Jessica Koch Chavez is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Bailey & Beatty Financial Services, Mill Road Capital, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, and Union Savings Bank. Outside of her advisory work, she provides support and hospitality for a racing team through Speed Sport Tuning. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing roughly $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform with access to managed-account programs, third-party asset managers, and custody services, supporting both discretionary and nondiscretionary investment approaches.

Todd Gianguzzi is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Diversified Investment Advisors, Inc. and Diversified Investors Securities Corp. since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he has established a photography website focused on weekend assignments. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through managed advice programs and investment education services, using proprietary portfolio construction tools developed in partnership with Morningstar Investment Management.

Oliver Pursche is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Wealthspire Advisors since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Bronson Meadows Capital Management LLC and Bruderman Brothers LLC. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofit organizations, and trustees. The firm offers wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, and family office support through a customized, relationship-driven process emphasizing diversified, institutional-style asset allocation.

Joshua Goldberg is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2024 and previously held roles at GYL Financial Synergies, LLC and AXA Advisors, LLC. Prior to his advisory career, he was employed at Brandeis University for four years. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a blend of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Daniel Scalzi is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 49 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Stifel from 2015 to 2021. In addition to his role at Brookstone, Scalzi is involved in retirement income planning through his own business, JD Mellberg Financial, based in Tucson, AZ. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser that provides fee-based asset management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients such as sovereign wealth funds and banking institutions. The firm offers investment management primarily on a discretionary basis through model portfolios and managed accounts, supported by a platform-oriented approach serving a large advisor network.

Anthony Falcone is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 45 years of industry experience. He has worked at Benjamin F. Edwards since 2010, with prior roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through over 500 advisors. The firm offers a range of services including wrap-fee advisory programs, financial planning, investment management, brokerage, insurance products, and M&A advisory services.

Peter Kibbe is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors in Norwalk, CT, holding a Series 65 designation and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Citigroup Global Markets for 12 years before joining Hightower Advisors in 2023. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors such as pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and retirement consulting.

Celia Valez is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has eight years of industry experience, including prior roles at JPMorgan Securities LLC and StateFarm. Valez is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for AGIA. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-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-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Calvin Lem is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at multiple firms, including CitiGroup since 2015 and Essex National Securities since 1999. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs, execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and integrates institutional-scale research and market roles uncommon among peers.

Sarah Mullane Becker is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. She has worked with Guardian Life Insurance Agency and Park Avenue Securities since 2000. Becker serves as president of The FVA Foundation and is a board member of the Northern Westchester Hospital Community Foundation, reflecting involvement in local nonprofit organizations. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering both brokerage and advisory services with access to proprietary and third-party investment programs. The firm provides a range of financial planning, retirement, and business consulting services supported by multiple investment platforms and account-level lending solutions.

James Geiger is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Citigroup Global Markets, where he has worked since 2019, following prior roles at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank and JP Morgan Securities. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles such as operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Maureen Weir is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience, all with Voya since 2015. In addition to her advisory role, she is an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a broad client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management through a combination of in-house and external resources, utilizing technology-enabled tools to implement investment strategies that often involve client-approved non-discretionary arrangements.

Nicholas Ramstetter is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Fidelity Investments, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and Citizens Bank. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, employing a model that emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions using affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and various investment vehicles.

Marc Smith is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 17 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company, where he has worked since 2007. He also maintains outside insurance activities involving non-Guardian insurance products. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage and advisory services alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party managers and supports various account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Max Needham is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Raymond James & Associates, Inc. for 10 years before joining Steward Partners in 2026. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services through both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Camilla Ostbye is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with a Series 65 credential and no prior industry experience. Her work history includes recent roles at Hightower Advisors and she has a background as a full-time undergraduate student. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of clients including individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and various portfolio construction techniques.

John Harrington is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 32 years of industry experience. He has worked with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC since 2016 and previously spent a decade with Osaic FA, Inc. He also engages in the sale of fixed life, health, disability, accident, and long-term care insurance. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services, using customized portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income, with strategies managed internally or through third-party sub-advisers.

Alan Schantz is an Investment Advisor Representative at Kestra Advisory with 33 years of industry experience. He has served as President of Schantz Wealth Services since 2011, conducting investment and insurance-related activities. Schantz has been affiliated with Kestra Advisory and related Kestra entities since 2003. Kestra Advisory provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting services to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Robert Frost is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2016. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering both brokerage and advisory services alongside financial planning and business consulting. The firm utilizes a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and provides various account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Elyssia Poland is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, INC., holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and possessing 27 years of industry experience. She has worked at Fairfield County Bancorp since 2004 and Infinex Investments, Inc. since 1999. Outside of her advisory role, she operates a side photography business selling her photographs. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory and planning services, ERISA plan support, and access to alternative investments and lending solutions, operating through a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure with both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.