Anthony Destefano is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2023, following roles at Hightower Altium Holding LLC and Altium Wealth Management LLC. He is also the managing member of Altium Planning, LLC, which provides insurance services. Hightower Advisors offers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting, with capabilities spanning mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.

Leonard Rappe is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds the PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 28 years of industry experience, including roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. He serves as a trustee for the Seymour M. Feinstein Trust, assisting in estate planning matters. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, offering financial planning, retirement consulting, and business consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports various account-level services including lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

James Scheidel Jr. is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Voya since 2014 and also works with Anthony Izzo & Associates, where he has been active since 2012. Outside of his advisory roles, he is an independent insurance agent involved in fixed insurance sales. Voya Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various financial planning and portfolio management services through multiple program structures, emphasizing recommendation-based, non-discretionary advice.

David Greengold is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with 33 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Voya since 2014. Prior to that, he has worked at Pension Actuarial Consultants, Inc. since 1987. Voya Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional clients such as retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, and plan-sponsor consulting, delivering advice primarily through non-discretionary, recommendation-based program structures.

Candace Kearney is a financial advisor at Money Concepts Capital Corp with 25 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Money Concepts since 2008. Outside of her advisory role, she is a therapeutic riding instructor at Horseability and serves as an officer for the charity Project Thank A Cop. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a range of managed programs and portfolio strategies, combining fundamental and technical analysis with modern portfolio theory.

Joseph Falco III is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Park Avenue Securities and Ameriprise Financial Services. Outside of advisory work, he has been involved with Slyde Innovations LLC and Quick Ship Office, LLC. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and a range of investment advisory programs.

Steven D'Andrea is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and has worked with affiliated Ameritas entities since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved with Dipaola Financial, where he sells life, disability, and annuity insurance products. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and fiduciary services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies.

Charles Massimo is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and H. Beck, Inc., among others. Outside of his advisory work, he is the founder and board member of Autism Communities, a nonprofit organization. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment process combining passive and active managers, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

Anthony Pizzariello is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services based in Melville, NY. He holds a Series 66 designation and has five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at T3 Trading Group and Axiom Markets. In addition to advisory work, he is involved in the sale of life, disability, annuities, health, long-term care, dental, Medicare, and medical insurance products. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Louis Margro is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) holding ChFC® and Series 63 credentials and has 27 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies since 2023 and concurrently operates Summit Wealth Solutions & Insurance Services and Nylife Securities Inc., maintaining a longstanding relationship with New York Life Insurance Company since 1997. His other business activities include brokering health, life, fixed annuities, disability, and property and casualty insurance products with outside carriers. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations delivered via multiple program types, with a majority of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Matthew Rapoport is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. He has worked at The Colony Group, LLC since 2018 and previously held roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Blue Water Advisors. Focus Partners Wealth serves individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients, offering a wide range of wealth management and fiduciary services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment strategy incorporating fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside access to third-party managers and alternatives.

Marc Merber is a Series 63-licensed advisor with Primerica Advisors and has 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director on his cooperative board in Lynbrook, NY. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various programs and supports discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Steven Mense is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 63 designation, bringing 31 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and Massachusetts Life Insurance Co. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and operates a real estate business under Judas Enterprises. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through a variety of investment programs and financial planning solutions.

James Roche is a CFP® and ChFC® with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors and has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2012. Park Avenue Securities serves a wide range of retail clients, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage and advisory services alongside financial and business consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms and supports diverse account features such as tax harvesting and securities-based lending.

Kenneth Harper is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life), holding a Series 66 credential and 23 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at LPL Financial, Invest Financial Corp., and Booth Financial Associates. Harper serves as a board member and bookkeeper for the Newtown Rotary Club Foundation. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with the majority of its assets under management held on a non-discretionary basis.

Jared Jones Crosby is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm combines point-in-time financial planning with ongoing portfolio management through model or customized portfolios, applying a fiduciary standard to its advisory services.

James Congema is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services LLC and Kestra Investment Services LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 14 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra in 2022, he spent 11 years at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC and served in the New York City Fire Department for 21 years. He operates a personal S corporation for accounting purposes related to his financial advising activities. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and investment advice, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving clients including large institutional investors.

Christopher Jones is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Commonwealth Financial Network and Full Spectrum Financial Solutions, having previously worked at Securities America Advisors, Inc. for nearly two decades. Jones also spends a portion of his time involved in fixed insurance sales at his branch location. Commonwealth Financial Network is a national registered investment adviser supporting approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients through a range of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, enabling advisors to offer customized portfolio solutions under Commonwealth’s supervision.

Bryan Carlucci is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Guardian Life Insurance Company and Northeast Financial Network. Outside of his advisory work, he has entrepreneurial experience with Luigi's Pizzeria. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base with a range of brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement-plan consulting. The firm offers multiple proprietary programs and third-party investment platforms, managing accounts through various investment strategies and solutions.

Thomas Lynch is a financial advisor at VALIC Financial Advisors with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with VALIC Financial Advisors since 2013. In addition to his advisory role, Lynch works as an agent for Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. VALIC Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models to construct client portfolios.