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Tyler G

Series 63, Series 66

Sanborn, NY

Key Investment Services LLc

Tyler Guarasci is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at LPL Financial LLC, Northwest Bank, and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through a range of advisory programs including wrap-fee programs, model portfolios, separately managed accounts, and brokerage products. The firm emphasizes client-directed model selection and ongoing monitoring while providing access to third-party discretionary managers and supervision across its offerings.

ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting Passive / index investing Active portfolio management
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Erik G

Series 66

Williamsville, NY

Principal Financial Services

Erik Gorenflo is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services and holds a Series 66 designation. He has eight years of industry experience and has worked at firms including Royal Alliance Associates, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, and Custom Wealth Management. Prior to his financial services career, he was employed at Dick's Sporting Goods and Le Moyne College. 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 consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Retired Founder/Business Owner
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Christopher A

CFP®, Series 63

Williamsville, NY

Eagle Strategies (NY Life)

Christopher Alderson is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and has held roles with NYLIFE Securities LLC, ROI Financial Group, and Massachusetts Mutual Life. Outside of his advisory work, Alderson is involved in insurance brokering and property and casualty sales through his agency, Alderson & Gersitz Agency, Inc. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, emphasizing tailored solutions delivered primarily through non-discretionary advisory relationships.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Nicholas R

Series 63, Series 66

Williamsville, NY

Eagle Strategies (NY Life)

Nicholas Ruggirello is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Williamsville, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked with several firms including Stoll And Weller Insurance Services and Financial Group, Earmark Legacy Partners, NYLIFE Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Co. Ruggirello is also involved in insurance brokering under his own DBA, Earmark Legacy Partners. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice delivered through multiple program types with a significant portion of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Angelo C

Series 63, Series 65

Lancaster, NY

Key Investment Services LLc

Angelo Ciccarelli is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 26 years of industry experience and has been with Key Investment Services since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, Ciccarelli serves as an At-Large Director for the Western New York Hockey Officials Association, where he helps assign referees to local youth ice hockey games. Key Investment Services LLC provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various investment programs, including wrap-fee advisory programs and separately managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client-directed investment profiles and model selection, supported by ongoing monitoring and due diligence of third-party products.

ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting Passive / index investing Active portfolio management
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Kevin D

Series 63, Series 66

Williamsville, NY

Key Investment Services LLc

Kevin Dorr is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at KeyBank and Key Investment Services since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is the managing member of CASA DE MAMI LLC, an LLC established to manage a two-unit residential property. Key Investment Services LLC serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate clients, through various advisory programs and investment products. The firm emphasizes client-directed investment decisions supported by professional recommendations and ongoing product due diligence, operating within the KeyCorp group with connections to affiliated banking and capital markets entities.

ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting Passive / index investing Active portfolio management
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Jean P

Series 63, Series 65

Clarence Center, NY

Independent Financial partners

Jean Prawel is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Partners with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Key Investments Services LLC since 2005 and Mcdonald Investments Inc. since 1999. Prawel has been with Independent Financial Partners since 2021. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm manages over $12.5 billion in assets and offers both individualized and centralized investment strategies, with a notable focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.

Retirement income strategy Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired
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Zachary S

Series 63, Series 66

Buffalo, NY

HSBC SECURITIES (USA) Inc.

Zachary Schifferle is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in Buffalo, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cadaret Grant & Co., Inc. and M&T Securities. He has worked at HSBC Securities and HSBC Bank USA, N.A. since 2022. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through various program types, including client-directed and fully discretionary options. The firm’s investment approach involves multiple risk profiles and utilizes strategic and tactical asset allocation combined with fund due diligence by affiliated specialists.

ESG / Sustainable investing Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Private / alternative investments
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Richard M

Series 66

North Tonawanda, NY

Key Investment Services LLc

Richard Massaro Jr. is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Key Investment Services since 2016. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through wrap-fee advisory programs, model portfolios, separately managed accounts, and brokerage and insurance products. The firm emphasizes client-directed investment profile questionnaires and model selection, providing non-binding recommendations and ongoing monitoring while also offering access to third-party discretionary managers and supervisory oversight.

ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting Passive / index investing Active portfolio management
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Jeanne H

Series 63, Series 66

Buffalo, NY

HSBC SECURITIES (USA) Inc.

Jeanne Holmes is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in Buffalo, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. She has been with HSBC in various capacities since 2016 and concurrently serves as a Bank Officer for HSBC Bank (USA) N.A., an affiliate of her securities firm, engaging in the sale of bank-related products and services. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations, featuring both client-directed and discretionary investment options. The firm’s process integrates strategic and tactical asset allocation with due diligence from affiliated global asset management teams and provides services through both domestic and offshore platforms.

