Ronald Housley is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 31 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Equity Services, Inc. and National Life since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, he operates Housley Financial Services, offering insurance products including life, disability, health, long-term care, and property and casualty coverage. 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 combines multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers to deliver predominantly long-term investment strategies with options for discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Lawrence Sprung is a CFP® professional with seven years of experience at CWM, LLC, where he has been since 2020. He previously worked at Mitlin Financial, Inc. for over a decade. Outside of his advisory role, Sprung serves on the board of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and is chair of the Keith Milano Memorial Fund, both focused on suicide prevention and mental health. He also contributes as a guest columnist for Investopedia and serves on the advisory board for Forbes Advisor Banking. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a large network of advisors. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, third-party sub-advisors, and customization tools, with a notable emphasis on fiduciary processes and retirement plan services.

Borana Verardi is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Lincoln Investment, based in Bohemia, NY. She has six years of industry experience, having previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Valley National Bank. Her tenure at Lincoln Investment began in 2017. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise investment advisory and broker-dealer serving a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management services supported by an in-house investment management and research team.

Andrew Marcus is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 28 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Andrew U. Marcus, LLC, which employs an administrative assistant supporting himself and colleagues at VOYA. VOYA Financial Advisors serves a diverse clientele including individual and institutional clients, offering services such as financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides advice primarily through non-discretionary arrangements and operates both as an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Mark Zigman is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth since 2017 and previously spent nine years with National Planning Corporation. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a Retirement Benefits Specialist with Rampart Benefit Planning, Inc. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting, and provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Ronald Stern is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life since 1992 in various roles and currently also operates Ronald Stern & Associates, Ltd and Crossways Park Group LLC, which focus on non-Guardian insurance products and health and group benefits. Park Avenue Wealth Management, a subsidiary of Guardian Life, serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients with brokerage, financial planning, retirement consulting, and advisory services that include proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Soterios Theori is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with 30 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2010. Prior to and concurrently, he has been associated with Nylife Securities Inc and New York Life Insurance Co since 2004. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types designed to tailor recommendations to client objectives and plan sponsor criteria, managing a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Heather Ginty is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Melville, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 30 years of industry experience. She has been with Janney Montgomery Scott for 15 years since 2011. 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 plans, and charitable and municipal organizations, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs.

Andrew Stevens is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Melville, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. His career includes significant tenure at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and roles at Academy Consulting and Cortex Advisors prior to joining Eagle Strategies in 2026. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional plan sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm operates within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure and emphasizes tailored recommendations primarily through non-discretionary advisory relationships.

John Limongelli is a financial advisor with Guardian Life who holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 33 years of industry experience. He has an extensive history with Guardian Life and its subsidiary Park Avenue Securities, where he has worked in various roles since 1991. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in business loan referrals and participates on an advisory council assisting business owners with exit, estate, and tax planning. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser affiliated with The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. The firm serves individual, institutional, and charitable clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, and investment advisory services that include proprietary and third-party models as well as digital advisory solutions.

Liam Smith is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with a Series 65 credential. He has one year of industry experience and previously worked at Essentia Water and BAS Planning Corp. He also spent five years teaching at Farmingdale State College. Wealthspire Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $34.3 billion in assets for nearly 9,700 clients. The firm provides wealth management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and other services to individuals, institutions, nonprofits, and foundations, using an institutional-style asset allocation framework and a range of investment vehicles.

Edward Kelly is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. He has 36 years of industry experience, including 16 years with Eagle Strategies and 25 years with New York Life Insurance. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in brokering insurance products and property and casualty sales. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional investors, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides tailored advice through multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Steven Eisner is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked with firms including Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, and Mutual/United Of Omaha. Eisner is also involved as an insurance agent with Eastern Advisory Group. 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 often utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading.

Patrick Oconnell is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding 36 years of industry experience. He has worked at Princor Financial Services Corporation since 2010 and at Advanced Marketing Corp since 1999. His other business activities include work in insurance products such as fixed life, fixed annuities, long-term care, disability insurance, and property and casualty insurance. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Kerry Williams is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Their work history includes roles at Park Avenue Securities and Chase Bank. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs along with financial planning and retirement consulting.

Jack Gawreluk is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Capital Financial Planning and Lee & Crowley, LLC, as well as positions in education and local government. 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 their individual and institutional clients, managing over $212 billion in assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody and clearing services.

Todd Bellistri is a ChFC®-designated financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory and its affiliated entities since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, Bellistri serves as President and CEO of August Benefits, Inc., a consulting and insurance services firm. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors, institutional, and individual clients. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions, serving a broad client base that includes large institutional investors.

James Collins is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Oppenheimer since 2013, following a brief tenure at Merrill from 2005 to 2006. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm provides a wide range of programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, with a notable portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Kathryn Buck Cannella is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and over 26 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Louis C. Ciliberti & Associates, Thrivent Advisor Network, Ameriprise Financial Services, and Equitable Advisors. She is also a notary public, providing notarization services on a volunteer basis. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth and investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services through customized, primarily long-term portfolios utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, and other investment vehicles.

Thomas Boerum is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2004. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the boards of two nonprofit organizations: Ride for Life, which supports ALS research and patient services, and EAC Network, where he participates in organizational oversight. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through a large network of advisors. The firm offers discretionary managed accounts and model portfolios, including SMA, UMA, and fund-strategist options, with a range of investment approaches from traditional asset allocation to legacy momentum-based strategies.