Patrick Ceplenski is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors. Prior to joining Wealthspire in 2026, he worked at The Colony Group, LLC for five years, and also held positions at Wolf & Company, P.C. and Andersen. Wealthspire Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $34.3 billion in assets for nearly 9,700 clients, including individuals, corporate and pension plans, nonprofits, and foundations. The firm employs an institutional-style asset allocation framework using a diversified mix of investment vehicles and provides tailored wealth management and financial planning services supported by centralized due diligence and ongoing monitoring.

Stephen Donella Jr. is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a vestry member on the board of Trinity Episcopal Church and operates as an independent insurance agent. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm combines in-house and external strategists with technology-enabled tools to deliver tailored investment solutions, managing many accounts on a non-discretionary basis.

Harry Zhang is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He currently works at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. and has previously held positions at affiliated entities including Bankers Life Securities, Inc. and Bankers Life & Casualty, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a licensed agent selling life insurance and long-term care policies primarily to clients aged 50 to 75. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, non-discretionary consulting, and retirement plan services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored asset allocations, with ongoing management based on clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Jian Qi is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2016 and also maintains a role at World Financial Group, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Jian Qi is involved in the sales of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a broad advisor network and multiple program platforms, relying on model portfolios and third-party managers to implement its advisory strategies.

Joseph Brida is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations. He has 43 years of industry experience, including long-term roles at Wealth Conservation Group, Inc. and Nylife Securities Inc. Brida has an ownership interest in a racehorse entity, J & B Stables, though he is not actively involved in its management. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base of individual and institutional investors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and offers multiple advisory programs within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

John Maher is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at WealthShield Partners, Ironclad Asset Management, Hawks Acquisition Corp, and Wilmington Trust. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets through a large advisor network and employs a diversified investment process that blends passive and active managers with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Lawrence Papola Jr. is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. He has 10 years of industry experience with prior roles at Guardian Life, U.S. Captive Partners & Associates, Inc., ThinkEquity Insurance Services LLC, and OSAIC. His work includes insurance services related to life, health, annuities, and long-term care outside of Guardian products. 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 offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody/clearing services.

Utkur Zubaydullaev is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Citigroup Global Markets, where he has worked since 2022 and previously held roles within the organization from 2010 to 2013 and 2015 to 2017. Prior to his current tenure, he was self-employed and also involved with EXTENDED Travel. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs, leveraging internal oversight and a broad selection of investment vehicles.

James Toner is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2015. Toner serves on the financial committee of the West Babylon Alumni Association, where he contributes to scholarship funding decisions. 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, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Anthony Larocca is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Williston Park, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Money Concepts Capital Corp since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, Larocca is president of a company focused on sales and marketing of insurer-related products including health, disability, and long-term care insurance, and he also works as a business consultant during non-securities hours. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a range of managed programs and portfolio strategies, combining model portfolios, IAR-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers to serve approximately 14,700 clients with around $3.33 billion in assets under management.

Sara Ashmawy is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. She is associated with Pinnacle Strategies, Inc. and brokering non-registered insurance products through outside carriers. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a substantial asset base primarily on a non-discretionary basis through an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Andres Fernandez Salvador is a CFP® and Series 66-registered financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He currently works at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and previously held roles at Kings Point Capital Management LLC and Charles Schwab. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and research that includes quantitative and fundamental analysis.

Kenneth Lynn is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab and Kings Point Capital Management LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active managers, supported by an internal Investment Committee, and offers a range of financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting services.

Michael Bongiorno is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at New York Life. His background also includes roles in education at Farmingdale State College and a high school for career and technical education. Wealthspire Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $34.3 billion in assets for nearly 9,700 clients, including individuals, institutions, and nonprofits. The firm employs an institutional-style asset allocation framework and offers a range of wealth management and financial planning services tailored to client needs.

Christopher Lane is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and operates at a large institutional scale with various specialized market roles and commercial arrangements.

Brian Mirman is a Series 66-registered financial advisor at Corient with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Corient in 2025, he worked at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC, James Pruitt, Prudential, and ThinkEquity LLC. Outside of financial services, he has experience mentoring through the Kelley to Kelley Mentoring Program and has worked in the food service industry. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party managers and utilizes risk management tools and alternative investments where appropriate.

Ankur Manchanda is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience, currently serving at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC. He has been affiliated with both Hornor Townsend & Kent and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2010. Manchanda is also involved in insurance sales and financial services through his roles in Ankur Manchanda, LLC and Q6 Group, LLC. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by providing advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer, managing discretionary and non-discretionary assets for a broad client base.

Candida Hinton is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has 15 years of industry experience, including roles at Milbank LLP and ArentFox Schiff LLP, and has been involved with New York State of Health, the Official Health Plan Marketplace, as well as serving as a New York Notary Public. Outside of her advisory work, she is the sole proprietor of Sparks Fly, an author business established in 1995. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a combination of fee-based advisory programs and commission-based brokerage products, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment models with discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Jeremy Young is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and over 32 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA and TIAA-CREF since 1997 in Melville, NY. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management, including customized portfolio options and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

C Risque Downes is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Merrill for 19 years before joining Citizens Securities in 2024. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans. The firm offers investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services, including a digital advisory program that uses proprietary algorithms to recommend ETF-based portfolios.