Richard Bellofatto is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 31 years of industry experience, including 16 years at Park Avenue Securities and 9 years at Guardian Life. In addition to his advisory role, he works as a licensed real estate salesperson and serves as a consultant for Intuitive Cloud. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and a range of investment advisory programs.

Yong Sheng Chen is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 29 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and also serves as president of Elite Eagle Inc., a non-investment-related business. Additionally, he is involved with Finger Lakes LLC, a hotel partnership. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base including individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to deliver advisory services through multiple platforms such as Transamerica ONE, TFA365, and Transamerica ALPHA.

Robert Testa is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He previously worked at National Planning Corporation for 17 years and has been with Commonwealth and Paris International Corporation since 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a basketball evaluator for the East Coast Basketball Conference. 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 $213 billion in client assets. The firm offers a wide range of advisor support services, including discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody and clearing services.

R Dunuwila is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 42 years of industry experience. He has worked at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2020 and previously spent 16 years at Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. He is involved as a volunteer translator for Shakti Village Empowerment. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers services such as financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting, delivering advice mainly through non-discretionary, recommendation-based programs.

Daniel Zhao is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Citigroup Global Markets since 2013 and previously spent seven years at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. 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 unique market roles, including in-house research, derivatives services, and bespoke solutions for very large client relationships.

John Schafer is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Janney since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of WJ Realty LLC in Massapequa, NY. 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 including individuals, families, trusts, and institutional sponsors, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services supported by centralized asset management and custody capabilities.

Joseph Lucien is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has been with Janney since 2013. 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 including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and various advisory programs.

Thomas Gape is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 license and one year of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at National Life Group, Mass Mutual, and Schuberts II Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is also engaged as an insurance agent. 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, frequently utilizes third-party asset managers and model portfolios, and manages both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Andrea Loughlin is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 45 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2015. Prior to that, she gained extensive experience at Morgan Stanley and its affiliates beginning in 2007. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a wide range of investment programs with both discretionary and non-discretionary management, maintaining custody of client assets while providing services that include asset allocation guidance and performance reporting.

Christine Eriksen is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Melville, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 16 years of industry experience. She has been with TIAA-CREF since 2015. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm employs a fiduciary standard for its RIA services and provides both model portfolio and customized portfolio management options.

Richard Gallipoli is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 35 years of industry experience. He is currently with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, firms where he has worked since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he teaches a six-hour defensive driving safety course. 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, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients.

Thomas Theodorou is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, Transatlantic Reinsurance Company, and DAG Securities. 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 offers a broad range of programs including asset management, consulting, and retirement services, with advisory services that cover equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios through both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Jason Klager is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and has held roles there since 2013, also serving as a Bank Officer for HSBC Bank USA, N.A., an affiliate of the firm. Klager’s career includes over a decade of continuous service within the HSBC organization. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. provides managed account programs to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of program types, from client-directed to fully discretionary portfolios, and employs a structured investment process that incorporates strategic and tactical asset allocation in collaboration with HSBC Global Asset Management and other affiliated providers.

Jonathan Mosenson is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at firms including Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc and Penn Mutual Life Insurance. Outside of his advisory role, he is vice president of J&G Associates, an insurance services firm, and owner of JTL Wealth Management, Inc. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers various managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and life insurance subaccounts, using both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory approaches supported by multiple custodial platforms and investment partners.

Timothy Mcparland is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2008 and previously worked at Union Financial, Inc. from 2021 to 2023. Outside of his advisory role, he is engaged in fixed insurance brokerage, specializing in life, disability, group, and long-term care insurance. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel stationed abroad. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs, with advisory arrangements that include both direct advisory roles and promoter referral services.

Robert Schwartz is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm uses multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains unique market roles, including operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Paul Tuomey is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Mineola, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. His career includes positions at Charles Schwab & Co., Signature Premier Properties, and BlackRock Fund Advisors. Outside of finance, Tuomey officiates college basketball contests during non-market hours. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews, retirement and planning consultations, and investment recommendations using Schwab’s research tools. The firm delivers advice within the Charles Schwab ecosystem without discretionary trading authority, focusing on client-directed investment decisions.

Peter Anastasian is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial LLC, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, CJM Wealth Management LLC, and H. Beck, Inc. He is a passive partner in a vitamin IV drip franchise and a member of The Anastasian Family Foundation. 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 managers with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Michael Radovich is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities. He serves as a board member of the Youthful Savings Foundation, an organization promoting entrepreneurship and business education for middle and high school students. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services alongside financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party managers and supports various account-level services, including lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Robert Casolaro is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Melville, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF and TIAA since 2014. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving those with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement relationships. The firm distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management, employing model portfolios or customized solutions depending on the program.