Chet Schwartz is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Guardian Life and its affiliated companies since 1995. Schwartz also speaks to study groups via webinar about his practice and client conversations. He is affiliated with Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of Guardian Life, which provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and offers a variety of financial planning and consulting services tailored to client needs.

Timothy Sachs is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. He has 10 years of industry experience, including two years at T. Rowe Price before joining his current roles in 2017. In addition to his advisory work, he sells non-Guardian life and disability insurance. Park Avenue Securities, 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 a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, alongside a range of financial planning and consulting services.

Jack Kastenschmidt is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 credential and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Citizens Bank, Bank of America, Merrill, and TIAA-CREF. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors as well as individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program with ETF-based portfolios managed through proprietary algorithms, as well as a Managed Account program.

Eric Heaton is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at Rockefeller Capital Management and Rockefeller Financial LLC since 2022 and spent ten years at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney from 2012 to 2022. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services, operates as a registered broker-dealer, and provides access to alternative investment vehicles through an integrated platform.

Mitchell Lanzl is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has two years of industry experience and has worked with firms including North East Private Client Group and Strategic Turnaround. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management, model-based strategies, and digital advisory solutions, along with access to insurance products and alternative investments through its connection with Guardian Life.

Andrew Rothstein is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license with six years of industry experience. He is currently with RBC Rochdale, LLC and previously worked at CNR Securities, LLC, HGK Asset Management, and Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm employs an active, multi-strategy investment process combining quantitative methods and fundamental analysis to construct tailored portfolios across various asset classes.

Jeffrey Benowitz is a financial advisor with Guardian Life who holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has 32 years of industry experience. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities since 2002, WJB Financial Services since 1998, and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 1996. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in insurance activities outside of Guardian, including life insurance and disability products from other companies. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a subsidiary of Guardian Life, serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies, proprietary programs, and third-party platforms tailored to client needs.

John Paul Saitta is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 14 years of industry experience and has been affiliated with New York Life and its related entities since 2010. He also owns and operates insurance brokering businesses including Thrive Financial Services & Insurance Solutions, LLC and Concierge Insurance Services. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse group of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers tailored advice through multiple program types, focusing primarily on non-discretionary asset management and working within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Danny Arroyave is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work experience includes positions at Merrill, Bank of America, American Express, and several other organizations. 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 pre-existing employer retirement plan relationships. The firm offers both point-in-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management through model and customized portfolios.

Dara Roughley is a financial advisor at RBC Rochdale, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at City National Rochdale and Rim Securities LLC since 2018, following four years at Hennion & Walsh, Inc. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations, employing an active, multi-strategy investment approach that integrates quantitative and fundamental analysis to tailor portfolios. The firm also sponsors City National Rochdale mutual and interval funds and manages approximately $73 billion in assets.

Kelley Trilling is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Steward Partners in 2024, Trilling worked at Burklow & Rotella, LLC and Ameriprise. Outside of advisory work, Trilling is involved in fiduciary activities serving in roles such as trustee and executor. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is a national SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individual and institutional clients, providing a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account services through both proprietary and third-party solutions.

Aye Swe is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup since 2011. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, providing a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies within discretionary and non-discretionary programs and operates with institutional scale alongside unique market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Lukas Sonka is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Aventi Entertainment. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, operating as a registered broker-dealer with a consolidated investment platform that offers a range of portfolio management and advisory solutions.

Kevin Pfeffer is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. He has held positions at Ameriprise Financial Services, First Eagle Investment Management, and AXA Distributors. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, 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, and access to alternative investments and lending solutions, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model that emphasizes both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Collin Sundsted is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with a Series 66 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Rockefeller Financial, he held roles at AlphaSights and Q Investments, and has experience working in both academic and corporate environments. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides a range of portfolio management and financial planning services and operates as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking services through a consolidated investment platform.

Saumya Daniel is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2012. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs, leveraging its large institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Arthur Nintzel is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 44 years of industry experience. He is currently with Rockefeller Financial LLC and previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. for 10 years. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services and operates as a registered broker-dealer, providing an integrated platform that includes discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions across multiple asset classes.

Thomas Monaghan is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. for 10 years. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, as well as institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, operating uniquely as a registered broker-dealer with capabilities that include securities transactions, variable insurance sales, and investment banking.

Himayani Puri is a financial advisor at First Manhattan Co. LLC with 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at First Manhattan Co. since 2018 and previously held roles at Garden Leave and Cerrano Capital LLC. 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 plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm focuses on long-term, research-driven, value-oriented management of equity and fixed-income portfolios tailored to client objectives.

Alexei Lee is a financial advisor at William Blair with 11 years of industry experience. He has held positions at William Blair since 2017 and previously worked at Wall Street Access from 2014 to 2017. He holds a Series 66 designation. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as foundations, pension, and corporate clients, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across equities, fixed income, and alternative strategies and offers proprietary home-office models and model portfolios to clients and other registered investment advisers.