Vincent Cagnina is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kingswood Wealth Advisors, Northwestern Mutual, Raymond James Financial Services, and various divisions of Guardian Life. He is also involved in health insurance brokerage through PGP. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and provides access to proprietary programs, third-party solutions, and insurance products through its established relationship with Guardian Life.

Lawrence Keller is a CFP® and ChFC® with 34 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, where he has worked in various capacities since 2003. Outside of his advisory role, he engages in professional public speaking on insurance topics, including disability and life insurance. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers tailored financial planning and investment solutions through a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies.

Gina Martinez is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and bringing 24 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower in 2020, she worked with United Asset Strategies, Eagle Strategies, New York Life Insurance Company, and NYLife Securities. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a spin instructor at Gold’s Gym. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors such as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s approach emphasizes multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers with a range of investment strategies and operational features tailored to complex portfolios.

Robert Gallo is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as various institutional clients. The firm offers a distinct advisory model separating one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Bruce Somer is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 32 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Citigroup Global Markets. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 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, corporate and retirement plans, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs.

Howard Mascoe Jr. is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. Prior to joining Equity Services, he worked at National Life Group and Equitable Advisors, LLC, among other firms. Outside of financial advising, he has experience as a sales associate with Venus Et Fleur. Equity Services, Inc., operating 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 utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios, and combines long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading.

Marc Scharf is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Advisory Services Network, LLC for three years before joining Private Advisor Group in 2018. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Scharf consults for the National Network of Accountants and Independent Captive Associates, focusing on investment advisory revenue streams and business development. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model that includes access to proprietary and third-party managed account solutions and utilizes multiple investment strategies implemented through a variety of platforms and portfolio managers.

Kyle Codey is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. He has previously worked at firms including Pruco Securities, Prudential Insurance, Bank of America, Merrill, Charles Schwab, and TD Ameritrade. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, including high net worth clients, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of advisory programs across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, with both discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Jeffrey Damasco is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he is a silent investor in a startup business called Dynamics Tournaments. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal oversight and combines large institutional scale with distinctive market roles and commercial arrangements.

Boaz Pierre is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. He has 10 years of industry experience, including roles at Nylife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. In addition to his advisory work, he is an independent contractor appointed with outside carriers to broker non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, managing the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

James Venetos is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 47 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and J.P. Morgan Securities. 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, financial planning, and consulting services and operates as a registered broker-dealer, providing access to securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking services through a consolidated investment platform.

Christopher Ferrara is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 65 and Series 66 designations and 26 years of industry experience. He has worked with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and Kestra Investment Services since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Bradford Solutions, Inc., a company involved in financial and tax reporting, and acts as a commissioned salesperson for Bartow Insurance Agency. Kestra Advisory provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a wide range of institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.

Lawrence Wilkes is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 57 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2012. His prior experience includes roles at UBS Financial Services and Citigroup Global Markets. Wilkes serves as a trustee of Temple Shalom and manages personal and family trusts. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of investment and consulting services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, with both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Vincent Tamburello is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Lincoln Investment since 2023. In addition to his advisory role, he is a discovery team member at The Campbell Law Group, P.A., where he conducts discovery for legal clients and firm marketing. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC serves a broad client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and advisor-led consulting, supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team that designs model portfolios and adaptive investment strategies.

Jason Wein is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent Inc and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2010. Outside of advisory work, he serves as treasurer for the Bethel Bombers, a nonprofit organization focused on youth baseball coaching and fundraising. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a network of advisors, offering financial planning, advisory programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both as an SEC-registered adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer, incorporating third-party asset manager relationships and discretionary and non-discretionary account options.

Kyle Sanger is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including National Life Group and Equitable Advisors. Outside of finance, he maintains involvement with Solar Dad and Sons, a business he has been connected to for over ten years. Equity Services, Inc., also known as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to a range of clients including individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, utilizing third-party asset managers and combines long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading.

Michael Liguori is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 30 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with firms including Ameriprise Financial Services, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Chase Investment Services. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in the sale of life, disability, annuities, health, long-term care, dental, Medicare, and medical insurance products. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charities, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various adviser and promoter arrangements.

Albert Murad is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Oppenheimer since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the treasurer of a networking group. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a broad client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of programs and advisory services spanning equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, with both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Scott Schneeberger is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Oppenheimer since 2008 and at CIBC since 2006. Schneeberger is based in Darien, CT, and holds a Series 63 license. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a wide range of investment programs and advisory services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Timothy Smith is a Series 66–licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He currently works at Key Investment Services LLC and has previously held roles at several First Command entities and the Camuto Group. Key Investment Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser and wrap-fee program sponsor offering portfolio management and model-based advisory products to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and institutional plan clients through a large network of financial professionals. The firm employs a multi-provider model and offers several wrap programs with custodial and trade execution services, integrating capabilities from KeyCorp affiliates.