Fernando Garcia is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has held prior roles at Santander Bank, Wells Fargo, and J.P. Morgan. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm uses an integrated model with proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

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.

Abel Santana is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and Mutual of Omaha. Outside of his advisory work, he coaches youth softball in Passaic, NJ. Citizens Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering both advisory programs and brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program managed in partnership with SigFig and a Managed Account program, alongside commission-based brokerage and other non-discretionary services.

Bryant Mathurin is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Enterprise, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., and Morgan Stanley. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional and high-net-worth private clients. The firm uses strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from affiliated and third-party sub-managers, offering ongoing portfolio management, financial planning support, and custody via third-party custodians.

David Puccia is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC in Ramsey, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 34 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors and Raymond James Financial Services. He serves as a trustee for the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal organization. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets, serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and portfolio management services through both proprietary and third-party solutions.

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 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. She has 28 years of industry experience, including roles at Key Investment Services since 2016 and at KeyBank since 2016. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through a variety of wrap-fee advisory programs, model portfolios, and managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client-directed investment selection supported by non-binding recommendations and ongoing oversight, and operates within the KeyCorp group with affiliations to KeyBank and KeyBanc Capital Markets.

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.

Ah Jin Cho is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citigroup in 2021, he worked nine years at J.P. Morgan Securities. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments and offers a range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with both discretionary and non-discretionary options and leverages its large institutional scale alongside in-house research and market roles.

Ronit Shah is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Hightower Advisors with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower Advisors in 2025, Shah held roles at Drexel University, Alkali Partners, Glenmede, and Vette.io. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. The firm’s advisory approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles and strategies.

Juan Becerra is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC for seven years and Bergenfield Billiards for one year. Becerra holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management through various account structures and employs multiple analytical approaches, operating as a fiduciary when a written advisory agreement is in place.

Avi Jankelovits is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2011. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains unique institutional capabilities including in-house research, swap dealing, and futures commission merchant operations.

Joseph Canciglia is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2014. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Hackensack, NJ. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC manages approximately $110 billion in client assets and serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charities, and municipal clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs, utilizing both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Ashley Bittar is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill and Montclair State University. Outside of finance, she has experience working at Giovanna's Cafe. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services and operates as a registered broker-dealer with capabilities that include securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking services.

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® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. She has previously worked with Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she holds a 49% ownership in a private real estate business. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is a large SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutions. The firm offers a range of fee-based wrap programs, financial planning, and investment management services utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies managed internally and by third parties.

Gehang Schwartz is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF and holds a Series 66 designation. He has three years of industry experience and has worked at firms including UBS Financial Services, Bank of America, Merrill, and TIAA. His background also includes roles in academia at Baruch College and New York City College of Technology. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services from point-in-time planning to ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Chris Naum is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including LPL Financial and Ic Advisory Services. Outside of advising, he is involved in tax preparation and accounting through CHN Life Planning Services LLC and serves as a FINRA arbitrator. He also has roles in mortgage and real estate services. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting with both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements, employing a range of fundamental and technical investment analyses.