Ewa Banach is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research, security pricing, and derivative services.

Lynn Vernillo is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including MERRILL LYNCH from 2007 to 2017, Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC from 2017 to 2020, and ProHealth Cardiology since 2021. Vernillo is based in Garden City, NY. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a 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 plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

William Katz is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Garden City, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors since 1999 and has also worked with Guardian Life Insurance Company since 1992. Katz serves as a trustee for family trusts. Primerica Advisors operates under Park Avenue Securities LLC, serving a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services, utilizing a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms.

Teal Schoonover is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience. She is currently with CWM, LLC and has prior experience at UBS Financial Services, Inc. and several law firms. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of more than 600 advisors. The firm manages discretionary accounts using model portfolios overseen by an internal Investment Committee and offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan solutions.

John Marshall is a CFP® and CFA® with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and has previously worked at Kings Point Capital Management LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting through multiple programs, employing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Richard Schmidt is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) who holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 42 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Eagle Strategies since 2005 and operates under the DBA RSA Financial Group, focusing on selling New York Life products and brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual investors and institutional sponsors, 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 within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Peter Maino is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked with Guardian Life since 2009 and Park Avenue Securities since 2011. Outside of his advisory work, he occasionally provides consulting services in the chemical sector. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a range of proprietary and third-party investment advisory programs.

Wai Chu is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 10 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at World Financial Group, Inc., and involvement with firms such as InheritGuard, LLC and LSPN Pro, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he serves as president of Flics, a business managing bookkeeping and tax responsibilities related to his financial activities, and he connects clients to estate planning attorneys through InheritGuard, LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses, delivering services through a broad advisor network and multiple program platforms. The firm’s investment approach relies mainly on model portfolios and third-party managers, with regulatory assets under management around $1.7 billion.

Christopher Careri is an investment advisor representative with Eagle Strategies, affiliated with New York Life, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2005 and New York Life since 2000, and operates under the business name Premier Asset Solutions Inc. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Helena Lee is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with seven years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at NYLife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2018. Prior to her advisory career, she was a homemaker from 2014 to 2018. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, with a significant portion of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Moishe Zirkind is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Brooklyn, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and four years of industry experience. His career includes roles at NYLife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2021, as well as prior engagements in community and educational organizations. Zirkind also operates Zirkind Financial Strategies LLC, brokering non-registered insurance and property and casualty products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and corporate and charitable clients. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services, focusing largely on non-discretionary asset management within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Anjana Sengupta is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Citigroup since 2018. Prior to that, she was employed by The Prudential Insurance Company of America and PRUCO Securities, LLC from 2015 to 2018. She volunteers part time with Prelude To A Cure Inc., a nonprofit organization. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm utilizes multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with oversight committees to select and monitor investments, combining large institutional scale with specialized market roles.

Marolyn Liang is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with firms including Park Avenue Securities and MML Investors Services. Liang also has a background involving insurance activities outside of her primary role. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage, financial planning, and investment advisory services utilizing proprietary and third-party models.

Joseph O Donnell is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds a Series 66 designation. He has seven years of industry experience, including roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in business planning for a group benefits provider serving a union fund. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services with a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs and financial planning solutions.

Gregory Scheinberg is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 credential and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Tax Favored Solutions, GP Goods LLC, The Integrated, and Ameritas Life Insurance Corp of New York. Outside of advisory work, he is a partner in GP Goods LLC, a retail business that sells products on Amazon. Ameritas Advisory Services provides fee-based investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary programs utilizing in-house and third-party managers, and its platform integrates with Ameritas affiliates to deliver a broad range of investment solutions.

Thomas Cordovano is a CFP® professional with 41 years of industry experience, currently serving at Corient. His prior roles include positions at La Ferla Group LLC and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party managers and uses risk management tools and alternative investments where appropriate.

Thomas Mayas Jr. is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Popular Bank, LPL Financial, and Flagstar Bank N.A. prior to his current role. OSAIC Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans by providing a range of advisory and brokerage services through customized engagements. The firm is notable for its predominantly non-discretionary assets and its dual broker-dealer/adviser status, offering both advisory and brokerage solutions supported by extensive banking and credit union relationships.

Lorena Braunstein is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in Flushing, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at HSBC Securities since 2019 and concurrently serves as a bank officer at HSBC Bank (USA) N.A. Outside of her advisory roles, she owns an organization that promotes advanced education for teachers and educators. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a variety of program types and a risk-profile-based investment process developed with HSBC Global Asset Management, combining discretionary and client-directed portfolio management.

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.

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.