Michael Klotz is a CFP® professional with 31 years of industry experience, currently serving at Primerica Advisors and Park Avenue Securities. His career includes long-term roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company and First Level Capital, Inc. In addition to his advisory work, Klotz sells collectibles through eBay. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base with both brokerage and advisory services, offering financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and business consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party managers, supporting discretionary and non-discretionary accounts with various investment vehicles and lending solutions.

Matthew Spergel is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds a Series 66 designation. He has six years of industry experience and has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Co-Treasurer of the Naramake PTA. Park Avenue Securities LLC 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 proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types.

James Venetos is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 47 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and J.P. Morgan Securities. 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 a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services and operates as a registered broker-dealer, providing access to securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking services through a consolidated investment platform.

Kiet Hua is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in White Plains, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2016 and also works with NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2015. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis, serving a diverse client base including defined contribution and defined benefit plans.

Christopher Ferrara is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 65 and Series 66 designations and 26 years of industry experience. He has worked with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and Kestra Investment Services since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Bradford Solutions, Inc., a company involved in financial and tax reporting, and acts as a commissioned salesperson for Bartow Insurance Agency. Kestra Advisory provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a wide range of institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.

Liam King is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, LPL Financial, Webster Bank, and Axa Advisors. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant services.

Lawrence Wilkes is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 56 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2012. Wilkes serves as a trustee of the Board of Trustees of Temple Shalom and also manages his own revocable trust as well as his wife’s irrevocable insurance trust. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and a variety of investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Paul Orbon is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked with MLB and St. John's University. Outside of his advisory role, he has been involved with Next Level Baseball. 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, corporate and retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Jessica Kwon Kapadia is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and four years of industry experience. She has been with Eagle Strategies since 2024 and has prior experience at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Co, where she has been affiliated since 2012. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides tailored advice through various program types and manages a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

George Papanicolaou is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company over multiple overlapping periods. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing a family LLC focused on commercial real estate ownership. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers transaction-based brokerage and fee-based advisory services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various platforms and account types.

Michael Buonassisi is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors and holds a Series 65 designation. He has 12 years of industry experience, including roles at Altium Wealth Management LLC and Hightower Altium Holding, LLC prior to joining Hightower Advisors. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and various types of entities. The firm’s advisory approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles.

Kyle Sanger is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including National Life Group and Equitable Advisors. Outside of finance, he maintains involvement with Solar Dad and Sons, a business he has been connected to for over ten years. Equity Services, Inc., also known as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to a range of clients including individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, utilizing third-party asset managers and combines long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading.

Lewis Cabrera is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Citigroup since 2018, following prior roles at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase bank. Cabrera is also a partial owner and silent investor in Lendi, LLC, a mobile software application platform for peer-to-peer rental services. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains significant in-house research and market roles that distinguish it from typical advisory firms.

Michael Liguori is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Melville, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 10 years and joined Principal in 2023. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in the sale of life, disability, annuities, health, long-term care, dental, Medicare, and medical insurance through various carriers. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under distinct advisory and promoter arrangements.

Kareem Roberts is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 license and five years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2021 and also serves as an agent for AGIA, offering non-securities insurance products. Prior to his advisory career, Roberts held positions at firms including Sears and Lowe’s. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

Albert Murad is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as the treasurer of a networking group, managing its weekly breakfast payments. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering a variety of advisory programs including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs multiple investment approaches tailored to its programs and advisors, managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets as of December 2025.

Sara Bassiouny is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and three years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo and J.P. Morgan. Outside of finance, she operates a handmade crafts business called The Fancy Side. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm generally employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains unique market roles, including functioning as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Massimo Romano is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials. Prior to joining Janney in 2022, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Romano is also a member of the PCN Networking Group of Long Island, a professional organization focused on ethics and professionalism. 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, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs.

Xun Hu is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Citigroup since 2023, following roles at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Gelivable Agency Services. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research, security pricing, and acting as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Jodi Madonna is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 28 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations and has been with Oppenheimer since 2009. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of advisory and brokerage services with an investment approach that includes strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and the use of mutual funds, ETFs, fixed-income, and equity strategies.