Ryan Grealy is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Cohen & Steers Capital Management and Cohen & Steers Securities. His activities include involvement in insurance outside of Guardian Life. Primerica Advisors operates within the enterprise category, serving a broad retail client base with various brokerage and advisory services. The firm offers a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs along with financial planning and consulting solutions.

George Siderias is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 14 years of industry experience and has worked at Park Avenue Securities since 2012 and Guardian since 2011. Outside of his advisory roles, he owns and operates F3COACH LLC, a personal development coaching business, and holds officer positions in two other ventures focused on automotive and nutritional supplement sales. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services, utilizing a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies across multiple platforms and supports a range of financial planning and consulting solutions.

Balaji Dhandapani is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill from 2010 to 2022 before joining Advised Assets Group, LLC and GWFS Equities, Inc. in 2022. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s integrated approach combines proprietary and third-party planning methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates within platforms linked to Empower’s administrative and recordkeeping systems.

Alejandro Tirso is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Invesco Distributors, Inc. and Oppenheimer Funds. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves a broad client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, providing a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account programs.

Lily Kanjiram is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked with GWFS Equities, Inc. since 2022 and with Prudential Investment Management Services and Prudential Insurance Company of America since 2014. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm delivers services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups chosen by plan sponsors.

Charles Poggi is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Janney in two separate periods starting in 2017, as well as at UBS Financial Services from 2014 to 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is a managing partner of 1501 LLC, overseeing real estate properties on a part-time basis. 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, charitable organizations, and municipalities, providing brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory services through multiple wrap programs and centralized portfolio management.

Hau Ling Cheng is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Citigroup since 2014 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and derivatives services.

William Ciemny is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2021. His background includes roles outside the financial sector, such as positions at Icona Avalon Resort, Davidson College, and Stone Harbor Yacht Club. 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. The firm serves clients often connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans and provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management with a fiduciary standard applied to its RIA services.

Matt Miller is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in New York, NY. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior work experience at Billfold and Yelp. Primerica Advisors serves a diverse retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and business consulting. The firm employs various investment strategies through proprietary and third-party model portfolios and supports a range of account services including lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Patrick Edwards is a financial advisor at Money Concepts Capital Corp with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ and Series 66 designations and has been with Money Concepts Capital Corp since 2003. Outside of his advisory role, he is a CPA and owner of Edwards Financial Group, a non-investment related business. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to a range of clients including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a variety of managed programs and investment strategies, serving approximately 14,700 clients with about $3.33 billion in assets under management.

Jeffrey Slevin is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life and its affiliated companies since 1985. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the treasurer for the Red Creek Association. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and retirement consulting to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers investment advisory programs featuring discretionary and non-discretionary options, including a hybrid digital solution, and benefits from its insurer ownership structure.

Robert Obrien is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Capital Management with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Goldman Sachs, UBS Financial Services, and Mercer Allied Company. His current tenure at Rockefeller entities began in 2021. Rockefeller Capital Management is an enterprise firm with 157 advisors, serving clients through comprehensive wealth management and investment advisory services.

Daniel Catalano is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Hackensack, NJ, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2024, he worked at Fidelity in various capacities from 2014 to 2023. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals with TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm separates one-time planning from ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund, operating within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds.

Jennifer Mcmanemin is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with 29 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Advisors and Merrill. Outside of her advisory role, she manages JCM10, LLC. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm combines investment advisory and brokerage services, employing a variety of portfolio management strategies through the Envestnet platform and offers services ranging from financial planning to investment banking.

Dolores White is an investment advisor representative at Kestra Advisory with 36 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Kestra Financial Services since 2016. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as Director of Asset Management and assists with registered representative activities through Wealth Preservation Solutions, LLC. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering fiduciary services, plan design, and investment solutions supported by rigorous due diligence. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves notable clients including large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Yang Vogel is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Livingston, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 18 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies in 2023, he worked at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2022 and was with HSBC Bank USA from 2015 to 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed Notary Public. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides tailored advice through multiple program types and manages a substantial majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis, operating within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Carmine Demaio is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with a Series 66 license and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and E*TRADE Capital Management. Outside of finance, he worked at Monmouth University and Rix Pool & Spa. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional and high-net-worth private clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning support, and access to a range of investment products through a platform supported by Envestnet and custodians like Pershing.

Robert Hope is a CFP® and Series 66-registered financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has held prior roles at The Colony Group, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, and PNC Bank. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses, offering a range of portfolio management and consulting services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that integrates active and passive strategies.

Susan Forman is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor with 41 years of industry experience. She has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and Kestra Investment Services since 2006. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as an administrative assistant at Wealth Preservation Solutions, LLC. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds.

Bailie Slevin is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with 12 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Slevin has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company during this time. Outside of advisory work, Slevin teaches a financial literacy class at CSU Fullerton. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial and business consulting. The firm utilizes a range of investment strategies, including proprietary and third-party model portfolios, and supports both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.