Leonard Rappe is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds the PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 28 years of industry experience, including roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. He serves as a trustee for the Seymour M. Feinstein Trust, assisting in estate planning matters. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, offering financial planning, retirement consulting, and business consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports various account-level services including lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Eric Rothman is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Lawrence, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Co of America since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Managing Director of Rothman Financial Group and engages in insurance brokerage activities on a client-by-client basis. Primerica Advisors operates as an enterprise serving a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both transaction-based brokerage and fee-based advisory services, utilizing a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs.

James Scheidel Jr. is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Voya since 2014 and concurrently at Anthony Izzo & Associates since 2012. Outside of his advisory roles, he is an independent insurance agent involved in fixed insurance sales. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse range of clients including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, and consulting, delivering advice primarily through non-discretionary, recommendation-based arrangements.

David Greengold is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 33 years of industry experience. Prior to joining VOYA in 2014, he has been involved with Pension Actuarial Consultants, Inc. since 1987. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors, offering services such as financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides advice through various program structures with a preference for non-discretionary, recommendation-based client relationships.

Candace Kearney is a financial advisor at Money Concepts Capital Corp with 25 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Money Concepts since 2008. Outside of her advisory role, she is a therapeutic riding instructor at Horseability and serves as an officer for the charity Project Thank A Cop. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a range of managed programs and portfolio strategies, combining fundamental and technical analysis with modern portfolio theory.

Joseph Falco III is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Park Avenue Securities and Ameriprise Financial Services. Outside of advisory work, he has been involved with Slyde Innovations LLC and Quick Ship Office, LLC. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and a range of investment advisory programs.

David Critelli is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 31 years of industry experience, including prior roles at First Allied Advisory Services and National Life. Outside of advisory work, Critelli is the owner and president of a tax preparation and accounting firm and serves as treasurer for the Dix Hills Fire Department. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

John Coleman is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. in Hauppauge, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 32 years of industry experience. He has been associated with both National Life and Equity Services since 2011. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Legal Shield, providing group discounted legal protection services. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, delivers financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms and utilizes both third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading.

Steven D'Andrea is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameritas Advisory Services since 2019 and has worked with affiliated Ameritas companies since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in life, disability, and annuity insurance sales through Dipaola Financial. 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 variety of managed account solutions and fee-based management of variable annuity and variable universal life subaccounts, supported by a network of Investment Adviser Representatives and third-party partners.

Charles Massimo is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and H. Beck, Inc., among others. Outside of his advisory work, he is the founder and board member of Autism Communities, a nonprofit organization. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment process combining passive and active managers, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

Anthony Pizzariello is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services based in Melville, NY. He holds a Series 66 designation and has five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at T3 Trading Group and Axiom Markets. In addition to advisory work, he is involved in the sale of life, disability, annuities, health, long-term care, dental, Medicare, and medical insurance products. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Louis Margro is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) holding ChFC® and Series 63 credentials and has 27 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies since 2023 and concurrently operates Summit Wealth Solutions & Insurance Services and Nylife Securities Inc., maintaining a longstanding relationship with New York Life Insurance Company since 1997. His other business activities include brokering health, life, fixed annuities, disability, and property and casualty insurance products with outside carriers. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations delivered via multiple program types, with a majority of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Matthew Rapoport is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at The Colony Group, LLC, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Blue Water Advisors, and Goldman Sachs Wealth Services. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Marc Merber is a Series 63-licensed advisor with Primerica Advisors and has 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director on his cooperative board in Lynbrook, NY. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various programs and supports discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Steven Mense is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 63 designation, bringing 31 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and Massachusetts Life Insurance Co. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and operates a real estate business under Judas Enterprises. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through a variety of investment programs and financial planning solutions.

James Roche is a CFP® and ChFC® with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors and has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2012. Park Avenue Securities serves a wide range of retail clients, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage and advisory services alongside financial and business consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms and supports diverse account features such as tax harvesting and securities-based lending.

Jared Jones Crosby is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm combines point-in-time financial planning with ongoing portfolio management through model or customized portfolios, applying a fiduciary standard to its advisory services.

James Congema is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services LLC and Kestra Investment Services LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 14 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra in 2022, he spent 11 years at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC and served in the New York City Fire Department for 21 years. He operates a personal S corporation for accounting purposes related to his financial advising activities. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and investment advice, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving clients including large institutional investors.

Christopher Jones is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Commonwealth Financial Network and Full Spectrum Financial Solutions, having previously worked at Securities America Advisors, Inc. for nearly two decades. Jones also spends a portion of his time involved in fixed insurance sales at his branch location. Commonwealth Financial Network is a national registered investment adviser supporting approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients through a range of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, enabling advisors to offer customized portfolio solutions under Commonwealth’s supervision.

Maria Giatzikis is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Her prior work includes roles at the Department of Education and Chase Investment Services Corp. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services (WEAS) 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 across a broad advisor network, using diversified, risk-class based strategies that combine passive and active management alongside quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.