Martin Smulison is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Lincoln Investment since 2017. His prior work includes roles at Legend Advisory Corporation and Legend Equities Corporation, and he also operates a sole proprietorship providing personal and corporate tax preparation services. 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 employs both strategic and tactical investment approaches through in-house and third-party strategies, overseeing approximately $22.9 billion in advisory assets as of the end of 2025.

Alaina Spilkevitz is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Citi since 2012. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with oversight committees to select and monitor managers, and maintains unique market roles including in-house research and functioning as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Paul Lacava is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Melville, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked with New York Life Insurance Company and affiliated firms since 1991 and operates under DBAs Wealth Conservation Group, Inc. and Benefits Plus Financial Services, Inc., both focused on selling New York Life products and brokering non-registered insurance products. Outside of financial services, he is involved as an owner of a company engaged in automobile engine research and development. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, emphasizing tailored recommendations and primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Keith Salegna is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC and has 32 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at LPL Financial and Private Advisor Group since 2011, as well as maintaining a longstanding affiliation with Ray Young since 1993. Salegna is also involved with RK Wealth Advisors, LLC in a non-investment capacity. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes a fiduciary-based advisory model and provides access to proprietary and third-party managed account solutions.

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 at Citigroup Global Markets with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2013. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. serves individual and institutional clients across workplace, high-net-worth, and ultra-high-net-worth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with extensive in-house research and operates in various market roles, including as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

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.

Raymond Donnelly is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment in Garden City, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lincoln Investment since 2010 and has prior experience with Massmutual Life Insurance Company and Advisors Resource / SR Network Solutions. Donnelly is also a member of the Board of Directors for the South Shore Child Guidance Center, a mental health care organization. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a particular focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management services, overseeing both in-house and third-party strategies using strategic, tactical, and quantitative approaches.

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.

Minde Lu is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Flushing, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. She has been with Eagle Strategies since 2012 and has worked with Nylife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2006. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individuals and institutions, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a substantial portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

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.