John Kortze IV is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Raymond James Financial Services and Wells Fargo Advisors. Kortze serves as treasurer for the Newtown Volunteer Ambulance in Newtown, CT. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering investment advisory, financial planning, pension consulting, and managed account programs.

Matthew Jorgensen is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior roles include positions at First Republic Investment Management, Morgan Stanley, and Summit Financial Resources. 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 discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer providing an integrated range of investment and placement services.

Cary Kortze is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Steward Partners Investment Solutions, Raymond James Financial Services, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Kortze is a partner in Kortze Brothers Wealth Management Group and serves as an insurance agent with Steward Partners Global Advisory. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services along with portfolio management through various Steward Partners-branded and third-party solutions.

Christopher Alexis is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup since 2007 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of rental properties, which he manages with limited time outside of securities trading hours. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains in-house research, acting also as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Gerard Zopfi Jr. is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He has been with Wealth Enhancement Group and its advisory affiliate since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he provides tax preparation and consulting services through Wealth Enhancement Tax and Consulting Services. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services manages over $122 billion in assets and offers financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a diversified investment approach blending passive and active strategies, supported by an internal Investment Committee and a range of implementation tools and services.

Steven Wilson is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Guardian Life since 2011 and also operates his own CPA and CFA tax return preparation and consulting business. Additionally, he has been affiliated with Fordham University since 2007. Guardian Life’s Park Avenue® Wealth Management provides 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 offers a range of financial planning, consulting, and proprietary investment solutions.

Andrew Derenzi is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at JPMorgan Securities, LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. for nine years, as well as Oppenheimer for three years. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services, emphasizing long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction using a blend of active and passive strategies and a range of specialized investment tools.

Brian Marshall is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His prior roles include positions at The Colony Group, LLC, GYL Financial Synergies, LLC, Resnick Investment Advisors, LLC, and Merrill. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services, employing an investment approach that blends active and passive strategies through a framework of enhanced open architecture. The firm offers a broad range of services including financial and tax planning, family office support, and access to private and registered pooled investment vehicles.

Shane Kelly is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc, Commonwealth Financial Network, and NFP Advisor Services. 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 plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, providing investment advice through a combination of in-house portfolio management and third-party managers across various advisory programs.

Michael Beloff is a CFP® and ChFC® with 24 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently an advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd, having joined in 2024, and has held previous roles at LPL Financial, Mass Mutual Investors Services, METLIFE Securities, Morgan Stanley, and UBS Financial Services. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser with approximately 379 advisors managing about $18.6 billion in assets, serving a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm employs an open-architecture model that integrates multiple third-party platforms and managers, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management tailored to client goals.

Anthony Adamo is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 30 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 wide range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with oversight committees to select and monitor managers, and it operates with large institutional scale including roles as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Gianni Dimeglio is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with William Blair, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to this, he spent nine years at TD Bank, N.A. and TD Private Client Wealth LLC. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across multiple asset classes and provides access to proprietary models, third-party sub-managers, and private investment opportunities.

Timothy Drinkall is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and six years of industry experience. He previously worked at Essentia Analytics, Dauntless Management, Clear Harbor Asset Management, and Morgan Stanley. He also serves as an adjunct professor at Fairfield University, teaching Principles of Investing. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a broad range of investment and retirement services delivered on discretionary and non-discretionary bases, with oversight processes that include asset custody and suitability reviews.

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.

Daniel Leskowitz is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Barclays. His other business activities include fixed insurance sales conducted during business hours. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform that includes managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Raymond Leyden is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at firms including Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and New York Life Insurance Company. Leyden serves as a board member for Lansdowne Yonkers. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of Guardian Life, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management solutions supported by proprietary and third-party platforms.

Steven Bender is a CFP® professional with 11 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently serves at Kestra Advisory and has previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, Bender is the sole proprietor of Bender & Associates, CPAs, a tax and accounting firm, 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 clients and plan sponsors, offering services that include fiduciary consulting, plan design, compliance testing, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a diverse client base that includes sovereign wealth funds and other large institutional investors.

Jason Horowitz is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Nomura Securities International, Nomura Holding America, and RBC Capital Markets. Guardian Life’s Park Avenue Wealth Management offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and provides access to proprietary and third-party advisory solutions.

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.

Matthew Griffin is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. The firm serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution services. Citigroup Global Markets combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research, derivatives services, and customized solutions for very large clients.