Darien Dacosta is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Ameritas Life Insurance Corp and Ameritas Investment Company, LLC. Outside of finance, he is involved in providing photography services primarily at events. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm provides a range of fee-based asset management and fiduciary services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies, with a particular focus on retirement-plan consulting and management.

Frank Barone is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Citigroup since 2012. 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 and provides specialized solutions for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients.

Luis Abreu is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Oppenheimer since 2023. Prior to joining Oppenheimer, he worked at Bank of America and Merrill from 2016 to 2023. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, with an investment approach that includes strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and various investment vehicles tailored to client objectives.

Royan Ramkissoon is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2015 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of 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 combines large institutional scale with unique market roles such as acting as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Benzion Jaffe is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF and Tiaa in 2025, he worked for Prudential Financial, Inc. from 2020 to 2025, and has held roles at Makovsky Integrated Communications and Dukas Linden Public Relations. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model separates one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management, applying a fiduciary standard to its RIA services and acting as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Holland Sullivan Jr. is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked with Register Financial Advisors, Register Financial Associates, Inc., and DeltaWing Technology Group, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is a managing member of Black Gold Productions, LLC, a family-owned children’s entertainment center concept. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal oversight and provides solutions including separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, alternatives, and exposure to digital-asset products.

Paul Miller is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Paramus, NJ, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and has a longer tenure with Kestra Investment Services, LLC dating back to 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member of Wealth Preservation Solutions, LLC, which provides consulting, insurance, and investment advisory services. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including plan sponsors, institutional, and individual investors. The firm provides services ranging from fiduciary consulting and plan design to employee education and pooled plan solutions, and manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets including privately managed funds and pooled employer plans.

Vruti Patel is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing five years of industry experience. Patel has worked at TD Bank N.A. since 2014 and at TD Private Client Wealth LLC since 2020. TD Private Client Wealth LLC offers discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with both affiliated and third-party investment managers, providing ongoing portfolio management, financial planning support, and comprehensive custody and reporting services.

Pui Wong Eng is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. She has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. 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, swap dealer activities, and bespoke discretionary solutions for very large clients.

Dylan La Croix is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has one year of industry experience, including roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of finance, he has worked in the restaurant industry and has been involved with educational institutions such as the University of Maryland and Lakeland Regional High School. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to individual and institutional clients, with an emphasis on non-discretionary asset management and fiduciary responsibilities for retirement investors.

David Bubnowski is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding a Series 66 designation and having 20 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC investments since 2010. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including the Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, an invitation-only, algorithm-driven, discretionary model account available to employees with PNC Bank online-banking credentials. The firm uses approved model strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists and executes investments via mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Michael Digirolamo is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and has four years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities since 2019 and at Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2018. Outside of financial services, he was involved with Finks Barbecue Roadhouse & Cheesesteak from 2016 to 2020. Park Avenue Securities serves a wide range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types.

Emily Minick is a CFP® and Series 66-registered advisor with eight years of industry experience. She is currently with Creative Planning, where she has worked since 2023. Her prior experience includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, Boston Financial Data Services, and the University of Kansas. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, supplemented by various active and passive strategies.

Kevin Meyersburg is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and E*TRADE Capital Management LLC. Meyersburg was also the CEO and sole partner of Bark Break, LLC, a pet transport business that is currently inactive. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning solutions.

Maria Pagano is a Series 63 licensed advisor with Planmember Securities Corporation, where she has worked since 2010. She has 13 years of industry experience. Planmember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, serving as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm employs a top-down strategic asset allocation framework and manages risk-based mutual fund portfolios, offering education and support services including seminars and personalized retirement planning.

Philip Sabio is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 14 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Allstate, Mass Mutual, Equitable Advisors, Cetera, Lincoln Financial Advisors, Ameritas, and Independent Financial Solutions. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders, delivering integrated services through Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Dowens Nicolas is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with a Series 66 designation and less than one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Manhattan University and Varonis Systems. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with certain IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing through a financial planning service integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Christopher Ciani is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance for over 15 years. Outside of his advisory role, he sells fixed insurance products through Crump Life Insurance. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, utilizing proprietary model portfolios and third-party investment managers across various account types and investment strategies.

Robert Baker is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 30 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Raymond James Financial Services and Wells Fargo Advisors. He is also the owner of Baker - Sarama Wealth Managers, a support company. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering investment advisory, financial planning, pension consulting, and managed account programs.

Larenz Mitchell is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Wayne, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill and TD Bank before joining PNC. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an online discretionary model account offered as an invitation-only employee pilot that uses algorithm-driven portfolio recommendations and invests in mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.