Are there too many designations? How do we clean this up? Trends in the profession and industry — hiring at the big firms, the holistic approach. The questions over the right fee-based model. Guest Bios Andrew Komarow understands the difficulty and stigma that many individuals with special needs face. Having received his autism spectrum disorder diagnosis as an adult, many questions about the struggles he had growing up, and as a young adult, were answered. Through this experience, Andrew knew that he wanted to do something to work with the special-needs community to provide answers and security in the financial world.