Richard Youssef is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 41 years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including VOYA Financial Advisors and Northwestern National Life Insurance Company, and he owns Youssef Financial Services, which provides insurance and investment products. He also operates as an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed life insurance and annuities. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving individual and institutional clients through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm offers a variety of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing multiple program structures and a multi-manager platform with access to both affiliated and third-party managers.

Abdul Basit is a financial advisor at Tayyib Investments LLC in Toledo, OH, holding a Series 65 designation and entering the industry with no prior financial advisory experience. His work history includes roles at American Higher Education & Development Corporation and Amazon Warehouse Services, among others. Tayyib Investments LLC is an independent, advice-only firm serving individual clients and small businesses with financial planning and portfolio optimization. The firm emphasizes long-term, non-speculative strategies using fundamental, quantitative, and macroeconomic analysis, offering customizable values-aligned screening and a fee structure that includes hourly and fixed flat fees without asset custody or discretionary trading.