Joseph Bendrihem is a Series 63-registered financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC. His prior firms include New York Life, Guardian Life Insurance, and Park Avenue Securities. He is also the managing partner of Heritage Planning Group LLC, an insurance agency. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides a range of investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes diversified investment strategies including model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, supported by multiple program platforms and third-party technology.

James Amodeo is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Prior to his current roles, he also spent time at Northeast Financial Network and Loyola University Maryland. Guardian Life, through its subsidiary Park Avenue Securities LLC, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, with access to insurance products, alternative investments, and integrated lending solutions.

Anthony Izzo is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014 and also operates Anthony Izzo & Associates, a separate business entity. Outside of advisory work, Izzo is president of Benefit Planning Corp, a firm involved in the sale of life insurance, disability, and long-term care products. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that provides financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory services, and access to third-party money managers for individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm utilizes investment policy statements and combines model portfolios with technology-enabled tools to implement client recommendations, operating both in advisory and broker-dealer capacities.

Pambayan Meyyan is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life since 2015 and is currently associated with Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of Guardian Life. Park Avenue Securities provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering tailored financial planning and consulting through both advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies.

Meng Dan Xiao is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. Her prior experience includes positions at HSBC Bank USA, N.A., New York Life, and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to a broad client base, including individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic and tactical asset allocation supported by various affiliated advisory and fund selection services, with a focus on both discretionary and client-directed portfolios.

Michael Deamicis is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., holding the ChFC® and Series 66 designations and bringing 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. He serves as Chapter Sponsorship Chair for the National Aging in Place Council and volunteers as a driver and spokesperson for the American Cancer Society. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm combines in-house and external strategists with technology-enabled tools to implement client-focused investment strategies, offering both non-discretionary and limited discretionary management through a large network of advisers.

Theodore Papadopoulos is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at UBS Financial Services for nine years before joining Janney in 2021. 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, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services through multiple wrap programs and managed account solutions.

Thomas Lee is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, NYLIFE Securities, and New York Life Insurance Company. He is also involved in the sales of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to deliver advisory services through multiple platforms such as Transamerica ONE and the TFA365 Advisory Program.

Dean Starr is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including LPL Financial, M&T Securities, and HSBC Bank USA. Starr joined Citigroup Global Markets in 2026. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains in-house research, operating at a large institutional scale with specialized market roles and arrangements.

Ronit Rogoszinski is a CFP® professional with 34 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, having previously worked at firms such as American Portfolios Advisors, SlateStone Wealth, and LPL Financial. Rogoszinski is also an author who contributed as a guest writer to the book *Money Talks*. She operates Women and Wealth Solutions, a business focused on providing wealth-related services tailored to women. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, using multiple program models and third-party platforms to build and monitor client portfolios.

Chen Chao Fang is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at World Financial Group Insurance Agency, Springfield Bloom LLC, Cohnreznick LLC, National Healthcare Consulting, and IJR Consulting Corp. He is involved with Springfield Bloom LLC, an entrepreneurial venture outside traditional financial advising. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, providing proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Nicholas Limongelli is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Park Avenue Securities, LLC since 2017, alongside his association with Guardian Life Insurance Co of America since 2012. He serves on the board of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) New York Young Advisors Team. Park Avenue Securities LLC, doing business as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a wholly owned subsidiary of Guardian Life, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers advisor-led discretionary management combined with model-based strategies, access to proprietary wrap programs, and a digital advisory solution, tailoring client relationships through both discretionary and non-discretionary mandates.

Davanan Ramsumair is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Voya Financial Advisors since 2015, with prior experience at 732 Financial and Weichert Realtors. Ramsumair also operates as an independent insurance agent, focusing on the sale of fixed insurance products. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and a range of advisory services, utilizing model portfolios and technology-enabled tools to implement investment recommendations through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Bryan Erdheim is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes 18 years running his own firm, Bryan Erdheim, and 17 years with The Medical Link LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors. The firm provides a broad platform including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and retirement consulting, serving hundreds of thousands of individual and institutional clients with a range of investment options.

Christian Kilian is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience and previously worked at Equitable Advisors, LLC and TD Bank N.A. Kilian attended Sacred Heart University from 2021 to 2025. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional and high-net-worth clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning support, and access to a range of investment products through its TD Managed Portfolios and related strategies.

Sandra Salmon is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 30 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. and OSAIC. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty military personnel abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money managers under multiple advisory and promoter arrangements.

Brian Batter is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked with firms including World Financial Group and Valle Incorporated. Outside of finance, he is a freelance bio writer conducting interviews and author reviews related to athletics and personal training. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, featuring proprietary model portfolios alongside access to third-party managers, with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Helen Chambers is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. She holds a Series 63 designation and has 43 years of industry experience. Chambers has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014. She is also active as an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through a large network of representatives. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, unified managed accounts, and retirement advisory services, utilizing both affiliated and unaffiliated investment products with a combination of in-house and outside strategists.

Julissa Lopez is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. She has been with Citibank since 2012. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple 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 operates with large institutional scale, providing bespoke discretionary solutions and maintaining roles such as a security-based swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Nicholas Alfino is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 12 years of experience in financial services. He has been affiliated with Guardian Life and its subsidiary Park Avenue Securities for the past 10 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of the GAIN IBO Networking Group, focusing on maintaining and growing the organization. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a mix of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based investment strategies, alongside access to proprietary programs, third-party solutions, and integrated financial planning services.