Maria Carmen Abustan is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Mitlin Financial, Angulo Strategies LLC, NYLIFE Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company. In addition to her advisory role, she is also an insurance agent involved in life insurance sales. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, corporations, and institutions. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services, employing a discretionary model portfolio approach supported by an in-house Investment Committee and various customization tools.

Carissa Luna is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Citibank NA since 2008. She is also involved in educational activities spanning over 20 years. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains distinctive institutional roles, including in-house research and regulatory functions.

Anthony Romeo is a financial professional with 34 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with GWN Securities Inc. since 1995. He also holds a position at CGAA Inc., where he provides financial and insurance services including life, health, long-term care, and annuities. His credentials include Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. GWN Securities offers investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients, utilizing a range of managed account programs and financial planning solutions. The firm employs a mix of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and incorporates market-timing and momentum-based strategies within certain legacy programs.

Patricia Smagin is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 16 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at UBS Financial Services and Merrill. She is also involved with Kentra Advisory Services LLC, providing fee-based investment advisory services and client reviews. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm provides services ranging from fiduciary consulting and plan design to employee education and pooled plan solutions, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets with a focus that includes large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.

Rw Barnes Jr. is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Kestra Advisory since 2018, with prior experience at MassMutual and MetLife Securities. Barnes Jr. also serves as president of his own wealth management firm established for tax reporting purposes. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm serves large institutional investors and utilizes multiple management platforms, supporting discretionary trading within its supervisory framework.

Vanessa Inesti is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and five years of industry experience. She has been with Bankers Life since 2015, serving as both an advisor and a unit field trainer responsible for recruiting and training insurance agents. In this role, she focuses on insurance products including life insurance, Medicare supplements, and long-term care. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and portfolio management according to client goals and risk tolerances.

Timothy Longo is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 27 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes nine years at American Capital Partners, LLC. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad mix of institutional and individual clients. The firm serves very large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, and offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and advisor-managed accounts.

Thomas Wenthen Jr. is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at firms including Noble Wealth Advisors, LPL Financial, and Prospect Financial Services LLC. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a large network of advisors. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management using model portfolios guided by an internal Investment Committee, combining fundamental and technical analysis alongside third-party sub-advisors and customization tools.

Jason Huang is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2019. Prior to that, he held roles at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Premier Financial Alliance, and Henry Schein Inc. Huang serves as board treasurer for Asian American Dream, Inc., a nonprofit organization. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services with an investment approach that includes strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and use of mutual funds, ETFs, and fixed-income and equity strategies.

Daniel Safranek is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. for 33 years before joining Commonwealth in 2025. Outside of advisory work, he is the owner of Daniel Safranek, LLC, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and support services, including discretionary model portfolios and customized investment solutions, while offering operational and compliance infrastructure to affiliated advisors.

Hanna Sheppard is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and The Wealth Alliance, among others. Ms. Sheppard is dually registered with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and The Wealth Alliance, serving as a non-producing representative for the former. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm typically manages accounts on a discretionary basis using model portfolios and offers services including portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory, and retirement-plan services with a focus on fiduciary processes and transparency.

Charles Kateridge is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at IC Advisory Services Inc and The Investment Center Inc for nine years each. Outside of his advisory role, he is president and owner of Charles Anthony Enterprises Inc, a corporation for tax purposes. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental, technical, bottom-up, and top-down analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with specialized services such as retirement-plan consulting and advisory management of annuity and variable life sub-accounts.

Melody Fuller is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations. Her prior experience includes roles at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and HSBC Bank USA, N.A., where she worked for over a decade. Citigroup Global Markets serves both individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs, with a notable scale and market presence including in-house research and unique roles as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Keith Edmonson is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at PlanMember since 2014 and has been affiliated with Mutual, Inc. since 1993, where he is involved in insurance and financial sales as well as tax preparation. Outside of PlanMember, he has a longstanding role with UPS since 2009. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm employs a top-down strategic asset allocation framework and manages risk-based mutual fund portfolios, offering education and support services such as seminars, personalized planning, and separation counseling.

Janet Lauricella is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. (ESI Financial Advisors) in Hauppauge, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 33 years of industry experience. She has been with Equity Services, Inc. and National Life since 2014. Lauricella is a board member of HALO Missions, a nonprofit organization focused on raising funds for health and learning initiatives for orphans. Equity Services, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms through a network of investment adviser representatives, combining long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Jean Crossley is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment in Hauppauge, NY, holding a Series 63 license and 36 years of industry experience since 1989, all with Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. She serves as the 2024 Board President of the Crystal Beach Property Owners Association, a volunteer role involving community organization and oversight of local property interests. Lincoln Investment provides financial planning and retirement plan advice primarily to individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored plans, with a notable focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm employs both strategic and tactical investment approaches through an in-house Investment Management & Research team and offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Christopher Barron is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs, execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal standards and oversight committees, operating at a large institutional scale with additional roles including swap dealing and futures commission merchant services.

Jeffrey Spiro is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mutual Inc. and PlanMember Securities Corporation since 2010 and was associated with the School Administrators Association of New York State from 2008 to 2025. He is also involved in the sale of fixed insurance products through MUTUAL, INC. / Daybright Financial. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm employs a top-down strategic asset allocation framework managing risk-based mutual-fund portfolios and offers education and support services including seminars and personalized retirement planning.

Steffan Hagendorf is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory who holds a Series 66 designation and has 26 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC for 12 years before joining Kestra in 2022. He is also involved with Hagendorf & Havell Wealth Management, providing financial and insurance services to individuals, businesses, and institutions. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm provides fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

David Critelli is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 31 years of industry experience, including prior roles at First Allied Advisory Services and National Life. Outside of advisory work, Critelli is the owner and president of a tax preparation and accounting firm and serves as treasurer for the Dix Hills Fire Department. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.