George Papanicolaou is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company over multiple overlapping periods. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing a family LLC focused on commercial real estate ownership. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers transaction-based brokerage and fee-based advisory services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various platforms and account types.

Michael Buonassisi is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors and holds a Series 65 designation. He has 12 years of industry experience, including roles at Altium Wealth Management LLC and 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 various types of entities. The firm’s advisory approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles.

Douglas Royce is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 22 years of industry experience, having worked at firms including Simplicity Investments, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Summit Financial, Pruco Securities, and Prudential Insurance Company of America. He is also the owner and president of Douglas Royce Advisory Group, LLC, which provides personal and commercial insurance services. TLG Advisors serves a diverse client base ranging from individuals and high-net-worth clients to institutional investors, offering investment supervisory services, portfolio management, and fiduciary services. The firm’s investment process emphasizes manager selection and monitoring with diversified portfolios and incorporates a direct-to-consumer digital program, Starlight Portfolios, that adjusts portfolios based on risk and market conditions.

Lewis Cabrera is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Citigroup since 2018, following prior roles at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase bank. Cabrera is also a partial owner and silent investor in Lendi, LLC, a mobile software application platform for peer-to-peer rental services. 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 in-house research and market roles that distinguish it from typical advisory firms.

Michael Ryan is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Voya in 2026, he worked at MBSC Securities Corporation for 14 years and briefly at Ameriprise. VOYA Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting through various program structures, primarily offering non-discretionary advice.

Kevin Coscarelli is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment in Tarrytown, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and having four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc., Pruco Securities, LLC, and SS&C Technologies. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance brokerage and sales through ownership and partnership roles in firms such as KCMCSC LLC and Total Koverage LLC. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a particular focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers a range of financial planning and retirement services, combining in-house and third-party investment strategies overseen by an Investment Management & Research team.

Leland Soffel is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and over 40 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Steward Partners Investment Solutions, Raymond James Financial Services, and Wells Fargo Clearing. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets, serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

John Galvin is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with Hightower Advisors, joining in 2024, and previously worked at CMG Financial Planning Ltd, Equitable Advisors, and Axa Advisors, Llc. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting through a model that emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions. The firm supports both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies and integrates proprietary research and various investment vehicles in its offerings.

Anca Garcia is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Legacy Edge Advisors, WealthShield Partners, Orbis Wealth, and Tiaa. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm uses a mix of third-party independent managers selected through a formal due-diligence process and offers services including discretionary wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and outsourced CIO solutions.

Steven Kashishian is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 47 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 1990 and holds a Series 63 designation. 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 clientele, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

James Jedlicka is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. His prior positions include roles at Key Investment Services LLC, KeyBank, LPL Financial, Sterling National Bank, and JP Morgan Chase Bank. 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 while maintaining large institutional scale and unique market functions such as operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Jon Wessels is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and having 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Citigroup since 2016. 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 through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and operates with significant institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Alexis Ablezer is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in White Plains, NY. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 15 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at New York Life since 2016, Eagle Strategies since 2020, and NYLIFE Securities LLC since 2022. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, as well as charitable and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through various program types, emphasizing tailored recommendations and non-discretionary asset management.

Michael Kinkel is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at David Lerner Associates for a total of 14 years. Janney Montgomery Scott 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, estates, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory services.

Timothy Flynn is a financial advisor with LPL Financial and Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2008 and with Private Advisor Group since 2012. Outside of his advisory roles, Flynn serves as a sales and marketing consultant for a renewable energy startup focused on solar photovoltaic technology. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a variety of investment solutions supported by an in-house research team and a broad platform that combines advisory and brokerage capabilities.

Julie Permutt is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has been with PlanMember Securities Corporation since 2010 and maintains ongoing roles with Calico Family Ventures, LLC and Scarborough Alliance. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, serving as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm employs a top-down strategic asset allocation approach and manages unitized, risk-based mutual fund portfolios, while offering education and support services such as seminars and personalized retirement planning.

Christian Hawkinson is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and five years of industry experience. He has worked at TIAA and its affiliated entities since 2020 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Bank from 2016 to 2020. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often those with ties to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and separate broker-dealer services while acting as an adviser to a donor-advised fund and operating within a vertically integrated structure using affiliated funds.

Brian Brennan is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Citigroup since 2017, following two years at National Securities Corporation. 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 combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and derivatives services.

Aaron Liberman is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Merrill, Bank of America, Raymond James Financial Services, and Steward Partners’ affiliated entities. He is also the owner of The S&L Group, a non-investment-related support company. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and managed account services with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management options.

Rong Ling Lin is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and bringing eight years of industry experience. Lin has worked at Citigroup since 2017 and was previously employed at Merrill from 2015 to 2017. 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 through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and operates with significant institutional scale and diverse market roles.