Bruce Hyde is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Consultants with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Round Table Wealth Management for 10 years before joining Cerity Partners in 2022. Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Consultants advises plan sponsors on defined contribution and defined benefit plans, providing ERISA fiduciary services, participant advice, plan design, and administrative support. The firm emphasizes asset-allocation driven model portfolios, written investment policy statements, and ongoing monitoring, managing most assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Vanessa Kabongo is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at EisnerAmper, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, and Deloitte. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services serves a diverse client base including individual investors, executives, plan sponsors, and institutions, offering tailored financial planning and portfolio management with access to specialized programs and alternative investments. The firm utilizes strategic allocation models and proprietary analytics, integrating resources across the Goldman Sachs ecosystem to provide comprehensive advisory solutions.

Ethan Dawson is a Series 66-licensed advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, based in Morristown, NJ, and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, he held roles with 13th Street Bikes, Uncle Oogies Pizzeria, and Fairleigh Dickinson University. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm provides financial planning and portfolio management with tailored strategies supported by proprietary research, a range of fee arrangements, and access to affiliated Goldman Sachs capabilities.

John Friebely III is a CFA® charterholder with 31 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Oppenheimer since 2008. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Scotch Plains, NJ. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services such as investment management, consulting, and retirement planning. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and various investment strategies, with an emphasis on both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Stephanie Yang is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Citigroup Global Markets since 2022 and previously spent eight years at Morgan Stanley. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal standards and oversight committees for manager selection and monitoring, and operates with significant institutional scale and diverse market roles.

Thomas Santangelo is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in New York, NY. He holds the Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior work includes multiple roles at HSBC Bank USA, N.A., and experience at New Paltz University. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to a broad client base, including individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a combination of client-directed and discretionary investment programs supported by strategic and tactical asset-allocation advice and ongoing fund due diligence.

Haider Ali is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Better Homes Bureau LLC. Haider is based in New York, NY. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs for individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through various client-directed and discretionary portfolios. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with fund due diligence and monitoring, serving clients with a range of risk profiles.

Aron Lukacs is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021 and previously spent 14 years at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm leverages centralized investment resources and a range of tailored offerings, delivering services through both direct and partner programs within a large integrated financial group.

Khuong Chau is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Citigroup since 2017 and previously at HSBC Bank USA. Outside of his advisory role, Chau is involved in professional boxing contract negotiations, representing boxers and promoters. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across workplace, high-net-worth, and ultra-high-net-worth 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 bespoke discretionary solutions and a combination of large institutional scale with unique market roles.

Julian Montaque Williams is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His prior experience includes roles at TD Bank N.A., TD Private Client Wealth LLC, and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary account that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and invests in mutual funds and ETFs.

Scott Hirsch is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Berkeley Heights, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2015 and also holds a position at Agia involving non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management and financial planning services through a large network of advisors, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts and centralized technology to manage approximately $29.2 billion for nearly 300,000 clients.

Eric Maher is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in New York, NY, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has founded Diversified Services and has worked with notable firms including Northwestern Mutual and Cetera. Outside of advisory work, Maher serves in the New York State Assembly. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice through multiple program types and manages a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within the integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Demitri Patsilivas is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has held roles at The Leaders Group Inc, Union Bridge Capital, Coretek Services, and Avaya Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Director of Operations at Union Bridge Capital in Pittsburgh. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, offering services such as investment supervisory and portfolio management, comprehensive financial and estate planning, and ERISA fiduciary services, with a distinctive mix of traditional and direct-to-consumer investment programs.

Joanne Danckwerth is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 28 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations and has been with TIAA and TIAA-CREF since 2007. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm provides model portfolio and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Pietro Luzarreta Leal Mendes is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Citigroup and Citibank since 2021, with prior experience at Bradesco SA. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, providing a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and operates with a combination of large institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Philip Pascarella is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Benjamin F. Edwards since 2013. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer with approximately 436 advisors and $15.7 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and charitable and educational organizations, offering a range of advisory programs and investment strategies overseen by an Investment Strategy Committee.

Clark Silverstein is a financial advisor with SPC, holding Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Ic Advisory Services Inc, The Investment Center Inc, and Platinum Corp Services, Llc. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in independent life insurance sales, reviewing client policies and processing new life, disability, and long-term care insurance applications. SPC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm supports hundreds of advisors delivering tailored and discretionary investment advice through various account programs and maintains notable affiliations with broker-dealers and insurance agencies.

Rebecca Novin Cannon is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. She has served as a trustee for multiple family trusts and is an executrix of an estate. Cannon also volunteers as a board member of the Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest. Park Avenue Securities, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients by offering brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and a variety of investment advisory programs.

Karen Lawrence is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as a Director and board trustee at Greater Deliverance Church of God, where she contributes to decisions regarding church operations. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs, execution and custody services, and derivatives and futures capabilities. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles and commercial arrangements.

Amelia Levitt is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Her career includes multiple periods at Citigroup and a brief tenure at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Citigroup Global Markets serves a range of individual and institutional clients through various advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and operates with institutional scale, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions.