Lawrence Heller is a CFP® professional at Savant Wealth Management with 11 years of industry experience. He previously led Total Management Group Inc dba Heller Wealth Management for 23 years. Outside of advisory services, he is the president and owner of L&B Agency, an insurance brokerage and life insurance agency. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines evidence-based asset allocation with actively managed strategies and maintains affiliated entities providing accounting, legal, and trust services.

Leonard Cohen is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Bellmore, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2010 and is currently associated with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Cohen is also involved in providing disability insurance through Metro DI. Park Avenue Securities serves a wide range of clients, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage and advisory services alongside financial and retirement planning. The firm employs diverse investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports various account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Richard Silvia is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC for a combined 17 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of the Executive Business Association in Long Island, NY, focusing on networking activities. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering advisory and brokerage services such as investment management, consulting, and retirement planning. The firm utilizes strategic and tactical asset allocation across various investment vehicles and acts as a qualified custodian for client assets.

Marc Defeo is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 27 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with prior TIAA-administered employer retirement plan relationships. The firm provides planning services that conclude at delivery as well as ongoing discretionary management through various managed account programs and serves as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Jack Fiorillo is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience, with prior roles at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, New York Life Insurance Company, and NY LIFE Securities. Before entering the financial industry, he completed his education at Endicott College and worked at The Wheatley School for six years. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and both proprietary and third-party investment advisory programs.

Christopher Sosa is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner since 2021. His prior roles include positions at Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. and Edelman Financial Services, LLC. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal team and third-party managers, with specialized capabilities in tax integration and administrative CFO services.

Brian Gabel is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management, serving clients often connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans.

Michael Collins is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Citi since 2012 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, including derivatives and futures services.

Chryssanthe Detroyer is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. She has previously worked with Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she holds a 49% ownership in a private real estate business. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is a large SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutions. The firm offers a range of fee-based wrap programs, financial planning, and investment management services utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies managed internally and by third parties.

Gehang Schwartz is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF and holds a Series 66 designation. He has three years of industry experience and has worked at firms including UBS Financial Services, Bank of America, Merrill, and TIAA. His background also includes roles in academia at Baruch College and New York City College of Technology. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services from point-in-time planning to ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Charles Androsiglio Jr. is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007, with a brief tenure at Wells Fargo Clearing in 2019. He is based in Scarsdale, NY. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across workplace, high-net-worth, and ultra-high-net-worth segments. The firm offers a comprehensive range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services, implementing multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Inyong Hwang is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Citibank NA for 13 years. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and manages a rental property in Cliffside Park, NJ. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies implemented through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles and arrangements.

Jeffrey Soares is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Melville, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked with Union Financial, Inc. since 2021 and has been with Principal Securities since 2014. Outside of advising, he is involved in selling fixed life insurance, fixed annuities, long-term care insurance, and disability insurance through various carriers. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base that includes individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Raymond Lee is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Flushing, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Eagle Strategies since 2023 and has concurrent roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Co. since 2021. Outside of his advisory work, he owns Tai Chi Ray, LLC, a fitness and well-being education business. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple advisory program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Tammi Lauder is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 42 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Her prior roles include positions at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., and Fieldpoint Private Securities LLC. 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 both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, operating uniquely as a registered broker-dealer with capabilities in securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking services.

Christopher Tortora is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His prior roles include five years at Voya Financial Advisors and multiple positions at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. He is also involved in advising on term and universal life insurance. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary advisory solutions, including model portfolios and a hybrid digital advisory service.

George Haydock III is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual in various capacities from 2012 to 2018 before joining TIAA-CREF in 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member for a local volunteer fire department and leads motorcycle adventure tours in New England. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account services to individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate entities, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers a range of managed account programs, including customized portfolios and model-based strategies, and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund sponsored by Charityvest.

Helene Rude is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. She has been affiliated with Stratos Private Wealth and LPL Financial LLC since 2018. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an SEC-registered enterprise wealth management firm overseeing approximately $18.6 billion in assets with around 366 advisors serving over 24,000 clients. The firm offers a range of advisor-managed and model-based investment strategies through an open-architecture platform and provides various financial planning and retirement consulting services.

Enrico Indelicato III is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 10 years of industry experience, including roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in developing Cifico, a web-based software that converts financial spreadsheets into animated visuals. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial and retirement planning. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports various account-level services including lending and donor-advised funds.

Neal Baumann is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Benjamin F. Edwards since 2009. Baumann serves as a board member of Aging in America, Inc., a nonprofit organization providing services to the elderly. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutions. The firm offers fee-based wrap programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment management consulting, utilizing a range of portfolio strategies monitored by an Investment Strategy Committee.