David Yawitz is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Services LLC, Bank of America, Merrill, MML Investors Services, Lenox Advisors LLC/Mass Mutual, and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors and offers both investment advisory programs and brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program managed in partnership with SigFig and a separate Managed Account program, alongside its broker-dealer and insurance operations.

Donald Sullivan III is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. He has 14 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Bank of America and Merrill. He is currently affiliated with Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of Guardian Life, where he has worked since 2018. Park Avenue Securities provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and offers a range of financial planning, consulting, and investment solutions tailored to client needs.

Alexander Juszczak is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Creative Planning in New York, NY, with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Creative Planning in 2021, he worked at The Doman Group for four years and spent a year at Columbia University. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure across its extensive network of advisors and offices.

Chunlong Yang is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors based in Great Neck, NY. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has six years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Altera Digital Health and AllScripts, along with over a decade at World Financial Group. He is also involved in the sales of insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment models, providing discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Thurman Ransom is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 63 designation and over 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Voya Financial Advisors since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an independent insurance agent involved in the sale of fixed insurance products and is a vice president and partner in a billing and loan-related S-corporation. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a combination of in-house and external strategists, model portfolios, and technology tools to provide tailored investment recommendations through a broad network of advisors.

Paul Kupchok is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 66 registrations. He has 25 years of industry experience, including prior roles at LPL Financial, LLC and Reby Advisors, LLC. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and uses a combination of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and technology platforms.

Elise Lam is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network and Chase Investment Services Corp. among other firms. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail US clients. The firm uses a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from affiliated and third-party sub-managers, offering ongoing portfolio management, financial planning support, and custody services.

Christopher Doherty is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets who holds Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and has 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Citibank since 2019 and previously spent five years at LPL Financial. 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 through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs and combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, including operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Charles Croonquist is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2000. 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, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Douglas Strahle is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities and has prior experience at LPL Enterprise, Pruco Securities, and New York Life affiliates. Outside of finance, he was involved with the Monmouth Symphony Orchestra from 2015 to 2019. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, businesses, and institutions. The firm offers both advisor-led discretionary and model-based investment strategies, supported by proprietary programs and third-party platforms.

Frank Petrilli is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Popular Bank, Apple Bank, Citigroup, HSBC Bank USA, Merrill, and Banc of America Investment Services. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, wrap programs, and access to alternative investments and lending solutions through a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model.

Jina Hong is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Citigroup since 2017. Outside of her advisory role, she assists with banking transactions and translation at a family-owned dry cleaning business. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and provides customized discretionary solutions supported by in-house research and extensive institutional resources.

Rosanna Coviello is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with a Series 66 credential and six years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms, including UBS Financial Services and Gladstone Wealth Partners. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates through an integrated service model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Yanbin Linsim is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. and Wells Fargo Clearing. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management options.

Michael Mendez is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at TD Bank N.A. and TD Private Client Wealth LLC since 2013. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning support, and custody services through a combination of affiliated and third-party sub-managers and uses a percentage-of-AUM wrap fee model.

John Fetherston is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 34 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America, N.A. for 12 years and Merrill for 33 years. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Nicholas Astore is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. He previously attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and has worked at Park Avenue Securities since 2025. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of tailored client services including discretionary management, model-based strategies, and access to proprietary and third-party advisory solutions.

Darien Dacosta is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked with Ameritas entities in various capacities since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he provides photography services primarily at events. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes model-based portfolio construction, utilizes multiple program platforms, and maintains a structure affiliated with insurance and broker-dealer entities.

Frank Barone is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Citigroup since 2012. 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 provides specialized solutions for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients.

Luis Abreu is a CFP® professional affiliated with Oppenheimer and has 10 years of experience in the financial industry. Prior to joining Oppenheimer in 2023, he worked at Bank of America and Merrill from 2016 to 2023. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a broad range of programs and advisory services that include discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting.