Kevin Manning is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, where he has worked in various capacities since 2005. Outside of his advisory roles, he serves as a trustee for multiple family trusts and acts as an executor for an estate. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and provides access to insurance products, alternative investments, and a range of financial planning and consulting services.

Barrett Butlien is a CFP® professional with 31 years of industry experience, currently practicing at Commonwealth Financial Network and Westchester Financial Advisors since 2022. He previously spent 19 years at Marathon Financial Group, Kestra Advisory Services, and Kestra Investment Services. He is the owner of Marathon Advisory Group Inc. and co-owner of BHB Advisors, LLC, entities established to facilitate securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform with access to managed-account programs, third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Marc Horowitz is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 10 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at National Life Group, Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities, LLC, and Allstate Insurance Co. Outside of his advisory role, he is licensed to sell life, health, annuity, long-term care, and disability insurance through his business, Evolution Financial Group. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios that primarily focus on long-term strategies alongside options for shorter-term trading.

Craig Tull is a financial advisor with Planmember Securities Corporation in Irvington, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Planmember Securities Corporation since 2014. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans and offering participant-level investment options. The firm employs a top-down strategic asset allocation framework to manage risk-based mutual fund portfolios and supports plan sponsors and participants through education, personalized planning, and counseling.

Lawrence Cohen is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Stamford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer for 20 years and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing for two years. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a successor trustee on the Cohen/Stessman Trust, a role involving biannual management without compensation. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a wide range of investment and consulting services across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, maintaining custody of client assets and managing significant non-discretionary advisory assets.

Joseph Prendergast is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Certified Financial Services. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers tailored client solutions through advisor-led discretionary management, model-based strategies, and a combination of proprietary and third-party platforms.

Michael Pfeffer is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2008. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a range of programs and advisory services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

George Molloy is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Partners in Stamford, CT, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Equitable Advisors and Private Wealth Systems. Outside of advising, he was involved with Ojai General Store for four years. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients, offering both advisor-directed and centralized investment strategies with a formal retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting capability.

Yanelys Benham is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. She has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily for individuals with pre-existing TIAA retirement plan relationships, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between point-in-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund within a vertically integrated structure.

Philip Sandt is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Janney since 2001. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 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, providing brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Angel Quito is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked at Mirador and Northwestern Mutual. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, along with proprietary research and various investment strategies.

Peter Christian Della Volpe is a financial advisor at Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He joined the industry in 2025 after completing his education at Franklin and Marshall College. Prior to entering the financial sector, he spent several years in education at Bridgewater-Raritan schools. Guardian Life, through its wholly owned subsidiary Park Avenue Securities LLC, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of financial planning and management solutions, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and a variety of integrated operational and lending options.

Anthony Croce is a CFP® professional at Hightower Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2023 and previously at Altium Wealth Management and Investmark Advisory Group. Croce also serves as an Infantry Officer and Platoon Leader in the Connecticut Army National Guard. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a model that emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions with access to both affiliated and third-party managers.

Philip Scott is a Series 63 licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, where he has worked since 2015 and 2024, respectively. His other business activities include soliciting the sale of insurance products not offered by Guardian. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and offers a range of financial planning and consulting services tailored to client needs.

Peter Trulli is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 18 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. He maintains involvement with his own business entity, Trulli Wealth Advisor, established for tax and investment purposes. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes a fiduciary-based advisory model with access to proprietary and third-party managed account solutions and employs various investment strategies often implemented through external managers and technology platforms.

Stephanie Fernandes is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience. She currently works at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and has previously been employed at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC, ValMark Securities, Inc., and Verde Wealth Group, LLC. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and focuses on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using low-cost index vehicles and multi-factor tilts, with implementation options including ETFs, mutual funds, separate accounts, and direct indexing.

Hai Xia Wang is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Citigroup since 2014. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various 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, including in-house research and derivatives services.

Ross Beck is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. He has held roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2025. Outside of finance, Beck has been involved in youth and amateur hockey organizations, including USA Hockey and the North American Hockey League. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, supported by proprietary and third-party platforms, along with a range of financial planning and consulting services.

Otto Tannure is a financial advisor at Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through managed advice programs and investment education services, utilizing proprietary software and third-party model portfolios to provide asset allocation and retirement guidance.

Matthew Brady is a Series 66 licensed advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, where he has worked since 2012. He has 13 years of experience in the financial industry. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a freshmen basketball coach at Ridgefield High School. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and provides access to proprietary and third-party investment solutions.