John Isaac is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding a Series 63 designation and 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life and its affiliates since 2005 and more recently joined Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is a founder, treasurer, and board member of the Kerala Global Chamber of Commerce & Industry USA Inc., a nonprofit organization. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers advisor-led discretionary management alongside model-based strategies and provides a range of financial planning, consulting, and advisory solutions tailored to client needs.

Kendl Fulco is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services based in Old Greenwich, CT. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 30 years of industry experience. Since 2011, he has been associated with Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Financial Group. He is also formally designated as a bank officer with Principal Bank and Principal Trust Company to support and manage retirement plan account relationships. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, 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 various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Patrick Ceplenski is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors. Prior to joining Wealthspire in 2026, he worked at The Colony Group, LLC for five years, and also held positions at Wolf & Company, P.C. and Andersen. Wealthspire Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $34.3 billion in assets for nearly 9,700 clients, including individuals, corporate and pension plans, nonprofits, and foundations. The firm employs an institutional-style asset allocation framework using a diversified mix of investment vehicles and provides tailored wealth management and financial planning services supported by centralized due diligence and ongoing monitoring.

Stephen Donella Jr. is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a vestry member on the board of Trinity Episcopal Church and operates as an independent insurance agent. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm combines in-house and external strategists with technology-enabled tools to deliver tailored investment solutions, managing many accounts on a non-discretionary basis.

David Eder is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC in Stamford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he assists with bookkeeping for his spouse’s orthodontics practice. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm operates a Private Advisor model supported by a consolidated investment platform and maintains broker-dealer registration, which distinguishes its range of services.

Jian Qi is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2016 and also maintains a role at World Financial Group, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Jian Qi is involved in the sales of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a broad advisor network and multiple program platforms, relying on model portfolios and third-party managers to implement its advisory strategies.

Joseph Brida is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations. He has 43 years of industry experience, including long-term roles at Wealth Conservation Group, Inc. and Nylife Securities Inc. Brida has an ownership interest in a racehorse entity, J & B Stables, though he is not actively involved in its management. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base of individual and institutional investors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and offers multiple advisory programs within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Shane Maer is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Main Street Financial Group and Kestra Advisory Services since 2007. Outside of advisory work, he owns a business called MSFG The Deuce Inc. and is appointed with insurance companies through Access Brokerage to provide insurance solutions. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including plan design, fiduciary consulting, investment advice, and employee education, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving some large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.

John Maher is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at WealthShield Partners, Ironclad Asset Management, Hawks Acquisition Corp, and Wilmington Trust. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets through a large advisor network and employs a diversified investment process that blends passive and active managers with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Lawrence Papola Jr. is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. He has 10 years of industry experience with prior roles at Guardian Life, U.S. Captive Partners & Associates, Inc., ThinkEquity Insurance Services LLC, and OSAIC. His work includes insurance services related to life, health, annuities, and long-term care outside of Guardian products. 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 comprehensive adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody/clearing services.

Jordan Ceraso is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. His work history includes multiple roles at both firms since 2015. Outside of these roles, he also offers insurance products beyond Guardian Life when appropriate. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, and organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management solutions, including discretionary and model-based strategies, as well as specialized advisory and consulting services.

Thomas Kellerman is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with credentials including Series 63 and Series 65 and two years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Eghrari Law Firm and Stark & Stark, P.C., and he practices as an estate planning attorney developing trusts and medical directives. Kellerman is also involved in a wealth training business focused on estate client wealth review and advising. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans through a network of over 300 independent advisers. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and access to various investment platforms, employing strategic, tactical, and adaptive allocation approaches.

Jeffrey Neeck is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked primarily with Guardian Life and its affiliated entities since 1997. His outside business activities include ownership interests in a general agency and involvement with Silver Lining P&C Alliance. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to a range of clients including individuals, 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 advisory solutions.

James Toner is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2015. Toner serves on the financial committee of the West Babylon Alumni Association, where he contributes to scholarship funding decisions. 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, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Anthony Larocca is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Williston Park, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Money Concepts Capital Corp since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, Larocca is president of a company focused on sales and marketing of insurer-related products including health, disability, and long-term care insurance, and he also works as a business consultant during non-securities hours. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a range of managed programs and portfolio strategies, combining model portfolios, IAR-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers to serve approximately 14,700 clients with around $3.33 billion in assets under management.

Glenn Rudy is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 50 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC for 10 years. &PARTNERS serves a diverse range of clients including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and private businesses, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, using both proprietary and third-party strategies.

Charlie Yeung is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory work, he is associated with The Bohea Associates Ltd., a food importing and wholesale business. 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 with a combination of internal oversight and external partnerships, supporting a wide range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions.

Sara Ashmawy is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. She is associated with Pinnacle Strategies, Inc. and brokering non-registered insurance products through outside carriers. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a substantial asset base primarily on a non-discretionary basis through an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Stephen Dileo is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in White Plains, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 13 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2016. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm operates within a vertically integrated structure offering model and customized portfolios and serves as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Andres Fernandez Salvador is a CFP® and Series 66-registered financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He currently works at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and previously held roles at Kings Point Capital Management LLC and Charles Schwab. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and research that includes quantitative and fundamental analysis.