Altair Gobo is a CFP® professional with 43 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Kestra Advisory where he has worked since 2016. His prior work includes roles at Kestra Investment Services, LLC and U.S. Financial Services, LLC. Gobo serves as an advisor to the CFP program at Fairleigh Dickinson University and is a member of the Montclair State University Board of Advisors. He is also an author and has co-trustee responsibilities for the Petrocelli Trusts. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including plan sponsors, institutional investors, and individuals. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and pooled plan solutions, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving clients such as sovereign wealth funds.

Cheyenne Knueppel is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and three years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Insite Group, Bank of America, Merrill, and Robinhood Markets. Outside of finance, she has been involved in several small business ventures, including nightclub and concert venue operations. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Yujie Zhou is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Pompano Beach, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining PNC Investments LLC in 2023, Zhou worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as well as JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and J.P. Morgan Securities between 2019 and 2023. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary account that utilizes algorithm-driven risk assessment and implements portfolios with approved mutual funds and ETFs.

David Levee is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Delray Beach, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at BACK9 Strategies, Levee Financial Group, and New York Life Insurance Company dating back to 1967. Outside of advising, he serves on the finance committee of a private country club and has been involved as an investor in businesses such as a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility and a restaurant and bar. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual investors and institutional plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions delivered primarily on a non-discretionary basis, operating within the integrated structure of New York Life affiliates.

Joseph Markham is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior career experience including roles at Legend FMO and BBR Sales. Outside of his advisory work, he is president of a commercial roofing business and a boat rental company, where he occasionally captains vessels on weekends. Integrity Alliance is a large advisor network serving a broad client base including individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and both wrap and non-wrap programs through various platforms, employing a range of investment approaches.

Paul Tunink is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at VALIC Financial Advisors and Agia, among other firms, and is involved in a business providing equipment rental services. Ameritas Advisory Services delivers fee-based investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients, using a combination of in-house and third-party managers across various discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Robert Nicotra is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 37 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 segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains large institutional scale with unique market roles and proprietary research capabilities.

Maureen Hoover is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 32 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney for 11 years prior to joining Rockefeller Financial and Rock & Co LLC. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, as well as institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, operating as both a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer with a consolidated investment platform that delivers discretionary and model-driven investment solutions.

Paul Abbott is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. in Boca Raton, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at National Life Group, MassMutual Life Insurance Co., The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Global Trust Asset Management, Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch. Abbott is also licensed to sell fixed and health insurance products. Equity Services, Inc., doing business 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 with a mix of long-term strategies and specialized instruments, using both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches.

Hal Lippman is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and over 32 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial, Grove Point Investments, CETERA Advisor Networks, and Summit Financial Group. Outside of advisory work, he is an officer and director at SLR Accounting, Inc., a tax preparation and accounting firm. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of advisory programs through its AccessPoint platform and third-party managers, managing approximately $11.3 billion in assets with both discretionary and non-discretionary account options.

Alfred Bonardi is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Oppenheimer for 15 years before joining NewEdge Advisors in 2022. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services and utilizes multiple program structures that combine in-house and third-party manager selection with advanced technology tools.

John Duane III is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC based in Boca Raton, FL. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 45 years of industry experience. His work history includes positions at Merrill from 1980 to 2021 and Bank of America from 2009 to 2021 before joining Rockefeller Financial in 2021. 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, while also functioning as a registered broker-dealer involved in securities transactions, insurance products, and investment banking services.

Theodore Panagiotopoulos is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. for eight years. Outside of advising, he owns and oversees residential real estate investments through property management companies. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, and nonprofit organizations, offering comprehensive investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach using a mix of ETFs, index funds, separate accounts, and private funds.

Jeffrey Zapoleon is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, and Wells Fargo Clearing. He is based in Boca Raton, FL. 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 portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, operating uniquely as a registered broker-dealer with capabilities in securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking.

Stuart Mcgeough is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Boca Raton, FL, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF and its affiliate TIAA since 2015. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing relationships through TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between point-in-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management, offering both model-based and customized portfolio options under a fiduciary standard.

John Zaia is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Citigroup Global Markets since 2012. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains large institutional capabilities including in-house research and unique market roles.

Michelle Adler is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Her prior experience includes roles at National Asset Management and National Securities Corporation, both in 2017. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a range of wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant, and provides bespoke discretionary solutions for very large relationships.

John Schott is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at The Colony Group, LLC since 2019 and previously spent 25 years at Steinberg Global Asset Management. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that emphasizes tax- and fee-sensitivity within an enhanced open architecture framework, combining active and passive strategies across multiple asset types.

Jacques Elmaleh is a CFA® charterholder based in Boca Raton, FL, with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at The Colony Group, LLC since 2019 and previously spent 15 years at Steinberg Global Asset Management. He is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, an enterprise firm serving individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm emphasizes a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a combination of active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Christopher Cavallaro is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Integrated Wealth Concepts and LPL Financial since 2016. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, employing a long-term investment approach supplemented by shorter-term trades and using both internal management and third-party asset managers.