Nicholas Alfino is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 12 years of experience in financial services. He has been affiliated with Guardian Life and its subsidiary Park Avenue Securities for the past 10 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of the GAIN IBO Networking Group, focusing on maintaining and growing the organization. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a mix of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based investment strategies, alongside access to proprietary programs, third-party solutions, and integrated financial planning services.

Sebastian Maruca is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. (ESI Financial Advisors) in Hauppauge, NY. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 29 years of industry experience. Maruca has been with Equity Services, Inc. and National Life since 2016. He serves as a board member for the Hicksville Chamber of Commerce. 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, often using third-party asset managers and combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading.

Kiana Hunter is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with a Series 66 designation and less than one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles in financial services and retail, as well as a position at the Career Resource Center at the UB School of Management. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large 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, estates, corporations, retirement plans, and municipalities, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Joel Moskowitz is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 63 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life since 2012 and with Park Avenue Securities since 2016. Outside of his advisory roles, he holds a minority ownership in RAG RFSNY LLC, a corporation related to disability insurance trail payments. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of Guardian Life, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm blends advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and offers a range of financial planning and consulting services tailored to client needs.

Kevin Donovan is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation and holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has six years of industry experience and is also president and CEO of Educators Tax Management, Inc., a tax preparation services firm. Additionally, he serves as a senior beach manager for the Town of Brookhaven. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans and offering participant-level investment options. The firm uses a top-down strategic asset allocation process and manages unitized, risk-based mutual fund portfolios, complemented by education and support services for plan sponsors and participants.

Adrienne Cavallaro is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Melville, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 16 years of industry experience. She has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as the President of the Board for The Seton Foundation, which supports academic initiatives at Seton Catholic School. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that provides a broad range of financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm uses investment policy statements, model portfolios, and technology-enabled tools to deliver both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions.

Joseph Barbagallo is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Prudential, National Life Group, and Equity Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Second Deputy Chief of the New Hyde Park Fire Department. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Francis Becker II is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 32 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 63 designations. His prior experience includes roles at American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. and OSAIC. He is also the owner of Frank J Becker Inc., an agency selling life, LTC, and annuities products. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and back-office support, including investment management, trading, technology, and compliance services.

William Puvogel is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 43 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fahnestock & Co. Inc. since 2002. 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 range of investment programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, with a notable portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Leon Browne is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Melville, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked in various roles within New York Life and its affiliates since 2014. Outside of his advisory work, he is a commissioned Notary Public. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and emphasizes non-discretionary asset management, particularly in relationships with institutional sponsors.

Matthew Safranek is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at Lincoln Investment, Capital Analysts, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., and Hanna Instruments. 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 roughly $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Dylan Guerrera is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at National Life Group and Jade Exterior. Before entering the financial industry, he spent 13 years at East Islip Middle and High School. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms incorporating long-term strategies and third-party asset managers, serving a range of client needs with both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Lyndsey Gorham is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and is based in Melville, NY. Gorham has been associated with Wealthspire Advisors LLC (formerly GM Advisory Group) since 2006 in various capacities. Wealthspire Advisors serves individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities with discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, primarily through a wrap-fee separately managed account program. The firm also offers standalone financial planning and consulting services, customizing portfolios to client objectives and employing a strategic asset allocation approach across multiple investment vehicles.

Jason Prew is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Bankers Life Advisory Services and affiliated entities since 2016, and has over 23 years with Bankers Life & Casualty, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, he manages a team of agents focused on insurance sales, including Medicare Supplement, annuities, life insurance, and long-term care products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan services. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and provides ongoing portfolio management aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Lawrence Harkavy is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Fahnestock & Co. Inc. since 2002. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm provides a range of programs including asset management, consulting, and retirement services, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory options.

Alexander Zourides is a CFP® and ChFC® with 26 years of experience in financial services. He has worked at Equity Services, Inc. since 2017 and previously held roles at National Life and Ameritas Investment Corp. He also operates a tax preparation business serving individuals and small business owners. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm utilizes multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Bryant Sheftick is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life). He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2019 and has longstanding affiliations with NYLife Securities Inc., New York Life Insurance Co., and Paramount Financial dating back to 2004. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates Sheftick & Associates CPA, PLLC, a CPA firm specializing in tax preparation and planning. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a substantial asset base primarily on a non-discretionary basis, including work with defined contribution and defined benefit plans as well as charitable and corporate clients.

Craig Ferrantino is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 31 years of industry experience and has served in various roles including as president of Craig James Financial Services, LLC since 2018. Outside of his advisory work, Ferrantino is involved with several nonprofit financial education organizations and volunteers as an EMT-Advanced Life Support. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management firm serving a diverse client base that includes individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm delivers advisory and brokerage services through independent representatives using multiple custodians and third-party managers, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Theodore Agrillo III is a financial advisor with Carson Wealth, holding a Series 63 designation and 33 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Cetera Wealth Services, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, The Pinnacle Financial Group, and LPL Financial. He is also involved in managing Agrillo Financial Group and operates Multiplex Planning and Financial Strategies Group, which creates strategies for high net worth clients involving charitable and life insurance trusts. Carson Wealth is an SEC-registered investment adviser operating an enterprise platform with over 650 advisors managing approximately $50.6 billion. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing a structured Investment Committee and providing tailored solutions such as custom indexing and access to alternative investments.

John West is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Fahnestock & Co. Inc. within Oppenheimer since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, West serves as a board member and chair of the Stewardship committee at St. John’s Church in Huntington, NY, where he assists with investment matters. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs including asset management, consulting, and retirement services, with both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.