Massimo Bufalini is a financial advisor with Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. in New York, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 25 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Outset Global Trading Limited, and CitiGroup Global Markets Inc. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, utilizing a multi-manager approach and a long-term investment horizon through separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative strategies.

Yi Min is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with five years of industry experience. Yi holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked in various roles at HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and Merrill. In addition to advisory duties, Yi is dual-hatted as a bank officer at HSBC Bank USA, N.A., engaging in the sale of bank-related products and services. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations, featuring client-directed and fully discretionary options. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with ongoing fund due diligence, serving clients through a variety of program types including Offshore Spectrum accounts for qualified non-resident aliens.

Yong Sheng Chen is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 29 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and also serves as president of Elite Eagle Inc., a non-investment-related business. Additionally, he is involved with Finger Lakes LLC, a hotel partnership. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base including individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to deliver advisory services through multiple platforms such as Transamerica ONE, TFA365, and Transamerica ALPHA.

Robert Testa is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He previously worked at National Planning Corporation for 17 years and has been with Commonwealth and Paris International Corporation since 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a basketball evaluator for the East Coast Basketball Conference. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing about $213 billion in client assets. The firm offers a wide range of advisor support services, including discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody and clearing services.

Joseph Pigot is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 credential and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at LPL Financial and GWFS Equities. He operates several investment advisory businesses, including Flynn Financial Partners and Premier Wealth Partners, under the Private Advisor Group platform. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model that utilizes proprietary and third-party investment solutions along with technology platforms to implement various investment strategies.

Paul Patrick is a financial advisor with First Manhattan Co. LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 29 years of industry experience. He has been with First Manhattan Co. since 1999. First Manhattan Co. LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals, as well as trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, private investment vehicles, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes long-term, research-driven, value-oriented management of equity and fixed-income portfolios tailored to client objectives, integrating wealth planning alongside portfolio management.

Morgan Newman is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with Oppenheimer in New York, NY, bringing 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank before joining Oppenheimer in 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he participates in Co-Lab, a nonprofit networking organization. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various programs across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services.

Daniel Zhao is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2013. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. serves individual and institutional clients across workplace, high-net-worth, and ultra-high-net-worth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with extensive in-house research and operates in various market roles, including as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

John Schafer is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Janney since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of WJ Realty LLC in Massapequa, NY. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, and institutional sponsors, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services supported by centralized asset management and custody capabilities.

Joseph Lucien is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has been with Janney since 2013. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and various advisory programs.

Emilija Gaubaite is a financial advisor with Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. in New York, NY. She holds a Series 65 designation and has seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Capital Group, she worked at Family Management Corporation and Fiduciary Trust Company International. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a multi-manager approach called the “Capital System,” emphasizing fundamental research and a long-term horizon across separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investment vehicles.

Shareef Doumet is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation and Transamerica Retirement Solutions for six years. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a bank/trust officer supporting retirement plan account relationships and assists with business development and consulting for a boutique interior design firm. Principal Securities provides brokerage and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs, with investment implementation generally handled on a discretionary basis by the TPMMs.

James Zhou is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses, and has three years of industry experience. Prior to his current roles, he worked at Bloomberg LP for 22 years. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse clientele including individual and institutional investors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, managing the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Annette Costa is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. She has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2018 and previously spent five years with Merrill. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected with TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management, utilizing model portfolios and customized strategies managed under client-approved investment guidelines.

Charles Catalanotto is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Citigroup since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at PNC Investments and HSBC Bank USA, N.A. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with both discretionary and non-discretionary options, supporting complex solutions for high-net-worth clients alongside large institutional-scale operations.

Raymond Donnelly is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment in Garden City, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lincoln Investment since 2010 and has prior experience with Massmutual Life Insurance Company and Advisors Resource / SR Network Solutions. Donnelly is also a member of the Board of Directors for the South Shore Child Guidance Center, a mental health care organization. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a particular focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management services, overseeing both in-house and third-party strategies using strategic, tactical, and quantitative approaches.

Christine Eriksen is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Melville, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 16 years of industry experience. She has been with TIAA-CREF since 2015. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm employs a fiduciary standard for its RIA services and provides both model portfolio and customized portfolio management options.

Patricia Kolb is a financial advisor at Gotham Asset Management, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Gotham Asset Management since 2009, as well as at Foreside Fund Distributors LLC since 2014. Gotham Asset Management is an equity-focused investment manager serving primarily private funds, institutional managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a value-oriented, bottom-up fundamental research process to run long/short and long-only equity strategies and manages approximately $30 billion with a small senior investment team.

Sergiy Mizevych is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2012. 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 with in-house research and risk management capabilities, operating at a large institutional scale with specialized market roles.

Daniel Helmick is a financial advisor at First Manhattan Co. LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with First Manhattan since 1997 and holds the Series 63 designation. First Manhattan Co. LLC provides investment management and financial planning services primarily for high-net-worth individuals, as well as trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes long-term, research-driven, value-oriented management and integrates wealth planning with portfolio management.