Christopher Pollina is a CFP® with 29 years of experience in the financial services industry, currently serving at Portfolio Medics, LLC since 2021. He previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company from 2016 to 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates a healthy snacks vending business during evenings and weekends. Portfolio Medics provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized portfolio management combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, with a client focus on retail and small-business relationships.

Jacqueline Mallinson is a financial advisor with Verity Asset Management, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at The Leaders Group DBA Simplicity Investments and Prudential Insurance Company of America. Outside of finance, she operates Jackie’s Craft Room, a crafting business. Verity Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser providing discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial planning services to individual, corporate, institutional clients, and other advisers. The firm employs a model-driven investment process focusing on tactical asset allocation across diverse asset classes and offers both internally managed and third-party manager models.

Paul Lorentzen is a CFP® professional with 32 years of industry experience, currently with B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. since 2020. His prior roles include positions at Cardea Capital Advisors, Liberty Partners Financial Services, and National Asset Management, as well as leadership at Lorentzen & Trifari CPA's, where he served as president. He is also president of Elite Wealth Management, a non-investment-related business. B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. manages approximately $7.03 billion in client assets through 274 advisors, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a broad range of advisory programs and financial planning services, utilizing multiple program structures and both proprietary and third-party asset allocation models.

James Mallinson is a financial advisor at Verity Asset Management with Series 66 credentials. He has one year of industry experience and has held roles at The Leaders Group Inc (DBA Simplicity Investments), Eastern Wholesale Fence, and Bethpage Federal Credit Union among others. Outside of financial services, he is involved with Redhead Marketing Group Inc., where he has been active since 2019. Verity Asset Management is a multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $1.15 billion and serving a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, institutional clients, and other advisers. The firm employs a largely model-based investment process featuring tactical asset allocation across various asset classes and implements both internally managed specialty strategies and third-party models.

James De Lucia is a financial advisor at Prosperity Capital Advisors with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Quest Capital & Risk Management, Inc and C2P Capital Advisory Group, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he was involved with Snapper Inn, LLC from 2020 to 2023. Prosperity Capital Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to a diverse client base including individual investors, corporate clients, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm uses a model-driven, multi-sleeved investment approach featuring core risk-based portfolios, specialized strategies, and access to private and alternative solutions.

Eric Weschke is a financial advisor at Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Kalos Capital for 11 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Advanced Folio Capital Management. Coppell Advisory Solutions, operating as Fusion Investment Advisors, provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages over $1.1 billion in client assets and employs a broad investment toolkit across tailored, discretionary strategies using both fundamental and technical analysis.

Gene Panasenko is a financial advisor at Alexander Capital Wealth Management LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Landolt Securities, Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC, Moloney Securities Co., Inc., Rutenberg Realty, and LPL Financial LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Panasenko operates a YouTube channel where he interviews professionals about their life experiences. Alexander Capital Wealth Management LLC provides portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, primarily through wrap-fee programs. The firm employs a combination of cyclical, technical, and fundamental analysis and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

William Mc Enroe III is a financial advisor at Bison Wealth, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has prior work history that includes roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC and the Center for Wealth Preservation. In addition to his advisory work, Mc Enroe serves as a police officer with the Hempstead Village Police Department and is a board member of The Paige Keely Foundation, a charity focused on raising awareness for Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM). Bison Wealth serves individuals, family offices, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, ERISA retirement plan advice, and a turnkey asset management platform for unaffiliated advisers. The firm emphasizes outcome-focused model portfolios that incorporate both liquid and private-market investments and provides distinctive services such as option-based overlay strategies through affiliated sub-advisers.

Josh Frankel is a financial advisor with Trustmont Advisory Group, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Capital Financial Services, Inc. and American Capital Partners, LLC. Outside of advising, he is involved in providing fixed insurance products through The Princeton Insurance Agency, Inc. Trustmont Advisory Group serves a diverse range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charities, and corporations. The firm applies a long-term investment perspective using multiple public research sources and manages all accounts on a discretionary basis, with approximately $1.3 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2025.

Raymond Menna is a CFP® with 35 years of industry experience, currently serving as CEO and financial advisor at Menna Wealth Planning Group and affiliated with Verity Asset Management. His prior experience includes roles at Planmember Securities Corporation and MUTUAL, INC. / US Retirement Partners. Verity Asset Management is an SEC-registered adviser providing discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial planning services to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm employs a model-driven investment process emphasizing tactical asset allocation across diverse asset classes and offers both internally managed and third-party models.

Marie Madarasz is a financial advisor at Prosperity Capital Advisors with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Cetera Advisor Networks LLC and C2P Capital Advisory Group, LLC before her current roles. Ms. Madarasz is a presenter and educator on tax-related topics for continuing professional education credits and is a co-author of a book available on Amazon. Prosperity Capital Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals, corporate clients, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a model-driven, multi-sleeved investment approach using mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative solutions, and offers institutional and sub-advisory services.

Alan Lichtenstein is a financial advisor with Concorde Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 36 years of industry experience. He has worked at Concorde Asset Management since 2015 and is also involved in residential and commercial real estate sales through Charles Rutenberg Realty. Additionally, he provides continuing professional education credit courses to New York CPAs as an instructor with Alldeb Marketing LLC. Concorde Asset Management serves individual, corporate, and retirement-plan clients by offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm builds individualized portfolios using model-based strategies and proprietary and third-party platforms, and it provides ERISA retirement-plan advisory services and participant advice.

John Corcoran is a financial advisor at Beacon Trust with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Beacon Investment Advisory Services, Inc. since 2015. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and certain business entities. The firm manages approximately $4.3 billion in assets and offers an open-architecture investment platform that includes in-house strategies, separately managed accounts, ETFs, and mutual funds, with a focus on risk diversification and tax-aware management.

John Caffrey Jr. is a CFP® professional with 34 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Composition Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Rosemark Advisors, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Castle Asset Management. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of the AMAC Foundation, where he assists with business planning and financial education. Composition Wealth provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and occasionally options and private funds, managing assets on a discretionary basis.

Luke Morgan is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 27 years of industry experience, including roles at Strategic Financial Tax Planning and Mutual Inc., where he also serves as an insurance agent and tax preparer during tax season. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services primarily to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm’s investment approach centers on a top-down strategic asset allocation framework and the management of risk-based mutual fund portfolios ranging from conservative to aggressive.

Dianne Dittmar is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 35 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Equity Services and National Life since 2012. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in insurance sales, including Medicare Advantage and supplement plans, as well as fixed insurance products covering life, health, disability, and long-term care. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms that utilize third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Edwin Murphy Jr. is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 30 years of industry experience, including a concurrent role at National Life Insurance Co since 1995. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of Edwin J. Murphy Inc., a tax preparation and accounting services business. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, often using third-party asset managers and model portfolios, with a mix of long-term strategies and options for shorter-term trading.

Brandon Mangan is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 credential and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citigroup in 2025, he worked at Bank of America N.A. and Merrill from 2021 to 2024. He also has experience in education and collegiate athletics, having worked at Island Trees High School and Major League Lacrosse. 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 and maintains unique institutional capabilities, including in-house research, security pricing, and roles as a security-based swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Brian Buglino is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 30 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has worked at National Life Group, MML Investors Services, and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. Buglino also sells fixed insurance products through various carriers as an agent with United Financial Alliance. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms and utilizes a mix of third-party asset managers and model portfolios with both long-term and shorter-term strategies.

Angelo Buonomo is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co and Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc, and has operated his own CPA practice focused on personal income tax preparation since 2010. Equity Services, Inc., also known as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, frequently utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios to combine long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading.