August Ferretti is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing nine years of industry experience. He has been with Bankers Life Advisory Services since 2018 and also serves as an insurance agent and unit sales manager with Bankers Life & Casualty since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates an LLC managing a vacation rental property in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, which offers rental services through the website obxluxuryrentals.com. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan services. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and portfolio management aligned with clients' goals and risk tolerances.

Samuel Bebout is a financial advisor with Cerity Partners LLC in Westfield, NJ. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of experience in advisory roles. Prior to joining Cerity Partners, he worked at Cobalt Service Partners, Alvarez & Marsal, and EY, LLP. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a diverse national clientele, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm offers tailored asset allocation, portfolio management, financial planning, tax services, and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Valerie Downs is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at LWS Wealth Advisors, Inc., Wealth Edge, and Allied Wealth Partners. MAI Capital Management provides investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a broad range of strategies and integrates financial planning and tax services into its client relationships.

Alex Rohmann is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has prior experience at Sanctuary Securities, Inc., Forester Capital, and Santander. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of more than 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a range of investment approaches and acting as a fiduciary under written advisory agreements.

Kevin Mullins is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2009 and is also associated with Agia. Outside of his advisory role, Mullins is writing a business book titled "Business Lessons From The Godfather" under a pseudonym, targeting executives and entrepreneurs. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-based individual investors, including 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-developed models with a focus on diversified asset allocation and periodic rebalancing.

Owen Pardo is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. His career includes positions at Shephard Capital Management, LPL Financial, Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Oppenheimer, and UBS Financial Services. Concurrent Investment Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, bonds, alternative investments, and independent sub-advisers, supported by a broad network of advisors and integrated platform solutions.

Adam Skot is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Bridgewater, NJ, holding a Series 66 credential and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in selling life and health insurance on a commission basis. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs and financial planning offerings. The firm employs a mix of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and incorporates market-timing and momentum-based strategies within some of its legacy programs.

Andrew Roberts is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. His career includes eight years at Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC and multiple roles within Beacon Pointe Advisors and its affiliated insurance services. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC offers wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individual, corporate, pension, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

William Angelo is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and concurrently practices as a Certified Public Accountant at Angelo & Associates CPAs PC, where he provides tax advice and tax preparation services. He is also licensed to sell insurance and offers certain insurance products on a commission basis, separate from his investment advisory services. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various advisory programs. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model that incorporates multiple investment strategies and technology platforms, often implementing advice through third-party managers and third-party asset management programs.

Max Kaplan is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing. &PARTNERS serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and ERISA consulting services using a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis alongside proprietary and third-party strategies.

David Sebastian is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with Kestra Advisory and has 26 years of industry experience. He serves as President and Owner of Sebastian Wealth Management Group, LLC, which provides comprehensive wealth management services. Sebastian has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and previously worked at Summit Financial Resources and Summit Equities. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, including fiduciary services and plan-level investment advice. The firm serves a diverse client base, ranging from plan sponsors to sovereign wealth funds, and supports multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Philip Prasad is a financial advisor with SPC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at SPC and Sigma Financial Corporation since 2006, following prior roles at Banc of America Investment Services, Inc. and Quick & Reilly, Inc. He also maintains various insurance appointments through multiple insurance companies. SPC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm supports a large advisory network and delivers tailored, discretionary investment advice primarily through the SIGMA Managed Account and other account programs.

John Palmeri is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and MetLife Securities. Outside of his advisory role, Palmeri owns MJJ Billiards LLC, a pool hall, game room, and bar in Staten Island, NY. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering brokerage and advisory services alongside financial and retirement planning. The firm utilizes a combination of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports a range of account-level services and lending solutions.

Ka Lee is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and has prior experience with companies including Green Dragon Wood Products Co. and WFGIA. Outside of advisory work, he owns Apex Consulting Services, which engages in the import-export of goods. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, providing access to proprietary and third-party investment models with discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Christine Taylor is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS for 10 years before joining Janney Montgomery Scott in 2022. 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 including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Diego Correa is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co and MML Investors Services. Outside of his advisory role, he is the proprietor of DAC Financial, an insurance brokerage specializing in multi-line insurance products. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through advisory programs and financial planning services. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer, utilizing third-party asset managers to provide discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Omar Olivieri is a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with PNC Wealth Management and has held prior roles at Santander Securities, Santander Bank, Lovesac, and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including the Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, an invitation-only online discretionary model account that uses algorithmic risk assessment and employs third-party strategists to manage investments via mutual funds and ETFs.

Dennis Huergo is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Altfest Personal Wealth Management, Facet Wealth, and New York Life. He also serves as an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University’s Stillman School of Business, teaching the CFP curriculum to undergraduates. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, guided by an internal Investment Committee and supported by quantitative and fundamental research.

Maryann Sciara is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2015 and also holds a role as an agent with Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. 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, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Sonia Piguave is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with six years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at several firms including HSBC Bank USA, Bank of America, Merrill, and JP Morgan Chase. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. provides managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of client-directed and discretionary portfolio management options, using model risk profiles and a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation developed in conjunction with HSBC Global Asset Management.