James Geiger is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Citigroup Global Markets, where he has worked since 2019, following prior roles at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank and JP Morgan Securities. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles such as operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Maureen Weir is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience, all with Voya since 2015. In addition to her advisory role, she is an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a broad client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management through a combination of in-house and external resources, utilizing technology-enabled tools to implement investment strategies that often involve client-approved non-discretionary arrangements.

Mitchell Ostrove is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 57 years of industry experience, including long tenures at Ameritas-affiliated firms and founding The Ostrove Group, where he serves as chairman and CEO. Ostrove is also a licensed independent insurance agent and is a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA). Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory through a mix of model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, utilizing multiple program platforms and third-party technology to customize solutions.

Nicholas Ramstetter is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Fidelity Investments, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and Citizens Bank. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, employing a model that emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions using affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and various investment vehicles.

Marc Smith is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Ridgefield, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. He has spent his career primarily at Guardian Life and its affiliated entities, including Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a separate insurance business offering non-Guardian insurance products. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, along with access to insurance products and alternative investments through Guardian Life.

Max Needham is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Raymond James & Associates, Inc. for 10 years before joining Steward Partners in 2026. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale 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 both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

William Christian is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., and Fieldpoint Private. He also serves as an advisor receiving loan trails on commercial loans executed for his clients. 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 a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, operating under a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform that includes discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple asset classes, while also maintaining broker-dealer registration and providing placement and investment banking services.

Alexander Lane is a CFA® charterholder with 29 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at William Blair since 2021 and previously held roles at TD Bank and TD Private Client Wealth. Outside of his advisory work, Lane serves as a snowboard instructor at Windham Mountain Snow Sports School during winter weekends and breaks. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to high-net-worth individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across multiple asset classes and provides proprietary model portfolios and access to private funds through its MB Investments Program.

Camilla Ostbye is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with a Series 65 credential and no prior industry experience. Her work history includes recent roles at Hightower Advisors and she has a background as a full-time undergraduate student. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of clients including individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and various portfolio construction techniques.

Kevin Mcdermott is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and acting as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Kathryn Taylor is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott in various capacities since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she coaches gymnastics classes for children at the Darien YMCA on a part-time basis. 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 broad client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional clients and offers a range of brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs through both in-house and third-party managers.

John Harrington is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 32 years of industry experience. He has worked with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC since 2016 and previously spent a decade with Osaic FA, Inc. He also engages in the sale of fixed life, health, disability, accident, and long-term care insurance. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services, using customized portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income, with strategies managed internally or through third-party sub-advisers.

Alan Schantz is an Investment Advisor Representative at Kestra Advisory with 33 years of industry experience. He has served as President of Schantz Wealth Services since 2011, conducting investment and insurance-related activities. Schantz has been affiliated with Kestra Advisory and related Kestra entities since 2003. Kestra Advisory provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting services to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Katrina Stanton is a financial advisor at William Blair with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at William Blair since 2021. Prior to that, she was with TD Private Client Wealth LLC and TD Bank N.A. from 2016 to 2021. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm utilizes an active, research-driven approach across equities, fixed income, and alternative strategies, providing proprietary models and access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

Michael Orourke is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Stamford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2006, following five years at UBS Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, Orourke serves as a director for a family-owned hardware business and is on the board of the Susan Flynn Oncology Nursing Development Program, a nonprofit organization. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a wide range of investment programs and advisory services with both discretionary and non-discretionary management, maintaining custody of client assets while operating its broker-dealer and advisory businesses.

Christine Hartman is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding the Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. She has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2012 and previously spent ten years with HCA, LLC. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that manages approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple wrap and advisory programs.

Jack Kornutik is a CFP® and Series 66-registered financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Prime Capital Financial and has previously worked at UBS Financial Services and Merrill Lynch among other firms. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans through comprehensive asset management and financial planning services. The firm utilizes a range of investment strategies and offers family office services, tax advisory through an affiliated subsidiary, and continuity mechanisms for client relationships.

Steven Cangialosi is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Fieldpoint Private Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, and Morgan Stanley. 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 securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking services.

Elyssia Poland is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, INC., holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and possessing 27 years of industry experience. She has worked at Fairfield County Bancorp since 2004 and Infinex Investments, Inc. since 1999. Outside of her advisory role, she operates a side photography business selling her photographs. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory and planning services, ERISA plan support, and access to alternative investments and lending solutions, operating through a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure with both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Philip Meese is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at CreativeOne Wealth and Retirement in Focus Wealth Management, where he also serves as president. His prior experience includes a role at Slipstream Advisor Marketing. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm utilizes discretionary model portfolios and combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with strategies such as direct indexing and tactical asset allocation.