Kelly James is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Principal Life Insurance Company and Principal Securities, Inc. in 2026, he worked at New York Life Insurance Company and NYLIFE Securities LLC from 2023 to 2026, and at PRUCO Securities, LLC and Prudential Insurance Company of America from 2021 to 2023. He was also self-employed for ten years before entering the advisory industry. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors and various institutional clients. The firm’s advisory offerings include direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Lawrence Heller is a CFP® professional at Savant Wealth Management with 11 years of industry experience. He previously led Total Management Group Inc dba Heller Wealth Management for 23 years. Outside of advisory services, he is the president and owner of L&B Agency, an insurance brokerage and life insurance agency. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines evidence-based asset allocation with actively managed strategies and maintains affiliated entities providing accounting, legal, and trust services.

Leonard Cohen is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Bellmore, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2010 and is currently associated with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Cohen is also involved in providing disability insurance through Metro DI. Park Avenue Securities serves a wide range of clients, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage and advisory services alongside financial and retirement planning. The firm employs diverse investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports various account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Richard Silvia is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC for a combined 17 years prior to joining Oppenheimer. Outside of his financial advisory role, he serves as president of the Executive Business Association, a networking organization in Long Island, NY. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of programs across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, delivered through both discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Nicholas Minter is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Tuttle Capital Management LLC, where he served as Vice President supporting client-facing operations. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering services such as financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides advice primarily through recommendation-based, non-discretionary arrangements and operates both as an SEC-registered investment adviser and a broker-dealer.

Jack Fiorillo is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience, with prior roles at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, New York Life Insurance Company, and NY LIFE Securities. Before entering the financial industry, he completed his education at Endicott College and worked at The Wheatley School for six years. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and both proprietary and third-party investment advisory programs.

Robert Cogliati II is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. He has been involved in accounting and financial services through C & C Planning Services, Inc., R.P. Cogliati, CPA, PC, and Caminiti & Cogliati, CPAs, LLP since 2000. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, providing a range of advisory programs and services including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers extensive operational, trading, technology, and compliance support while enabling advisors to construct client portfolios from diverse securities and insurance products.

Brian Gabel is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management, serving clients often connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans.

Steven Rivera is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 1991, aside from a recent brief gap in reported tenure. Outside of his advisory role, Rivera is active as a musician, performing percussion in high school musicals and local bands. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC manages approximately $110 billion in client assets and serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients. The firm provides investment advice through a combination of in-house portfolio management and third-party managers, offering a range of brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs.

Michael Appelbaum is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2001 and holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large 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, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs.

Jeffrey Soares is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Melville, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked with Union Financial, Inc. since 2021 and has been with Principal Securities since 2014. Outside of advising, he is involved in selling fixed life insurance, fixed annuities, long-term care insurance, and disability insurance through various carriers. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base that includes individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Joseph Mastronardi is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup since 2011. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various segments, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers a range of investment advisory programs and execution services, utilizing multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with in-house research and specialized market roles.

Enrico Indelicato III is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 10 years of industry experience, including roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in developing Cifico, a web-based software that converts financial spreadsheets into animated visuals. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial and retirement planning. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports various account-level services including lending and donor-advised funds.

Paul Romanello is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 44 years of industry experience. He has worked at Oppenheimer since 2021 and previously held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a wide range of programs and advisory services encompassing equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, using both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches tailored to client objectives.

Charles Scarallo is a CFP® with Wealthspire Advisors in Melville, NY, where he has worked since 2016. He has five years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, he manages CKAS Equipment LLC, a heavy equipment acquisition business involved in a cooperative rental platform. Wealthspire Advisors is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $34.3 billion in assets with about 220 advisors and nearly 9,700 clients. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate, nonprofit, and pension plan clients, employing an institutional-style asset allocation framework with diverse investment vehicles and ongoing client monitoring.

Lisa Chalker is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including Heartland Institute of Financial Education and Revolt Healthcare Alliance. Outside of her advisory role, she owns Family Affair Distributing Inc., a marketing company specializing in promotional products and printing services. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Nicholas Spinella is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 65 and Series 63 designations. He has five years of industry experience and has worked at New York Life Insurance and NYLIFE Securities LLC. His background also includes roles outside the financial sector, such as positions with Adelphi University and the Town of Hempstead. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a variety of program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Michalis Stylianou is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and one year of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he worked in education at North Shore Senior High School and North Shore Middle School and operated Stylianou Accounting for five years. He also attended Adelphi University for four years. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice through multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Shahid Syed is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked with Ameritas and its affiliates since 2008 and is involved in several related business activities, including leadership roles in independent insurance and financial services firms. Syed also participates in strategic growth and planning initiatives with Vista Marketing Partners LLC. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a variety of managed account programs and fee-based management of variable products, supported by an Investment Committee and third-party partners, integrating multiple custodial and execution platforms.

Connor De Graff is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott intermittently since 2021. He also has experience at Temple University and briefly at Fatfish. 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 through brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs, utilizing both in-house and third-party portfolio management.