James Pryor Jr. is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates in Locust Valley, NY. He holds a Series 66 designation and has six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at UBS Financial Services, Palumbo Wealth Management, and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, and municipal entities, offering tailored financial planning and non-discretionary investment consulting supported by a broad range of portfolio management styles and affiliated research.

Jennifer McDonald is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with six years of industry experience. She has worked with Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley since 2020 and previously held roles at Alphadyne Asset Management LP and The Financial Gym, Inc. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs a structured planning process supported by proprietary tools and market simulations.

Edward Vrona Jr. is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at American Portfolios Financial Services and Ameriprise Financial Services. Outside of advisory work, he is the managing member of a CPA firm, Vrona & Van Schuyler CPA's, and serves as a trustee for the Sylvan Family Foundation. OSAIC Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, charities, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage and advisory services with an investment process focused on model-based asset allocation and portfolio optimization, supported by risk-tolerance assessments and rebalancing tools.

Samson Akinyooye is a Series 66 licensed advisor with Equitable Advisors in Melville, NY, where he has worked since 2015. He has 11 years of industry experience, including five years at Axa Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director at Mericel Academy, Inc., a school where he manages financial statements and cash flow. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients, providing financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset management programs. The firm employs a risk-based approach to match clients with appropriate advisory models and offers services through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives.

Apryl Redwood is a financial advisor at Merrill with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 certifications and has been with Merrill since 2009. Her prior experience includes roles at Bank of America, N.A., and U.S. Trust Company. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Michael Murphy is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at American Portfolios Advisors, Inc., Cetera Advisors, and Investors Capital Corp. He is a partner at Murphy Mullick Capital Management and owns A&E Advisory, a personal S Corporation. OSAIC Wealth serves a broad mix of retail and institutional clients through a multi-advisor platform, offering brokerage and advisory services including financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement consulting. The firm emphasizes model-based asset allocation and portfolio optimization, supporting both discretionary and advisor-managed strategies.

Peter Seroczynski is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He currently works at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., where he has been employed since 2022. Prior to that, he spent 11 years at Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services focused on asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting for plan sponsors, corporations, and endowments. The firm’s advisory process combines quantitative and qualitative research and includes unique regulatory registrations related to derivatives and commodities.

Kevin Graf is a financial advisor at Stifel with a Series 66 designation and less than one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Stifel, he was involved in various roles including at Ciminellis Pizzeria and Jones Beach State Park. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering both brokerage and investment advisory services. Its investment approach relies on a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group, which uses forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling to guide asset allocation and planning analyses.

Michael Shanahan is a financial advisor at Fidelity with 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Pruco Securities, LLC and Broadridge Financial Solutions. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, including charitable funds and registered investment companies. The firm uses a combination of proprietary fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to manage model portfolios and offers a unique advisory role to multiple registered investment companies and fund-of-funds.

Michael Kaplan is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at Equitable Advisors since 2005 and previously at Axa Advisors and Mony Securities Corporation. He is a 22% partner in Equinox Financial Partners LLC. Equitable Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and other institutional clients, offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and various asset-management programs through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm relies on third-party program sponsors and endorsed wrap fee managers rather than sponsoring its own wrap fee program.

Mark Greco is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 44 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009, and Citigroup Global Markets since 1993. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that offers a wide range of advisory programs to individual and institutional clients, including tailored financial planning and estate planning strategies. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and provides services through a structured planning process supported by firm-approved tools and the Global Investment Committee’s market estimates.

Nauman Jamil is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services, holding CFP® and CFA® designations and possessing nine years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Financial & Investment Management Services and as a CPA with his own practice focused on accounting and tax services. He is also involved in healthcare consulting, providing accounting, bookkeeping, and tax planning services. Mass Mutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, wrap and money-manager programs, and educational seminars.

Allen Wittenberg is a financial advisor with OSAIC in Melville, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 44 years of industry experience. He worked at Signator Investors, Inc. for 37 years before joining Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. in 2018. He is also an investment advisor representative for Lighthouse Financial Network, LLC, an independent firm of Osaic Wealth Inc. OSAIC serves a diverse client base, including retail and institutional investors, retirement plan sponsors, charities, and corporate clients, offering both brokerage and advisory services through a multi-advisor platform. The firm’s investment process focuses on model-based asset allocation and portfolio optimization, supporting various managed account strategies and third-party manager selections.

Suresh Malavia is a financial advisor at LPL Enterprise with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 31 years of industry experience. He has worked with Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC for over three decades before joining LPL Enterprise in 2024. LPL Enterprise provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and corporate and charitable entities. The firm uses a model-driven investment approach and offers financial planning, access to third-party asset managers, and participation in the Model Wealth Portfolios wrap program.

Thomas Taormina is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has previously worked with UBS Financial Services Inc. for nine years before joining Wells Fargo in 2021. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers a range of brokerage and advisory solutions supported by research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party sources.

Charles Andrzejewski is a Financial Advisor and a member of The Erdmann Group at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He advises senior executives, business owners, entrepreneurs, private equity partners, and ultra-affluent families on various aspects of their financial lives, including executive compensation, family wealth management strategies, liquidity management, managing new wealth, and tax minimization. Charles brings over 12 years of experience in the financial services industry, including five years at RMB Capital, a Chicago-based investment management firm. He focuses on estate planning needs, wealth transfer strategies, liquidity events, concentrated stock positions, and cash flow modeling. His approach emphasizes intellectual rigor, in-depth customization, and a commitment to service. Charles holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where he played Division 1 Lacrosse for four years and served as a team captain for two years. He is also a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). Charles currently resides in Fairfield, CT with his wife and their two sons.

Henry Tom is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at J.P. Morgan and HSBC in various capacities since 2011. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to plan sponsors, corporations, endowments, and other institutional clients, focusing on written asset allocation advice, investment manager and fund searches, and customized performance reporting. Their advisory process combines quantitative screens and qualitative research to build model asset allocations, with implementation supported by affiliated investment-management entities.

Brian Gutner is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He specializes in areas including college education planning, divorce transition planning, legacy planning, liquidity management, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, tax minimization, and retirement income. He holds a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation and has earned a Bachelor's Degree from George Washington University, a Master's Degree from New York University Law School, and a Juris Doctorate Degree from George Washington University Law School. Outside of his professional work, Brian has personal interests in baseball, hiking, reading, skiing, and tennis.

Dianna Sanchez is a Wealth Management Senior Relationship Manager focused on assisting clients and their families with customized wealth planning that aligns with their unique preferences. She prioritizes forming strong relationships and maintaining a high level of trust, reliability, and competency as a dedicated point of contact for valued clients. Her professional experience includes roles as a Planning Consultant at Fidelity Investments from 2022 to 2024 and as a Financial Advisor Associate at Morgan Stanley from 2016 to 2022. These positions have contributed to her expertise in wealth management and client service. Outside of her professional work, Dianna has interests in cooking and baking, fitness, parenthood, reading, traveling, and volunteering.

Marc Lepselter is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Melville, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley and its affiliated Private Bank since 2014 and 2015, respectively. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals and institutional clients. The firm offers a wide range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning that utilizes structured discovery processes and proprietary modeling tools to develop client plans.