Michael Carminucci is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Croton Falls, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has operated Carminucci Wealth Management since 2006 and has been affiliated with LPL Financial and its predecessor since 1998. Carminucci is also the author of the book *Gold Plated Retirement, Putting the Gold in the Golden Years* and is involved in a motor vehicle sales and customization business. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a wide range of investment solutions supported by an in-house Research team and accommodates customized advisory arrangements through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Sunho Lee is a financial advisor at Salem Asset Management with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Salem Asset Management since 2004. Lee holds a Series 63 designation. Salem Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management services to individual clients, managing approximately $3.7 million in regulatory assets across four client relationships. The firm maintains a small client base, allowing for direct work with a limited number of households and exercises investment discretion with formal policies outlined in its regulatory filings.

William Peattie is the principal advisor at Peattie Capital Management in Stamford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 21 years of industry experience. He has led Peattie Capital Management since 2007. The firm provides portfolio management and advisory services to a select group of high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $39 million across about 20 relationships. Peattie Capital Management emphasizes personalized portfolio construction and active management, and it maintains a distinctive practice of issuing periodic newsletters to its clients.