George Urist is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in East Syracuse, NY. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 42 years of industry experience, including 37 years with LPL Financial and its predecessor firms. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in selling fixed annuities and operates businesses under Urist Financial & Associates, Inc. and Urist Financial and Retirement Planning, Inc.; he is also a licensed notary. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolios, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms.

Julie Garcia is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Syracuse, NY. She holds a Series 66 designation and has 15 years of industry experience, having worked at RBC Capital Markets since 2008. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs and combines in-house and third-party investment managers to tailor strategies to clients’ risk profiles.

Courtney Wellar is a financial advisor at R.S. Petrell & Associates, LLC d/b/a Strategic Wealth Advisors with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previous work history at Realta Investment Advisors, Inc. and Bond, Schoeneck & King. Outside of advising, she operates a law practice specializing in business and tax consulting. Strategic Wealth Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management focused on risk management for individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm employs structured portfolios using institutional mutual funds and Dimensional Fund Advisors models, guided by client-specific Investment Policy Statements and disciplined rebalancing.

Stephen Abbe is a financial advisor at Orchard Advisors with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been associated with SRC, Inc. since 1996. Orchard Advisors provides investment services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and standalone investment consulting, using a multi-method investment approach tailored to each client’s objectives and risk tolerance.

David Connelly is a financial advisor at Orchard Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Cardinal Capital Management LLC since 2011. He joined Orchard Advisors in 2021, one of three advisors at the firm. Orchard Advisors provides investment services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and business entities. The firm combines discretionary portfolio management with hourly consulting and manages all client assets internally, employing multiple analysis methods and both long- and short-term strategies aligned with client objectives.

Richard Petrell is a financial advisor with R.S. Petrell & Associates, LLC d/b/a Strategic Wealth Advisors in Dewitt, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 27 years of industry experience, including 19 years with his current firm. R.S. Petrell & Associates provides financial planning and portfolio management focused on risk management for individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm uses structured, market-participation portfolios primarily composed of institutional mutual funds and Dimensional Fund Advisors models, guided by client-specific investment policy statements and disciplined rebalancing.

Andrew Nardella is a financial advisor at Orchard Advisors with 33 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Orchard Advisors since 2016. Orchard Advisors provides investment services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and standalone investment consulting, employing a multi-method investment process and managing all client assets in-house.

Marybeth Petrell is a financial advisor at R.S. Petrell & Associates, LLC d/b/a Strategic Wealth Advisors in Dewitt, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 32 years of industry experience. She has worked at Realta Equities, Inc. since 2015 and has been with Strategic Wealth Advisors since 2011. Strategic Wealth Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management services focused on risk management for individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm uses structured portfolios primarily composed of institutional mutual funds and Dimensional Fund Advisors models, guided by client-specific Investment Policy Statements and a disciplined rebalancing approach.