William Sidari is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC and related entities since 2022. Prior to his financial advisory career, he worked at Reliant Medical Group and UPS and was employed by Colgate University and local public schools in educational roles. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing investment advisory, financial planning, pension consulting, and managed account services.

Justin Perrotta is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior work experience at JP Morgan Chase and Tufts University. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a manager selection approach and multi-manager solutions that include proprietary research and access to various investment vehicles.

Stephen Lierman is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, LLC, MML Investors Services, and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset management programs.

Howard Hirsch is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Boca Raton, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2009. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering advisory and brokerage services such as investment management, consulting, and retirement services. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation with a variety of investment products and acts as a qualified custodian for client assets.

Michael Alexander is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation, as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His work history includes positions at Holbrook Wealth Advisors, LPL Financial, US Financial Advisors, and Kolbrenner & Alexander, LLC. Outside of advising, he is involved in tax preparation and general accounting through Kolbrenner & Alexander, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a range of advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors, who typically provide advice under Commonwealth’s supervision.

Harrison Wall is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with four years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Fidelity Investments, and ParsonsKellogg. 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 unique market roles, including functioning as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

William Tuck is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners in Stamford, CT. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has three years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Independent Financial Partners, he worked at Equitable Advisors and American Portfolios Financial Services. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients, and offers both decentralized investment strategies and centralized asset management options.

Dylan Curran is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation and Altium Wealth Management. His career includes roles at Hightower Altium Holding, LLC prior to joining Hightower Advisors. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and corporations. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles.

Vikram Kumar is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC and holds a Series 66 credential. He has three years of industry experience, including prior roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities, Bank of America N.A., and Morgan Stanley. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail clients, using a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Jacqueline Steczkowski is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at firms including Napatree Capital LLC, The Leaders Group Inc, Essex Financial Services, People's United Advisors, People's Securities, and Fidelity Investments. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach focused on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and utilizes a range of implementation options such as ETFs, mutual funds, separate accounts, and direct indexing.

Patrick Lennon Jr. is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Lennon Associates II, LLC, a business entity for tax and investment purposes. Private Advisor Group, LLC manages over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset management programs and separately managed account strategies.

Ivan Watanabe is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. His work history includes multiple roles at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 2013. He serves as a board member of the Holy Cross Alumni Association, which organizes alumni events and professional gatherings. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser and subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. The firm provides brokerage, financial planning, and investment advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charities, and corporations.

Lilwyn Dyer is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. She has 23 years of industry experience, including roles at Nylife Securities and New York Life Insurance since 2001. Her other business activities include serving as an insurance broker for non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services emphasizing tailored recommendations and operates primarily on a non-discretionary asset management basis.

Patricia Linekin is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 28 years of industry experience. She has worked at Key Investment Services LLC since 2016 and also maintains a role with KeyBank. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various advisory programs including wrap-fee, model portfolios, separately managed accounts, and unified managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client-directed investment model selection combined with ongoing monitoring and due diligence of third-party advisory products, and operates within the KeyCorp group with affiliated banking and capital markets relationships.

Burke Anderson is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Citigroup since 2017, following a four-year tenure at Goldman Sachs & Co. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains institutional-scale operations including in-house research, security pricing, and roles as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Marc Defeo is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 27 years of industry experience. He 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, often serving clients with prior TIAA-administered employer retirement plan relationships. The firm provides planning services that conclude at delivery as well as ongoing discretionary management through various managed account programs and serves as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Anthony Lafranca is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation in Irvington, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with PlanMember since 2010. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans and offering a range of risk-based mutual fund portfolios supported by participant education and personalized retirement planning.

Christopher Sosa is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner since 2021. His prior roles include positions at Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. and Edelman Financial Services, LLC. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal team and third-party managers, with specialized capabilities in tax integration and administrative CFO services.

Michael Collins is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Citi since 2012 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, including derivatives and futures services.

Chryssanthe Detroyer is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience. She is currently with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc., where she has worked since 2026. Prior to this, she spent 17 years at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company provides investment advice and related services to individual, retirement plan, trust, estate, and corporate clients, offering a range of model-based and customized investment strategies. The firm combines advisory and broker-dealer services with in-house trading and diverse financial offerings.