Marc Ferraiola is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Morgan Stanley, E*TRADE Capital Management LLC, Worden Capital Management LLC, and the University of Buffalo. 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. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles and provides advisory, execution, custody, and specialized lending services.

Ryan Hayes is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial and Rockefeller Financial LLC. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm employs an independent advisor-driven model with an open-architecture investment approach that integrates multiple third-party platforms and managers.

Ralph Sessa is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 63 designation and over 33 years of industry experience. His career includes significant tenure at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company, along with ongoing involvement with NRL Wealth Creation Strategies LLC since 1992. He also serves as a trustee for a family trust. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management, model-based strategies, and access to proprietary and third-party advisory solutions tailored to client needs.

Jack Woods is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Commonwealth and Bailey & Beatty Financial Services, LLC in 2024, he studied at the University of Maryland and Bryant University. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

Philip Salo is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with TD Private Client Wealth LLC and TD Bank N.A. since 2016. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth individuals, and retail clients. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from both affiliated and third-party sub-managers, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and custody services.

Laurie Ham is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. Her career includes roles at LPL Financial, Triad Advisors Inc, and Reby Advisors, LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, trusts, estates, 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.

Jeffrey Mctiernan is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2011 and previously at Citigroup Global Markets. Outside of advising, he is also an insurance agent for non-securities insurance products through Agia. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management and financial planning services supported by a large network of advisors and centralized technology.

Kristin Hall is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 66 credential and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Principal Financial Services since 2005 and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2004. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a bank officer at Principal Bank and Principal Trust Company to support retirement plan account relationships. 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 solutions through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Paul Beatty is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2002 and also maintains a role at Bailey & Beatty Financial Services, LLC, which he has been involved with since 1995. Outside of advising, he subleases branch office space to a design firm in Danbury, CT. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and back-office support, including portfolio construction flexibility and model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Edwin Griswold Jr. is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Integrated Wealth Concepts and affiliated firms since 2016 and previously spent 11 years at Osaic FA, Inc. His activities include managing non-variable insurance business lines in addition to his advisory role. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, employing customized portfolios that combine mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income with a primarily long-term investment approach.

William Greenlay is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Deutsche Bank for two years before joining Citigroup in 2017. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients in various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains a combination of large institutional scale and unique market roles, including in-house research and security-pricing activities.

Jennifer Patten is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, where she has worked since 2005. She has 24 years of industry experience. Patten is also a co-owner of Prosperity, LLC, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a range of advisory programs and services including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to its affiliated advisors.

Devone Mc Leod is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial, Triad Advisors, Reby Advisors, and KeyBank. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, utilizing a strategic investment approach that combines passive and active managers with quantitative and fundamental research.

Jonathan Alviar is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Equitable Advisors and various organizations in educational and recreation settings. He is the owner of Insightful LLC, a consulting business focused on data organization using tools like Microsoft's Power BI, though it has not yet engaged in business activities. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management and employs a diversified investment approach that blends passive and active management with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Dennis Schmidt is a financial advisor at &Partners with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 48 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Citigroup Global Markets. &Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, universities, trusts, and private businesses. The firm offers investment management and financial planning services using a combination of proprietary and third-party strategies, supported by comprehensive due diligence and ongoing account monitoring.

Michael De Matteo is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding four years of industry experience. He has been with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services and its predecessor, Wealth Enhancement Group, since 2020 and previously worked at 10-15 Associates from 2014 to 2020. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of advisors. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting with an investment approach that combines passive and active strategies guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Adam Seifts is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He currently works with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and its affiliate Wealth Enhancement Group since 2020. Prior to and concurrently, he has been associated with 10-15 Associates and Purshe Kaplan Sterling since 2010. Outside of his advisory roles, he is a licensed agent for Jackson National Life Insurance of New York, recommending fixed annuities when suitable for clients. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management and employs a diversified investment approach blending passive and active managers, overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Gaetano Carillo is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch, as well as multiple positions at Quinnipiac University. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other strategies.

Michael Bakker is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. He has 36 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Wells Fargo Clearing. He is the managing partner and a 50% owner of Flourish Wealth Advisors, a private entity related to 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 affiliated advisors and their individual and institutional clients. The firm provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform with managed account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Mark Kirby is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer who holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fahnestock & Co. Inc. for 23 years. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a wide range of investment programs and services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and retirement planning.