Brandon Powers is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Melville, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Principal Securities Inc. since 2016 and was previously employed at Principal Life Insurance Company from 2012 to 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as treasurer for his wife’s clinical psychology practice. 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 direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Brian Odonoghue is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at TIAA-CREF and TIAA since 2017. Prior to that, he spent 11 years with New York Life Investment Management LLC and NYLife Distributors LLC. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing TIAA employer retirement plan relationships, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm offers model portfolio-based and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds.

Charlie Santos is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones for seven years. Outside of his advisory role, Santos coaches youth soccer teams and has been involved with soccer academies for over a decade. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, with a notable portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Cintra Bedassie is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, JPMorgan Securities, Credit Suisse Securities, Barclays Capital, Lehman Brothers, and Wells Fargo Clearing. 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 wide range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services through multiple managed account programs and in-house portfolio management.

Nicholas Marchelos is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously with National Life Group, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of advisory roles, he conducts seminars for professional associations through McIntosh Tax and Asset Management Group. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm utilizes multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers, combining long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Alexander Rabinovich is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Principal Life Insurance Company since 1998 and Principal Securities Inc since 1992. In addition to his advisory work, he sells health insurance for existing clients. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty military personnel outside the United States. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Evan Portnoy is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth since 2017, following a 12-year tenure at National Planning Corporation. Portnoy is also Executive Vice President and Co-Owner of Newport Coverage Corp., a private insurance firm. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and back-office support including operations, trading, technology, and compliance. The firm offers various investment program structures and manages discretionary model portfolios through its Investment Management and Research team.

Mark Knox is a CFP® professional with 40 years of industry experience, currently serving at Lincoln Investment since 1983. He held a retirement period from 2017 to 2019 before returning to his ongoing role. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise investment advisory and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and advisor-led consulting, supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team that develops strategic model portfolios and adaptive investment strategies.

Steven Dolgin is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2004 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. 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 range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and municipal organizations, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs.

Eric Bernstein is an advisor with Wealthspire Advisors in Melville, NY, holding five years of industry experience. He has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2015. Bernstein also serves as a designee and director of alternative investments at GMAG Management LP, overseeing operational and investor relation functions for private funds. Wealthspire Advisors is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $34.3 billion in assets with around 220 advisors and nearly 9,700 clients. The firm serves individuals, corporate and pension plans, nonprofits, and foundations, using an institutional-style asset allocation framework and offering a range of wealth management and financial planning services.

Janet Mccabe is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 37 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2013, with prior experience at Charles Schwab Bank and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Additionally, she serves as a New York notary. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement relationships. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management through model and customized portfolios, operating under a fiduciary standard within a vertically integrated group.

Scott Larson is a financial advisor at &Partners with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Outfin Group, Permian Investment Partners, First Manhattan Co., and Highline Capital Management. &Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, universities, trusts, private businesses, and corporations. The firm offers investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan services using a blend of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, with portfolios managed either directly by advisors or through third-party managers.

Teofilo Rojas is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Citigroup since 2018 and previously spent two years at Capital One Investing, LLC. 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 with comprehensive manager oversight and operates with institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Salim Bassalian is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Great Neck, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 20 years of industry experience. He has worked with New York Life and its related entities since 2006 and operates Solomon Bass Financial, a firm that sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Bassalian also serves as a director of Keren Yad Shmuel Ve Tamar, a nonprofit religious charity focused on food distribution and religious studies. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of programs tailored to client objectives and emphasizes non-discretionary asset management within its integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Jonathan Shenkman is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Oppenheimer for 10 years. Shenkman is principal and president of Shenkman Wealth Management and Parkbridge Wealth Management, both insurance-related firms. He also contributes occasional financial planning articles to Forbes.com. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a diverse client base that includes large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.

Daniel Kresh is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2020. He previously worked at Royal Alliance from 2013 to 2020 and has operated Creative Wealth Management LLC since 2012. Outside of finance, he is a USPTA Certified Tennis Professional and teaches tennis. Commonwealth Financial Network supports a national network of advisors by providing operations, technology, investment management, and compliance services. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and emphasizes discretionary portfolio management and customized investment solutions.

Carolina Llano Gonzalez is a CFP® professional at Wealthspire Advisors with two years of industry experience. She previously worked for seven years at Finemark National Bank & Trust before joining Wealthspire Advisors in 2022. Wealthspire Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $34.3 billion in assets and serving nearly 9,700 clients. The firm provides wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and other advisory services to individuals, corporate plans, nonprofits, and foundations, using an institutional-style asset allocation framework.

Ronald Housley is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 31 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Equity Services, Inc. and National Life since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, he operates Housley Financial Services, offering insurance products including life, disability, health, long-term care, and property and casualty coverage. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm combines multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers to deliver predominantly long-term investment strategies with options for discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Lawrence Sprung is a CFP® professional with seven years of experience at CWM, LLC, where he has been since 2020. He previously worked at Mitlin Financial, Inc. for over a decade. Outside of his advisory role, Sprung serves on the board of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and is chair of the Keith Milano Memorial Fund, both focused on suicide prevention and mental health. He also contributes as a guest columnist for Investopedia and serves on the advisory board for Forbes Advisor Banking. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a large network of advisors. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, third-party sub-advisors, and customization tools, with a notable emphasis on fiduciary processes and retirement plan services.

Olivier Jean Baptiste is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Okapi Partners and several academic institutions. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing, delivering services through an integrated platform connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative systems.