Arnold Pechler IV is a financial advisor with J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. based in Fairport, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Ameritas Life Insurance and its affiliates for over 15 years and is currently involved with Pechler Land Company, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and manages Lifetime Planning, Inc., a financial planning business, and is active as a fixed insurance salesperson. J. W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent advisors, providing fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions. The firm utilizes a range of investment strategies and platforms, including discretionary and non-discretionary account management and digital advice solutions.

Terri Torregrossa is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been affiliated with Key Investment Services and Key Bank since 2010. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through a range of advisory programs, model portfolios, and managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client-directed investment profiles and provides access to third-party discretionary managers, with ongoing monitoring and supervisory oversight.

Adam Casper is a CFP® professional with 11 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Commonwealth Financial Network and is also a co-owner of Weller Group LLC, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. His prior experience includes five years at Edward Jones. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and support services, including discretionary model portfolios and customized investment solutions, while operating as a back-office and platform provider.

Peter Noto is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with 40 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. He serves on the investment committee of the Rochester Rotary Charitable Trust and holds board positions with the Aquinas Institute of Rochester Foundation, where he is vice chairman, and the Rivergate Townhouses Condo Association. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and private businesses. The firm offers investment management and financial planning services using a combination of proprietary and third-party strategies, supported by the Envestnet portfolio platform and NFS brokerage infrastructure.

Larry Rabinowitz is a CFP® with six years of industry experience and is currently an advisor at Mariner. His prior roles include eight years at Forte Capital LLC and seven years at Bank of America. Mariner serves a wide range of clients including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm utilizes discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, and provides integrated tax and accounting services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Timothy Modesti is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with one year of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, having joined in 2025 following a nine-year tenure at Northern Trust from 2016 to 2025. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that combines passive and active management with oversight from an internal Investment Committee.

Philip Ashe is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Kestra Advisory Services, LLC since 2016 and at Regent Financial Group since 2014. In addition to his advisory roles, Ashe provides business consulting services to independent clients, including market research and business plan development. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm provides services such as fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and employee education, supporting large institutional investors and utilizing multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Ana Ventura is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Rochester, NY. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Commonwealth and TK & Associates since 2025. Her prior experience includes roles in hospitality and education, including positions at Serendipity Labs, Courtyard by Marriott, and Rosen College of Hospitality. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and services, providing operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Thomas Hamilton is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Securities America Inc., WealthPLAN Partners, LLC, and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, Mr. Hamilton hosts the local radio show Wall Street to Main Street on WYSL 1040 AM. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model, utilizing multiple investment strategies and technology platforms while providing access to proprietary and third-party managed account solutions.

Cindy Ziegler is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Rochester, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Citizens Securities since 2005. Outside of her advisory role, she provides bookkeeping and administrative support for her husband's business. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs, brokerage, and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, operating as both a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Duncan Radcliffe is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Principal Securities and Principal Life Insurance since 2001. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in selling fixed life insurance, fixed annuities, disability insurance, and long-term care insurance through various carriers. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses. The firm’s advisory approach includes direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various arrangements.

Gregory Kausch is a Series 63 licensed advisor with Equity Services, Inc. in Pittsford, NY, bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has worked with National Life Group since 2018 and previously with Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities LLC from 2015 to 2018. Outside of his advisory role, Kausch serves on the boards of St. Ann’s Community Foundation and Rochester Regional Health Foundation, and he is a member of the Rochester Rotary Club. Equity Services, Inc., also known as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to a broad range of clients including individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms often utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Travis Walls is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Rochester, NY, holding a Series 66 credential and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and J.P. Morgan Securities. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, and offers both investment advisory programs and brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, operating as both a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Galina Kolossovsky is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. Her prior firms include LPL Financial, City National Bank, RBC Capital Markets, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Chase Investment Services Corp. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to various managed account solutions. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and utilizes technology platforms alongside a range of investment strategies, often implementing advice through third-party managers and TAMPs.

Julie Thomas is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 36 years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth since 2014. Julie also engages in fixed insurance sales through a business named Crossbridge Financial Group, LLC. 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. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Lydia Palmer is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience, currently with Primerica Advisors in Rochester, NY. She has held roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2020. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved with the Syracuse University Alumni Club of Rochester, serving as Finance Chair and assisting with outreach and events. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial and business consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports various account services including lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Sydia Cromer is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC in Rochester, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 34 years of industry experience. She has been with Key Investment Services since 2012. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with Young Living Essential Oils, a personal-use organization, with limited monthly participation. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various advisory programs, model portfolios, and managed accounts. The firm focuses on client-directed investment decisions supported by advisory recommendations and conducts ongoing due diligence and supervisory oversight, operating within the KeyCorp group and maintaining affiliations with KeyBank and KeyBanc Capital Markets.

Rocky Martini is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Martini has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company throughout his career. He is also involved in business development for a tax planning firm, Tax Strategy Pro. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships utilizing in-house and third-party model portfolios.

Roderick Williams is a financial advisor at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities with a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience. Prior to entering the financial services field, he worked for Walmart for five years and has teaching experience at Hilton High School and Merton Williams Middle School. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a mix of proprietary and third-party investment advisory programs.

Joshua Moscov is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth and co-owns Heritage Financial Services, LLC since 2014. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform that includes managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody and clearing services.