Alphonso Brown is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and five years of industry experience. He previously spent 30 years at Morgan Stanley and also worked at New York Life and NYLIFE Securities. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and military personnel abroad. The firm’s advisory services emphasize direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Hannah Melandro is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Lincoln Investment, where she has worked since 2025. She has one year of industry experience. In addition to her advisory role, Melandro teaches business education for grades 7-12 at Sayville Public Schools and creates and sells digital teaching resources. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, 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 and research team.

William Oppenheim Jr. is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 47 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. from 2001 to 2008 before joining Oppenheimer in 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee or co-trustee for numerous family trusts and is involved with the Franklin Memorial/Farmington Hospital Finance Committee. 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 range of advisory programs across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, with both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Daniel Elmlinger is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2004. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning, discretionary managed accounts, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing portfolio management, including customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policies.

Stephen Mincone is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory Services, LLC and Coastline Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2019. Prior to that, he was with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. from 2015 to 2019. Mincone is the founder and owner of Mincone Wealth Strategies, LLC. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and use of multiple management platforms. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves clients including large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Eloy Nava is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 1996 and is also involved with Nava Stamp Company, a business he has operated since 2000. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a variety of advisory programs and services. The firm provides technology, trading, compliance, and practice-management support while allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction and access to managed model portfolios through its Investment Management and Research team.

Vincent Cagnina is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has eight years of industry experience, including roles at Kingswood Wealth Advisors, Northwestern Mutual, and Raymond James Financial Services. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in health insurance brokerage through PGP. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base with both brokerage and advisory services, offering financial planning, retirement consulting, and business consulting. The firm employs a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types and supports lending and tax-efficient features.

David Griffith is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners in Stamford, CT, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Independent Financial Partners, he worked at Equitable Advisors for two years and has experience in the hospitality and education sectors. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients, with a notable emphasis on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.

Kevin Filosa is an associate advisor at Kestra Advisory with 37 years of industry experience. He previously worked for American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. for 10 years before joining Kestra in 2024. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in the sale of timber through a lumber company in Brooklyn. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad mix of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and uses multiple management platforms to serve a diverse client base, including large institutional investors.

Pascal Lanotte is a CFP® professional with 33 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and Full Spectrum Financial Solutions. He previously worked for Securities America Advisors, Inc. for over two decades. Lanotte also engages in fixed insurance sales as a secondary business activity. Commonwealth Financial Network is a national registered investment adviser supporting approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operations, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, enabling advisors to offer customized portfolio solutions to their clients.

Lawrence Keller is a CFP® and ChFC® with 34 years of industry experience. He is currently associated with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, where he has held roles since 2003 and 2004 respectively. Outside of his advisory work, he engages in professional public speaking on insurance topics and maintains an outside business in disability, life, and medical insurance. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types and supports lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Paul Kim is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2017 and previously at National Planning Corporation from 2011 to 2017. Kim is also involved with Paris International Corp, where he has been active since 2010. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and support services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting, while offering advisors discretion to construct portfolios using various securities and insurance products.

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 eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior work includes roles at National Life Group, Equitable Advisors, LLC, and Primerica Advisors, among others. Outside of his advisory work, he has been a sales associate at 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 employs multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers, blending long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches.

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 financial advisor at Oppenheimer with seven years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His prior work history includes positions at Pruco Securities, Prudential Insurance, Bank of America, Merrill, Charles Schwab, and TD Ameritrade. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment programs and advisory services using both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches and maintains custody of client assets while operating its broker-dealer and advisory businesses.

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.