Michael Alexander Ufkes is a financial advisor at United Capital Financial Advisors with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC for nine years before joining United Capital in 2025. United Capital Financial Advisors provides national financial planning and discretionary investment management services to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth households, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a range of customized investment solutions and operates a technology platform, FinLife Partners, that supports other independent advisors.

Gregory Scrydloff is a financial advisor at B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at B. Riley Wealth Advisors and its affiliated firms since 2014, as well as National Securities Corporation from 2013 to 2022. In addition to his advisory role, he operates a tax preparation business. B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $7.03 billion in client assets through about 274 advisors. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering a range of advisory programs and financial planning services implemented through proprietary models and third-party sub-advisers.

Deborah Dulaney is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC, based in Cornwall, NY, and has two years of industry experience. She previously worked at BNY Mellon for 33 years. Dulaney serves as a trustee of the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, participating in board and committee meetings for a nature-based education nonprofit. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored strategic asset allocation frameworks and often delegates to third-party managers, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank with integrated resources across affiliated entities.

Benjamin Lake is a CFP® and CFA® with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Composition Wealth, LLC, where he has worked since 2022, following four years at Altfest Personal Wealth Management and six years at Lake Partners, Inc. Composition Wealth, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing a primarily long-term investment approach centered on low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by other instruments and both fundamental and technical analysis.

Frank Vallorosi is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with OSAIC since 2007, including a role at Focus Financial since 2021. Vallorosi also performs compliance-related activities as a Compliance Specialist. OSAIC is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA member broker-dealer serving a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services through a large network of financial advisers, utilizing advanced portfolio management tools and providing access to multiple custodial platforms and third-party managers.

Nicholas Friedman is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Ritholtz Wealth Management since 2025 and previously worked at Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C., Edelman Financial Services, LLC, and EF Legacy Securities, LLC. Ritholtz Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and trusts, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a goal-based investment process with an emphasis on asset allocation and behavioral finance, employing diversified low-cost ETFs alongside tactical overlays and alternative investments.

Fernando Ascenso is a financial advisor at Osaic Institutions, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at RBC Capital Markets and HSBC Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he manages bank accounts as a general partner in a family real estate venture. Osaic Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments through a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure.

Michael Magnani is a CFP® and ChFC® with 36 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and Clear Path Private Wealth since 2018 and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services for 13 years. He is also president and co-owner of Amatuzzo, Magnani & Associates, LLC, which operates as Clear Path Private Wealth. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody and clearing services.

Ricardo Balmaseda is a CFP® professional with 44 years of industry experience. He has been with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. since 2011. The firm serves a broad client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other institutions. Benjamin F. Edwards provides a range of investment advisory and financial planning services through consolidated discretionary and non-discretionary wrap programs that utilize both in-house and third-party managed strategies.

Mordechai Meisels is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in New City, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance since 2009. Additionally, he is involved with Wealth Advisory Group LLC, which solicits non-Guardian insurance products. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and provides account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised fund options.

Raffaele Prospero is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Citigroup since 2021. His prior experience includes seven years at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and HSBC Bank USA, N.A. 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 with internal oversight and provides solutions for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients.

Steven Bender is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, where he has worked since 2019. He has 11 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Ameriprise Financial Services and Kestra Investment Services. Outside of his advisory work, Bender is the sole proprietor of Bender & Associates, CPAs, a tax and accounting business, and serves as CFO of IG Fruit, an importer and marketer of fresh fruit. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm serves a broad client base including very large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets.

Marc Ferraiola is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Morgan Stanley, E*TRADE Capital Management LLC, Worden Capital Management LLC, and the University of Buffalo. 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 and provides advisory, execution, custody, and specialized lending services.

Ryan Hayes is a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Rockefeller Financial LLC and LPL Financial. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides financial planning, advisor-managed wrap and non-wrap programs, access to model portfolios and third-party manager solutions, and retirement plan consulting through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Kevin Degabriel is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 63 designation and 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth and Clear Path Private Wealth since 2018 and previously spent 13 years at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Degabriel is also involved in fixed insurance sales as an ancillary business activity. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, offering a variety of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors, allowing them discretion in portfolio construction alongside managed model portfolios and distinct program structures.

Daniel Ferrara Jr. is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC, holding the Series 63 designation and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra since 2016 and previously worked at Fusion Financial Group for 16 years. Ferrara is the owner and president of Ferrara Financial, an independent financial planning practice. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Ralph Sessa is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 33 years of industry experience, including multiple tenures at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee for a family trust. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a variety of investment advisory programs.

Raymond Williamson Jr. is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs along with broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains unique market roles, including in-house research and acting as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Philip Salo is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with TD Private Client Wealth LLC and TD Bank N.A. since 2016. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth individuals, and retail clients. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from both affiliated and third-party sub-managers, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and custody services.

Tyler Resch is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His prior roles include multiple positions at Key Investment Services LLC, KeyBank, NYLIFE Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, providing a broad range of advisory programs, execution and custody services, and bespoke solutions for high-net-worth clients.