Michael Kozik is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience and is currently affiliated with Janney Montgomery Scott. He has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2015. 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 wide range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and various advisory programs.

Paul Bucci is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Altium Wealth Management and Balanced Growth Advisors. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s advisory model emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles.

David Coppola is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network based in Stamford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial, JP Morgan Securities, Citigroup, and Webster Bank. In addition to his financial work, he has pursued a long-term interest as a musician, performing as a drummer since 1995. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and managing approximately $213 billion in client assets. The firm provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and retirement consulting, supporting portfolio implementation through both in-house models and external subadvisers.

Christopher Hufferdine is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at ICAP Corporates, LLC and The Herbst Group, LLC prior to his current roles. Hufferdine serves as President of the Chappaqua Rotary Club. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a 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.

Philip Saravis is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Citigroup since 2017. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles and arrangements.

Jeffrey Wu is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Hightower Altium Holding, Altium Wealth Management, and HighTower Securities. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors such as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers a range of investment options including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Gregory Slater is a CFP® and CFA® with 15 years of experience in the financial industry, currently serving as an advisor at Hightower Advisors. His prior experience includes roles at Mass Mutual Insurance Co. and Altium Wealth Management LLC. He is also associated with Hightower Altium Holding, LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, employing a multi-manager approach that utilizes both affiliated and third-party managers. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with retirement plan consulting and access to various pooled investment vehicles.

Skyler Spitz is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation. His prior roles include multiple positions at GYL Financial Synergies and attendance at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Jennette Brilliant is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with five years of industry experience. She has worked at Cerity Partners LLC since 2023 and previously at AJ Wealth and Silver Point Capital LP. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, charitable institutions, and other institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, retirement plan services, and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Davin Sessa is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 15 years of industry experience and has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is a martial arts coach, a published author linking martial arts and personal finance, and serves on the Yorktown Chamber of Commerce board as well as acting as treasurer for Hudson Valley Christian Academy. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs.

Christopher Perry is a CFP® professional with 28 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Perry Financial Strategies and has prior experience at Webster Wealth Advisors and Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. He serves as co-trustee for a non-client trust. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and back-office services, including investment management, compliance, and technology support, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside managed model portfolios.

John James Jr. is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and Kineo Capital 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 provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer offering a range of investment and placement services through a consolidated investment platform.

John Kortze IV is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Raymond James Financial Services and Wells Fargo Advisors. Kortze serves as treasurer for the Newtown Volunteer Ambulance in Newtown, CT. 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 plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering investment advisory, financial planning, pension consulting, and managed account programs.

Matthew Jorgensen is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior roles include positions at First Republic Investment Management, Morgan Stanley, and Summit Financial Resources. 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 discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer providing an integrated range of investment and placement services.

Cary Kortze is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Steward Partners Investment Solutions, Raymond James Financial Services, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Kortze is a partner in Kortze Brothers Wealth Management Group and serves as an insurance agent with Steward Partners Global Advisory. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services along with portfolio management through various Steward Partners-branded and third-party solutions.

Christopher Alexis is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup since 2007 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of rental properties, which he manages with limited time outside of securities trading hours. 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, acting also as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Gerard Zopfi Jr. is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He has been with Wealth Enhancement Group and its advisory affiliate since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he provides tax preparation and consulting services through Wealth Enhancement Tax and Consulting Services. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services manages over $122 billion in assets and offers financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a diversified investment approach blending passive and active strategies, supported by an internal Investment Committee and a range of implementation tools and services.

Steven Wilson is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Rye Brook, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Co of America since 2011 and also operates a CPA and CFA practice focused on tax return preparation and consulting. Additionally, he has a teaching role at Fordham University that he has held since 2007. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering both brokerage and advisory services alongside financial and retirement planning. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms and supports a range of account-level services including lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Andrew Derenzi is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at JPMorgan Securities, LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. for nine years, as well as Oppenheimer for three years. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services, emphasizing long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction using a blend of active and passive strategies and a range of specialized investment tools.

Brian Marshall is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 23 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Merrill, Resnick Investment Advisors, GYL Financial Synergies, and The Colony Group. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and retirement consulting services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, utilizing fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside specialized tools such as trend-following and options overlays.