Gary Kogel is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where he has been serving clients since March 2000. He leads The Kogel Donato Wealth Management Group, a multigenerational team that partners with executives, business owners, and professionals in sports and entertainment to develop personalized financial strategies. The group focuses on long-term client relationships, providing proactive, organized, and trusted guidance to align financial plans with clients' goals. With over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, Gary previously worked as a Bank Manager at Bank of America. He founded The Kogel Group in 2017, which evolved into The Sullivan Kogel Wealth Management Group in 2019 before becoming The Kogel Donato Wealth Management Group in 2024. His expertise encompasses areas such as education planning, family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, personal retirement planning, small business strategies, individual and corporate investment strategy, tax minimization, and retirement income. Gary holds a Bachelor's Degree from SUNY Albany and professional designations including Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC) and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). He is involved in community activities, notably supporting the New York Blood Center. In his personal time, Gary enjoys golfing, ice skating, reading, running, and spending time with his family.

Aldo Valente is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC since 2010. Outside of his work at Wells Fargo, he has a partial ownership interest in The Hamlet Group Wealth Management LLC. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a large broker-dealer and registered investment adviser affiliated with Wells Fargo, providing investment and fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a wide range of planning services that are tailored to clients with a net-worth threshold, including specialized areas such as business-owner transition planning and special-needs analysis.

Hussain Butt is a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He is dedicated to managing clients' wealth by understanding their full financial picture and creating personalized strategies that adapt to changing market conditions. Hussain provides access to the investment insights of Merrill and the banking and lending solutions of Bank of America. Growing up with self-employed parents, Hussain has insight into the challenges and opportunities of running a business. He specializes in delivering solutions that combine banking, cash management, investments, lending, and tax-efficient strategies. His approach emphasizes sound advice and serving as a single point of contact for both banking and wealth management needs. Hussain holds a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC) designation and is a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). He completed his high school education at Valley Stream South High School. Outside of work, Hussain enjoys cooking, football, golfing, spending time with his family, and watching movies.

Evan Murphy is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with LPL Financial since 2023. Prior to joining LPL, he spent 18 years at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. He maintains involvement with two business entities under LPL, Dune Walk Wealth Management Group and Platinum Cove Capital Group. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a broad range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, banks, and charitable organizations. The firm provides various advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement consulting through a national network of investment adviser representatives.

David Rispler is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Melville, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors since 1986, including its prior affiliation as Axa Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, Rispler serves as Vice President of Equitable Agents Reinsurance Company and is the managing partner of Premier Consulting Partners LLC. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and third-party asset managers. The firm employs a hybrid referral and implementation model, combining advisory and brokerage channels tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Paul Cabrera is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with J.P. Morgan Securities since 2012 and has worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA. since 2008. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors through its Institutional Consulting Services program, combining quantitative asset-allocation modeling with centralized due diligence and applying an ESG eligibility framework in its recommendations.

David Birns is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors since 1999 and previously worked with AXA Advisors, LLC for over two decades. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in a life insurance general agency. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to a range of asset management options through third-party programs. The firm operates a hybrid referral and implementation model, combining advisory and brokerage channels to tailor services based on client goals and risk tolerance.

Thomas Geneva is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Royal Alliance, Equitable Advisors, and Axa Advisors. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in selling health insurance and fixed life insurance products through several affiliated businesses. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides integrated brokerage and advisory services with a focus on asset allocation, risk tolerance, and portfolio management using a range of investment products and third-party platforms.

Ivy Peterson is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Mount Sinai, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2005. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with Gold Coast Wealth Advisors LLC, a business used to manage staff and office expenses. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service aimed at individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets, providing detailed recommendation reports that address income, Social Security, and tax-efficient withdrawal strategies. The firm utilizes a combination of research, modeling, and automated tools overseen by a committee to generate and tailor retirement income recommendations.

Alex Olteanu is a financial advisor at Fidelity with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior experience at Bridgeway Analytics and Tulane University. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, utilizing a blend of proprietary fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to manage discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios.

Dominic Stilletti is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Ameriprise since 2018, including its predecessor Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., and previously at Capital One Investment Services, LLC. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service focused on individuals approaching or in retirement with substantial investable assets. The firm provides a combination of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions, utilizing research and modeling to deliver tailored, tax-efficient retirement income recommendations.

Robeson Hilton is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, based in Melville, NY, and has 11 years of industry experience. He has worked with Equitable Advisors since 2015 and was previously associated with Axa Advisors, LLC. Robeson has been involved with the Plainview Old Bethpage Soccer Club since 2013. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, charities, and institutions, providing financial planning, broker-dealer services, insurance distribution, and access to third-party asset management programs. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer, leveraging LPL-sponsored programs and endorsed TAMPs to deliver advisory and brokerage solutions.

Cheryl Giustiniano is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Merrill with two years of industry experience. She previously worked at Citibank for three years and spent 15 years at Verizon Wireless before entering the financial services industry. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries. The firm integrates with Bank of America’s broader platform, providing access to a wide range of products and services.

Donna Marlatt is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors in Melville, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 21 years of industry experience. She has been with Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC since 2009. Outside of her advisory role, she is a notary public in Suffolk County, NY. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a large broker-dealer and registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of investment and financial planning services, including specialized planning for business owners, sports and entertainment professionals, and clients with special needs.

James Maguire is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Edward Jones in 2022, he worked at ABG Services Inc and ICD Securities Inc from 2014 to 2022. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Richard Punturo is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors. He has held roles at Cambridge since 2013 and has maintained his own accounting and financial services firms for over two decades. Punturo also serves as a director of the Nassau/Suffolk chapter of the National CPA organization and is co-chair of a committee for the Long Island Alzheimer Foundation's annual event. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management services through independent Financial Professionals, with multiple platform options and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies.

Andrew Sanborn is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services in Huntington Station, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Mass Mutual Investors Services and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a referee for the Long Island Soccer Referee Association. Mass Mutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm provides financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, using firm-approved tools to develop collaborative, written strategies tailored to client goals.

Luca Boast is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Melville, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and entering his first year in the industry. Prior to joining Equitable Advisors, he spent six years with Safetots Limited. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base that includes individual, high-net-worth, retirement plan, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients by offering financial planning, broker-dealer services, insurance distribution, and access to third-party asset management programs. The firm works extensively through program sponsors and third-party managers to provide advisory and brokerage solutions and operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Spencer Lathrop is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with Merrill, where he has worked since 2017. He has one year of industry experience and previously worked at Mindshare. Spencer is based in Melville, NY. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions program, offering a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries.

Andrea Paul Weiss is a financial advisor with Merrill, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at Merrill since 2009 and with Bank of America N.A. since 2008. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions program, offering a range of model-based, discretionary, and tax-aware investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries. The firm operates within Bank of America’s broader platform, providing access to a diverse set of products and services.