Daravy Son is a financial advisor with Allworth Financial, L.P., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having 30 years of industry experience. He worked at George McKelvey Co., Inc. for 21 years before joining Allworth Financial in 2024. Allworth Financial serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, pension plans, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis to offer customized portfolio management and financial planning, utilizing various investment strategies and managing both wrap and non-wrap programs.

Eric Colella is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra in 2025, he spent nine years with Commonwealth Financial Network. He is also an insurance agent with Dynasty Advisors LLC, a role he has held since 2005. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including plan design, fiduciary consulting, investment advice, and employee education, serving clients such as large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

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.

Alexander Saulon Jr. is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC, holding a CFP® designation and over 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Commonwealth Financial Network and Everbank. He is also involved with Dynasty Advisors LLC, where he provides comprehensive financial planning and life and health insurance services. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, providing fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party managed solutions. The firm serves a diverse client base, including large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds, with approximately $79.8 billion in assets under management.

Evan Ha is a financial advisor at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked within various divisions of Bankers Life since 2007. In addition to his advisory role, he is appointed as an insurance agent with Bankers Life and Casualty, writing business related to Medicare Supplement, annuities, life, health, and long-term care insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. primarily serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analyses to create customized asset allocations and portfolio management strategies tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

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 licenses and bringing 45 years of industry experience. He previously worked for American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. for 20 years before joining Osaic Advisory Services. Outside of his advisory role, he teaches 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 enterprise firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporate and charitable entities, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers a range of services such as representative-managed programs, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, utilizing various investment strategies and platform relationships.

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.

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.

Kathleen Nolan is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Global Financial Private Capital and Family Focus Private Wealth LLC. Nolan is also the president and owner of Family Focus Financial Group and serves as marketing director for Sage Tuition Rewards. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a platform-centered approach combining model portfolios, discretionary management, financial planning, and consulting services.

Michael Mallon is a financial advisor at Guardian Life, holding a Series 66 designation with 21 years of industry experience. His career includes a 23-year tenure at Blackrock Investments, Inc., followed by his current roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of financial planning and consulting services, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and digital advisory solutions.

Alfred Polizzotto III is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 28 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC and Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2025. Prior to joining Kestra, he worked at Commonwealth Financial Network for nine years and managed his own firm, Polizzotto & Polizzotto, for nearly three decades. In addition to his advisory work, he manages a law firm and is involved in selling life and long-term care insurance. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and investment advice, with a focus on large institutional investors and complex investment solutions.

Nicholas Gargiulo is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked previously at KML Financial Services Group, LLC, and Personal Financial Solutions LLC. Outside of finance, he is the Director of the Karate Program at Epic Gymnastics, a gymnastics and karate school where he has been involved since 1997. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by providing investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios and a mix of low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, direct indexing, and private funds.

Jason Doviak is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 22 years of industry experience, including over a decade with Guardian Life and current roles at Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is a managing trustee of The Sandy Shores Trust and is involved in business ventures related to tax planning and payroll services through several LLCs. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers customized financial planning and investment solutions through a combination of advisor-led management and model-based strategies, leveraging proprietary programs and third-party platforms.

Brian Cunniff is a financial advisor with Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of Guardian Life, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee involved in charitable fundraising activities. Park Avenue Securities provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and offers a range of financial planning and consulting services tailored to client needs.

Peter Mccarthy is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at E D & F Man Capital Markets Inc. and 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, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment solutions, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and proprietary platforms.

Kevin Lynch is a financial advisor at Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Nationwide Investment Services Corp, Massmutual Financial Group, and Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners by providing managed advice programs and investment education services. The firm uses proprietary portfolio construction technology from Morningstar Investment Management and manages a large client base focused on asset allocation and retirement guidance.

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.