Scott Hawk is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Praise Church and REE, Inc. Mr. Hawk is also non-registered fingerprint personnel with NewEdge Securities, LLC. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning and consulting.

Stephen Gainey is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment advisor representative at NewEdge Advisors. He has worked at NewEdge Advisors since 2017 and has prior experience with LPL Financial and Stratos Wealth Partners. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that combines asset management with financial planning, using a range of analytic approaches and regular portfolio reviews.

William Thompson is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors in New Orleans, LA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 16 years of industry experience. He has been with NewEdge Advisors and LPL Financial since 2016. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools, including recent use of artificial intelligence in some business operations.

Andrew Reinhardt is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Marcum Wealth, Raymond James & Associates Inc., and J.P. Morgan Securities. Before entering financial services, he was involved with Emerald City Coffee for nine years. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, utilizing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by quantitative and fundamental research.

Daniel Richard is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC with 40 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at firms including Cetera Advisor Networks LLC and Girard Securities, Inc. Outside of advising, he provides transportation services to out-of-town football teams. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services through a national network of Investment Adviser Representatives and multiple advisory program platforms.

Scott Woodward is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. Woodward has also been affiliated with the University of Georgia. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning, utilizing a range of investment approaches and periodic portfolio reviews.

Lewis Post is a CFP® with 36 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at NewEdge Advisors. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Citigroup Global Markets. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as an insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance and fixed annuities. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a range of analytic approaches and maintains oversight practices to manage trading incentives and conflicts of interest.

Luke Malter is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with five years of industry experience, currently with AE Wealth Management, LLC. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and Gregory Ricks & Associates. Outside of his advisory work, he is the CEO and founder of 2 Ply on the Fly, a portable two-ply toilet paper brand, and serves as a presenter for AFEA. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting for a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes discretionary model portfolios and a platform approach, managing approximately $49.8 billion for over 127,000 clients.

Joseph Weiser is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. based in Metairie, LA. He holds Series 63 and 65 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience, all with Voya since 2015. Outside of advising, he is also an independent insurance agent and works part-time as a delivery driver for several local businesses. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves individual clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, access to third-party money managers, and brokerage and insurance products, delivering advice through a combination of affiliated strategies, model portfolios, and third-party strategists.

Stephen Liles is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with NewEdge Advisors and LPL Financial, where he has worked since 2016. In addition to his advisory work, he is licensed as an attorney and is involved in legal services. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services, using a combination of in-house manager selection, third-party models, and advisor discretion, supported by technology and centralized due diligence.

Marc Clark is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 17 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Morgan Stanley and Arbor Point Advisors. Clark is based in New Orleans, LA. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning, employing a range of analytic approaches and periodic portfolio reviews.

John Menniti is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Private Portfolio Partners, Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors, and Strategic Advisers. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning and consulting.

Steven Johnson is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. He has worked at Busenlener & Johnson CPAs since 2001. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a manager-driven investment approach, utilizing proprietary due-diligence processes and third-party platforms to support discretionary wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and other fiduciary services.

Michael Masters is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors since 2023. Prior to joining NewEdge, he worked for Wells Fargo Advisors for 10 years. Masters is also the owner and manager of Talanton, LLC, a financial advice firm based in Peachtree Corners, GA. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning and consulting.

Harlan Hughes is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Capital One Investing and LPL Financial. Hughes operates a wealth management business through NewEdge Advisors. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that combines asset management with financial planning, using asset allocation across mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities.

Steven Fanguy is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 15 years of industry experience. He has been with NewEdge Advisors and LPL Financial since 2015. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning, utilizing a combination of mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities with regular portfolio reviews.

Edgardo Sussmann Sr. is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding over 36 years of industry experience. He has held various roles within Ameritas and its affiliated entities since 2006 and leads several insurance and financial services businesses, including Leading Edge Financial Solutions, LLC and Leading Edge Disability Center LLC. Outside of advisory services, he serves as president of multiple insurance-related companies focused on disability, life, and long-term care insurance. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies with regular client reviews.

Eugene Songy is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors in Houma, Louisiana, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including Investment Centers of America, LPL Financial, and South Louisiana Financial Services. Outside of advising, he owns an inherited family business, Songy’s Sporting Goods. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning and consulting.

Nita Pastor is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors in New Orleans, LA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 36 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Raymond James & Associates and Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation. Pastor serves on the allocations committees of Impact 100 of Greater New Orleans Foundation and the Women's Leadership Council of United Way, where she helps determine grant recipients. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program, employing asset allocation across mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities with regular portfolio reviews.

John Cusimano is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He previously operated Cusimano Wealth Management, LLC, and worked with Raymond James Financial Services from 2015 to 2023. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning and consulting.