Charles Palma is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations. He has 30 years of industry experience and has worked extensively with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Palma also assists clients with health insurance and Medicare planning. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports a range of account-level services including lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Justin Ponella is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 20 years of industry experience. He has served in various roles with Ameritas Life Insurance Corp of New York, DiPaola Financial Group, and related Ameritas entities since 2011. He is also licensed as an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed life and health insurance products. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of managed account programs and combines multiple custodial platforms with third-party tools to support portfolio construction and ongoing management.

Edward Pejanovic is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets in Stamford, CT, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, NYLIFE Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Co., and Webster Bank. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches and maintains large institutional capabilities alongside specialized market roles.

Lynn Vernillo is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including MERRILL LYNCH from 2007 to 2017, Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC from 2017 to 2020, and ProHealth Cardiology since 2021. Vernillo is based in Garden City, NY. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a 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, and advisory services through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Peter Klein is a CFA® charterholder with 40 years of industry experience, currently serving at Hightower Advisors since 2013. Prior to joining Hightower, he worked at UBS Financial Services for nine years. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. The firm’s approach includes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and retirement consulting.

William Katz is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Garden City, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors since 1999 and has also worked with Guardian Life Insurance Company since 1992. Katz serves as a trustee for family trusts. Primerica Advisors operates under 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 both brokerage and advisory services, utilizing a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms.

Nia Griffin is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with the ChFC® designation and two years of industry experience. She has held roles at NYLife Securities LLC and New York Life since 2023. Griffin has also been involved in Mind Over Money Education. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives and Plan Sponsor criteria and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Richard Schmidt is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) who holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 42 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Eagle Strategies since 2005 and operates under the DBA RSA Financial Group, focusing on selling New York Life products and brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual investors and institutional sponsors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Theodore Kanakaris is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has previously worked at Northwestern Mutual in various capacities. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is an enterprise investment advisory and broker-dealer serving a broad client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, advisor-led consulting, and portfolio management through a combination of in-house model portfolios, third-party managers, and both wrap and non-wrap platforms.

Joshua Kroitor is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience, including over a decade at Citigroup Global Markets since 2014. 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 maintains institutional-scale operations with unique market roles such as acting as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Christopher Careri is an investment advisor representative with Eagle Strategies, affiliated with New York Life, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2005 and New York Life since 2000, and operates under the business name Premier Asset Solutions Inc. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Aaron Cahill is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 66 credential and seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Voya in 2019, he worked at INFICON, Inc. He is involved in lacrosse as a coach and administrator, serving as Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach for Ireland’s National Team, Director of Alumni Operations for Ireland Lacrosse North America, and head varsity boys lacrosse coach at Westhill Central School District. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors, providing financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, and consulting through multiple program structures. The firm offers primarily non-discretionary advisory services and operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Michael Randone is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Citigroup since 2018, including roles at both Citibank and Citigroup Global Markets. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner at Apollo Visionary Ventures LLC, an investment entity involved in real estate in Florida. 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 supported by internal oversight and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles and commercial arrangements.

Joseph O Donnell is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds a Series 66 designation. He has seven years of industry experience, including roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in business planning for a group benefits provider serving a union fund. 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 both brokerage and advisory services with a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs and financial planning solutions.

Gregory Scheinberg is a financial advisor at Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked with firms including The Integrated and Independent Financial Solutions. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in GP Goods LLC, a retail business that sells items on Amazon. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of managed account programs and supports both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships through multiple custodial and execution platforms.

Kelly Ogiba is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and beginning their advisory career in 2026. Prior to joining WEAS, Ogiba worked at the Wealth Enhancement Group since 2019 and at TD Bank NA from 2016 to 2019. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and referrals to managed account investment managers for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets, employing a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that blends passive and active strategies, supported by an internal Investment Committee.

Thomas Cordovano is a CFP® professional with 41 years of industry experience, currently serving at Corient. His prior roles include positions at La Ferla Group LLC and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party managers and uses risk management tools and alternative investments where appropriate.

Glenn Gordon is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Hauppauge, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, he is active as a life insurance agent, analyzing insurance needs and recommending appropriate policies including long-term care and fixed annuities. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm offers a range of managed-account programs and model portfolios, including traditional asset allocation and legacy market-timing and momentum-based strategies.

Seth Schoen is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Cadaret Grant & Co., Inc., Oppenheimer, Guardian Life, and Asgard Regulatory Group. Seth is based in Oakdale, NY. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a digital, discretionary model account pilot available to select employees. The firm employs algorithm-driven risk assessments and delegates portfolio management and proxy voting to third parties.

John Isaac is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 31 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked with Guardian Life and its affiliates since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as founder, treasurer, and board member of the Kerala Global Chamber of Commerce & Industry USA Inc., and is currently a candidate for the New York State Assembly. He is affiliated with Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, which provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients.