Michael Burns is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup since 1996. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a broad range of wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles such as swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Michael Levine is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at both Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he also writes property and casualty, health, life, and long-term care insurance. Primerica Advisors serves a broad 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, employing various investment strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms.

Maureen Decker is a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously with Northwestern Mutual and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of advisory work, she provides tax preparation services and conducts student loan portfolio reviews to evaluate repayment and forgiveness options. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans with a range of advisory programs and financial planning services. The firm combines investment advice with custody, execution, and brokerage capabilities, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management through third-party asset manager relationships.

Cindy Rudbart is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank for a combined 14 years. Rudbart serves as a board member and finance committee participant for the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey, where she reviews the organization’s investments. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer providing a broad range of investment services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform.

Vivian Cohn is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2003. Prior to that, she worked at Henes Floretti Associates starting in 1997. She is also a notary public. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors. The firm provides a range of advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting services, offering operational and investment platform support while allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction.

Nancy Kingsberg is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in White Plains, NY. She holds the Series 66 designation and has 17 years of industry experience. Kingsberg has been with Eagle Strategies, Nylife Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company since 2016. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Lawrence Bernstein is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 44 years of industry experience. He has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, Bernstein is involved in life insurance brokerage and tax preparation through his firms Prime Financial Services and Wealth Continuum Group. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines SEC-registered advisory services with broker-dealer capabilities and utilizes a platform that includes third-party asset managers to provide tailored investment solutions.

Vincent Batyr III is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Norwalk, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2015 and concurrently operates Vincent J. Batyr & Co, CPAs, where he serves as president and owner, providing accounting and tax preparation services. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm supports a network of approximately 423 advisors and manages around $3.65 billion across more than 37,000 client accounts.

Gerard Tavella is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked extensively with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he manages an ownership interest in Strategies for Wealth through Three Elles, LLC. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, and charitable organizations, offering both brokerage and advisory services. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary model portfolios and third-party managers, supporting discretionary and non-discretionary accounts with various financial planning and consulting services.

Steven Crabbe is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in White Plains, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2015 and previously worked with NYLife Securities and New York Life Insurance. Crabbe is also involved as a shareholder in NYLARC Holding Company, which reinsures life insurance policies he writes with New York Life. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, managing the vast majority of assets on a non-discretionary basis while serving diverse institutional sponsors within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Brian Harpur is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Stamford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley and has been with TIAA-CREF and its predecessor entities since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a referee for youth Gaelic football games. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm offers a range of services including model-based and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard.

Marlon Martinez is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and four years of industry experience. He has worked at Citibank since 2017 and has prior experience in the hospitality sector, including roles at Hudson Valley Steakhouse and Hollow Brook Golf Course. Outside of finance, he is involved in event photography and provides delivery services for DoorDash and Instacart. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across wealth management segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and operates with a combination of large institutional scale and unique market roles, including in-house research and derivatives trading.

Nicholas Babson is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Pontera Solutions Inc and held various roles at Kenyon College. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients, employing an advisory model focused on manager selection and multi-manager solutions that include proprietary research and a variety of investment vehicles.

Melissa Ciotoli is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at The Colony Group, GYL Financial Synergies, Resnick Investment Advisors, and Morgan Stanley among others. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach combining active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Nicholas Jembelis is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously spent 26 years at David Lerner Associates Inc. before joining Janney in 2025. 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 a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory services.

John Traut is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. He holds a Series 66 designation and has nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining Stratos Wealth Partners, he worked at firms including Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. and Merrill. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a firefighter with the New York Fire Department. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers financial planning, advisor-managed programs, model portfolios, and retirement plan consulting through a large network of investment adviser representatives, combining individualized asset allocation with active portfolio monitoring and access to proprietary and third-party strategies.

Colin Kelly is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Janney since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Board of Directors for Elder House and is a director of the Georgetown Gridiron Club, supporting football program fundraising and alumni involvement. 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 a diverse client base through brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs, combining in-house portfolio management with third-party managers.

Brandon Harvey is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a landscaping business and serves as an alternate member on the Conservation Commission/Inland Wetlands Agency and as an election day poll checker in Easton, CT. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment programs, including equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, with services spanning strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and performance reporting.

Josh Becker is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding a Series 63 credential and over 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life and its affiliates since 1997. Outside of his advisory role, Becker is involved in several business ventures, including a notable ownership stake in a Guardian General Agency through Brooklyn Financial Group Holdings, LLC. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and a range of investment advisory programs that include both proprietary and third-party strategies.

John Sargent is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Rock & Co LLC and Morgan Stanley in various capacities since 2009. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, and corporations. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, operating both as an advisory and a registered broker-dealer with a consolidated investment platform that offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions.