Seth Rivers is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 designations. His prior experience includes roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, Murphy Wealth Management Group, and Morgan Stanley. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and access to multiple management platforms, serving clients that include large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Karen Detorres is a CFP® and ChFC® with 26 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has been with Private Advisor Group, LLC since 2016 and also maintains an affiliation with LPL Financial. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in family business management and operates a marina partnership. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to various third-party asset management programs.

Timothy Braunfeld is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Beacon, NY, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and having one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Rhinebeck Bank, The Bank of Greene County, and Firstbank. Earlier in his career, he operated a music gear business called Chris's Music Exchange DBA Gravity Music Gear. Empower Advisory Group primarily serves employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering financial planning and investment management integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing in its financial planning service and operates at a large scale with a high client-to-advisor ratio.

Kevin Mulqueen is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies and its affiliated entities since 2009 and has a career spanning back to 1979 with New York Life. Outside of his advisory role, Mulqueen serves as a pastor in the New York Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, leads worship services, and is a member of the Town of Wallkill Zoning Board of Appeals. He also serves on the board of Finseca-NY, a professional association for financial advisors. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and benefit plans, and institutional clients. The firm provides a range of advisory services with an emphasis on tailored solutions, managing most assets on a non-discretionary basis, and operates within the integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Maximus Di Sesa is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at NewEdge Advisors. His career includes roles at Ameriprise and Edward Jones prior to joining NewEdge. He is a board member of the Council on Addiction Prevention and Education. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise‑scale registered investment adviser that serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a broad suite of portfolio management and consulting services through a network of independent advisers and utilizes centralized due diligence, technology tools, and a range of program structures combining in‑house and third‑party solutions.

Robert Fallone is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients, offering a range of investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with oversight committees and internal standards, catering to diverse client segments including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals.

Gerard Morra is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 24 years of industry experience, including 11 years with Eagle Strategies, NYlife Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Co. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm works with individual investors, institutional clients, and plan sponsors, delivering tailored advice primarily through non-discretionary management and a variety of program types.

William Dwyer III is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network and Flourish Wealth Advisors, LLC, where he serves as managing partner and 50% owner. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 36 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody and clearing services.

Laurie Schiavone is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 63 designation and over 33 years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth since 2000 and also owns Brent Financial Group, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a range of advisory programs and services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Jason Netrosio is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 29 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial and CUNA Mutual Group, among others. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients by providing customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, operating through a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with both discretionary and non-discretionary assets under management.

Michelle Haass is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 designation and has been with Equity Services since 2015. In addition to her advisory role, she is an agent for several insurance companies under the name Thoroughbred Advisors and is involved in a side business specializing in bookkeeping and the sales of awards and trophies. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to a broad range of clients including individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, frequently utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios with a combination of long-term strategies and options for shorter-term trading.

Kimberly Jackson is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 15 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including GWFS Equities, Advised Assets Group, and Thrivent Investment Management. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as president of the Mahopac Varsity Cheer Blue and Gold Booster Club. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering integrated services through Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm focuses on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

Andrea Brown is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill for seven years. In addition to her advisory role, she is an independent insurance agent specializing in the sales of fixed insurance products. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and various advisory programs, primarily providing non-discretionary recommendations rather than discretionary management.

Brian Engelhardt is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 63 designation and seven years of industry experience. He has been associated with various entities under Bankers Life since 2010, including Bankers Life & Casualty where he works as an insurance agent offering Medicare Supplement, annuity, life, health, and long-term care insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, focusing on customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and a blend of fundamental and technical analysis to manage client portfolios.

Joseph Steffy III is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Fahnestock & Co., Inc. since 1992. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of DAY REALTY CORP., a real estate investment company. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services such as discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, consulting, and retirement services. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation along with various investment vehicles to meet client objectives and acts as a qualified custodian for client assets.

John Mc Loughlin is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Santander Securities, LLC, Santander Bank, NA, and Woodbury Financial Services Inc. Outside of financial services, he has been involved with Ferreira Construction. OSAIC Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans by offering advisory and brokerage services through customized engagements, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments. The firm’s approach includes both advisory and brokerage solutions with a predominance of non-discretionary assets and a network of investment adviser representatives working through extensive banking and credit union relationships.

Zachary Ruttenberg is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Newburgh, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with five years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including Ruttenberg Capital Group, LLC, NYLIFE Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company. Ruttenberg serves as a board member of the Newburgh Jewish Community Center and is involved in a jewelry and diamond sales business. Eagle Strategies serves a wide range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple advisory programs tailored to client and plan sponsor needs, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis and an integrated structure linked to New York Life.

Aman Goel is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials, with 11 years of industry experience. He has operated Goel Financial since 2018 and has been affiliated with New York Life and its related entities since 2013. Outside of advisory work, he serves as president of a local networking chapter, BNI Gateway, and leads Goel Management Group, which supports staffing and event management. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers multiple advisory programs tailored to client and plan sponsor objectives, with a focus on non-discretionary management and fiduciary responsibilities within the New York Life affiliate structure.

Robert Cipriano is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC based in Fishkill, NY. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has 10 years of industry experience, primarily with Key Investment Services LLC and KeyBank. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various advisory programs including wrap-fee programs, model portfolios, and separately managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client-directed investment decisions supported by non-binding recommendations and ongoing monitoring, and operates within the KeyCorp group alongside KeyBank and KeyBanc Capital Markets.

Mark Vesely is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including LPL Financial LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. Vesely is also involved with Hudson Valley Credit Union in a financial institution duty role. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and manages roughly $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad range of managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.