Joshua Marriott is a CFP® with 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Hightower Advisors and previously spent 11 years at Lincoln Financial Advisors. Marriott is also licensed as an insurance agent, offering accident and health insurance, disability insurance, fixed annuities, traditional life insurance, and long-term care insurance. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a manager selection approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers, as well as access to mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and customized portfolios.

Christopher Judge is a financial advisor at SPC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining SPC and Sigma Financial Corp in 2025, he spent 27 years with Commonwealth Financial Network and Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. He also conducts limited fixed insurance sales at a branch location. SPC offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm supports a large network of advisors and provides tailored, discretionary investment advice through various account programs and strategic partnerships.

Shaby Katz is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Hightower Advisors and has worked at Jefferies LLC since 2018, following a two-year tenure at Ipreo. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, institutional clients, and various types of pooled investment vehicles. The firm emphasizes a multi-manager approach using both affiliated and third-party managers, supported by proprietary research and offering a range of strategies including alternative investments and tax-managed portfolios.

Kevin Furnaros is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Oppenheimer & Co Inc since 2020. Prior to his advisory role, he was associated with Norwalk Community College from 2016 to 2019. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering a variety of advisory programs including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and retirement services. The firm employs diverse investment approaches tailored by program and advisor, managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets as of the end of 2025.

Nadine Lee is a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) and Personal Financial Specialist™ (PFS™) with 12 years of industry experience. She has been with The Colony Group, LLC since 2013. Lee holds a Series 63 license and is based in Greenwich, CT. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework, combining active and passive strategies, separate account managers, private funds, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Oliver Davis is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Voya in 2019, he worked at Tiverton Trading and spent four years affiliated with the University of Rhode Island. Outside of his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent involved in the sale of fixed insurance products. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves individuals, retirement plans, and charitable and corporate clients through a combination of financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage services. The firm utilizes model portfolios, affiliated and third-party strategies, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Joseph Edmondson is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors holding a Series 66 credential and 19 years of industry experience. He previously worked at CMG Financial Planning, Ltd. for 11 years and Equitable Advisors for 17 years, with overlapping tenure at Axa Advisors, LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients, including 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, with offerings that include discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Joseph Palumbo is a financial advisor at Farther with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Farther in 2025, he worked at Truvium Capital Partners, LLC and Truvium Financial. Outside of his advisory role, Palumbo is a partner in several special purpose vehicles, including AP Strategies, Jupiter Entertainment, and Saturn Flux. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform and direct client meetings. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory approach with algorithmic model portfolios and focuses on ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and fixed income investments.

Joseph Long is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Primerica Advisors since 2013. Long also serves on the Board of Directors for the Union College NYC Alumni Club. Primerica Advisors operates as part of Park Avenue Securities LLC, serving a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services, employing a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types.

Gary Blum is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 17 years of industry experience and has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2024. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in an outside insurance business offering life, disability, long-term care, and annuity products. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad 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 along with financial and business consulting solutions.

Steven Arietta is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He previously worked at CMG Financial Planning Ltd and Equitable Advisors, with overlapping time at AXA Advisors, LLC. Arietta serves as a Reserve Deputy with the Rockland County Sheriff's Reserve, an all-volunteer force supporting full-time law enforcement. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm’s model emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles.

Judith Havard is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. She currently works at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd., having joined the firm in 2026 after 17 years at YHB Investment Advisors Inc. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an SEC-registered enterprise wealth management firm serving over 24,000 clients with roughly $18.6 billion in assets under management. The firm offers a range of advisory services including advisor-managed and model portfolios, third-party manager programs, and various financial planning options, employing an open-architecture investment approach supported by a network of independent investment adviser representatives.

Scott Tasch is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior work includes roles at Mass Mutual Insurance Company and Altium Wealth Management. Hightower Advisors serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering investment advisory and planning services through a multi-manager approach that incorporates affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a variety of investment vehicles.

Eric Banson is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and 66 licenses and 22 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes nine years at Wells Fargo Securities. He serves as trustee of The Norma L. Banson Living Trust, a role unrelated to his investment activities. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients with brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a range of investment advisory programs, including model portfolios and a hybrid digital advisory solution.

Robert Hashim is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and 14 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at GWFS Equities, INC, New York Life Investments, and entrepreneurial experience running Hashim Design NYC. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients, delivering services integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Eileen Suppo is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. She has been with Voya Financial Advisors since 2014. In addition to her advisory role, Suppo operates as an independent insurance agent involved in the sales of fixed insurance products. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves individual clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and charitable and corporate clients through financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage and insurance product distribution. The firm employs a mix of affiliated strategies, third-party managers, and commission-based product sales within its dual-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer structure.

Robert Pruett is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, he markets non-Guardian insurance products when appropriate to clients’ financial needs. Park Avenue Securities LLC, doing business as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser affiliated with Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. The firm provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients.

Anthony Pirro is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Scarsdale, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and over 14 years of industry experience. He also operates Anthony G. Pirro CPA PC, providing accounting and bookkeeping services since 2011. Pirro has been affiliated with Money Concepts Capital Corp since 2006 and has offered accounting and tax services through his own practice since 1981. Money Concepts Advisory Service (MCAS) serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a variety of managed programs and portfolio strategies, combining model portfolios, advisor-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers, using fundamental and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory.

Whitney Bullard is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with CFP® and Series 66 designations. Based in Stamford, CT, Whitney has been with TIAA since 2015 and with TIAA-CREF since 2025. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing employer retirement plan relationships. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management through various managed account options, operating within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds and donor-advised fund advisory services.

John Ross is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Rye Brook, NY, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors since 1999 and also maintains a long-standing association with The Guardian Life Insurance Company since 1995. Outside of his advisory role, Ross is licensed as a health insurance consultant by the New York Department of Financial Services. Primerica Advisors operates as part of Park Avenue Securities LLC, serving a broad 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 supported by proprietary and third-party investment programs, and it manages approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management.