Anthony Lafranca is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation in Irvington, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with PlanMember since 2010. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans and offering a range of risk-based mutual fund portfolios supported by participant education and personalized retirement planning.

Christopher Sosa is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner since 2021. His prior roles include positions at Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. and Edelman Financial Services, LLC. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal team and third-party managers, with specialized capabilities in tax integration and administrative CFO services.

Michael Collins is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Citi since 2012 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, including derivatives and futures services.

Chryssanthe Detroyer is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. She has previously worked with Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she holds a 49% ownership in a private real estate business. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is a large SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutions. The firm offers a range of fee-based wrap programs, financial planning, and investment management services utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies managed internally and by third parties.

Gehang Schwartz is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF and holds a Series 66 designation. He has three years of industry experience and has worked at firms including UBS Financial Services, Bank of America, Merrill, and TIAA. His background also includes roles in academia at Baruch College and New York City College of Technology. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services from point-in-time planning to ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Chris Naum is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including LPL Financial and Ic Advisory Services. Outside of advising, he is involved in tax preparation and accounting through CHN Life Planning Services LLC and serves as a FINRA arbitrator. He also has roles in mortgage and real estate services. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting with both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements, employing a range of fundamental and technical investment analyses.

Charles Androsiglio Jr. is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007, with a brief tenure at Wells Fargo Clearing in 2019. He is based in Scarsdale, NY. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across workplace, high-net-worth, and ultra-high-net-worth segments. The firm offers a comprehensive range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services, implementing multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Inyong Hwang is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Citibank NA for 13 years. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and manages a rental property in Cliffside Park, NJ. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies implemented through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles and arrangements.

Nochum Wilner is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he provides tax preparation services through Wilner Wealth Strategists LLC and serves as secretary on the board of Congregation PNAM Inc. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage and advisory relationships, financial planning, and retirement and business consulting, implementing investment strategies through proprietary models, third-party managers, and a digital advice platform.

Gari Semon is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 17 years of industry experience and has worked at firms including Park Avenue Securities, BGS Capital Management LLC, Cetera Financial Specialists LLC, and Victors Maywood. Outside of his advisory role, he maintains an independent financial professional business advising clients based on their goals and risk tolerance. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs that include both proprietary and third-party models.

Christopher Tortora is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His prior roles include five years at Voya Financial Advisors and multiple positions at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. He is also involved in advising on term and universal life insurance. 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, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary advisory solutions, including model portfolios and a hybrid digital advisory service.

George Haydock III is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual in various capacities from 2012 to 2018 before joining TIAA-CREF in 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member for a local volunteer fire department and leads motorcycle adventure tours in New England. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account services to individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate entities, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers a range of managed account programs, including customized portfolios and model-based strategies, and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund sponsored by Charityvest.

Helene Rude is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. She has been affiliated with Stratos Private Wealth and LPL Financial LLC since 2018. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an SEC-registered enterprise wealth management firm overseeing approximately $18.6 billion in assets with around 366 advisors serving over 24,000 clients. The firm offers a range of advisor-managed and model-based investment strategies through an open-architecture platform and provides various financial planning and retirement consulting services.

Neal Baumann is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Benjamin F. Edwards since 2009. Baumann serves as a board member of Aging in America, Inc., a nonprofit organization providing services to the elderly. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutions. The firm offers fee-based wrap programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment management consulting, utilizing a range of portfolio strategies monitored by an Investment Strategy Committee.

Greg Schultheis is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with CWM, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Carson Wealth, Park Avenue Securities, The Ayco Company, and Goldman Sachs. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through more than 600 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis using model portfolios governed by an in-house Investment Committee.

David Fuchs is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at CWM, LLC and Carson Wealth since 2026. He previously worked at Advisors Capital Management, LLC, BNY Mellon Securities Corporation, AXA Distributors, LLC, and Westworld One Cumulus Media. Outside of his advisory role, he assists at Nissim Tutoring Services by creating lesson plans and supporting CFP exam preparation. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves a broad mix of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, corporations, and institutional investors through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using model strategies and integrates fundamental and technical analysis, third-party sub-advisors, and customization tools, with a notable focus on retirement plan services and transparent operational practices.

Peter Gordinier is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Raymond James Financial Services. He is also involved in Ramapo Wealth Advisors as an independent contractor. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets and serving a national client base that includes individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and portfolio management services, utilizing both in-house and third-party strategies, and provides ongoing monitoring, financial planning, and consulting.

Fraj Lazreg is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Dunkirk, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 44 years of industry experience. He has been with Money Concepts Capital Corp since 1993 and has also been associated with Columbian Mutual Life Insurance Company since 1986. Outside of his advisory role, Lazreg serves as treasurer for LCG Tax Services, LLC, and is an officer and owner of Integrity Family Resources Inc, an independent insurance agency focusing on Medicare products. Money Concepts Advisory Service (MCAS) provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. With approximately 431 advisors managing around $3.33 billion for 14,700 clients, the firm uses a combination of model portfolios, advisor-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers, applying fundamental and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory to manage asset allocations and account rebalancing.

Donald Strangfeld is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Montvale, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 1996. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as co-chair of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Board. Janney Montgomery Scott manages approximately $110 billion in client assets and serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Fabiana Coelho is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, BNY Mellon, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. TD Private Client Wealth LLC offers discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional and high-net-worth private clients, utilizing a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation through affiliated and third-party sub-managers.