Alexandra Benas is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Citigroup and Wells Fargo. Benas is based in Westport, CT. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes multi-manager solutions and discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, with access to proprietary research and a variety of investment vehicles.

Kiet Hua is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in White Plains, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2016 and also works with NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2015. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis, serving a diverse client base including defined contribution and defined benefit plans.

Liam King is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, LPL Financial, Webster Bank, and Axa Advisors. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant services.

Lawrence Wilkes is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 57 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2012. His prior experience includes roles at UBS Financial Services and Citigroup Global Markets. Wilkes serves as a trustee of Temple Shalom and manages personal and family trusts. 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 broad range of investment and consulting services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, with both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Jessica Kwon Kapadia is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and four years of industry experience. She has worked at Eagle Strategies since 2024 and maintains concurrent roles with NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Co, where she has been employed since 2012. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations delivered through multiple program types, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Sarah Beyrich is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65-licensed advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with seven years of industry experience. Before joining Focus Partners in 2025, she worked for eight years at Jackson, Grant Investment Advisers and has prior experience at Eagle Manufacturing Co. She serves as a paid trustee for three related family trusts, overseeing portfolio managers without initiating investment decisions. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial and tax planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive framework, utilizing fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside specialized tools such as trend-following and options overlay strategies.

George Papanicolaou is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company over multiple overlapping periods. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing a family LLC focused on commercial real estate ownership. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers transaction-based brokerage and fee-based advisory services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various platforms and account types.

Michael Buonassisi is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors and holds a Series 65 designation. He has 12 years of industry experience, including roles at Altium Wealth Management LLC and Hightower Altium Holding, LLC prior to joining Hightower Advisors. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and various types of entities. The firm’s advisory approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles.

Douglas Royce is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 22 years of industry experience, having worked at firms including Simplicity Investments, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Summit Financial, Pruco Securities, and Prudential Insurance Company of America. He is also the owner and president of Douglas Royce Advisory Group, LLC, which provides personal and commercial insurance services. TLG Advisors serves a diverse client base ranging from individuals and high-net-worth clients to institutional investors, offering investment supervisory services, portfolio management, and fiduciary services. The firm’s investment process emphasizes manager selection and monitoring with diversified portfolios and incorporates a direct-to-consumer digital program, Starlight Portfolios, that adjusts portfolios based on risk and market conditions.

Jason Wein is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent Inc and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2010. Outside of advisory work, he serves as treasurer for the Bethel Bombers, a nonprofit organization focused on youth baseball coaching and fundraising. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a network of advisors, offering financial planning, advisory programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both as an SEC-registered adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer, incorporating third-party asset manager relationships and discretionary and non-discretionary account options.

Robert Gibson is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, having previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and various advisory firms. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a mix of proprietary and third-party models and features a hybrid digital advisory solution called VestWise™.

Lewis Cabrera is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Citigroup since 2018, following prior roles at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase bank. Cabrera is also a partial owner and silent investor in Lendi, LLC, a mobile software application platform for peer-to-peer rental services. 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 and maintains significant in-house research and market roles that distinguish it from typical advisory firms.

Michael Ryan is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Elmsford, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Voya in 2026, he worked at MBSC Securities Corporation for 14 years and had brief tenures at Ameriprise and a period of unemployment. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a broad range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional entities. The firm utilizes a combination of in-house and external strategists, model portfolios, and technology tools to support client relationships, delivering services through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Kevin Coscarelli is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. Prior to joining Lincoln Investment, he worked at Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. He is also involved in insurance sales through his ownership of KCMCSC LLC and partnership in Total Koverage LLC, focusing on professional and general liability insurance. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is an enterprise advisory and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team that develops strategic model portfolios and adaptive strategies.

Scott Schneeberger is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Oppenheimer since 2008 and at CIBC since 2006. Schneeberger is based in Darien, CT, and holds a Series 63 license. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a wide range of investment programs and advisory services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Timothy Smith is a Series 66–licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He currently works at Key Investment Services LLC and has previously held roles at several First Command entities and the Camuto Group. Key Investment Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser and wrap-fee program sponsor offering portfolio management and model-based advisory products to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and institutional plan clients through a large network of financial professionals. The firm employs a multi-provider model and offers several wrap programs with custodial and trade execution services, integrating capabilities from KeyCorp affiliates.

Jeffrey Darien is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 designations. His prior work includes roles at Churchill Management Group, Oppenheimer, Bank of America, Merrill, Charles Schwab, Morgan Stanley, and several other firms. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm emphasizes long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction using an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies along with access to private funds and separate account managers.

Sara Bassiouny is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and three years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo and J.P. Morgan. Outside of finance, she operates a handmade crafts business called The Fancy Side. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm generally employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains unique market roles, including functioning as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Corinne Menacho is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC based in Stamford, CT, holding a Series 66 designation with 10 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. for nine years and Eachwin Capital for two years. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm operates as both an investment adviser and registered broker-dealer, providing access to a broad range of investment solutions including alternative investment placement and integrated trust and insurance services.

Steven Ulbrich is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His prior firms include The Colony Group, LLC, GYL Financial Synergies, Vision Financial Markets, and Tarpon Trading. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in a family business, E & S U Global LLC, which provides access to commercial lending and credit card processing services. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, emphasizing long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction.