Shane Maer is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Main Street Financial Group and Kestra Advisory Services since 2007. Outside of advisory work, he owns a business called MSFG The Deuce Inc. and is appointed with insurance companies through Access Brokerage to provide insurance solutions. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including plan design, fiduciary consulting, investment advice, and employee education, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving some large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.

John Maher is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at WealthShield Partners, Ironclad Asset Management, Hawks Acquisition Corp, and Wilmington Trust. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets through a large advisor network and employs a diversified investment process that blends passive and active managers with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Lawrence Papola Jr. is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. He has 10 years of industry experience with prior roles at Guardian Life, U.S. Captive Partners & Associates, Inc., ThinkEquity Insurance Services LLC, and OSAIC. His work includes insurance services related to life, health, annuities, and long-term care outside of Guardian products. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody/clearing services.

Jordan Ceraso is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. His work history includes multiple roles at both firms since 2015. Outside of these roles, he also offers insurance products beyond Guardian Life when appropriate. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, and organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management solutions, including discretionary and model-based strategies, as well as specialized advisory and consulting services.

Jeffrey Neeck is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. He has 29 years of industry experience, all with Guardian Life and its affiliates since 1997. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in managing his partnership interests through a personal legal entity. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, offers brokerage and advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and provides access to proprietary and third-party solutions, including insurance and alternative investments.

James Toner is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2015. Toner serves on the financial committee of the West Babylon Alumni Association, where he contributes to scholarship funding decisions. 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, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Anthony Larocca is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Williston Park, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Money Concepts Capital Corp since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, Larocca is president of a company focused on sales and marketing of insurer-related products including health, disability, and long-term care insurance, and he also works as a business consultant during non-securities hours. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a range of managed programs and portfolio strategies, combining model portfolios, IAR-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers to serve approximately 14,700 clients with around $3.33 billion in assets under management.

Glenn Rudy is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 50 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services and Wells Fargo Clearing, with a brief tenure at Oppenheimer. &PARTNERS serves a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement plan services. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis and offers advisory services through both in-house and third-party managers.

Charlie Yeung is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007, following a three-year tenure at Citicorp Investment Services. Outside of his advisory role, he is associated with The Bohea Associates Ltd., a food importing and wholesale business, though he is not involved in its day-to-day operations. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm utilizes multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal oversight and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Sara Ashmawy is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. She is associated with Pinnacle Strategies, Inc. and brokering non-registered insurance products through outside carriers. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a substantial asset base primarily on a non-discretionary basis through an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Andres Fernandez Salvador is a CFP® and Series 66-registered financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He currently works at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and previously held roles at Kings Point Capital Management LLC and Charles Schwab. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and research that includes quantitative and fundamental analysis.

Kenneth Lynn is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab and Kings Point Capital Management LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active managers, supported by an internal Investment Committee, and offers a range of financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting services.

Michael Bongiorno is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at New York Life. His background also includes roles in education at Farmingdale State College and a high school for career and technical education. Wealthspire Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $34.3 billion in assets for nearly 9,700 clients, including individuals, institutions, and nonprofits. The firm employs an institutional-style asset allocation framework and offers a range of wealth management and financial planning services tailored to client needs.

James Manzolillo is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member of Driftwood Unit 10, LLC, a venture involved in property ownership for personal vacation use. 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 unique market roles, including acting as a security-based swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Theodore Marohn is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 1984. 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 individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory services.

Brian Mirman is a Series 66-registered financial advisor at Corient with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Corient in 2025, he worked at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC, James Pruitt, Prudential, and ThinkEquity LLC. Outside of financial services, he has experience mentoring through the Kelley to Kelley Mentoring Program and has worked in the food service industry. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party managers and utilizes risk management tools and alternative investments where appropriate.

Ankur Manchanda is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience, currently serving at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC. He has been affiliated with both Hornor Townsend & Kent and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2010. Manchanda is also involved in insurance sales and financial services through his roles in Ankur Manchanda, LLC and Q6 Group, LLC. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by providing advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer, managing discretionary and non-discretionary assets for a broad client base.

Cooper Czajka is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Quest Capital & Risk Management Inc. and First Class Valet, as well as having a seven-year tenure at McDonald's. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment process combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

Jeremy Young is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and over 32 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA and TIAA-CREF since 1997 in Melville, NY. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management, including customized portfolio options and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Arthur Keegan III is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life), holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations. He has 25 years of industry experience, including over two decades with New York Life Insurance Company. Keegan is based in Melville, NY. Eagle Strategies serves a wide range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers tailored solutions across various program types, emphasizing non-discretionary asset management and fiduciary responsibilities to retirement investors.