Brian Young is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Syracuse, NY, where he has worked for 23 years. Prior to the firm’s rebranding, he was part of Axa Advisors for 17 years. Equitable Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, providing financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset-management programs through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives and third-party asset managers. The firm employs a client-centered approach that includes risk assessment and portfolio construction using various investment vehicles and ERISA fiduciary services.

Julie Garcia is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Syracuse, NY. She holds a Series 66 designation and has 15 years of industry experience, having worked at RBC Capital Markets since 2008. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs and combines in-house and third-party investment managers to tailor strategies to clients’ risk profiles.

Courtney Wellar is a financial advisor at R.S. Petrell & Associates, LLC d/b/a Strategic Wealth Advisors with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previous work history at Realta Investment Advisors, Inc. and Bond, Schoeneck & King. Outside of advising, she operates a law practice specializing in business and tax consulting. Strategic Wealth Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management focused on risk management for individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm employs structured portfolios using institutional mutual funds and Dimensional Fund Advisors models, guided by client-specific Investment Policy Statements and disciplined rebalancing.

Richard Petrell is a financial advisor with R.S. Petrell & Associates, LLC d/b/a Strategic Wealth Advisors in Dewitt, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 27 years of industry experience, including 19 years with his current firm. R.S. Petrell & Associates provides financial planning and portfolio management focused on risk management for individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm uses structured, market-participation portfolios primarily composed of institutional mutual funds and Dimensional Fund Advisors models, guided by client-specific investment policy statements and disciplined rebalancing.

Marybeth Petrell is a financial advisor at R.S. Petrell & Associates, LLC d/b/a Strategic Wealth Advisors in Dewitt, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 32 years of industry experience. She has worked at Realta Equities, Inc. since 2015 and has been with Strategic Wealth Advisors since 2011. Strategic Wealth Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management services focused on risk management for individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm uses structured portfolios primarily composed of institutional mutual funds and Dimensional Fund Advisors models, guided by client-specific Investment Policy Statements and a disciplined rebalancing approach.