Muhammad Shahzad is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Citigroup since 2017, following four years at Peoples United Bank. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs, supported by internal standards and oversight committees.

Kevin Fahy is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He spent the majority of his career at TIAA-CREF from 1994 to 2025 before joining Empower Advisory Group in 2026. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm’s integrated service model is tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

Coletta Alagia is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. She has been in the industry since 2021, with experience at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, JT Urraro, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Park Avenue Securities. Prior to her financial career, she was involved in dance instruction at Miss Colleens Elite Dancentre. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser wholly owned by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. The firm serves a range of clients including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services using both proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Joseph Doyle is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Doyle has been with TIAA-CREF and its predecessor since 2016. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals and various entities, often those with existing employer retirement plan relationships. The firm operates a fiduciary advisory model with both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management, offering services that include customized portfolio management and donor-advised fund advisory.

Stephen Healey is an advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 credential and beginning his financial advisory career in 2026. Prior to this role, he has experience with Bankers Life Securities, Bankers Life & Casualty, RTI International, Veracity Research Company, and served in the US Army Reserves for 12 years. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. primarily serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, offering discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create customized portfolios across various securities, with a focus on clients’ goals, risk tolerances, and time horizons.

Herbert Oster is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Co of America since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he holds a minority interest in thoroughbred horse ownership through Herbert J Oster, LLC. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both transaction-based brokerage and fee-based advisory services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across multiple platforms.

Karl Nelson is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at VOYA since 2014 and has a long tenure with Union Central dating back to 1987. Outside of his advisory role, Nelson delivers occasional paid motivational speaking engagements and serves on the finance committee of Zion Lutheran Church. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services utilizing both affiliated and unaffiliated products, with an investment approach that incorporates model portfolios, in-house and external strategists, and technology-enabled tools.

Brandon Zisa is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Rho, Pruco Securities, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Outside of finance, he is co-owner of 732 Productions, a video production company focused on documentaries, and serves as a board member on the Pine Beach Land Use Board. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale firm offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a combination of in-house and third-party strategies, with a focus on client-approved, non-discretionary asset management supported by technology-enabled tools.

Thomas Palmeri is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Melville, NY, holding a Series 63 credential and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life and its affiliate Guardian Life Insurance Co of America since 2010. Outside of his advisory work, Palmeri volunteers as a kitchen manager at the Interfaith Nutrient Network soup kitchen and serves in leadership roles with the Patchogue Rotary Club and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) New York State board. Park Avenue Wealth Management, a subsidiary of Guardian Life, provides brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships using in-house and third-party model portfolios and a hybrid digital advisory solution.

Marisol Sanchez Taboada is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 16 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and PNC Bank. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, providing a broad range of advisory, execution, and custody services.

Mark Eghrari is a financial advisor with Integrity Alliance, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has been involved with Brokers International Financial Services since 2023 and operates Eghrari Wealth Training LLC and Mark S Eghari & Associates PLLC, which he founded in 1998. Outside of advisory work, he is an attorney specializing in estate planning and is engaged in recruiting and training attorneys to become investment adviser representatives. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm supports over 300 independent advisers managing approximately $5.4 billion in assets, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party managers through multiple platform solutions.

David Benson is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Melville, NY. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 credentials and has 25 years of industry experience. His work history includes positions at New York Life Insurance Co since 2000, Hathaway-Benson Associates from 2010 to 2025, Eagle Strategies since 2015, and Treebrook Financial Group since 2018. He also brokers non-registered long-term care insurance to outside companies when clients are declined through New York Life. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions delivered through various program types and operates mainly with non-discretionary assets under management, particularly in retirement plan consulting and advisory roles within the New York Life affiliate structure.

Stephane Lasher is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA and its affiliates since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, Lasher serves as president of the Westhill Booster Club, overseeing decisions regarding financial assistance for school athletics programs. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services to individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations. The firm uses client-centered investment policy statements and a combination of in-house and external strategies, with a focus on mostly non-discretionary management and technology-enabled tools.

Michael Schmidt is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup since 2016. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, supported by internal standards and oversight committees for manager selection and monitoring.

Anthony Dipaola is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 26 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Ameritas Advisory Services and affiliated companies since 2008 and is involved in multiple ventures including serving as CEO of National Wealth Group, where he focuses on recruiting and training efforts nationally. Ameritas Advisory Services provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes a range of investment strategies and program platforms, incorporating model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, supported by third-party technology and sub-advisers.

James Riley is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 credentials. His career includes roles at firms such as Equitable Advisors LLC, Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Oppenheimer. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, 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 and uses a combination of third-party asset managers and model portfolios with both long-term strategies and options for shorter-term trading.

Gregg Marsden is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at JP Morgan Securities LLC and JP Morgan Chase Bank. He has also operated his own business since 2014. 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 significant institutional capabilities, including in-house research and operations as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Shawn Okula is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Janney since 2018, following two years at Long Island Power Solutions. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with HB&O Properties, LLC, managing real estate rental properties. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and offers a variety of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Isa Abdur Rahman is a financial advisor with Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. He holds the Series 66 designation and has experience working with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 2025 and 2026, respectively. Prior to his financial services career, he was involved with Row New York Inc. and Port Rowing. Park Avenue Securities provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios and digital advisory solutions.

Liam O'donnell is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Principal Life Insurance Company, Principal Securities Inc., Fidelity Investments, The Masters, and Tres Palms. In addition to advisory services, he is involved in the sale of life, disability, annuities, health, long-term care, dental, Medicare, and medical insurance products. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, offering direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through various advisory and promoter arrangements.