Thomas Zippilli is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in Brooklyn, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked with HSBC Bank USA N.A. since 2014 and has been with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he is an owner of a rental property. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. provides managed account programs for individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering both client-directed and fully discretionary options. The firm uses a model-driven investment process combined with due diligence from affiliated global asset management teams, serving a diverse client base through various program types.

Kevin Charos is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2001. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a co-executor of a will and manages a family limited partnership for estate tax purposes. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a 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, estates, and institutions, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs with a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Yong Lin is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Aetna, Emerson Reid, and Wfgia, alongside his longstanding position at Transamerica Financial Advisors. He is also the owner of Lin Family Dynasty Inc. Outside of investment advisory, Lin assists clients with health insurance enrollment through affiliated firms. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to deliver advisory services through a large network of advisors and multiple program platforms.

Joslain Joseph is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. with 19 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2016. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering a variety of advisory programs such as discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and retirement services. The firm employs diverse investment approaches tailored to different programs and advisors, managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets as of December 31, 2025.

Qiaoping Ren is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Brooklyn, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 13 years of industry experience. He has worked with Nylife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, Ren is a partner in a commercial real estate venture. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and plan sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services with a focus on tailored, primarily non-discretionary solutions.

Michael Schwartz is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 2009. Outside of his primary roles, he operates Schwartz Planning Group, LLC, through which he manages his own advisory business. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs involving both proprietary and third-party models.

Joseph Falisi is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has held managing roles at Independent Financial Solutions and Mulberry Lane Advisors, where he focuses on life insurance, annuities, and personalized Social Security claiming strategies. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans, offering fee-based asset management and retirement-plan advisory through a range of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.

Gonzalo Yubi is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 10 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Fidelity Investments, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Charles Schwab. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through various client-directed and discretionary investment options. The firm employs a multi-profile investment process supported by global asset management and fund due diligence teams, with a notable focus on client-directed, non-discretionary portfolios.

James Mcateer is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Mass Mutual Investors Services. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales, marketing and servicing disability income policies. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers a range of advisory platforms, incorporating long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Michael Soroko is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at MML Investors Services and MassMutual. Soroko is a co-owner of Emeritus Wealth, LLC, a business entity for tax and investment purposes. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a broad range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to sponsored advisory programs, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support clients and advisors.

Thomas Bauman is a CFP® and ChFC® with 36 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors in Lafayette, NJ. He has held positions at Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities over multiple periods since 2013. Bauman also engages in selling insurance products from companies other than Guardian Life and Berkshire Life. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial and business consulting. The firm utilizes a variety of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and platforms, managing approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management with a network of over 1,900 investment adviser representatives.

Vincent Acierno is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Equity Services and NL Financial Alliance/National Life Insurance since 2011. He is also the owner of Integrity Consultants LLC, which focuses on life insurance commissions. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm combines long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specializes in advisory programs administered through a network of investment adviser representatives.

Gina Kletter is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Merrill and RBC Wealth Management. She serves on the board of directors for her personal residence homeowners association, assisting with community involvement and social affairs. Janney Montgomery Scott is a dually registered broker-dealer and investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm provides a range of services to individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, delivering investment advice through in-house and third-party portfolio management across multiple wrap programs and unified managed accounts.

Anubhav Bhatyal is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, ICICI Bank, Ernst & Young LLP, and IL&FS Financial Services. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans. The firm offers investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services, with advisory offerings such as a digital advisory program managed in partnership with SigFig and a Managed Account program.

Brian Mccarthy is a CFP® certificant with 20 years of industry experience. He currently works at Equity Services, Inc. and has held prior roles at firms including Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he is co-authoring a children’s book planned for self-publication. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms often utilizing third-party asset managers and combines long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Parimal Patel is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience, currently serving as an advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC. He has worked with Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and Hornor, Townsend & Kent since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, Patel is involved in multi-line insurance brokerage activities, including investment-related life, health, and annuity sales. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both advisory and broker-dealer services, managing significant discretionary and non-discretionary assets while employing a network of third-party asset managers under a comprehensive supervisory framework.

Sebastian Pepe is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Staten Island, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has two years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at PillRx Pharmacy and The Home Depot. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers tailored recommendations through multiple program types and manages a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis, operating within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Marcia Paltenstein is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC since 2022. Prior to joining Cerity Partners, she worked at Round Table Services, LLC for 19 years. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has a financial interest in P Shares LLC, a private investment entity. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $126.9 billion in client assets, serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers customized portfolios emphasizing diversified asset allocation and provides a range of services including investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Charles Blatz is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. in Red Bank, NJ, holding a Series 63 designation and 46 years of industry experience. He has been with Benjamin F. Edwards since 2012. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting through fee-based wrap programs and employs both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies managed internally and by third parties.

Keith Woetzel is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise and in academic roles at the University at Buffalo and Lehigh University. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio solution that uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and invests via approved model strategies with annual rebalancing.