Gerson Ossers is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC since 2026. His prior experience includes roles at Shufro Rose & Co., Source Financial Advisors, Procyon Private Wealth Partners, UBS Financial Services, and Northwestern Mutual Investment Management. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets as of the end of 2025. The firm provides customized wealth management services through a combination of proprietary quantitative methods, direct security selection, and access to alternative investments and private market solutions.

Gurgen Bakhshiyan is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Nylife Securities LLC since 2011 and New York Life Insurance Company since 2004. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals and institutions, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, managing the majority of its regulatory assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Donna Gallo is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. She is currently with Hightower Advisors, where she has worked since 2024. Prior to joining Hightower, she spent 19 years at Equitable Advisors and 15 years at Axa Advisors, LLC. Hightower Advisors offers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing affiliated and third-party managers with a focus on discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Prajwal Prabhu is a CFP® professional with seven years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with First Manhattan Co. LLC, where he has worked since 2022. His prior roles include positions at Merrill, Bank of America, and the Office of the Comptroller-Bureau of Asset Management. First Manhattan Co. LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals, along with trusts, pension 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 tailored to client objectives, with a focus on fundamental research and individually managed portfolios.

Alicia Lasch is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with eight years of industry experience. She previously worked at Graypoint LLC and Adirondack Research & Management. Lasch serves as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region and is a member of the Program Committee for The Women's Fund of the Capital Region. Cerity Partners advises a wide range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets as of the end of 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services and employs an investment approach that combines client-specific profiles, quantitative screening, and access to alternative and private market solutions.

Andrew Freedberg is a financial advisor at First Manhattan Co. LLC in New York, NY, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with First Manhattan Co. since 2000. 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, private investment vehicles, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes long-term, research-driven, value-oriented equity and fixed-income management, with tailored advice delivered through individually managed portfolios that integrate wealth planning.

Lauren Corsello is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. She has worked at Citigroup Inc. since 2019 and previously was employed by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from 2015 to 2019. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and derivatives services.

Hantao Wang is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Hightower Securities, Charles Schwab, and Morgan Stanley. Wang is also an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University, teaching part time. 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 regulatory assets and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that combines passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Louis Miranda is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Oppenheimer since 2015. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and retirement accounts. The firm offers a range of programs and advisory services, including strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and consulting, with a notable portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Vladimir Villa is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Wells Fargo in various roles as well as at Properties of the Villages. His background includes experience in both banking and investment clearing. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and is notable for its large institutional scale and unique market roles, including in-house research and derivatives trading.

Michael Romanov is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 13 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2021, he worked at Brooklyn College and had caregiving roles, as well as a brief tenure at Boise CodeWorks. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing relationships through employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management through various managed account programs.

Sandra Gill is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. She has been with Nylife Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Company, and Eagle Strategies since 2014. Outside of her advisory work, she owns a rental property where she rents a room to a family member. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm’s approach includes multiple program types tailored to client objectives, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Thomas Kavanagh is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors. His prior roles include positions at Lenox Wealth Advisors, MML Investors Services, and Lenox Advisors, Inc. Wealthspire Advisors provides wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, and trustee services to individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofit organizations, and foundations. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized process with diversified, institutional-style asset allocation and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Diane Wesbecher is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in New York, NY. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has 26 years of industry experience. Diane has been affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company since 2000 and with Nylife Distributors LLC since 2003. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives and Plan Sponsor criteria.

Timothy Lavino is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in New York, NY. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 17 years of industry experience. Lavino has been with Eagle Strategies since 2013 and has also worked with Nylife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2009 and 2008, respectively. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations across multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

David Spungen is a financial advisor at Corient with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Hillview Capital Advisors, RegentAtlantic, and CIPW Service Company. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the advisory board of Simply Good Jars, providing general strategic advice. Corient offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and utilizes risk management tools and alternative investment options.

Jack Browne is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at RBC Capital Markets LLC, Bailey Bev Inc., IBM, and the University of Massachusetts - Amherst. 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 services, operating as both a registered investment adviser and a broker-dealer with capabilities in securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking.

Mark Sanchioni is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 24 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Infinex Investments, Ridgewood Savings Bank, Atlantic Union Bank, LPL Financial, and other firms. He also serves as Chief Banking Officer at Ridgewood Savings Bank. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm provides customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments through a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with significant non-discretionary assets and a lending marketplace.

Marshall Green is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked previously at Merrill and Bank of America. He is based in Massapequa, NY. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles and arrangements.

Ethan Kirk is an advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and TD Bank N.A., along with experience in various non-financial positions such as at Commonwealth Tavern and CU Leeds School of Business. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional and high-net-worth private clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning support, and access to mutual funds, ETFs, and separately managed accounts. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation using both affiliated and third-party sub-managers and employs a percentage-of-AUM wrap fee model with a cross-border private investment advisor structure.