Richard Adler is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 63 designation and 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kestra Advisory Services, Kestra Investment Services, and Fusion Financial Group. He has also maintained a long-standing association with Kass & Jaffe CPAs since 1982. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform with managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services, implementing portfolios through internal models or third-party platforms.

Scott Coopersmith is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked at American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. for 11 years before joining Commonwealth and SDA Wealth Strategies, LLC in 2023. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in tax preparation and divorce planning through several private entities he owns. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and support services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, while enabling affiliated advisors to operate under their own brands.

Richard Elliott is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 16 years of industry experience, including roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he is a mortgage broker and occasionally pursues compensated musical activities. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, offering proprietary and third-party investment programs alongside financial and retirement planning. The firm manages approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management and supports a range of investment strategies and account-level services.

Adrienne Alexander is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience. She is currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and has prior experience at Holbrook Wealth Advisors and US Wealth Greenwich. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm provides a variety of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, while offering operational and technological support to its affiliated advisors.

James Dowling is a CFP® and ChFC® with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently with Hightower Advisors and has prior experience at MassMutual Insurance Co. and Altium Wealth Management. Dowling is also licensed to sell insurance products through MassMutual. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering access to discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting.

Leonedas Kalamaras is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA and TIAA-CREF since 2012. 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 serves clients often connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

M Jonathan Adler is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Co, and Strategies for Wealth since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in the sale of group medical insurance and serves as a power of attorney in trust-related family matters. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage and advisory services alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a range of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports various account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Donovan Williams is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) and holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. He has 25 years of industry experience, with prior roles at Bank of America, Merrill, Citigroup, Prudential, David Lerner Associates, and Ernst & Young. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Richard Austin is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Valhalla, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes 19 years at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation and ongoing roles with Integrated Wealth Concepts and LPL Financial. Integrated Wealth Concepts 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, emphasizing customized portfolios with a long-term approach and oversight of third-party asset managers.

William Oppenheim Jr. is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 47 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2008. His credentials include Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as trustee and managing member for multiple family and charitable trusts and has involvement with nonprofit finance committees. Oppenheimer serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, 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’s investment approach includes strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing, with approximately $36.7 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2025.

Gaetano Carillo is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments with discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning, as well as family office services. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of portfolio implementation options including low-cost ETFs, separate account managers, and private funds.

Daniel Elmlinger is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2004. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning, discretionary managed accounts, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing portfolio management, including customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policies.

Eloy Nava is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 1996 and is also involved with Nava Stamp Company, a business he has operated since 2000. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a variety of advisory programs and services. The firm provides technology, trading, compliance, and practice-management support while allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction and access to managed model portfolios through its Investment Management and Research team.

Mark Renna is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Citigroup since 2014. 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 utilizes multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with both discretionary and non-discretionary options, supported by in-house research and specialized market roles.

Shaun Flegal is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. in New York, NY. Prior to joining Schwab, he spent 10 years at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, utilizing standard asset allocation models and Schwab research tools. The firm conducts annual financial reviews and provides investment recommendations but leaves final trading decisions to clients, operating as an internal advisory unit within the Charles Schwab ecosystem.

David Griffith is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners in Stamford, CT, holding a Series 66 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Independent Financial Partners, he worked at Equitable Advisors for two years. Outside of finance, he has experience managing hospitality venues, including the 88 Keys Piano Bar and Cafe and the Mayflower Inn and Spa. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm supports a decentralized advisory model and is notable for its formal retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting capabilities.

Joseph Gonzalez is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and six years of industry experience. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., and also spent four years at Lehman College. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains large-scale institutional capabilities alongside unique market roles, including acting as a security-based swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Cayman Wills is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Citigroup Global Markets and has previously worked at JPMorgan Securities LLC and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. during his career. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a range of segments including workplace, high-net-worth, and ultra-high-net-worth clients. The firm offers multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through various advisory programs and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles such as swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Grady Powers is an advisor with Hightower Advisors holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations. He has been in the industry since 2023 and has held roles at several firms and organizations, including RPA Advisors LLC and Quinnipiac University. Outside of his advisory work, he has experience with Fresh Prints LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach centers on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research and a variety of investment vehicles.

Robert Zigmond is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with six years of industry experience. He has held positions within various divisions of PNC since 2018 and previously worked at The Vanguard Group. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a digital discretionary model account available by invitation to employees, which uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and approved investment strategies.