrap-fee advisory programs, model portfolios, and managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client-directed model selection and ongoing monitoring, operating within the KeyCorp group with connections to KeyBank and KeyBanc Capital Markets.

Peter Edelstein is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and multiple securities licenses (Series 63, 65, 66), and has 19 years of industry experience. He has worked with Regent Financial Group since 2013 and Kestra Advisory Services since 2016. Outside of his advisory roles, he provides firearms instruction focused on safe handling and marksmanship. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, providing services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm serves a wide range of clients, including large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds, and supports multiple management platforms within a supervisory framework.

Jamie Abbott is a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Equitable Advisors and Axa Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Abbott serves on the board of Eagle Star Housing, an organization that provides housing for local veterans. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines SEC-registered adviser and broker-dealer services and manages both discretionary and non-discretionary assets.

James O'Brien is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 29 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. His prior experience includes roles at Putnam Investment Management and Allspring Funds Distributor before joining TIAA-CREF. He serves as Treasurer for the Victor Girls Lacrosse Booster Club, managing financial reporting and tax filing for the organization. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans.

Michael Nash is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Key Investment Services in 2022, he spent a decade at J.P. Morgan Securities and previously worked at J.P. Morgan Chase. 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 investment choices supported by non-binding recommendations and ongoing monitoring, with an established due diligence process for third-party advisory products.

Noah Kohl is a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC in Rochester, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at LiveSmart Automation and MedicWest. He is also the owner of NJK Freedom, Inc., a business through which he manages his Ameriprise practice. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service targeted at individuals nearing or in retirement who meet specific asset thresholds, providing detailed recommendation reports that incorporate research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis. As a large institutional firm, Ameriprise provides a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through its affiliated companies.

David Kendig is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors in Rochester, NY, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Equitable Advisors, he worked at NanoArk Corporation and held various roles including a position at SUNY Geneseo College. Outside of his advisory role, Kendig is the sole proprietor of Swamp Dog Games Entertainment, hosts the RocPulse podcast on non-investment topics, and volunteers as a coordinator for Boys State in Monroe County and as a member of the Rochester Rotary. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and third-party asset managers. The firm employs a hybrid referral and implementation model, offering both advisory and brokerage/insurance channels to implement client recommendations.

Matthew Hettinga is a financial advisor with MassMutual Investors Services who holds a Series 66 designation and has seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at PNC Investments, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, and PNC Bank. Outside of finance, he is also a self-employed musician who performs stringed instruments at events and concerts. MassMutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, structuring engagements as annual relationships focused on client goals and written recommendations.

Joshua Catanese is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Rochester, NY. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Equitable Advisors since 2026. His prior work experience includes roles at LA Fitness and Lakeshore Learning. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, retirement plan support, and access to asset management through third-party managers and LPL programs. The firm operates a hybrid referral and implementation model, offering both advisory and brokerage services tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Mark Stone is a CFP® professional with 31 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Ameriprise since 2020. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 15 years. Stone is involved in managing Ameriprise-related business activities through Cadence Associates, LLC and Cadence Boston Partners, LLC, and also provides marketing and administrative services via Creative Management Consultants, LLC. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service focused on individuals nearing or in retirement with significant investable assets, delivering tailored, non-discretionary recommendations that incorporate research-driven modeling and tax-efficient withdrawal strategies. The firm provides a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through its affiliated entities.