Carolyn Frzop is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 37 years of industry experience. She has been with Janney since 1987 and holds a Series 63 designation. Outside of her advisory role, she manages a rental property in Fairfield, Connecticut. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base and offers brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs, combining in-house and third-party portfolio management services.

Gregory Grasso is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with over 41 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has previously worked at Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. and Edelman Financial Services, LLC. Grasso is based in New York, NY. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA employer retirement plan relationships. The firm provides model-based and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard and also advises on donor-advised funds.

Hayden Shin is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with a Series 66 designation and no prior industry experience. He has been with Rockefeller Financial since 2025. 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 financial planning services and operates as a registered broker-dealer, providing investment banking and placement services alongside its consolidated investment platform.

Dominick Matteo is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Novi Wealth Partners, Private Wealth Management Group, LLC, and Bleakley Financial Group, LLC. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofit organizations, and trustees, offering wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, and family office support. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized process and emphasizes diversified, institutional-style asset allocation using a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, private funds, and separate account managers.

Christopher Burrows is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC in New York, NY, with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Cerity Partners since 2020 and previously spent eleven years at Emm Wealth. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, corporations, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, and other institutional investors. The firm manages approximately $126.9 billion in client assets and offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, retirement plan services, and access to alternative and private-market investments. Cerity customizes portfolios with diversified asset allocation and integrates proprietary quantitative screening alongside third-party managers.

Luba Romanov is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 20 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2018, following a 13-year tenure at UBS Financial Services Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in managing a rental property in Idaho. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with pre-existing TIAA employer retirement plan relationships. The firm’s advisory model separates one-time planning services from ongoing portfolio management, utilizing both model portfolios and customized approaches under a fiduciary standard.

Joseph Bendrihem is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Guardian Life Insurance, New York Life Insurance Company, and Park Avenue Securities. He is a managing partner of Heritage Planning Group LLC, where he is involved in managing and selling insurance products. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers various managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and variable universal life subaccounts, supporting advisory relationships on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Gerald Marra is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in New York, NY, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked with HSBC Securities since 2013 and also serves as a Bank Officer for HSBC Bank (USA) N.A., an affiliate of the firm, where he engages in the sale of bank-related products alongside his advisory role. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. provides managed account programs serving individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through various client-directed and discretionary program types. The firm employs a model-based investment process and collaborates with affiliated and third-party providers for advisory and fund management services.

Peter Lichtenberg is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 21 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. He is also a partner at The Objective Room, a networking and marketing business. Equity Services, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms that combine long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading, and it operates both as a broker-dealer and an SEC-registered investment adviser.

Deborah Menjivar is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience, currently with Citigroup Global Markets since 2021. She previously worked at JPMorgan Securities LLC from 2015 to 2021. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains distinctive market roles including in-house research and acting as a security-based swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

James Amodeo is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials, bringing eight years of industry experience. His prior work includes eight years with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. and roles at Loyola University Maryland. He currently works through Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of Guardian Life. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individuals including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment advisory programs combining proprietary and third-party strategies.

Ruirui Zhu is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Zhu has worked at Citibank in both Canada and the United States since 2016. 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 with dedicated oversight and leverages its scale and market roles to provide bespoke solutions and custody services.

Akeem Brooks is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and offering 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Nylife Securities, LLC and New York Life Insurance Co., and he operates Ascend Wealth Strategies LLC, which focuses on selling New York Life products and brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and predominantly manages assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Ramon Valet Jr. is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in New York, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and having 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Oppenheimer since 2012 and previously spent one year at Merrill. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the executor of the Pallavi Shah estate, a non-investment-related responsibility involving estate settlement and tax coordination. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a broad range of investment programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and maintains custody of client assets as a qualified custodian.

Mejico Borjas is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase NA. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in home care services through Caring Professionals. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services 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 and ongoing portfolio management under a fiduciary standard within a vertically integrated structure.

Brendan Walsh is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at Graypoint LLC and Atlas Private Wealth Management, LLC. He is based in New York, NY. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, trusts, corporations, charitable institutions, and other institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, retirement plan services, and access to alternative and private-market investments, emphasizing diversified asset allocation and customized portfolios.

Jay Vodofsky is a financial advisor with First Manhattan Co. LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with First Manhattan Co. since 1995. 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 with third-party passive investments and integrating wealth planning alongside portfolio management.

Elaine Freeman is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at JP Morgan Securities LLC, Farmers Financial Solutions, and Brooklyn Knight Insurance Brokerage. 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 combined with broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm is notable for its large institutional scale and unique market roles, including serving as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Christian Pierce is a financial advisor at Farther with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and E*TRADE. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform combined with direct client meetings. The firm uses Modern Portfolio Theory with proprietary algorithmic model portfolios and offers discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, and non-discretionary private fund recommendations.

Ryan Bohn is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in New York, NY. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities since 2016 and Guardian Life Insurance since 2015. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and business consulting, utilizing a range of investment strategies and proprietary programs.