Donna Barth is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with 25 years of industry experience. She has held roles at Key Investment Services LLC and KeyBank since 2016. Barth holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various advisory programs, including wrap-fee programs, model portfolios, and separately managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client-directed model selection supported by advisory recommendations and ongoing monitoring, and it operates within the KeyCorp group with connections to KeyBank and KeyBanc Capital Markets.

Joseph Ahmed is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and has four years of industry experience. Prior to his financial services career, he served for 21 years with the City of Buffalo Police Department. Outside of advising, he is involved in public speaking through Copchat Training Services LLC. He works with Park Avenue Securities LLC, a firm serving a broad retail client base that includes individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. Park Avenue Securities offers both brokerage and advisory services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types.

Michael Pratt is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Private Advisor Group, LLC and also operates under the Pratt Collard Buck Advisory Group name as part of his advisory services. He has been associated with Pratt Collard Buck Advisory Group for over 15 years. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to managed account solutions including proprietary and third-party programs. The firm follows a fiduciary-based advisory model and utilizes various investment strategies and technology platforms to meet client goals.

Derek Malis is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 12 years of industry experience, including roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian. Outside of his advisory work, he acts as an independent insurance broker offering products beyond Guardian. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms and manages approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Winthrop Buck is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC since 2021. He has operated under the Pratt Collard Buck Advisory Group name since 2017 and previously worked at Winthrop Financial, Inc. from 2012 to 2017. Private Advisor Group provides portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and managed account solutions to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model that utilizes technology platforms and third-party managers to implement a range of investment strategies.

Jeffrey Kney is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with 39 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Lincoln Investment since 2017, following prior roles at Legend Advisory Corporation and Legend Equities Corporation. He serves as a volunteer board member for the Orchard Park CSD Academy of Finance, advising students interested in business. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans, with a history of working with educators and 403(b) and 457(b) program participants. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, portfolio management, and access to third-party managers, supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team that constructs strategic model portfolios and AIM strategies.

Shawn Barnum is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Williamsville, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2014 and also holds a position at Agia since 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Power of Attorney for his mother. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-based individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models and operating at scale with over 1,200 advisors and approximately $26.4 billion in discretionary assets.

Matthew Verel is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Key Investment Services and Key Bank since 2017. Outside of his financial advisory role, he serves as a reserve deputy sheriff with the Erie County Sheriff Department. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through wrap-fee advisory programs, model portfolios, and managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client-directed investment decisions supported by non-binding recommendations and ongoing monitoring, while also providing access to third-party discretionary managers and supervisory oversight.

Thomas Volpini is a CFP® with 38 years of industry experience, currently serving at Hightower Advisors since 2017. Prior to this, he worked at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC from 2009 to 2017. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a reserve with the Erie County Sheriff Reserve in New York. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and financial institutions. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles.

Gerald Ginley is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 29 years of experience in the industry and has been with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. since 2015 and HSBC Bank USA, N.A. since 2016. In addition to his role as a registered representative, he also serves as a Bank Officer for HSBC Bank (USA) N.A., engaging in the sale of bank-related products and services. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. provides managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering both client-directed and discretionary investment options supported by a structured risk-profile and asset-allocation process.

Joseph Martin is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Amherst, NY, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 license. He has 28 years of industry experience, including over two decades at Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a broad client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel stationed abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Michael Williams Jr. is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2017, with prior experience at Pruco Securities LLC. Williams is also involved in offering non-securities insurance products through a separate business activity. Valic Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm provides wrap programs, portfolio management, and financial planning services using discretionary unified managed accounts and centralized technology solutions.

Marc Rosenthal is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Williamsville, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and has 25 years of industry experience. Rosenthal has been with Eagle Strategies since 2017 and also maintains longstanding roles with ROI Financial Group, Nylife Securities Inc., and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an officer on the board of the Kaleida Health Foundation and as a board member of the Amherst Youth Hockey Association. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional sponsors. The firm offers multiple advisory program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with the majority of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Michael Winter is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with 27 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at several firms including Ameriprise, Valic Financial Advisors, Merrill, and HSBC Bank USA, N.A. 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 with global fund due diligence and offers both discretionary and client-directed portfolio options.

Robin Lee is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Commonwealth and Clark & Company Wealth Management in 2025, Lee worked at Morgan Stanley from 2020 to 2023. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and operational support, including discretionary model portfolios and customized investment solutions.

Emily Ford is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently an advisor at Hightower Advisors. Her prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, ESAS, LLC, and Russell Schwartzbeck. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and access to alternative investments and custom indexing strategies.

Matthew Turco is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 26 years of industry experience, including roles at ROI Financial Group and New York Life Insurance Co. Outside of his advisory work, he owns a business selling vintage and antique items on eBay. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm focuses on tailored recommendations across multiple program types and maintains a predominantly non-discretionary asset management approach.

Daniel Schlein is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in Williamsville, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2017. Schlein is also involved in an insurance-related business outside of Guardian Life. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of proprietary model portfolios, third-party managers, and digital advice solutions to implement investment strategies across various account types.

Seth Hamilton is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Cetera Investment Advisers, National Asset Management, and National Life Group. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in tax preparation through HD Tax Solutions and serves as an agent for fixed insurance products with The Vermont Agency and NPA Financial. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm combines long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments, offering multiple advisory platforms and working with various third-party asset managers.

Duane Pusch is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment in Amherst, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Legend Equities Corporation and Legend Advisory Corporation before joining Lincoln Investment in 2017. Outside of his advisory role, Pusch provides personal income tax preparation services during tax season. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is an enterprise advisory and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm combines advisor-led consulting with model portfolios managed by its in-house Investment Management & Research team and third-party managers, supporting tailored investment strategies across a broad range of client needs.