Laura Palacios is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Signature Securities Group Corp./Signature Bank for 16 years and Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. for 2 years. Palacios serves as treasurer on the board of Huntington Matters, a for-profit organization. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, model portfolios, and retirement plan consulting.

William Carmody is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with UBS since 2008. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients by combining brokerage and investment advisory offerings, including financial planning and portfolio management. The firm integrates institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services, leveraging proprietary research and a broad platform that includes underwriting and securities-backed lending programs.

Elana Gofman is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. She specializes in creating tailored, risk-managed investment strategies that align with clients’ personal preferences and market conditions. Elana focuses on various areas including college education planning, family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, liquidity management, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, women and wealth, tax minimization, and retirement income. Elana began her career with roles at Morgan Stanley and Alliance Bernstein before joining Merrill Lynch in 2015. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and has earned several professional designations including Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA), Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC). Elana emphasizes a collaborative approach with clients and their families, focusing on defining unique priorities and goals to develop comprehensive financial plans reviewed regularly. Outside of her professional work, Elana resides on Long Island with her husband and four children. Her personal interests include cooking, dancing, reading, skiing, tennis, traveling, and spending time with family. She is also active in volunteering and fundraising for various charities.

Steven Sasson is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and four years of industry experience. He worked previously at Mass Mutual Investors Services and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Co for five years each, among other roles. LPL Enterprise serves a wide range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients through advisory and brokerage channels. The firm provides financial planning, access to model portfolios, third-party asset management arrangements, and brokerage and insurance products.

Paul Van Steen is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 45 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Ameriprise since 2016, including its predecessor entity Ameriprise Financial Services. Prior to that, he was with Wells Fargo Advisors from 2009 to 2016. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service focused on retirement-income planning, utilizing proprietary research and third-party data to provide detailed recommendations on asset allocation and withdrawal strategies.

Kimberly Perez is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 14 years of industry experience. She previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities from 2012 to 2020 and has been with Morgan Stanley’s Private Bank and Smith Barney divisions since 2020 and 2021, respectively. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients with a wide range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning and estate planning strategies. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs a structured planning process utilizing firm-approved tools and scenario modeling.

Helen Scannapieco is a Certified Financial Planner™ with over 42 years of industry experience. She is currently with LPL Financial and has held previous roles at Western International Securities, Northeast Asset Management LLC, and Northeast Securities, LLC. In addition to her advisory work, she provides tax preparation and accounting services as a CPA. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, model portfolios, and retirement plan consulting.

Luis Cabral is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at JPMorgan Securities, HSBC Bank USA, KeyBank, and M&T Bank. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and combines research and analytics with diversification principles and modern portfolio theory in its investment approach.

Robert Dyer is a Private Wealth Advisor leading a wealth management team within Merrill Private Wealth Management. He serves a select group of high net worth individuals, families, and business leaders, providing comprehensive wealth management advice and strategies. His role includes managing client relationships, directing portfolio strategy, and offering access to credit and lending services through Bank of America. Robert began his career in the Treasury Division at Procter & Gamble in 1988, transitioning to Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management in 1998 as a Senior Associate. He later joined Lehman Brothers Private Investment Management as Senior Vice President before moving to Merrill Private Wealth Management in 2008. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from Denison University and an M.B.A. in Finance from Georgetown University, and holds the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation. Rob and his wife Mary Jo support various charities focused on children and education across New York, Connecticut, Virginia, and the Dominican Republic. He is involved with several professional organizations, including the Bridgeport CT Diocese, Convent of Sacred Heart School CT, Darien CT Police Department, St Lukes School CT, Student Educational Opportunities NY, and Youth for Tomorrow VA.

Michael Cavaliere III is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Democracy Funding, LLC and CabotLodge Securities LLC. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides advisory programs and financial planning services to both individual and institutional clients, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. The firm’s approach emphasizes structured financial planning supported by proprietary tools and broad investment solutions.

Thomas Schilling is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities, based in Mineola, NY, and has one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley, Fidelity Investments, and JPMorgan Chase Bank. Outside of finance, he has experience working in the food service and pool cleaning industries. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting through a select group of Wealth Advisors. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with brokerage, distribution, and investment management capabilities.

David Wilson Jr. is a financial advisor at Merrill with 49 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has worked at Bank of America, N.A., Merrill, and Neuberger Berman, LLC. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries. The firm integrates with Bank of America’s broader corporate platform, providing access to a wide range of products and services.

Rodolfo Martin is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Equitable Advisors since 1999, following his tenure at AXA Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a deacon at the Church of St Aidan, assisting the pastor during Mass. Equitable Advisors serves individual, high-net-worth, retirement plan, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients by providing financial planning, broker-dealer services, insurance distribution, and access to third-party asset management programs through a dual-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer model.

Brian Conlon is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Ameriprise since 2018, following six years at Wells Fargo Advisors. Conlon is involved with Certainty of the Uncertainty, LLC, an advisor-owned entity that manages his financial advisory practice. Ameriprise is a large institutional firm offering a retirement-income planning service targeted at individuals nearing or in retirement with substantial investable assets. The firm provides advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through affiliated entities, combining research and modeling to deliver tailored, tax-efficient retirement income recommendations.

John Friedman is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 32 years of industry experience. He previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities for 14 years before joining Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with a GoFundMe initiative supporting the Kuna Indian Tribe by helping to replace their basketball court and provide sneakers for local children. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs focused on tailored financial planning and estate strategies. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs structured planning tools and models to assist clients in financial decision-making.

Christopher Mc Intosh is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has previously worked at Wells Fargo and Bank of America/Merrill. He serves on the board and chairs the investment committee of the Locust Valley Cemetery Association, a nonprofit focused on long-term cemetery management. J.P. Morgan Securities provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, combining quantitative asset-allocation modeling with centralized due diligence and applying an ESG eligibility framework in its recommendations.

Lori Faas is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley, holding a Series 63 designation and 38 years of industry experience. She worked at Merrill for 30 years before joining Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC in 2022. Outside of her advisory role, she is a partner in a real estate business, B & L Beechwood LLC. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs structured planning tools and investment modeling techniques to support its financial planning services.

Joshua Drapkin is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at Stifel Financial Corp., Jefferies LLC, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through a combination of brokerage and investment advisory offerings, using proprietary capital market assumptions and research to tailor plans according to clients’ goals and risk tolerances. The firm integrates institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services, including futures commission merchant activities and principal trading.

Akira Kido is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2016. He serves as a board member for the Tokyo Christian University Foundation, Inc., a charitable organization supporting the university's mission. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a range of advisory programs to both individual and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning and managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. The firm uses structured planning tools and market modeling techniques as part of its advisory services.

Emmanuel Zisis is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding a Series 63 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cetera Financial Specialists LLC and Royal Alliance Associates, INC., and owns Clearscope Wealth, a financial services firm. He serves as vice president of The Peter Latos Prostate Cancer Foundation, which focuses on raising prostate cancer awareness. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm that serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services, providing access to both affiliated and unaffiliated third-party managers across various program structures.