Chad Germain is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Cicero, NY, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. He has worked with M&T Securities and M&T Bank since 2007 and joined LPL Financial in 2021. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, financial institutions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement consulting, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies supported by in-house and third-party research.

Michael Stanton Jr. is a financial advisor at LPL Enterprise with Series 66 credentials and four years of industry experience. His background includes roles at The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities LLC, and Equitable Advisors. Outside of finance, he serves as a driver representative for his family-owned racing team, engaging with sponsors. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, advisory services, and access to model wealth portfolios, combining advisory programs with brokerage and insurance products through an integrated platform.

J Pluff is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Syracuse, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney from 2009 to 2023. Outside of his advisory work, Pluff serves on the boards of the Upstate Medical University Foundation and the Everson Museum of Art, and he is a broadcast host for local television programs on WSYT-Fox 68 and WCNY-PBS. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers multiple advisory programs with tailored investment strategies and utilizes a combination of in-house and third-party managers to implement client portfolios.

Francis Mazzilli is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Empower Federal Credit Union and CUSO Financial Services, LP. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers financial planning, advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services with a range of discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

David Schnall is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Pruco Securities, LLC for 35 years before joining LPL Enterprise in 2024. Outside of his advisory role, Schnall is involved in instructing skiing and snowboarding to children and adults. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, advisory, and brokerage services. The firm utilizes a platform that integrates advisory programs with financial products and insurance services through affiliated entities.

Raymond Patraw is a financial advisor with Stifel in Dewitt, NY, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and having 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Stifel Nicolaus since 2018, and previously at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Stifel serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and advisory services supported by proprietary investment analysis and allocation methodologies developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

Michele Backes is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with 27 years of industry experience. She has been with UBS since 2014 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients by offering brokerage and investment advisory services, including fee-based financial planning and portfolio management. The firm integrates institutional trading capabilities with wealth management and provides research-driven, model-based asset allocation tailored to client goals and risk tolerances.

Jeremy Wood is a financial advisor with Cetera who holds the Series 66 designation and has 12 years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including Horan Wealth Management and Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. Wood serves as a board member for AssetMark Trust Co., where he collaborates with leadership and advisory professionals. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm that provides a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement services to individual, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm operates as a multi-manager platform offering various program structures and investment options, supported by a nationwide network of over 10,000 advisors.

Shawn Tetreault is a financial advisor at LPL Enterprise with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include working at The Prudential Insurance Co. of America and PRUCO Securities, LLC. He also spent over a decade with the Knights of Columbus. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients, offering both advisory and brokerage services. The firm provides financial planning, model portfolio management, and access to third-party asset managers through an integrated platform combining adviser programs with other financial product offerings.

John Tarnow is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2025 and has previously been associated with Charter Asset Management LLC and Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. since 2011. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a broad range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to model portfolios and research from multiple sources.

Kelly Scholl is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Edward Jones with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones, she worked in various roles including at Staffing Solutions Organization and the YMCA. Outside of finance, she operated a small Pilates business called Pilates with Kelly. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets, offering a range of advisory programs and investment strategies through a large nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Joshua Keirsbilck is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and three years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Enterprise since 2024 and previously at Pruco Securities LLC and Equitable Advisors. Outside of financial advising, he works as a DoorDash driver in Rochester, NY. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients through advisory and brokerage channels. The firm offers financial planning, access to model wealth portfolios, third-party asset management, and a broad range of brokerage and insurance products.

Lisa Mckenney is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Syracuse, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 29 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a board member for the Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District Board of Education. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs that offer portfolio management, financial planning, custody, and brokerage services. The firm customizes investment strategies based on client risk profiles and utilizes both in-house and third-party managers.

Linda O'Connell is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in Syracuse, NY, with 22 years of industry experience. She has been with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009 and holds a Series 63 designation. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a wide range of advisory programs to both individual and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning and managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. The firm’s planning process uses structured discovery and firm-approved tools to model outcomes but generally acts in an advisory capacity without providing individual security recommendations as part of standalone plans.

Christopher Johnson is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities, LLC, and MetLife Securities Inc. He is also the owner and senior advisor of TMRW Financial Group, a DBA for his LPL business. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, consulting, and access to both proprietary and third-party managed investment programs through an integrated advisory and brokerage platform.

Bradford Pine is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Syracuse, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cantella & Co Inc and Cadaret Grant & Co., Inc. He is also an author of investment-related publications, including *10 Tips For Your Retirement Rollover* and *Swab My Cheek*. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, banks, and corporations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and financial planning services supported by both LPL Research and third-party subadvisors.

Brian Demonte is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves individual investors, institutional clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services tailored to each client’s risk profile.

Matthew Michalak is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and was previously with Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2010 to 2016. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm’s IPS-driven advisory process incorporates modern portfolio theory and includes a broader range of financial products than typical institutional advisers, such as insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options.

Anthony Baeumler is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise, holding a Series 63 designation and 13 years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Enterprise in 2024, he worked at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he has been involved with Outback Steakhouse since 2005. LPL Enterprise serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients through advisory and brokerage channels. The firm offers financial planning, access to model portfolios, third-party asset management, and a range of brokerage and insurance products via its integrated platform.

Julia Georges is a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. In her role, she works closely with clients to understand what is important to them, helping develop strategies to pursue short-, mid-, and long-term financial goals. Julia provides guidance on general investing, retirement planning, and saving for unexpected events, and offers access to Bank of America specialists for banking, credit, home financing, and small business solutions. Her experience includes expertise in areas such as LGBT Wealth Planning, Liquidity Management, Managing New Wealth, Personal Retirement Planning, Portfolio Management Services, Small Business Strategies, Women and Wealth, Individual and Corporate Investment Strategy, Tax Minimization, and Retirement Income. Julia holds the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation and earned her bachelor's degree from Binghamton University. Outside of her professional work, Julia has interests in adventure sports, cooking, hiking, music, running, skydiving, spending time with family, tennis, and traveling. She approaches financial advising with a focus on attentive listening, empathy, and transparency, providing clear communication and goals-based planning to help clients make confident financial decisions.