Valerie Giannotti is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. (ESI Financial Advisors) with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at multiple firms, including National Life Group, LPL Enterprise, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved as an insurance agent with Wealthbridge Financial. Equity Services, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, frequently utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios, and combines long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Francesco Livoti is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked within New York Life Insurance Company and its affiliated firms since 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with the Huntington Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Committee and serves as a board member of the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce, supporting local business and community initiatives. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, managing the majority of its regulatory assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Chase Nelson is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Merrill, Fidelity, and T. Rowe Price. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as a luxury concierge attendant for a third-party contracting service. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing employer retirement plan relationships, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management, applying a fiduciary standard to its registered investment adviser services.

Lawrence Heller is a CFP® professional at Savant Wealth Management with 11 years of industry experience. He previously led Total Management Group Inc dba Heller Wealth Management for 23 years. Outside of advisory services, he is the president and owner of L&B Agency, an insurance brokerage and life insurance agency. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines evidence-based asset allocation with actively managed strategies and maintains affiliated entities providing accounting, legal, and trust services.

Leonard Cohen is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Bellmore, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2010 and is currently associated with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Cohen is also involved in providing disability insurance through Metro DI. Park Avenue Securities serves a wide range of clients, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage and advisory services alongside financial and retirement planning. The firm employs diverse investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports various account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Marc Zimmerman is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation, holding a Series 63 license and 39 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Legend Equities Corporation and Legend Advisory Corporation before joining PlanMember. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in life insurance sales and services through Mutual Inc and Daybright Financial. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm utilizes a top-down strategic asset allocation approach and manages risk-based mutual fund portfolios ranging from conservative to aggressive, supported by education, seminars, and personalized retirement planning services.

Robert Cogliati II is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. He has been involved in accounting and financial services through C & C Planning Services, Inc., R.P. Cogliati, CPA, PC, and Caminiti & Cogliati, CPAs, LLP since 2000. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, providing a range of advisory programs and services including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers extensive operational, trading, technology, and compliance support while enabling advisors to construct client portfolios from diverse securities and insurance products.

Sam Kaplan is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Kestra Advisory and has three years of industry experience. He is also the president of Sam H. Kaplan Management Consultants, an accounting consulting firm he has led since 2014. Prior to joining Kestra Advisory in 2023, Kaplan managed his consulting business starting in 2013. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, including large plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of services such as fiduciary consulting, vendor benchmarking, plan design, and discretionary investment management, serving a diverse client base that includes sovereign wealth funds.

Dylan Kolarcik is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 10 years of industry experience and has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he owns a tax preparation business and works occasionally as a bartender. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors including sovereign wealth funds.

Brian Gabel is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management, serving clients often connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans.

Nicole Taggart is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra, she held roles at MassMutual Life Insurance Company and Blue Ocean Wealth Solutions, LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she is also engaged in financial planning activities through Coastline Wealth Management. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and managed account solutions, serving large institutional investors and utilizing multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Peter Gawreluk is a CFP® professional with 31 years of industry experience, currently with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2015. He is also the owner of Personal Planning Inc., operating as Capital Financial Planning, and conducts fixed insurance sales under the same name. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and managing approximately $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a wide range of adviser support services, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody and clearing services.

Saranto Calamas is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and operates an accounting firm, Saranto Calamas, CPA, PC. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad mix of institutional and individual clients, including sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and uses multiple management platforms and third-party solutions within a supervisory framework.

Steven Rivera is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 1991, aside from a recent brief gap in reported tenure. Outside of his advisory role, Rivera is active as a musician, performing percussion in high school musicals and local bands. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC manages approximately $110 billion in client assets and serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients. The firm provides investment advice through a combination of in-house portfolio management and third-party managers, offering a range of brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs.

Jeffrey Soares is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Melville, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked with Union Financial, Inc. since 2021 and has been with Principal Securities since 2014. Outside of advising, he is involved in selling fixed life insurance, fixed annuities, long-term care insurance, and disability insurance through various carriers. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base that includes 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.

Christian Andreoli is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Ameriprise, Strategies for Wealth, and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering both brokerage and fee-based advisory services along with financial and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports a range of account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Enrico Indelicato III is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 10 years of industry experience, including roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in developing Cifico, a web-based software that converts financial spreadsheets into animated visuals. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial and retirement planning. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports various account-level services including lending and donor-advised funds.

Aileen Michalec is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 17 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at HSBC Bank USA, N.A. for seven years before joining Citigroup in 2022. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm utilizes multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including operations as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Philip Giammarino is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 34 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at UBS Financial Services and several wealth management firms. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing private real estate investments and serves as president and co-owner of back-office operations companies. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including institutional investors and plan sponsors. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Paul Romanello is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. He is based in Hauppauge, NY. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, utilizing strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and various investment strategies to meet client objectives.