John Buffa is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in White Plains, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2017 and previously spent nearly a decade at Morgan Stanley in various capacities, including Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. The firm employs a multi-manager approach with access to affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a range of investment vehicles, serving clients through discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Raymond Leyden is a Series 63-licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Primerica Advisors and has prior experience at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and New York Life Insurance Company. Leyden also serves as a board member for Lansdowne Yonkers. Primerica Advisors 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, financial planning, and investment programs utilizing proprietary and third-party strategies.

Steven Bender is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, where he has worked since 2019. He has 11 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Ameriprise Financial Services and Kestra Investment Services. Outside of his advisory work, Bender is the sole proprietor of Bender & Associates, CPAs, a tax and accounting business, and serves as CFO of IG Fruit, an importer and marketer of fresh fruit. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm serves a broad client base including very large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets.

Jason Horowitz is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Nomura Securities International, Nomura Holding America, and RBC Capital Markets. He is based in New York, NY. Primerica Advisors operates under Park Avenue Securities LLC, serving a broad retail client base with a range of brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports various account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Yoshiki Hirabayashi is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 7 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Citigroup since 2011, including roles at Citibank, N.A. and Citigroup Global Markets. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains significant institutional scale with unique market roles, including functioning as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Marc Ferraiola is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Morgan Stanley, E*TRADE Capital Management LLC, Worden Capital Management LLC, and the University of Buffalo. 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 and provides advisory, execution, custody, and specialized lending services.

Ryan Hayes is a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Rockefeller Financial LLC and LPL Financial. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides financial planning, advisor-managed wrap and non-wrap programs, access to model portfolios and third-party manager solutions, and retirement plan consulting through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Brian McDermott is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Stamford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2009, totaling 17 years at the firm. 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 broad range of programs across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches.

Kent Lucken is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 50% owner of Solvit Capital Partners, LLC, an investment firm focused on private equity, serves on the Board of Directors for the Bastion Institute, a nonprofit organization, and is a member of the International Advisory Board for Equilibrium Global Limited, an international consulting firm. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies supported by internal standards and oversight committees, combining large institutional scale with unique market roles and commercial arrangements.

Michael Gold is a CFP® with 26 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with CWM, LLC and is also the President and CEO of Gold Family Wealth, LLC, where he leads financial planning, business development, marketing, and client services. His previous roles include positions at People's Securities, Inc., Gerstein Fisher, and Wells Fargo Clearing. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a large network of advisors. The firm employs a discretionary portfolio management approach using model portfolios overseen by an in-house Investment Committee and offers a range of services including retirement-plan solutions and access to alternative investments.

Steven Raab is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Fairfield, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic in 2018, he worked at Mbsc Securities Corporation for 10 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member and half-owner of 317 Via Tuscany LLC. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models and operating at a large scale with over 1,200 advisors.

Sydney Moerler is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. Moerler has four years of industry experience, including roles at GE Capital and Wealth Enhancement Group. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets across a large advisor network, using a diversified investment process that blends passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Paul Kiernan is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining CWM, he worked at Gold Family Wealth, LLC and Cruser, Mitchell & Sanchez, LLC. His background also includes roles outside the financial sector, such as work with Lansing Condo Services and Michigan State University. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory services, and retirement-plan solutions, using model portfolios guided by an in-house Investment Committee and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

Daniel Ferrara Jr. is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC, holding the Series 63 designation and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra since 2016 and previously worked at Fusion Financial Group for 16 years. Ferrara is the owner and president of Ferrara Financial, an independent financial planning practice. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Ralph Sessa is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 33 years of industry experience, including multiple tenures at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee for a family trust. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a variety of investment advisory programs.

Marcos Cabral is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a range of 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 and derivatives services.

Brian Ericson is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 18 years of industry experience. He has held his current position since 2014 and carries the Series 66 designation. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs, execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs, with a combination of large institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Sean Akins is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC in White Plains, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at TD Bank N.A., Allstate Insurance Co, LPL Financial, and various insurance agencies. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a girls high school basketball referee for the Capital District Board of Women's Basketball Officials. TD Private Client Wealth LLC offers discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail clients, combining strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Henry Minchin Jr. is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citigroup in 2023, he worked at JPMorgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank from 2017 to 2023, as well as at KCG from 2016 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he is an investor in a real estate venture. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with roles such as swap dealer and futures commission merchant, providing a broad range of advisory, execution, and custody services.

Raymond Williamson Jr. is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs along with broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains unique market roles, including in-house research and acting as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.