Susan Gullotta is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 10 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at Westchester Financial Advisors, NFP Advisor Services, LLC, and Berkowitz, Herkert & Associates, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing advisory programs and services such as wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm supports advisors with operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management resources while offering a range of customizable investment program structures.

Ronald Berkowitz is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 34 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Commonwealth in 2022, he worked at Kestra Advisory Services and Kestra Investment Services for 19 years. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad platform including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Songqun Florence is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in White Plains, NY, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. She has 11 years of industry experience, including roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2014. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a substantial portion of its assets on a non-discretionary basis, working with a diverse range of clients through various program types.

Owen Gold is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Raymond James & Associates Inc., Morgan Stanley, and involvement in the hospitality sector with South Kitchen + Bar and Mission Taco. Owen has also held teaching positions at the University of Georgia and Long Island University. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale, SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services through both proprietary and third-party portfolio management solutions.

Pablo Luna is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and derivatives services.

Maria Bekas is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in White Plains, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having five years of industry experience. She is the owner of Positive Wealth Strategies LLC, through which she brokers non-registered insurance products in addition to her advisory role. Her prior business experience includes ownership roles with Greek Taverna LLC and Face Organics LLC. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base of individuals and institutions, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis, supporting a variety of advisory programs within the New York Life affiliate structure.

Gerald Spitzer is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at UBS Financial Services for 10 years. Outside of advising, he serves as a board member for NAMI NYC, a nonprofit focused on mental illness, and holds advisory roles related to employee ownership initiatives. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a broad range of clients, including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm supports a network of over 400 independent advisers who employ diverse investment strategies and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management through various platforms and sub-advisers.

James Moore is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2018 and was previously with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Co of America from 2015 to 2018. Outside of his advisory work, Moore serves as a trustee for the Hillsborough Jr Raiders Sports and is a board member of the Somerset County 200 Club. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering both transaction-based brokerage and fee-based advisory services. The firm utilizes proprietary model portfolios, third-party strategists, and a digital advice solution to manage accounts on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis, supporting a range of investment products and lending solutions.

Aaron Loor is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and the United States Department of State. Loor also serves as a military officer in the United States Army Reserves, where he works as a civil affairs governance officer. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple 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 options and maintains significant institutional capabilities, including in-house research and roles as a security-based swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Brendan Pilaar is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Gramercy Place Partners LLC, Lawrenceville Township, and The College of New Jersey. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management, employing a fiduciary standard within a vertically integrated advisory model.

Jeffrey Wertheim is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors in Larchmont, NY. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2015. Wertheim also operates as an independent agent selling insurance-based products outside of Guardian. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across multiple platforms.

Joseph Rivara is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Paramus, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors since 1999 and has concurrently worked with The Guardian Life Insurance Company since 1995. Rivara is also involved in insurance sales beyond Guardian products. Primerica Advisors serves 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 variety of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and platforms.

Steven Buczek is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC in White Plains, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at TD Bank N.A., Guardian Life Insurance, Park Avenue Securities, and New York Life. TD Private Client Wealth LLC offers discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail clients. The firm uses a mix of strategic and tactical asset allocation through affiliated and third-party sub-managers and provides ongoing portfolio management, financial planning support, and custody services.

Paul Tramontozzi is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd in Tarrytown, NY. His prior experience includes roles at KBK Wealth Management, LLC and Commonwealth Financial Network. He has served as a registered representative of LPL Financial, LLC alongside his advisory work. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm with approximately 379 advisors and $18.6 billion in assets under management. The firm serves a broad range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and institutions, and offers a variety of investment management and financial planning services through an open-architecture platform integrating multiple third-party managers.

Catherine Demartino is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and six years of industry experience. She has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2021. She serves as Vice President of the Rotary Club of Rye. 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 brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing a range of proprietary and third-party investment strategies.

Jeffrey Perlmutter is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 39 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Mass Mutual Insurance Co., Altium Wealth Management, Park Avenue Securities Investors, and Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a multi-manager approach with both affiliated and third-party managers, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to pooled investment vehicles.

Ryan Grealy is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Cohen & Steers Capital Management and Cohen & Steers Securities. His activities include involvement in insurance outside of Guardian Life. Primerica Advisors operates within the enterprise category, serving a broad retail client base with various brokerage and advisory services. The firm offers a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs along with financial planning and consulting solutions.

George Siderias is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he operates a personal development coaching business and is involved in managing a luxury car business and a nutrition supplements company. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and a variety of advisory programs. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management using model portfolios and digital advisory solutions integrated with proprietary and third-party strategies.

Balaji Dhandapani is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill from 2010 to 2022 before joining Advised Assets Group, LLC and GWFS Equities, Inc. in 2022. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s integrated approach combines proprietary and third-party planning methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates within platforms linked to Empower’s administrative and recordkeeping systems.

Alejandro Tirso is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Invesco Distributors, Inc. and Oppenheimer Funds. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves a broad client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, providing a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account programs.