Catherine Perugini is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 22 years of industry experience. She has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Outside of her advisory role, she assists with administrative tasks at a plumbing and heating company. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles such as operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Alain Landais is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience. He currently works at RBC Rochdale, LLC, having previously been employed at Park Ave Securities and Guardian Life Insurance. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, pension plans, and government entities. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment process combining quantitative screening, fundamental analysis, and proprietary tools to tailor portfolios across various asset classes, often collaborating with third-party sub-advisors and independent financial advisors.

Shiraz Zaidi is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Rockville Centre, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and is also associated with Coastline Wealth Management as a financial advisor. Outside of his advisory roles, Zaidi is involved in various business ventures including consulting and logistics, and he holds ownership interests in several real estate entities. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education, supporting recommended investments through comprehensive due diligence and serving large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds.

Philip Capell is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He previously spent over two decades at Piermont Wealth Management Inc. In addition to his financial advising career, he provides minimal legal services through his own practice, Philip J Capell P.C. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services offers financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment process combining passive and active management with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Eric Ferguson is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Citizens Securities Inc since 2016. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain IRA and retail brokerage account holders, delivering services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

George Fiederlein is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Oppenheimer since 2025. He previously worked at B. Riley Wealth Management and B. Riley Wealth Advisors, among other firms. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves a broad range of clients including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs and services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios using both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Bertrand Thomas is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Nationwide Investment Services Corporation and Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s services integrate with Empower’s recordkeeping platforms and include point-in-time financial plans and optional managed accounts.

Daniel Ifraimov is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Citigroup Global Markets, where he has worked since 2022. His prior experience includes positions at SEI Novus, Corporate Fuel Advisors, and JP Morgan Chase. 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, providing a range of advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services.

David Muccia is a financial advisor at First Manhattan Co. LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with First Manhattan Co. since 2007. First Manhattan Co. LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals, as well as trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, private investment vehicles, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes long-term, research-driven, value-oriented management of equity and fixed-income portfolios, combining actively managed holdings and third-party passive funds tailored to client objectives.

Marlen Katz is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank, Na, as well as at Citi. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a range of wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs, supported by extensive in-house research and unique market roles.

Mark Rossi is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. He previously worked at RiversEdge Advisors, LLC and NAXION Research and Consulting. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Sarah Lee is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, where she has worked since 2021. She has three years of industry experience and has previously held positions at Quest Trust Company and Solomon Agency Corp, as well as retail experience at Nordstrom. 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, providing a broad range of advisory, execution, and custody services.

John Paduano is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in New York, NY, holding four years of industry experience. He worked at New Providence Asset Management for 16 years before joining Focus Partners Wealth in 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Paduano Associates, LLC, a firm he founded in 2009. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a blend of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Lisa Charkoudian Barry is a financial advisor at Gotham Asset Management, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. She has held roles at Merrill from 2005 to 2013 and has been with Gotham Asset Management since 2013. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Gotham Asset Management is an equity-focused investment manager serving private funds, institutional managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a value-oriented, bottom-up fundamental research process to run long/short and long-only equity strategies, managing approximately $30 billion with a small senior investment team.

Cara Turano is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2009. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm serves clients often connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans and provides both model-based and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard within a vertically integrated structure.

Jiahong Yan is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners who holds a Series 66 designation and has 14 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Independent Financial Partners in 2024, Yan worked at Realta Investment Advisors and Realta Equities from 2018 to 2024, and Securities America Advisors from 2015 to 2017. Yan is also the owner of Forstrum Wealth Management, which engages in client asset management and fixed insurance products. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a decentralized model. The firm serves a nationwide client base including individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients, with a notable focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting.

Heather Rich is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains large institutional scale with unique market roles such as operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Michael Pietzak is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 63 designation with five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Grisanti Capital Management LLC for 15 years before joining MAI Capital Management in 2020. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base, including high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutions. The firm manages a variety of investment strategies tailored to client objectives and offers additional services such as trust administration and insurance through its affiliates.

Giuseppe Imbriano is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 20 years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Empire Financial Partners and Ameritas Life Insurance. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in several business ventures including leading Integrated Hr, Inc., which sells health insurance and fixed insurance products, and partnering in a transportation service for home care agency employees. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a variety of managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and variable universal life subaccounts, supported by an Investment Committee and third-party partners.

Marc Kirsch is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2026, he worked at TileBar and held roles with UCF Athletics Association, Inc. and La Salle University. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management through model and customized strategies.