Joseph Barbagallo is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Prudential, National Life Group, and Equity Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Second Deputy Chief of the New Hyde Park Fire Department. 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 asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Evan Steinlauf is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 26 years of industry experience. He has worked extensively with J.P. Morgan entities from 2004 to 2025 before joining Citi Wealth Management in 2025. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies using both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, and maintains in-house research and pricing capabilities alongside its unique market roles.

Francis Becker II is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 32 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 63 designations. His prior experience includes roles at American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. and OSAIC. He is also the owner of Frank J Becker Inc., an agency selling life, LTC, and annuities products. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and back-office support, including investment management, trading, technology, and compliance services.

John Macri is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 41 years of industry experience. He is currently with Corient, where he has worked since 2023, following eight years at La Ferla Group LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers, utilizing risk management tools and specialized offerings such as private fund capabilities and affiliated trust services.

William Puvogel is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Fahnestock & Co. Inc. since 2002. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services such as discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, investment consulting, retirement services, and financial planning, using a range of asset allocation and investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Christina Koehler is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Private Advisor Group since 2015, having previously worked at LPL Financial starting in 2014. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset management programs.

Leon Browne is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Melville, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked in various roles within New York Life and its affiliates since 2014. Outside of his advisory work, he is a commissioned Notary Public. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and emphasizes non-discretionary asset management, particularly in relationships with institutional sponsors.

Lyndsey Gorham is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and is based in Melville, NY. Gorham has been associated with Wealthspire Advisors LLC (formerly GM Advisory Group) since 2006 in various capacities. Wealthspire Advisors serves individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities with discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, primarily through a wrap-fee separately managed account program. The firm also offers standalone financial planning and consulting services, customizing portfolios to client objectives and employing a strategic asset allocation approach across multiple investment vehicles.

Lawrence Lee is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 17 years of industry experience. He previously worked at SCF Investment Advisors and SCF Securities for nine years. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a computer technician for a restaurant in Corona, NY. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base through independent Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm offers both advisory and brokerage services with a focus on non-discretionary account management and operates as a limited partnership with many financial professionals as limited partners.

Joseph Fuschillo is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has held roles at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, SA Stone Wealth Management, and other firms over his career. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage, financial planning, and investment advisory services.

Gary Lukachinski is a CFP® with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott. He has worked at Janney since 2017 and previously held roles at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank from 2008 to 2017. 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 diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Bryant Sheftick is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life). He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2019 and has longstanding affiliations with NYLife Securities Inc., New York Life Insurance Co., and Paramount Financial dating back to 2004. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates Sheftick & Associates CPA, PLLC, a CPA firm specializing in tax preparation and planning. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a substantial asset base primarily on a non-discretionary basis, including work with defined contribution and defined benefit plans as well as charitable and corporate clients.

Craig Ferrantino is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 30 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Next Financial Group Inc and operating his own firms since 2007. Outside of his advisory work, Ferrantino is involved in nonprofit financial education and serves as a director of the Foundation for Personal Financial Education; he also volunteers as an EMT and holds a notary public commission. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage solutions through a network of 477 independent advisors and operates an open-architecture platform utilizing multiple custodians and money managers.

Theodore Agrillo III is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with 33 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has held prior roles at Cetera Wealth Services, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, The Pinnacle Financial Group, and LPL Financial. Agrillo also owns Multiplex Planning and is involved with Financial Strategies Group, where he helps develop strategies for high-net-worth clients using charitable and load trusts funded by life insurance. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, foundations, corporations, and institutions through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm employs discretionary management using model portfolios and combines fundamental and technical analysis, third-party sub-advisors, and customization tools to support retirement plans, institutional clients, and platform services.

Alex Canas is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and possessing 35 years of industry experience. He has worked with Voya Financial Partners since 2014 and has been associated with Anthony Izzo & Associates since 2012, as well as Aetna Life & Casualty since 1989. Outside of his advisory roles, he is an independent insurance agent involved in the sales of various insurance products including fixed annuities and life insurance. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. provides investment advisory, brokerage, financial planning, and retirement plan services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of investment programs featuring both discretionary and non-discretionary management, supported by an extensive platform that integrates advisory and broker-dealer services.

Devin Higgins is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at The Ayco Company LP since 2019. Prior to that, he was employed at the University at Albany and Vito A. Sindoni & Son Packing Company. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and model portfolios, delivering services through both discretionary and non-discretionary managers, and integrates offerings across its affiliated financial entities.

Jose Sanchez is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2015. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm separates one-time planning services from ongoing managed account management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund while operating within a vertically integrated group that uses affiliated funds.

Thakoor Balkaran is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014 and also operates Balkaran & Associates. Additionally, he is an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. provides investment advisory, brokerage, financial planning, and retirement plan services to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm delivers investment guidance through a combination of model portfolios and manager-driven sleeves, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary programs alongside an active broker-dealer distribution model.

Michael Murray is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 31 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at American Express Financial Advisors Inc., Securities America Advisors, and OSAIC. He also has involvement in fixed insurance sales as part of his business activities. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and a broad client base. The firm provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform, including managed account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services, managing approximately $212.7 billion in client assets.

Lissette Almanzar is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Hightower Securities LLC since 2017. Outside of her advisory role, she volunteers as a financial coach with Women's Money Matters and maintains a fitness and lifestyle content page on TikTok. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a range of individual and institutional clients, employing a multi-manager investment approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.