ESG / Sustainable investing Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Private / alternative investments
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Benjamin K

Series 63, Series 65

Amherst, NY

Principal Financial Services

Benjamin Kopp is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Principal Securities Inc, Principal Life Insurance Company, Valic Financial Advisors, MML Investors Services, and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he is a co-owner of PKM Employee Services LLC, an entity established with partners to facilitate payment to non-registered private staff. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Retired Founder/Business Owner
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Robert H

Series 63, Series 66

North Tonawanda, NY

Key Investment Services LLc

Robert Hamilton is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior work includes multiple roles at Key Investment Services LLC and KeyBank. Key Investment Services LLC serves individual, trust, estate, small business, and corporate clients through various advisory programs, model portfolios, and managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client-directed model selection and provides ongoing monitoring, due diligence, and supervisory oversight, operating as part of the KeyCorp group alongside affiliated banking and capital markets entities.

ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting Passive / index investing Active portfolio management
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Sandra B

Series 63, Series 65

Williamsville, NY

Private Advisor Group, LLC

Sandra Barry is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. She has worked with Private Advisor Group since 2015 and has been associated with LPL Financial and Sage Investment Group since 2014 and 2013, respectively. Additionally, she is an insurance agent with Specific Solution, Inc. Private Advisor Group manages over $41 billion for more than 135,000 clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset managers, utilizing a range of investment strategies and platforms.

Retired Founder/Business Owner
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Barbara D

Series 63, Series 66

Williamsville, NY

Key Investment Services LLc

Barbara De Corse is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 17 years of industry experience. She has been with Key Investment Services since 2015 and has worked at KeyBank since 1989. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various advisory programs including wrap-fee programs, separately managed accounts, and unified managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client direction in investment model selection and provides ongoing monitoring, access to third-party discretionary managers, and supervisory oversight.

ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting Passive / index investing Active portfolio management
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Mark Z

Series 66

Buffalo, NY

Private Advisor Group, LLC

Mark Ziemba II is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 15 years of experience, currently serving at Private Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial. Based in Buffalo, NY, he has held roles at these firms since 2011. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in managing family-owned real estate holdings and works as an independent agent for fixed insurance products, along with serving as a part-time controller for a local oral surgery practice. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset management programs.

Retired Founder/Business Owner
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Christopher M

Series 63

Amherst, NY

Principal Financial Services

Christopher Midecke is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 63 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Principal Securities and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2016. Outside of his financial services role, he coaches a traveling soccer team in Clarence, NY. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through both advisory and promoter arrangements.

Retired Founder/Business Owner
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Robert C

Series 63, Series 65

Amherst, NY

TIAA-CREF

Robert Carlone is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Amherst, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2011. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals often connected through employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model distinguishes between point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management, using both model portfolios and customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policies.

General estate planning guidance Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Educators, Teachers, and Academics Founder/Business Owner Approaching retirement Mid-Career Professionals
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Nathan S

Series 63

Amherst, NY

Lincoln Investment

Nathan Slate is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Lincoln Investment since 2017. Prior to that, he was with Legend Advisory Corporation and Legend Equities Corporation. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and many employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan advice, and a range of model portfolios using both strategic and dynamic investment approaches.

ESG / Sustainable investing Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business succession planning General estate planning guidance Educators, Teachers, and Academics Self-Employed Executive Retired Mid-Career Professionals
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Kevin N

Series 63, Series 66

Buffalo, NY

HSBC SECURITIES (USA) Inc.

Kevin Nashburn is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and holds Series 63 and Series 66 registrations. He has 10 years of industry experience, including roles at Prudential Insurance Company of America and LPL Enterprise. He also serves as a Bank Officer for HSBC Bank USA, N.A., an affiliate of his advisory firm, where he engages in the sale of bank-related products alongside his advisory duties. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations, featuring both client-directed and fully discretionary options. The firm employs a multi-profile investment approach supported by affiliated global asset management and fund selection services.

ESG / Sustainable investing Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Private / alternative investments
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Samuel T

CFP®, Series 63

Amherst, NY

Equity Services, inc.

Samuel Terrazzino is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 29 years of industry experience. He is currently with Equity Services, Inc. and National Life Group, having previously worked at MassMutual and MSI Financial Services. Outside of his advisory roles, Terrazzino owns and operates Childress Performance Center, a gym and fitness business. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, offers financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals and institutional clients. The firm uses multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers, combining long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Options & derivatives strategies Income planning Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive
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