Anthony Caines is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Goldman Sachs and Citi Bank. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner and creator of The Renaissance Files Podcast, a personal development podcast focused on self-actualization. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and operates with institutional scale, including in-house research and unique market roles.

Nicholas Samara is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience and previously worked at Madison Wealth Planners and LPL Financial. Before entering finance, he spent nine years with Madison Public School and four years at Rowan University. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting through both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model that utilizes technology platforms and a variety of investment strategies, often implementing advice via third-party managers and advisory programs.

Maryann Sciara is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2015 and also holds a role as an agent with Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves 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, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Edward O Connor is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in New York, NY. He has three years of industry experience, including prior work at AlphaSense. He has been with Goldman Sachs since 2022. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored wealth solutions and utilizes centralized investment resources and model portfolios to implement strategies through both affiliated and unaffiliated managers.

Sonia Piguave is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with six years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at several firms including HSBC Bank USA, Bank of America, Merrill, and JP Morgan Chase. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. provides managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of client-directed and discretionary portfolio management options, using model risk profiles and a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation developed in conjunction with HSBC Global Asset Management.

Ling Mao is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. based in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 19 years of industry experience. Prior to joining OSAIC, Mao worked at HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. from 2014 to 2022 and currently serves as a sales coach at Popular Bank. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. serves individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, access to alternative investments, and employs a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Marianne Caswell is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. She has nine years of industry experience and has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2013. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides tailored client solutions through advisor-led discretionary management, model-based strategies, and a range of proprietary and third-party programs.

Brendan Tully is a CFP® and CFA® with 22 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and has previously worked at Strategic Wealth Management Group, Touchstone Securities, Inc., Western & Southern Financial Group, and Hartford Funds Distributors, LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment process combining passive and active management, supported by quantitative and fundamental research, and offers a range of financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting services.

David Abramson is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Invesco Ltd. for nine years and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC for three years. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning services for clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm’s advice is based on Schwab’s asset-allocation models and internal research, with client authorization required for trades.

John Horn is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at CFRA Research for six years and Warburg Pincus for two years. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory, financial planning, and managed account services.

Gofran Chowdhury is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets holding a Series 66 designation and over a decade of industry experience, including multiple tenures at Citigroup and a period at National Australia Bank. He is based in New York, NY. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs, execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains distinctive roles such as swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Ryan Coughlin is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His work history includes multiple roles at Goldman Sachs and Boston College. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs, utilizing strategic allocation models and a range of platforms supported by proprietary analytics and integration with the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Sandra Bershad is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials with 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Fahnestock & Co. Inc., part of Oppenheimer, since 2003. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a range of programs and advisory services that include equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, using both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches.

Michael Simon is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup since 2015. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and manages complex market roles including swap dealer and futures commission merchant activities.

Pia Mathur is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in New York City, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. She has been with HSBC Securities and HSBC Bank USA, N.A. since 2012. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through various client-directed and discretionary options. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with fund due diligence supported by affiliated and third-party providers.

John Anderson is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Citigroup in 2022, he worked at JPMorgan in various capacities from 2004 through 2021. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant services.

David Scordato is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Millburn, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Harrisdirect LLC and TD Ameritrade entities. He has been with PNC Investments LLC since 2014. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio strategist offering that uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and third-party managed model strategies implemented with mutual funds and ETFs.

Michael Wasik is a Series 66-credentialed advisor with six years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Guardian Life and its subsidiary Park Avenue Securities. His prior experience includes roles at Bleakley Financial Group, LPL Financial LLC, and Private Advisor Group. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in selling insurance outside of Guardian. Park Avenue Securities LLC, doing business as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a mix of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms, alongside a range of integrated financial planning, consulting, and lending solutions.

Richard Harrison is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding the ChFC® designation and a Series 63 license. He has 50 years of industry experience, including roles at Kestra Advisory since 2016 and Kestra Investment Services since 2000. Harrison is also the owner of The Harrison Group, an insurance business he has operated since 1975. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, investment advice, and employee education, and manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets, serving clients that include large institutional investors.

Alfredo Alves De Lima is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life), holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2019 and previously worked with Nylife Securities and New York Life Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and manages a cattle ranch in Brazil. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives, with a significant portion of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis and a focus on advisory services connected to insurance and annuity products.