Andrew Despotakis is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors. His prior experience includes roles at Msec, LLC, CETERA Advisor Networks, and Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services. Outside of his advisory work, he owns Monument Fingerboards, a business that manufactures miniature skateboard products, and he is also a piano composer who publishes original piano content. Mariner Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm employs a discretionary, customized investment approach supported by an internal portfolio management team and integrates tax and accounting services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Evan Ha is a financial advisor at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked in various roles within Bankers Life and its affiliated entities since 2007. In addition to his advisory work, he is a licensed insurance agent authorized to sell Medicare Supplement, annuity, life, health, and long-term care insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, providing discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create customized investment strategies aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Logan Andreyko is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds the Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience, including roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, and C & A Financial Group. He completed his studies at Michigan State University in 2024. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a range of investment advisory programs. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships and utilizes model portfolios from internal and third-party managers.

Erik Escobar is a financial advisor with Integrity Alliance, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Integrity Alliance since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. Integrity Alliance is a large advisory network with over 300 independent representatives managing approximately $5.4 billion in client assets. The firm serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party managers through various platforms.

Matthew Golizio is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors who holds a Series 66 credential and has 24 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Merrill and Ascensus. Outside of his advisory career, he operates Jersey Shore Photo Booths, providing photography and photo booth services for events such as weddings and sweet 16s. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors. The firm manages approximately $29.2 billion and emphasizes centralized technology and model solutions in its service delivery.

Stanley Alterman is a financial advisor with OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 45 years of industry experience. He worked at American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. for 20 years before joining OSAIC in 2024. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in teaching sailing through the SEAS Society for the Education of American Sailors and serves as president of the Summit Condo Association. OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual and institutional clients with a range of services including investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager oversight. The firm offers multiple advisory program models and access to alternative investments and affiliated wealth management capabilities.

Heather Barone is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 20 years of industry experience. She has worked at EPA Financial Services since 1991, where she is also president and part owner, and has held positions at Ameriprise Financial Advisors and Cambridge Investment Research. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides advisory programs, technology, compliance, and practice-management support, enabling advisors to construct customized portfolios and access discretionary model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

John Shibles is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Commonwealth in 2017, he worked at Regal Securities for 11 years and Shibles Brothers LLC for 19 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in commercial real estate management as a co-owner and executive of multiple entities in New Jersey. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing roughly $213 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform including discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody/clearing services, enabling advisors to implement portfolios through both internal models and external platforms.

Leroy Rachlin is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and over 40 years of industry experience. He has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2015. 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 wide range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Michael Werthmuller is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds a Series 66 designation. He has experience working at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2025, and previously worked at C&A Financial Group and Arbor Terrace. Outside of his financial career, he performs as a paid pianist at an assisted living facility. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services with a range of investment strategies implemented through proprietary model portfolios, third-party managers, and a digital advice platform.

Angelo Ciacco is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 22 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2011. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a discretionary online Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering available by invitation to employees. The firm uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and delegates portfolio execution to third parties, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Jason Doviak is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company, having previously worked at Primerica Advisors for 11 years. Outside of his advisory work, he manages several business entities related to tax planning and serves as managing trustee of The Sandy Shores Trust. 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 both brokerage and advisory services, implementing investment strategies through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with programs available on discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Brian Cunniff is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he participates as a trustee in charitable fundraising activities. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and retirement and business consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party managers and supports various account-level solutions including lending and donor-advised funds.

Peter Mccarthy is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities who holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has 36 years of industry experience. His prior roles include twelve years at E D & F Man Capital Markets Inc., and more recent positions at C & A Financial Group, LLC. He serves as a board member of the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County and is involved in business planning through Core One Consulting LLC. Park Avenue Securities LLC operates as a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser under Guardian Life, serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and a variety of investment advisory programs, including both discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Kevin Lynch is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Nationwide Investment Services Corp, MML Distributors, LLC, MassMutual Financial Group, and affiliated Transamerica entities. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through programs focused on asset allocation, contribution guidance, and retirement planning, utilizing Morningstar Investment Management’s proprietary tools and model portfolios. The firm operates at scale with over 300 advisors and emphasizes non-discretionary advice for a broad client base rather than high-net-worth or corporate clients.

Daniel Mueller is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked with firms including GM Wealth Partners, LLC and Podell Financial Group, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, Mueller is involved in several nonprofit and community activities, serving as a board member for David's Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation and the Robin Mainardi Scholarship Fund, and operates a music production business. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base with financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers a variety of program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, managing the vast majority of regulatory assets on a non-discretionary basis while maintaining fiduciary responsibilities to retirement investors.

Jason Basso is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at NYLife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Co, as well as positions outside finance with Disney, Conde Nast/Vanity Fair, and CNN/Time Warner. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse group of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages most of its assets on a non-discretionary basis, with a focus on fiduciary responsibilities to retirement investors.

Patrick Burgdorf is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His prior experience includes over three decades at TIAA-CREF and roles at WestPark Capital, Inc., Cetera, and Investors Bank. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a volunteer firefighter and treasurer for the Exempt Firemen's Association of Deal. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs, brokerage, and insurance services. The firm operates a digital advisory program alongside managed accounts and functions as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

James Alban is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner. His prior experience includes roles at New York Life Insurance Company, Principal Life Insurance, Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors, and Strategic Advisers, Inc. Mariner serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services, utilizing discretionary, customized portfolios supported by both in-house and third-party management.

Peter Van Alstine is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience and previously worked at NYLIFE Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Company, Equitable Advisors, LLC, Workiva, Toppan Merrill, and RR Donnelley. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs tailored to client objectives and emphasizes non-discretionary asset management within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.