Jessica La Chance is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at DiMatteo Group Financial Services and the University of Tampa. La Chance also engages in fixed insurance sales as part of her business activities. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and manages around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody/clearing services.

Ryan Hayes is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial and Rockefeller Financial LLC. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm employs an independent advisor-driven model with an open-architecture investment approach that integrates multiple third-party platforms and managers.

Brian McDermott is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Stamford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2009, totaling 17 years at the firm. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of programs across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches.

Keith Anderson is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 34 years of industry experience. He has worked with Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. since 1996 and operates his own CPA practice, Keith E Anderson CPA, established in 1992. Additionally, he is part owner of Anderson, Brolin & Coba CPA's, LLC, a tax and accounting service business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform with managed account programs, access to third-party managers, and a range of investment options, acting as both a wrap-fee program sponsor and back-office provider.

Michael Gold is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 26 years of industry experience. He currently works at CWM, LLC and has previously held roles at firms including Gold Family Wealth, People's Securities, Gerstein Fisher, and Wells Fargo Clearing. Gold also served as President and CEO of Gold Family Wealth, a financial planning and client services business. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm manages portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis using model portfolios and combines fundamental and technical analysis with third-party sub-advisors and customization tools.

Steven Raab is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Fairfield, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic in 2018, he worked at Mbsc Securities Corporation for 10 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member and half-owner of 317 Via Tuscany LLC. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models and operating at a large scale with over 1,200 advisors.

Sydney Moerler is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. Moerler has four years of industry experience, including roles at GE Capital and Wealth Enhancement Group. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets across a large advisor network, using a diversified investment process that blends passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Paul Kiernan is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining CWM, he worked at Gold Family Wealth, LLC and Cruser, Mitchell & Sanchez, LLC. His background also includes roles outside the financial sector, such as work with Lansing Condo Services and Michigan State University. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory services, and retirement-plan solutions, using model portfolios guided by an in-house Investment Committee and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

Ralph Sessa is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 33 years of industry experience, including multiple tenures at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee for a family trust. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a variety of investment advisory programs.

Kevin Small is a CFP® professional with 14 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2024 and previously spent over a decade with Equitable Advisors and Axa Advisors, LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes multi-manager solutions, manager selection, and proprietary research, serving clients through a network of Advisor Practices with access to various investment products and tailored portfolio management strategies.

Raymond Williamson Jr. is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs along with broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains unique market roles, including in-house research and acting as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Richard Eller is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked previously at Spire Investment Partners, Blueprint Financial Group, Eller Financial Group LLC, and Brookstreet Securities Corporation. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as an educator, leading a pre-approved Social Security and Retirement Workshop on a volunteer basis. Concurrent Investment Advisors is a multi-team, SEC-registered firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth and investment management, financial planning, and retirement advisory services, with a focus on customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and alternative investments.

Joseph Cortese is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Creative Planning in 2016, he worked at Northcoast Asset Management and Quasar Distributors, LLC from 2014 to 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Slacktide Real Estate LLC as a landlord. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by various active and passive techniques, while managing approximately $295.6 billion in assets across more than 1,100 advisors.

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 financial advisor at CWM, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Gold Family Wealth, Gitterman Wealth Management, Vanderbilt Securities, WBI Investments, and Millington Securities. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis using model portfolios, blending fundamental and technical analysis with third-party sub-advisors and customization tools, and offers a range of retirement plan services supported by ongoing fiduciary processes.

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.

Daniel Goggin is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Stamford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Board of Directors of The Stanwich Club in Greenwich, CT. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers a wide range of programs and services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting.

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.