Rashan Mc Rae is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously served 30 years in the US Army and US Army Reserve. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, using a centralized Investment Management Team to design and manage model portfolios across various investment vehicles.

Changa Ellison is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Wells Fargo Clearing and Citizens Securities. Ellison is based in Philadelphia, PA. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals and various entities, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model differentiates between one-time planning services and ongoing managed account management, applying a fiduciary standard and utilizing both model and customized portfolios.

Joseph Fasano is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Mount Laurel, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Agia and the Abington School District, as well as a decade at The Little Gym of Springhouse. Outside of his advisory work, he is an agent involved in non-securities insurance products through Agia. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and supports corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models and operating with a large network of advisors nationwide.

Dean Rosini is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with 43 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at several firms, including Wells Fargo Advisors and Raymond James Financial Services. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is a national, SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account services.

Daniel Lex III is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates D&S Cleaning Co., a commercial cleaning business he founded in 2000. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S.-based individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Laura Santelli is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® designation as well as Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. Laura has worked at Citizens Securities since 2015 and also has ongoing roles at NBT Bank and LPL Financial Services since 2009. Citizens Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and retirement plans, offering investment advisory, brokerage, and insurance services. The firm provides a digital advisory program and managed account services, operating as a broker-dealer and insurance agency under the ownership of Citizens Bank, N.A.

Conor Lydon is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF in Philadelphia, PA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 registrations with four years of industry experience. He has worked with several firms including MassMutual Greater Philadelphia and myCIO Wealth Partners, LLC. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected through employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management using model or customized portfolios, operating within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds.

Jackson Allen is a CFP® professional based in Philadelphia, PA, currently with Janney Montgomery Scott. He has one year of experience at Janney and has held prior roles at Diversified, LLC, Kuhn Advisors, Tolleson Wealth Management, and First Citizens Wealth Management. He also spent five years at Campbell University. 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, estates, corporations, and municipal clients, offering a broad range of investment advisory and brokerage services supported by centralized portfolio management and trustee capabilities.

James Simon is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Conshohocken, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Citizens Securities since 2014. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering a range of investment advisory programs as well as brokerage and insurance services. The firm operates both discretionary managed accounts and a digital advisory program, which is managed in partnership with SigFig.

Gregg Potash is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC investments since 2004. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including an invitation-only discretionary digital offering that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and employs mutual funds and ETFs managed by PNC or third-party strategists.

Edward Golden is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. His previous work includes roles at New York Life Insurance Company and NYLife Securities, LLC, where he spent six years, as well as brief tenures at MassMutual Life Insurance Company and MML Investors Services, LLC. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm operates both a digital advisory platform and managed account programs, and is wholly owned by Citizens Bank, N.A.

Michael Vinci is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Hightower Advisors since 2023. Prior to this, he was involved with Smart Soccer 101 and Wealth CMT from 2017 to 2023. He also works as a therapy dog handler, providing emotional wellness support at client-requested locations. Hightower Advisors offers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes multi-manager solutions and proprietary research to support portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting through its network of Advisor Practices.

Joshua Gonzalez is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Conshohocken, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 22 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Merrill, and Bank of America. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering a mix of investment advisory programs, brokerage, and insurance services. The firm operates both a digital advisory platform with ETF-based portfolios and traditional brokerage services and is wholly owned by Citizens Bank, N.A.

Mimi Drake is a financial advisor with Cerity Partners LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and three years of industry experience. She previously worked at Permit Capital Advisors, LLC for eleven years before joining Cerity Partners. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on multiple non-investment related boards, including Hudson Global, where she has been Chairperson since 2022, and several nonprofit organizations such as Ben Franklin Technology Partners and The Shipley School. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, with a focus on diversified asset allocation and customized portfolio management.

William Degener is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Bank of America and Merrill since 2013. Degener serves as a trustee for the Moorestown Youth Baseball Federation, a nonprofit organization managing youth baseball programs and facilities in Moorestown, NJ. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of over 400 independent adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a variety of analytical approaches and maintaining fiduciary standards when agreements are in place.

John Battista is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. He serves as trustee for an irrevocable trust established for his parents. Citizens Securities serves individual and high-net-worth investors as well as individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm operates both a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program and is wholly owned by Citizens Bank, N.A.

Mackenzie Swartz is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. Swartz holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Nylife Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Company, LPL Financial, LLC, and Commonwealth Investment Management Group LLC. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering both investment advisory programs and brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory approach includes a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, while also operating as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Pascal Asiedu is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Mt. Laurel, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 12 years of industry experience, including roles at NYLife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2013. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in multiple entrepreneurial ventures, including logistics management, e-commerce, and merchandising. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a variety of program types tailored to client objectives, with the majority of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Scott Boyd is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Valic Financial Advisors and Agia. Outside of his advisory role, he is the sole member of a business that sells a self-published book. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers a range of financial planning services and manages both in-house and third-party investment strategies using strategic and tactical approaches.

Peter Damico is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding a Series 66 credential and 23 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Commonwealth Financial Network and Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Board Chair of Youth Action, a nonprofit organization. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds.