Joseph Cortese is a financial advisor with Creative Planning in Westport, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He joined Creative Planning in 2016 after two years at NorthCoast Asset Management LLC. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services for a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets.

Justin King is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2007. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a wide range of programs and advisory services spanning equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Brandon Buhay is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with CWM, LLC, part of Carson Wealth, and has previously worked at Gitterman Wealth Management, Vanderbilt Securities, WBI Investments, and Millington Securities. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser overseeing approximately $50.6 billion through a network of over 650 advisors. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, supported by an Investment Committee that manages model portfolios and provides tailored investment solutions.

Catherine Gulish is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. She has worked at Commonwealth since 2021 and also operates Gulish and Associates, Inc. alongside her advisory role. Prior to her financial career, she worked at W.B. Mason and studied at Stonehill College. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers a range of discretionary model portfolios and customizable investment solutions while supporting affiliated advisors with operations, technology, compliance, and practice management.

Michael Ballestrini is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott. He has been with Janney for over a decade, including his current tenure since 2021. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs supported by both in-house portfolio management and third-party managers.

Brooks Pellerin is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Fisher Investments, National Financial Services LLC, and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he officiates youth hockey games with USA Hockey. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by providing a range of investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private funds.

Christopher North is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Creative Planning since 2012. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes a financial planning-led investment process with low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure managing approximately $217 billion in client assets.

Joseph Mcbride is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at The Colony Group, LLC, GYL Financial Synergies, LLC, and Resnick Investment Advisors, LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs an investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, integrating fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside specialized tools such as trend-following and options overlay strategies.

James Hunter is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 36 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Fairfield County Bank and MassMutual, spanning over three decades. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in an insurance brokerage business focusing on individual and group life and health insurance. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, operating a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Steven Mondolino is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and affiliated firms since 2016, following brief tenures at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and HHG & Company, LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and referrals to separate managed account investment managers. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans, using a diversified investment approach that blends passive and active management overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Cassandra Fullilove is a Series 66–licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. She has worked at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services since 2021, following prior roles at United Capital and Raymond James & Associates. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth services, utilizing strategic allocation models and proprietary analytics, and offers clients access to a broad range of affiliated Goldman Sachs resources.

William Greenlay is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Deutsche Bank for two years before joining Citigroup in 2017. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients in various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains a combination of large institutional scale and unique market roles, including in-house research and security-pricing activities.

Michael Lopes is a CFP® and ChFC® with seven years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Janney Montgomery Scott, where he has worked since 2019. Prior to that, Lopes spent eight years at Magis Group, Inc. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

William Walsh III is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and Cantor Fitzgerald. Key Investment Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides portfolio management and model-based advisory products to individuals, trusts, small businesses, and institutional clients. The firm uses a multi-provider model combining platform services from Envestnet and portfolio management from its Chief Investment Office and third-party managers.

Christopher Keelips is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 registrations and has been with GWN Securities since 2015. He is also associated with Oldham Resource Group, where he is involved in fixed insurance and annuities sales. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through a variety of managed account programs, financial planning, and access to third-party managers. The firm uses both affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and employs a mix of model-based asset allocation and tactical strategies including market-timing and momentum-based approaches.

John Dimatteo is a CFP® professional with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving at Commonwealth Financial Network since 1998. He also co-owns DiMatteo Group Financial Services Inc. and DiMatteo Group Florida, Inc., entities involved in advisory and insurance services. Commonwealth Financial Network supports a national network of advisors by providing operations, technology, investment management, and compliance services. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and discretionary model portfolios while enabling advisors to construct client portfolios from a broad range of securities and insurance products.

Michael Del Re III is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with 31 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. and Financial Network Limited. He is also an independent fixed insurance agent affiliated with Financial Network Limited. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans with services including asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan sponsor and trustee services. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies and offers family office services along with affiliated tax advisory and financial administration capabilities.

Jonathan Wheeler Jr. is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and previously worked at MML Investors Services, LLC, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, and Retirement-In-Focus Wealth Management. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales, focusing on individual life, disability, long-term care, fixed annuities, and health insurance products. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes the use of discretionary model portfolios and employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical investment strategies to serve its clients.

Gray Peckham is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of advising, he works part-time on weekends at Lowe's, a home improvement store. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. provides customized advisory services to individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm operates a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, access to alternative investments, and lending solutions.

David Bunin is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as a Principal Advisor at Kestra Advisory. He has been with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is the sole member of DB3 Management, LLC, an operating account business. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services from fiduciary consulting to employee education and pooled plan solutions. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves clients including large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.