John Ryan is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Grant Thornton and Northeast Financial Network. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker‑dealer and SEC‑registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit‑sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non‑discretionary models and a lower‑fee hybrid digital advisory solution.

Peter Nrekic is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in New Rochelle, NY. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Raymond James & Associates. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs as well as brokerage and insurance services. The firm operates both a digital advisory platform and managed account programs, while also functioning as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Yanique Anderson is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at LPL Financial, M&T Securities, Inc., and HSBC in various capacities. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services with a focus on multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and a combination of large institutional scale and unique market roles.

James Lang is a Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, where he partners with clients to build personalized financial plans tailored to their short and long term goals. He has been in his current role since 2024. With over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, James has held various positions including Relationship Manager at UBS, Financial Consultant at Etrade Morgan Stanley, and Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch, among others. His extensive career reflects a broad expertise in wealth management and client relationship roles. Outside of his professional work, James has personal interests that include football, movies, parenthood, pets, and reading.

Andrew Shull is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 18 years of industry experience, including 12 years with Voya. Outside of his advisory role, he coaches youth Tee Ball teams in his community. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutional clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers a variety of services such as financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting, delivering advice through multiple program structures that emphasize non-discretionary recommendations.

Michael Caracappa Jr. is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 22 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Infinex Investments, Inc., Apple Bank for Savings, and CARA-CO Security Inc., where he was involved in a security system company outside of his investment practice. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments and lending solutions, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure.

Peter Lang is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Rye, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Hightower Advisors since 2010. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s approach includes multi-manager solutions, proprietary research, and a variety of investment vehicles to address diverse client needs.

Christopher Walker is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining TD Private Client Wealth, he worked at Guardian Life Insurance, Park Avenue Securities, and Wealth Advisory Group. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing rental properties. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional and high-net-worth private clients. The firm integrates strategic and tactical asset allocation with offerings from affiliated and third-party sub-managers, delivering portfolio management and financial planning through a technology-driven platform.

Robert Calabretta is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Waypoint Capital Management for 21 years. He is also the Chief Investment Officer of Coastline Wealth Management, where he advises clients on investment matters. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad mix of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as plan design, fiduciary consulting, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds.

Eric Anderson is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Melville, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has nine years of industry experience. Anderson has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies since 2021 and with New York Life affiliated entities since 2016. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse group of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes customized recommendations and manages a significant portion of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Frank Lavrigata is a CFP® professional with 18 years at Wealthspire Advisors and five years of overall industry experience. He is based in Melville, NY. Wealthspire Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $34.3 billion in assets with about 220 advisors. The firm serves individuals, corporations, pension plans, nonprofits, and foundations, using an institutional-style asset allocation approach implemented through mutual funds, ETFs, private investments, and separate account managers under centralized oversight.

Jarrett Hovland is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup since 2015. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains significant institutional capabilities including in-house research and roles as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Jan Getto is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Equitable Advisors and Aegis Capital Corp. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model separates one-time planning from ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund sponsored by Charityvest.

Ryan Beattie is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life since 2020. Prior to that, he was employed at Joseph Colarusso's State Farm Agency and Coast 2 Coast Insurance Agency. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and both proprietary and third-party investment advisory programs.

Christopher Reda is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, E*TRADE Securities LLC, and Advisors Asset Management, Inc. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals associated with TIAA-managed employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm separates point-in-time planning from ongoing discretionary management and offers both model and customized portfolio options.

Anna Pulgiano is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. She has been affiliated with Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and has held various roles within Ameritas-related entities since 2015. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved with Acrisure, the parent company of Union Benefit Planners and Group Benefits & Administration, where she acts as an agent. Ameritas Advisory Services provides fee-based investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary programs using in-house and third-party managers, and integrates with Ameritas affiliates to deliver comprehensive financial solutions.

Terry Zhang is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 12 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Citigroup since 2017 and previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank and JPMorgan Securities from 2013 to 2017. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a range of wealth segments, offering comprehensive investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains significant institutional capabilities, including roles as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Carol Dahl is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. She has worked at Citigroup Global Markets since 2007 and at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains unique market roles including acting as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Stephen Dolan is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. in Massapequa, NY. His prior roles include positions at Apple Bank, Citigroup, Wunderlich Securities, and J.P. Morgan Securities. OSAIC Institutions serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering a broad range of advisory and brokerage services. The firm is notable for its predominantly non-discretionary assets and its integrated broker-dealer and advisory model, providing access to alternative investments and lending solutions through extensive banking and credit union networks.

Eric Blumencranz is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and over 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services since 2015 and is also the managing director of BWD Group LLC. Outside of advisory roles, he serves on multiple boards, including as chairman of the Nassau County Police Department Foundation and co-vice chairperson of the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, vendor benchmarking, and supports both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory capacities, serving clients including large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.