Lane Marmon is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Wealth Enhancement Group and its advisory affiliate since 2016. In addition to advisory services, Lane is involved with Wealth Enhancement Tax and Consulting Services, providing tax preparation and consulting. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans by offering financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets through a large advisor network and employs a diversified investment approach combining passive and active strategies, quantitative analysis, and internal oversight.

William Gold is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at multiple entities within the Steward Partners organization since 2017, as well as roles outside the financial sector including positions at Indeed.com and Hardwork Communications. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory, financial planning, and managed account services through both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management options.

Mark Verity is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners in Stamford, CT, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Equitable Advisors LLC and Prudential entities. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and actively manages an investment-related business, FirstRise Investments. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients, with specialized capabilities in retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting.

Jeffrey Rockwell is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth since 2009 and previously spent seven years at Merrill. Outside of advisory services, he owns Cedar Financial Service, which facilitates securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients nationwide. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform, including managed account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

David Raymond is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 1996. Raymond holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and serves on the board of the Lakewood-Trumball YMCA, where he participates in monthly meetings focused on operations and community engagement. 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, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipalities, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and various advisory programs.

William Sidari is a CFP® certified financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with four years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Steward Partners affiliates since 2022, as well as prior work at Reliant Medical Group and UPS. He also has experience in education, having worked at Colgate University and in public schools. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services through customized portfolio management and third-party strategies.

Howard Hirsch is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Oppenheimer since 2009. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of programs and advisory services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Michael Alexander is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation, as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His work history includes positions at Holbrook Wealth Advisors, LPL Financial, US Financial Advisors, and Kolbrenner & Alexander, LLC. Outside of advising, he is involved in tax preparation and general accounting through Kolbrenner & Alexander, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a range of advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors, who typically provide advice under Commonwealth’s supervision.

Harrison Wall is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with four years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Fidelity Investments, and ParsonsKellogg. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains unique market roles, including functioning as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

William Tuck is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners in Stamford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Equitable Advisors, LLC, and American Portfolios Financial Services Inc. Outside of advising, he has worked at Burning Tree Country Club and other non-financial firms. Independent Financial Partners offers investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform and provides both individual and institutional clients with a range of discretionary and non-discretionary management options, including formal retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.

Scott Milford is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors in Westport, CT. His prior roles include positions at HighTower Securities LLC, Interlock Financial, Johnson Brunetti, and Strategies for Retirement, LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a variety of investment vehicles. The firm supports both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and retirement consulting services.

Georgi Bivolarski is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Valic Financial Advisors. He has also been associated with Agia since 2022. His other business activities include working as an agent for non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and unified managed account services through a large network of advisors.

Michael Messina is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Commonwealth Financial Network and has previously worked at LPL Financial and Gulish & Associates, where he remains a co-owner. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and manages about $212.7 billion in client assets, offering a range of managed-account programs and access to third-party asset managers.

Stephen Johnson is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including M&T Bank/Wilmington Trust, People's Securities, Inc., and Gerstein Fisher. Johnson is based in Westport, CT. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $50.6 billion through a network of over 650 advisors. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, annuity sub-account management, sub-advisory services, and retirement plan management, utilizing model portfolios developed by an Investment Committee and providing customized investment solutions.

Marc Defeo is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 27 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. 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 with prior TIAA-administered employer retirement plan relationships. The firm provides planning services that conclude at delivery as well as ongoing discretionary management through various managed account programs and serves as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Alison Smith is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has 24 years of industry experience, having worked at Principal Life Insurance Company and Principal Securities Inc. since 2001. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in community and nonprofit activities, including serving as a troop leader for the Girl Scouts of Connecticut, a board member of the Westport Country Playhouse, and a chapter leader for Ms President US, a civic leadership organization for young women. 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 financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Mark Jackson is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has worked at Gold Family Wealth and Excel Partners in prior roles and has been affiliated with CWM, LLC since 2023. Outside of his advisory career, he was involved with the Church of the Archangels and High Rise Basketball. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $50.6 billion through a network of over 650 advisors. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, supported by a centralized Investment Committee and partnerships with custodians like Fidelity and Schwab.

Tammi Lauder is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 42 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Her prior roles include positions at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., and Fieldpoint Private Securities LLC. 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 both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, operating uniquely as a registered broker-dealer with capabilities in securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking services.

Dennis Schmidt is a financial advisor at &Partners with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 48 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC for a total of 15 years. &Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, universities, trusts, private businesses, and corporations. The firm offers investment management and financial planning services using a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, with portfolios managed by its advisors or selected third-party managers.

Basil Hussein is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at CitiGroup since 2019, with prior positions at JP Morgan Securities LLC, JP Morgan Chase Bank, Ameriprise Financial Services Inc., and Best Buy. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad set of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains institutional-scale operations including in-house research, derivatives services, and bespoke discretionary solutions for large relationships.