Joseph Cortese is a financial advisor with Creative Planning in Westport, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He joined Creative Planning in 2016 after two years at NorthCoast Asset Management LLC. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services for a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets.

Justin King is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2007. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a wide range of programs and advisory services spanning equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Brandon Buhay is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with CWM, LLC, part of Carson Wealth, and has previously worked at Gitterman Wealth Management, Vanderbilt Securities, WBI Investments, and Millington Securities. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser overseeing approximately $50.6 billion through a network of over 650 advisors. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, supported by an Investment Committee that manages model portfolios and provides tailored investment solutions.

Michael Ballestrini is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott. He has been with Janney for over a decade, including his current tenure since 2021. 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 a diverse client base, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs supported by both in-house portfolio management and third-party managers.

Daniel Goggin is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Stamford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Board of Directors of The Stanwich Club in Greenwich, CT. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers a wide range of programs and services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting.

Thomas Dunn is a ChFC®-designated financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, bringing 44 years of industry experience. He has worked with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC and Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2016 and has been associated with Fusion Financial in Elmsford since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, Dunn is an independent insurance broker involved in the sale of fixed annuities, life insurance, and health insurance plans. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services that include fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and employee education. The firm serves a broad client base, including very large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds, and supports a variety of managed solutions within its supervisory framework.

Sandeep Singh is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked previously at HSBC Bank USA and HSBC. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2019. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains large institutional scale combined with specialized market roles, including in-house research and derivatives services.

Joseph Mcbride is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at The Colony Group, LLC, GYL Financial Synergies, LLC, and Resnick Investment Advisors, LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs an investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, integrating fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside specialized tools such as trend-following and options overlay strategies.

Guillermo Leon is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase Bank. Outside of his advisory role, he creates and streams video game content on YouTube as a side business. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, providing a range of advisory, execution, and custody services.

James Hunter is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 36 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Fairfield County Bank and MassMutual, spanning over three decades. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in an insurance brokerage business focusing on individual and group life and health insurance. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, operating a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Erik Mathieson is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Steward Partners and its related entities since 2014 and worked previously with Raymond James Financial Services. Mathieson also acts as an insurance agent for Steward Partners Global Advisory. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves a broad client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory, planning, and managed account services.

Tracy Gravius is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 15 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® designation along with Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. Prior to joining Rockefeller in 2021, she worked at BNY Mellon and J.P. Morgan Securities. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved as a distributor and educator with Young Living Essential Oils. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform that includes discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple asset classes.

Steven Mondolino is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and affiliated firms since 2016, following brief tenures at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and HHG & Company, LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and referrals to separate managed account investment managers. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans, using a diversified investment approach that blends passive and active management overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Paul Beatty is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2002 and also maintains a role at Bailey & Beatty Financial Services, LLC, which he has been involved with since 1995. Outside of advising, he subleases branch office space to a design firm in Danbury, CT. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and back-office support, including portfolio construction flexibility and model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Heather Philip is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 28 years of industry experience. Her prior work experience includes roles at J.P. Morgan Securities and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, NA. Outside of finance, she is a yoga instructor with YogaSpace LLC. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, operating with a private advisor model and an integrated investment platform that includes portfolio management, third-party manager access, and alternative investment placement.

Cassandra Fullilove is a Series 66–licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. She has worked at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services since 2021, following prior roles at United Capital and Raymond James & Associates. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth services, utilizing strategic allocation models and proprietary analytics, and offers clients access to a broad range of affiliated Goldman Sachs resources.

Dylan Roche is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2017. He is also involved in independent insurance sales and is the owner and content creator of a podcast focused on fiction short stories. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services to individuals, institutions, and corporate clients. The firm offers a combination of in-house and third-party investment strategies and manages a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

William Greenlay is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Deutsche Bank for two years before joining Citigroup in 2017. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients in various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains a combination of large institutional scale and unique market roles, including in-house research and security-pricing activities.

Evan Sall is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 registrations. Prior to joining Citigroup in 2023, he worked for eight years at Signature Securities Group Corp./Signature Bank. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including acting as a security-based swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Jeremy Kosh is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Oppenheimer since 2020 and previously at Ameriprise Financial Services from 2014 to 2020. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a range of investment and consulting services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios.