Nicholas Foci is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and two years of industry experience. His work background includes roles at Citi and Northwestern Mutual, as well as employment in the restaurant industry. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with both discretionary and non-discretionary options, supported by in-house research and unique market roles.

Maureen Decker is a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously with Northwestern Mutual and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of advisory work, she provides tax preparation services and conducts student loan portfolio reviews to evaluate repayment and forgiveness options. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans with a range of advisory programs and financial planning services. The firm combines investment advice with custody, execution, and brokerage capabilities, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management through third-party asset manager relationships.

Vivian Cohn is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2003. Prior to that, she worked at Henes Floretti Associates starting in 1997. She is also a notary public. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors. The firm provides a range of advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting services, offering operational and investment platform support while allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction.

Lawrence Bernstein is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 44 years of industry experience. He has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, Bernstein is involved in life insurance brokerage and tax preparation through his firms Prime Financial Services and Wealth Continuum Group. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines SEC-registered advisory services with broker-dealer capabilities and utilizes a platform that includes third-party asset managers to provide tailored investment solutions.

Vincent Batyr III is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Norwalk, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2015 and concurrently operates Vincent J. Batyr & Co, CPAs, where he serves as president and owner, providing accounting and tax preparation services. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm supports a network of approximately 423 advisors and manages around $3.65 billion across more than 37,000 client accounts.

Brian Harpur is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Stamford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley and has been with TIAA-CREF and its predecessor entities since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a referee for youth Gaelic football games. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm offers a range of services including model-based and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard.

Sebastian Bermeo is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience currently affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His work history includes roles at LPL Financial LLC, Mint Global Markets Inc/SPEEDTRADER, and Wealth Enhancement Brokerage Services. Outside of his advisory duties, he has worked as a server in the hospitality industry. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management and employs a diversified investment approach that blends passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

John Traut is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. He holds a Series 66 designation and has nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining Stratos Wealth Partners, he worked at firms including LPL Financial, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Merrill, and Bank of America. Outside of his advisory work, Mr. Traut serves as a firefighter with the New York Fire Department. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an SEC-registered enterprise wealth management firm serving over 24,000 clients through approximately 366 advisors. The firm offers advisor-managed and model portfolios, third-party manager programs, a range of financial planning services, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing an open-architecture approach that integrates multiple external platforms and tools.

Colin Kelly is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Janney since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Board of Directors for Elder House and is a director of the Georgetown Gridiron Club, supporting football program fundraising and alumni involvement. Janney Montgomery Scott 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 through brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs, combining in-house portfolio management with third-party managers.

Christopher Judge is a financial advisor at SPC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining SPC and Sigma Financial Corp in 2025, he spent 27 years with Commonwealth Financial Network and Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. He also conducts limited fixed insurance sales at a branch location. SPC offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm supports a large network of advisors and provides tailored, discretionary investment advice through various account programs and strategic partnerships.

Anthony Trimboli is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and totaling 18 years of industry experience. He has worked extensively with both firms since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he operates Trimboli Basketball LLC, which offers camps, clinics, and training for young basketball players. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships and employs a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies.

Joseph Palumbo is a financial advisor at Farther with five years of industry experience. He has previously worked with Truvium Capital Partners, LLC and Truvium Financial. Palumbo is a partner in three separate special purpose vehicles (SPVs): AP Strategies, Jupiter Entertainment, and Saturn Flux. Farther provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through both digital platforms and in-person meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach using proprietary model portfolios, algorithmic rebalancing, and a range of investment vehicles including ETFs and mutual funds.

Ashley Schexnaildre is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and possessing 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2019 and previously at United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC from 2016 to 2019. She serves as a backup trustee of a family trust in Trumbull, CT. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a broad range of clients including individual investors, executives, corporate participants, and institutional clients, providing financial planning and portfolio management alongside specialized wealth and executive programs. The firm uses strategic and tactical allocation models with discretionary and non-discretionary implementations, leveraging the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem for expanded product access and research capabilities.

Judith Havard is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. She currently works at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd., having joined the firm in 2026 after 17 years at YHB Investment Advisors Inc. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an SEC-registered enterprise wealth management firm serving over 24,000 clients with roughly $18.6 billion in assets under management. The firm offers a range of advisory services including advisor-managed and model portfolios, third-party manager programs, and various financial planning options, employing an open-architecture investment approach supported by a network of independent investment adviser representatives.

Whitney Bullard is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with CFP® and Series 66 designations. Based in Stamford, CT, Whitney has been with TIAA since 2015 and with TIAA-CREF since 2025. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing employer retirement plan relationships. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management through various managed account options, operating within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds and donor-advised fund advisory services.

Anastasia Lombardi is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and Chase Investment Services Corp. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and operates with a combination of large institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Matthew Alfonzetti is a financial advisor at Farther with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Truvium Capital and Truvium Financial. Outside of his advisory role, Alfonzetti is a partner in three separate special purpose vehicles (SPVs): AP Strategies, Jupiter Entertainment, and Saturn Flux. Farther provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through a web and mobile platform combined with in-person meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory–based approach, using proprietary model portfolios and algorithmic rebalancing, with investments in ETFs, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and select independent managers.

George Koeltl is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Triad Advisors Inc and Reby Advisors, LLC. He operates out of Danbury, CT. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic asset allocation with both passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

Rita Ciero is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. since 2008. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and is notable for its combination of large institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Daniel Steinberg is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 credential and currently based in Tarrytown, NY. He has been with Commonwealth and its affiliated entities since 2025. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partial owner and manager of a family investment LLC, where he oversees tax filings and facilitates tax-related payments. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients, managing around $212.7 billion in assets. The firm offers a broad platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party managers, and custody services.