Paul Bucci is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Altium Wealth Management and Balanced Growth Advisors. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s advisory model emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles.

Tyler Bisack is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving at Hightower Advisors since 2023. His prior roles include positions at Hightower Altium Holding, LLC, Altium Wealth Management, LLC, and Connecticut Financial. He is based in New York, NY. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base that includes individual and institutional investors such as pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm’s advisory approach focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Liwen Li is a CFA® charterholder and registered representative with Citigroup Global Markets, where she has worked since 2017. She has four years of industry experience, including two years at Washington University in St. Louis prior to joining Citigroup. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment advisory programs alongside execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research, derivative services, and bespoke discretionary solutions for high-net-worth clients.

David Coppola is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial LLC, Webster Bank, Citigroup, and JP Morgan Securities LLC. Beyond finance, he has been a musician since 1995 and performs as a drummer. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad support platform with managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custodial services.

Anthony Catapano is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at JP Morgan Securities, Edward Jones, E*TRADE Financial Corporation, and TD Ameritrade Investment Management. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s integrated service model aligns with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering both point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Christopher Hufferdine is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at ICAP Corporates, LLC and The Herbst Group, LLC prior to his current roles. Hufferdine serves as President of the Chappaqua Rotary Club. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients.

Travis Hayon is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience and has held roles at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and several other firms. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as the Interim Membership Chair for LeTip, a business networking organization. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, employing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across multiple platforms.

Nicholas Ramsoondar is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Aegis Capital Corp. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail clients, using a blend of strategic and tactical asset allocation with both affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Brian Hayes is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2010. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, utilizing strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and various investment vehicles to construct client solutions.

Philip Saravis is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Citigroup since 2017. 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 combines large institutional scale with unique market roles and arrangements.

Jeffrey Wu is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Hightower Altium Holding, Altium Wealth Management, and HighTower Securities. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors such as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers a range of investment options including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Gregory Slater is a CFP® and CFA® with 15 years of experience in the financial industry, currently serving as an advisor at Hightower Advisors. His prior experience includes roles at Mass Mutual Insurance Co. and Altium Wealth Management LLC. He is also associated with Hightower Altium Holding, LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, employing a multi-manager approach that utilizes both affiliated and third-party managers. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with retirement plan consulting and access to various pooled investment vehicles.

Emilton Lopez is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked with Wells Fargo Advisors, Sterling National Bank, and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he is a business owner of a laundromat. 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, alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services.

Nicholas Tedesco is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in Scarsdale, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. since 2013 and also serves as a Bank Officer for HSBC Bank (USA) N.A., an affiliate of the firm, in addition to his registered representative role. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through various client-directed and discretionary strategies. The firm employs a structured investment process combining strategic and tactical asset allocation with due diligence from affiliated providers, serving clients with personalized investment adviser representatives.

Steven Brett is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Marcum Wealth, Valmark Securities, and Raymond James Financial Services. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a trustee for a family trust and is a general partner and investor in a franchised health and beauty retail corporation. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, employing a strategic investment approach that combines passive and active management with quantitative and fundamental research.

Daniel Spagnolo is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kingswood Wealth Advisors and American Portfolios Financial Services. Outside of advising, he is involved with the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation as a fundraising member and operates an insurance brokerage focusing on life, disability, health, and long-term care insurance. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and employee education, serving clients that range from large institutional investors to sovereign wealth funds.

Daniel Lynch is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic, he worked at Agia as an agent selling non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of investment advisor representatives.

Alaina Spilkevitz is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Citi since 2012. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with oversight committees to select and monitor managers, and maintains unique market roles including in-house research and functioning as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Paul Lacava is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Melville, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked with New York Life Insurance Company and affiliated firms since 1991 and operates under DBAs Wealth Conservation Group, Inc. and Benefits Plus Financial Services, Inc., both focused on selling New York Life products and brokering non-registered insurance products. Outside of financial services, he is involved as an owner of a company engaged in automobile engine research and development. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, emphasizing tailored recommendations and primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Catherine Mcdonald is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment in White Plains, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 19 years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Legend Advisory Corporation and Legend Equities Corporation. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as President and board member of the Dapper Mcdonald Charitable Foundation, which raises awareness and funds for ALS. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm provides financial planning and retirement plan advice, offering both advisor-managed and firm-managed model portfolios alongside various investment programs.