Paul Bucci is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Altium Wealth Management and Balanced Growth Advisors. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s advisory model emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles.

Eli Moallem is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors in Montvale, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at GWM Advisors LLC, Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. Outside of his advisory work, Moallem has been involved in political campaign management and local candidate recommendations in New Jersey. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning and consulting.

Mordechai Meisels is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in New City, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance since 2009. Additionally, he is involved with Wealth Advisory Group LLC, which solicits non-Guardian insurance products. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and provides account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised fund options.

Gregory Hubbard is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently associated with Primerica Advisors and has previously worked with Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in fee-based consulting for business and estates through Planning Alliance Consulting, LLC. Park Avenue Securities 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 including proprietary and third-party model portfolios and supports various account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Aidan Kokodynski is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with CFA® and Series 66 credentials. He has approximately one year of industry experience and has held roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Prior to this, he worked at Nexamp, Inc and Siharum Advisors, LLC. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs.

Michael Grofsick is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Mahwah, NJ, holding a Series 66 credential and eight years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Agia and has written and published a children's ebook. He also sells baseball cards through live auction streaming on the app Whatnot. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and unified managed account solutions through a large network of advisors.

Jeffrey Wu is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Hightower Altium Holding, Altium Wealth Management, and HighTower Securities. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors such as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers a range of investment options including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Gregory Slater is a CFP® and CFA® with 15 years of experience in the financial industry, currently serving as an advisor at Hightower Advisors. His prior experience includes roles at Mass Mutual Insurance Co. and Altium Wealth Management LLC. He is also associated with Hightower Altium Holding, LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, employing a multi-manager approach that utilizes both affiliated and third-party managers. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with retirement plan consulting and access to various pooled investment vehicles.

Nicholas Tedesco is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in Scarsdale, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. since 2013 and also serves as a Bank Officer for HSBC Bank (USA) N.A., an affiliate of the firm, in addition to his registered representative role. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through various client-directed and discretionary strategies. The firm employs a structured investment process combining strategic and tactical asset allocation with due diligence from affiliated providers, serving clients with personalized investment adviser representatives.

Raffaele Prospero is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Citigroup since 2021. His prior experience includes seven years at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and HSBC Bank USA, N.A. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal oversight and provides solutions for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients.

Timothy Daly is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 42 years of industry experience. He has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2009 and previously spent a year at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc. 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 individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients through a range of brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs.

Evan Gutman is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Key Investment Services and KeyBank since 2020. Prior to his financial services career, he was employed at Uber and Penn State Housing and Food Service. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various advisory programs, model portfolios, and managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client-directed model selection and provides access to third-party discretionary managers, with a focus on ongoing monitoring and supervisory oversight.

Catherine Mcdonald is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment in White Plains, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 19 years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Legend Advisory Corporation and Legend Equities Corporation. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as President and board member of the Dapper Mcdonald Charitable Foundation, which raises awareness and funds for ALS. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm provides financial planning and retirement plan advice, offering both advisor-managed and firm-managed model portfolios alongside various investment programs.

Stephen Ward is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Bronxville, NY, holding Series 66, Series 63, and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at GWFS Equities, Inc. and Mutual Of America Securities Corporation. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and integrates its services closely with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Joseph Femia is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors, holding a Series 63 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent representatives. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management and consulting services and employs multiple program structures combining in-house and third-party strategies, supported by technology and centralized due diligence.

Michael Guarnieri is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and three years of industry experience. He has also worked at Scheer Guarnieri & Associates CPAs LLP since 2011. His role at Scheer Guarnieri involves certified public accounting activities. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, consulting, and family office services, employing a long-term investment approach with customized portfolios constructed using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

Anthony Adamo is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with oversight committees to select and monitor managers, and it operates with large institutional scale including roles as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

John Buffa is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in White Plains, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2017 and previously spent nearly a decade at Morgan Stanley in various capacities, including Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. The firm employs a multi-manager approach with access to affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a range of investment vehicles, serving clients through discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Daniel Leskowitz is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Tarrytown, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Morgan Stanley, Barclays, and Lazard Asset Management. Leskowitz also engages in fixed insurance sales as a secondary business activity. 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 comprehensive back-office support, including operations, trading, technology, and compliance, enabling advisors to offer diversified investment and insurance solutions.

Steven Bender is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment advisor representative at Kestra Advisory. His prior experience includes work at Ameriprise Financial Services and co-owning a CPA firm, Liverzani and Bender. Outside of advisory services, he is the sole proprietor of Bender & Associates, CPAs, and serves as CFO of IG Fruit, an importer and marketer of fresh fruit. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, including fiduciary and plan-level investment services. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a diverse client base that includes large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.