Thomas Sauer is a CFA® charterholder serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at QCI Asset Management and Hoew & Rusling. 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 regulatory assets under management and offers a range of investment solutions blending passive and active management overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Genevieve Paeglow is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with firms including Financial Growth Partners, Alliance Advisory Group, and AP Professionals. She is affiliated with Park Avenue Securities LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, which provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of financial planning and consulting services, combining advisor-led management with model-based strategies and proprietary programs.

Mark Avery is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Fairport, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked with Principal Securities Inc since 2016 and previously with CNY Life Insurance Group from 2013 to 2017. Avery also has experience with Principal Life Insurance Company dating back to 2009. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Nicholas Lapp is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Lincoln Investment in 2025, his background includes roles at various companies across different sectors. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partner in a real estate management business. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charities, and retirement plans, offering financial planning and portfolio management supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team and third-party managers.

Terri Trotta is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment in Fairport, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 17 years of industry experience. She has been with Lincoln Investment since 2013. In addition to her advisory role, she is a self-employed CPA providing tax preparation services. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is an enterprise investment advisory and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management through model portfolios, and access to third-party managers, supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team and a layered delivery model combining independent advisors and third-party relationships.

Michael Kiviat is a CFP® professional based in Pittsford, NY, with five years of industry experience. He currently works at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and Wealth Enhancement Group, having previously worked at QCI Asset Management, Inc. and Manning & Napier, Inc. His career includes a decade at Manning & Napier, Inc. prior to his current roles. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and referrals to separate managed account investment managers for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and offers diversified, risk-class based allocations combining passive and active management with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Brandon Wolk is a CFP® professional with 11 years of experience in the financial services industry, currently with Empower Advisory Group. His prior roles include positions at Montage Wealth Management, Commonwealth Financial Network, TD Ameritrade, and JPMorgan Securities LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a trustee for a philanthropic family foundation and teaches religion to second graders at his synagogue. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering integrated services connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Christopher Santelli is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has 27 years of industry experience and has been associated with Eagle Strategies and New York Life entities since 2003. Santelli is also the owner of Santelli Financial Group, LLC, and serves as a board member of the Anthony Poselovich Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit assisting families with children who have cancer. Additionally, he works as a certified pyrotechnician producing professional firework shows. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers various advisory programs and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Constantine Kitrinos is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Private Advisor Group since 2016, previously with LPL Financial and M&T Securities. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides access to proprietary and third-party managed account solutions and employs a fiduciary-based advisory model using various investment strategies and technology platforms.

Megan Culhane is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she is also a notary public. 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 support services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment options, while acting as a back-office and platform provider for its affiliated advisors.

Mark Colgan is a CFP® professional with 32 years of industry experience. He is currently with J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. and has previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and operated Colgan Capital since 2011. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in book publishing and volunteers providing pro-bono financial planning for widows. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a national network of more than 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, including access to third-party managers and digital advice platforms.

Elizabeth Thorley is a CFP® professional with 39 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has been affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 1997 and owns Thorley Wealth Management, Inc., which she established in 2013. 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 offers a variety of advisory programs and support services, including discretionary model portfolios and customized investment solutions.

Anthony Robinson is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has worked in the financial services industry since 2024, with prior experience at Alliance Advisory Group, Park Avenue Securities, and several credit unions. Guardian Life, through its subsidiary Park Avenue Securities LLC, provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, along with access to insurance products and alternative investments.

Michael Fanto is a financial advisor with Guardian Life who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 41 years of industry experience. He has worked with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities in various capacities since 1998. Outside of his advisory role, he occasionally brokers life, disability, and long-term care insurance contracts. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, businesses, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm provides tailored client solutions through advisor-led discretionary management, model-based strategies, and a variety of proprietary and third-party programs.

Brian Weber is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Macedon, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Ascensus, LPL Financial LLC, and World Financial Group. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as for Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm delivers integrated services linked to Empower’s recordkeeping platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

Lisa Noonan is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Rochester, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC for 10 years before joining Commonwealth and Crossbridge Financial Group in 2021. Noonan is also the owner of Brilliant Shoal Advisors, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a range of advisory programs and support services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm offers various investment program structures and operates as a platform provider delivering technology, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Timothy Veazey is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lincoln Financial Advisors for nine years and currently serves as president and owner of Acre Equity Advisors, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network supports a national network of advisors by providing operations, technology, investment management, and compliance services, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction and access to a range of advisory programs and strategies.

Tonya Wester is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with eight years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Marathon Financial, The Ameriflex Group, and SECURITIES AMERICA Inc. in addition to her tenure at Commonwealth. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of about 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing approximately $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody/clearing services.

Adam Mark is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently advising at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at American Portfolios Financial Services and LPL Financial. Outside of advisory work, he is licensed as a Life Accident & Health Insurance Agent. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment process combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and various specialized services.

Amy Roxin is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at LPL Financial LLC and Key Investment Services LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she is a co-president and owner of Deliberate Luck Vineyard, a micro wine vineyard in Canandaigua, NY. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs under various advisory and promoter arrangements.