Carole Sarson is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Kestra Financial Services, Cetera Wealth Services, Nationwide Securities, and 1717 Capital Management Company. Sarson serves on the Windrush III Condo Association board, a nonprofit organization in Tarpon Springs, Florida. LPL Financial is a national broker‑dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides advisory and brokerage services through a large network of representatives to individuals, retirement plans, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of financial planning, asset management, and retirement advice solutions, supported by research-driven models and technological tools.

Sonya Ashley is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Piscataway, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. She has worked with Primerica Financial Services and Primerica Advisors since 1990. Outside of advisory activities, she is involved in the sale of loan products and home-related services through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors provides discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, offering model-delivery strategies and discretionary separately managed account options primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm curates third-party asset managers and uses a tiered wrap fee structure for its services.

Tracie Burton is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management in Easton, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 13 years of industry experience. She has been with Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Investment Management since 2015. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of advisors. The firm offers goal-based, holistic financial planning covering a broad range of topics, with planning services available as one-time or ongoing engagements separate from managed-account programs.

Lilrene Smith is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009 and was previously associated with Citigroup Global Markets starting in 1998. Outside of finance, she is employed at PRIME STEAK HOUSE during business hours. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning services. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs structured planning tools that incorporate market models to assist clients in developing financial strategies.

Christopher Wilson is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 27 years of industry experience. He has held positions with Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015 and with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009. Wilson holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals and institutional clients with a broad range of advisory programs, including financial and estate planning. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs a structured financial planning process supported by firm-approved tools and analysis.

Thomas Karabinus is a financial advisor at Cetera with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Cetera and its affiliated entities since 2005. In addition to his advisory role, he has served on the Belvidere Board of Education since 1978. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing a multi-manager platform with access to both affiliated and third-party investment strategies.

Ryan Bechtel is a financial advisor at Cetera with a Series 66 designation and no prior industry experience. His work history includes roles at Cetera Investment Advisers LLC, Febbo Wealth Management, CETERA Financial Specialists LLC, USSF, Intertek, and Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories, LLC. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered adviser that serves individual clients ranging from non-high-net-worth to high-net-worth, as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with various portfolio management and financial planning services, supporting a network of over 10,000 advisors and approximately 800,000 clients.

George Grow is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 45 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors since 1999, including its predecessor Axa Advisors, for more than two decades. Outside of advising, he is involved in an outside insurance brokerage business. Equitable Advisors serves a broad client base, including individual and institutional investors, offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset management programs. The firm delivers services through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives and partners with third-party asset managers and advisory programs to meet client needs.

Craig Carcuffe Sr. is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He worked at Pruco Securities, LLC for 35 years before joining LPL Enterprise in 2024. He is also licensed as an agent for property and casualty insurance with Liberty Mutual and Plymouth Rock. LPL Enterprise provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, banks, corporate, and charitable entities through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm primarily uses model-driven investment implementation and offers access to third-party asset managers, financial planning, and insurance product sales through affiliated entities.

John Milacki is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. His career includes 30 years at Metlife Securities Inc. before joining Mass Mutual in 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner at Optimum Financial Group LLC and part owner of a retail business in Southport, NC, where he handles payroll bookkeeping. Mass Mutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers a range of programs including wrap and money-manager services, with financial planning structured as an annual, collaborative process using firm-approved analytical tools.

Julianne Gallina is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Lebanon, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with one year of industry experience. She has worked at Primerica Advisors since 2025 and previously at Michael Gallina in 2024. Outside of advising, she has been involved in non-investment business activities related to home security and automation product referrals. Primerica Advisors sponsors a wrap-fee asset management program serving individual, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on model-delivery strategies managed by unaffiliated asset managers. The firm operates at scale with over 3,600 financial advisors and approximately $15.5 billion in assets under management.

Dustyn Seifert is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Reed Technology/LexisNexis for nine years. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment solutions, managing approximately $1.01 trillion in assets with a nationwide network of over 23,700 financial advisors.