Sam Kaplan is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Kestra Advisory and has three years of industry experience. He is also the president of Sam H. Kaplan Management Consultants, an accounting consulting firm he has led since 2014. Prior to joining Kestra Advisory in 2023, Kaplan managed his consulting business starting in 2013. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, including large plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of services such as fiduciary consulting, vendor benchmarking, plan design, and discretionary investment management, serving a diverse client base that includes sovereign wealth funds.

Dylan Kolarcik is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 10 years of industry experience and has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he owns a tax preparation business and works occasionally as a bartender. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors including sovereign wealth funds.

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.

Peter Gawreluk is a CFP® professional with 31 years of industry experience, currently with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2015. He is also the owner of Personal Planning Inc., operating as Capital Financial Planning, and conducts fixed insurance sales under the same name. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and managing approximately $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a wide range of adviser support services, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody and clearing services.

Steven Rivera is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 1991. Outside of his advisory role, Rivera is active as a musician, performing percussion for local high school musicals and serving as vice president and musician for a regional band. 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 diverse client base, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs supported by both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

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.

Enrico Indelicato III is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 11 years of industry experience, including roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Cifico, a web-based software that converts financial spreadsheets into simple moving animations. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and offers a range of financial planning and consulting services tailored to client needs.

Paul Romanello is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 44 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing for five years before joining Oppenheimer in 2021. 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 and services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and retirement planning.

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.

Nicholas Spinella is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Melville, NY, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and five years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance. He has also been involved in local government and university environments, having worked with the Town of Hempstead and Adelphi University. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis, operating within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

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 over 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and has extensive experience with related entities, including MirQuest Financial, LLC and Ameritas Life Insurance. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of MirQuest Financial, LLC and executive director of MirQuest Insurance Services, LLC, where he is involved in agent recruitment, training, and business planning. 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 uses a range of portfolio management strategies and investment products across multiple platforms, supported by a corporate structure that includes affiliated broker-dealer and insurance entities.

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.

Paul Serie is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Stratos Wealth Partners and LPL Financial since 2022 and previously spent 12 years at TIAA-CREF. He serves on the board of the nonprofit Mt Olivet Cemetery. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser with approximately 379 advisors and $18.6 billion in assets under management, serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm employs an open-architecture model with affiliated and third-party platforms, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and outsourced CIO solutions.

Anthony Amalfitano is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 34 years of industry experience. Prior to joining VOYA in 2014, he has been self-employed as a tax preparer since 1985. Additionally, he is active as an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance sales and life insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management through a large network of representatives and utilizes a combination of in-house and external strategies supported by technology-enabled tools.

Craig Moss is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank for over a decade prior to joining Janney Montgomery Scott. 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 diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plans, and offers a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Daniel Wendt is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Voya, he worked at Oakfield-Alabama and held positions in education, nutrition, and government security. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a men's assistant ice hockey coach at SUNY Erie Community College. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a combination of in-house and third-party strategies through both advisory and broker-dealer channels, with a focus on client-directed investment decisions supported by technology-enabled tools.

Joel Greenberg is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Melville, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life and its related entities since 2009 and also operates B & B Financial Services since 2000. In addition to his advisory work, he sells non-Guardian Health and Term Insurance to clients. Guardian Life's Park Avenue Wealth Management offers brokerage and advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides tailored financial planning and investment management through a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, supported by proprietary programs and third-party platforms.

Evan Tepper is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Guardian Life since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he sells fixed annuities independently. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, offers brokerage and advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides tailored client solutions through a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, supported by proprietary programs and third-party platforms.