William Gold is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at multiple entities within the Steward Partners organization since 2017, as well as roles outside the financial sector including positions at Indeed.com and Hardwork Communications. 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 and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory, financial planning, and managed account services through both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management options.

Dean Dipierro is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, holding a Series 63 designation and 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Lincoln Financial Advisors, LPL Financial, and Ameritas Investment Corp. He is also the owner and president of Great Helm Corp. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers comprehensive services including fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Mark Verity is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners in Stamford, CT, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Equitable Advisors LLC and Prudential-related entities. He is also the owner of FirstRise Investments, where he is actively involved in trading activities. Independent Financial Partners is an enterprise firm with a nationwide network of approximately 261 independent advisors, serving a diverse client base including individuals, charities, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers a decentralized advisory model with a notable focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.

Jeffrey Rockwell is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Commonwealth and Cedar Financial Services since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Cedar Financial Service, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform, including managed account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

William Sidari is a CFP® certified financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with four years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Steward Partners affiliates since 2022, as well as prior work at Reliant Medical Group and UPS. He also has experience in education, having worked at Colgate University and in public schools. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services through customized portfolio management and third-party strategies.

Justin Perrotta is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior work experience at JP Morgan Chase and Tufts University. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a manager selection approach and multi-manager solutions that include proprietary research and access to various investment vehicles.

Stephen Lierman is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, LLC, MML Investors Services, and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset management programs.

Howard Hirsch is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Boca Raton, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2009. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering advisory and brokerage services such as investment management, consulting, and retirement services. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation with a variety of investment products and acts as a qualified custodian for client assets.

Michael Alexander is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation, as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His work history includes positions at Holbrook Wealth Advisors, LPL Financial, US Financial Advisors, and Kolbrenner & Alexander, LLC. Outside of advising, he is involved in tax preparation and general accounting through Kolbrenner & Alexander, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a range of advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors, who typically provide advice under Commonwealth’s supervision.

Harrison Wall is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with four years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Fidelity Investments, and ParsonsKellogg. 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 unique market roles, including functioning as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

William Tuck is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners in Stamford, CT. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has three years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Independent Financial Partners, he worked at Equitable Advisors and American Portfolios Financial Services. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients, and offers both decentralized investment strategies and centralized asset management options.

Dylan Curran is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation and Altium Wealth Management. His career includes roles at Hightower Altium Holding, LLC prior to joining Hightower Advisors. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and corporations. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles.

Vikram Kumar is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC and holds a Series 66 credential. He has three years of industry experience, including prior roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities, Bank of America N.A., and Morgan Stanley. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail clients, using a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Jacqueline Steczkowski is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Her prior roles include positions at Napatree Capital LLC, People's United Advisors, and Fidelity Investments. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach using low-cost ETFs, index funds, and separate account managers, and provides additional services including retirement plan consulting and charitable advisory.

Ivan Watanabe is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. His work history includes multiple roles at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 2013. He serves as a board member of the Holy Cross Alumni Association, which organizes alumni events and professional gatherings. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser and subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. The firm provides brokerage, financial planning, and investment advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charities, and corporations.

Lilwyn Dyer is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. She has 23 years of industry experience, including roles at Nylife Securities and New York Life Insurance since 2001. Her other business activities include serving as an insurance broker for non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services emphasizing tailored recommendations and operates primarily on a non-discretionary asset management basis.

Burke Anderson is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Citigroup since 2017, following a four-year tenure at Goldman Sachs & Co. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains institutional-scale operations including in-house research, security pricing, and roles as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Ronit Shah is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Hightower Advisors with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower Advisors in 2025, Shah held roles at Drexel University, Alkali Partners, Glenmede, and Vette.io. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. The firm’s advisory approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles and strategies.

Marc Defeo is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 27 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with prior TIAA-administered employer retirement plan relationships. The firm provides planning services that conclude at delivery as well as ongoing discretionary management through various managed account programs and serves as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Alison Smith is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has 24 years of industry experience, having worked at Principal Life Insurance Company and Principal Securities Inc. since 2001. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in community and nonprofit activities, including serving as a troop leader for the Girl Scouts of Connecticut, a board member of the Westport Country Playhouse, and a chapter leader for Ms President US, a civic leadership organization for young women. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs under various advisory and promoter arrangements.