Joel Talish is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Hightower since 2017, following prior roles at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Chair of the Development Committee for the public charter middle school School in the Square in New York City. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering access to affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles, with a focus on portfolio construction and risk management.

Gregory Galef is a CFP® with over 23 years of experience in the financial services industry, currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors and Park Avenue Securities. His work history includes long-term roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. He serves as a co-trustee for two family trusts. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and business consulting. The firm uses a combination of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports a range of account-level services, managing approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets.

Richard Flahive is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Hightower Advisors since 2016. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes a multi-manager approach utilizing affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a range of investment vehicles such as mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Carlos Villar is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at LPL Financial and Sterling National Bank. Villar is based in Ossining, NY. 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 with dedicated oversight and integrates both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Kristin Fletcher is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Neuberger Berman, LLC for 24 years. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves ultra-high and high-net-worth clients, including families, family offices, charities, corporations, and retirement plans, providing wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management through a range of in-house and third-party resources. The firm integrates wealth, trust, and insurance services under the Rockefeller Global Family Office platform and offers access to alternative and private investments.

Adam Rolewicz is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 2001. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with The Opus Foundation, which raises funds for local charitable organizations through events like golf outings and wine tastings. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and investment advisory programs using both proprietary and third-party managed portfolios.

Marc Mirabella is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 2009. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a volunteer firefighter with the Elmsford Fire Department. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs.

James Stevens is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Oppenheimer in 2022, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. He serves as a member of the Family Advisory Board for the Yale New Haven Cystic Fibrosis Clinic, contributing to patient and family support initiatives. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation and manager selection across various investment vehicles, with an emphasis on both discretionary and non-discretionary management programs.

David Himmelreich is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealth Enhancement Group and Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer and board member of the Investment Advisory Council for Connecticut State pensions and is involved with Wealth Enhancement Tax and Consulting Services, which provides tax preparation and consulting. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans with financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment process combining passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Michael Oakley is a CFP® with 36 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with OSAIC Institutions, INC. He has worked at Apple Bank and Infinex Investments since 2022 and spent 15 years at Citigroup Global Markets prior to that. OSAIC Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, providing a wide range of advisory and brokerage services through customized engagements and access to alternative investments. The firm is notable for its predominantly non-discretionary assets and a dual broker-dealer/adviser structure that supports a variety of investment and lending solutions.

Dillon Frame is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Primerica Advisors. Outside of his financial advisory roles, he has been involved with the Village of Irvington for over a decade. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and managed account programs primarily to individuals with connections to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning services and ongoing discretionary portfolio management, utilizing model portfolios and customized strategies under a fiduciary standard.

Mindy Fisdel is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in White Plains, NY. She holds a Series 66 designation and has six years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Ann Taylor and Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement & Trust. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm provides tailored advice across multiple program types, with a focus on non-discretionary assets and fiduciary responsibilities to retirement plan investors.

Ryan Tufts is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC since 2006. 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 employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs, supported by internal standards and oversight committees.

Richard Parry is a CFP® with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving at Prime Capital Financial. His prior roles include positions at Liberty Wealth Advisors LLC and CETERA Advisor Networks LLC. Parry is active in nonprofit and community organizations, serving as secretary of the Highland Green Foundation and as a committee member of both the Financial Planning Association of Connecticut and the First Presbyterian Church in Stamford. Prime Capital Financial is an enterprise advisory firm that serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans with services including asset management, financial planning, qualified retirement plan sponsor and trustee services, and family office offerings. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and maintains affiliated accounting and family office practices.

Anu Sharma is a financial advisor at OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC with 10 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to joining OSAIC in 2024, Sharma worked at Triad Hybrid Solutions and Triad Advisors, JP Morgan Chase Bank, and Morgan Stanley. Sharma is also the principal and founder of Rivertown Investment Advisor, a sole proprietorship focused on financial planning and portfolio management. OSAIC Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a broad client base that includes individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to alternative investments through multiple program models and third-party platforms.

Todd Levy is a CFP® with 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Hightower Advisors and has previously worked at Mass Mutual Insurance, Guardian Life, and Altium Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he is chairman of the board for Hockey in Harlem, a nonprofit serving underserved children, and operates an organic farm as a sole proprietor. 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, manager selection, and access to various investment vehicles, supported by proprietary research and operational resources.

Owen Ashley is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Prudential Investment Management Services LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Empower Advisory Group primarily serves employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering financial planning and investment management through an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing in its financial planning services and manages a large participant base relative to its advisor headcount.

Donald Keegan is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc., holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 29 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Centaurus Financial in 2025, he worked at The Investment Center Inc for nine years and Ic Advisory Services Inc for seven years. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partial owner of Yellow Pages Directory Inc., which provides U.S. company information to the public. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, businesses, trusts, and foundations. The firm delivers financial planning and portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, using both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements with a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

James Pigot is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior work experience includes roles at LPL Financial and KPMG, as well as a position at SUNY Binghamton School of Management. He provides administrative support to several independent investment advisor firms affiliated with LPL Financial. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting through a broad network of investment adviser representatives, utilizing multiple analytical approaches and access to third-party asset managers and turnkey asset management platforms.

Magdalena Gala Hunter is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at TD Bank and its affiliates since 2014. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail clients, utilizing a range of managed portfolios with both affiliated and third-party sub-managers.