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.

Mitchell Ostrove is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 57 years of industry experience, including long tenures at Ameritas-affiliated firms and founding The Ostrove Group, where he serves as chairman and CEO. Ostrove is also a licensed independent insurance agent and is a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA). Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory through a mix of model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, utilizing multiple program platforms and third-party technology to customize solutions.

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.

Nicholas Ramstetter is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Fidelity Investments, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and Citizens Bank. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, employing a model that emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions using affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and various investment vehicles.

Marc Smith is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Ridgefield, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. He has spent his career primarily at Guardian Life and its affiliated entities, including Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a separate insurance business offering non-Guardian insurance products. 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 and model-based strategies, along with access to insurance products and alternative investments through Guardian Life.

Stephen Dileo is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in White Plains, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 13 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2016. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm operates within a vertically integrated structure offering model and customized portfolios and serves as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Austin Colaluca is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing four years of industry experience. He has worked at TD Private Client Wealth LLC and TD Bank N.A. since 2018, and prior to that was employed at Sacred Heart University and MKTG. TD Private Client Wealth LLC offers discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail clients, combining strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Max Needham is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Raymond James & Associates, Inc. for 10 years before joining Steward Partners in 2026. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services through both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Timothy Cunningham is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. since 2020. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities for eight years. Outside of finance, Cunningham has worked as a stagehand with the New York City Ballet since 2002. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through a network of over 500 advisors. The firm offers a range of services including advisory programs, financial planning, investment management, brokerage, insurance products, and M&A advisory, combining proprietary strategies with third-party models and maintaining an internal trading desk.

Andrew Buscetto is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Buscetto is also involved in managing support staff and administrative operations through his ownership of Singularity Management, LLC and 7B Ventures, LLC. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent adviser representatives. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party advisory programs, employing multiple program structures and technology tools to support diverse client needs.

Cameron Mc Farlane is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Truist Advisory Services and has previously worked at LPL Financial and People's United Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as secretary on the board of a nonprofit organization. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program that combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, supported by AI-enhanced research and integrated inter-affiliate resources.

Katelyn Edge is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 15 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC since 2015. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs, leveraging internal standards and oversight committees to select and monitor managers.

William Christian is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., and Fieldpoint Private. He also serves as an advisor receiving loan trails on commercial loans executed for his clients. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, operating under a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform that includes discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple asset classes, while also maintaining broker-dealer registration and providing placement and investment banking services.

Alexander Lane is a CFA® charterholder with 29 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at William Blair since 2021 and previously held roles at TD Bank and TD Private Client Wealth. Outside of his advisory work, Lane serves as a snowboard instructor at Windham Mountain Snow Sports School during winter weekends and breaks. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to high-net-worth individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across multiple asset classes and provides proprietary model portfolios and access to private funds through its MB Investments Program.

Camilla Ostbye is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with a Series 65 credential and no prior industry experience. Her work history includes recent roles at Hightower Advisors and she has a background as a full-time undergraduate student. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of clients including individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and various portfolio construction techniques.

Benjamin Gonsier is a Series 66-registered advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, based in White Plains, NY, with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Goldman Sachs Ayco Personal Financial Management, Merrill, Bank of America, and TD Bank N.A., along with service in the United States Air Force. TD Private Client Wealth LLC offers discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail clients, combining strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from both affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

David Shipper is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc., holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 52 years of industry experience. He has been with Benjamin F. Edwards since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, Shipper serves as an arbitrator on the NYSE Arbitration Panel. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual and institutional clients through more than 500 advisors. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, investment management, and M&A advisory, utilizing both proprietary strategies and third-party models.

Kevin Mcdermott is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. 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, including in-house research and acting as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Kathryn Taylor is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott in various capacities since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she coaches gymnastics classes for children at the Darien YMCA on a part-time basis. 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 broad client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional clients and offers a range of brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs through both in-house and third-party managers.

Carly Levine is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup since 2006. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients through various wealth management segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies using internal standards and oversight committees, combining large institutional scale with specialized market roles and arrangements.