Thomas Rose is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at LPL Financial LLC and WS Griffith Securities, Inc. He also operates Main Street Wealth Management, a DBA affiliated with his advisory activities. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and a range of managed account solutions including proprietary platforms and third-party strategies.

Bret Kaye is a CFP® affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services and its predecessor firms since 2013. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides comprehensive financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management through a broad advisor network and employs a diversified investment approach that combines passive and active management overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Matthew Clifford is a financial advisor at RBC Rochdale, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with City National Rochdale since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as an LLC member of Sweet Vivi’s Bakery, an online bakery for his daughter. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment process combining quantitative screening, statistical modeling, and fundamental analysis, with an emphasis on tailored portfolio construction using proprietary tools and collaboration with sub-advisors.

John Hounsell is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Mercer, he worked at Wiss Private Client Advisors, LLC and at NUS Consulting Group. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through a combination of low-cost ETFs, separate account managers, direct indexing, and private funds.

David Cevallos is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with a Series 66 designation. He has experience at several firms, including Wells Fargo Bank, UBER, and TD Bank. Cevallos has been with TD Private Client Wealth LLC since 2026. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap‑fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth private clients, and retail clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning support, and uses a combination of affiliated and third-party sub-managers in its investment approach.

John Montgomery is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones, International House Associates, and Valley National Bank. Outside of advising, he manages and handles bookkeeping duties for International House Associates, a real estate holding business. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail investors. The firm employs a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from both affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Matthew Jerkovich is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 29 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. for 11 years before joining Janney in 2022. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. 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, corporate and retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs.

Maria De Los Reyes is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. She currently works at TD Private Client Wealth LLC and TD Bank N.A., having previously held positions at Wells Fargo Advisors, UBS Financial Services, LPL Financial, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup Global Markets. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail clients, utilizing strategic and tactical asset allocation through portfolios that include both affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

John Rachel is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding a CFP® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Primerica Advisors since 1999 and is also associated with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. In addition to his advisory work, he places term life and health insurance policies beyond Guardian products. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports various account-level services including securities-based lending.

Christopher Riebling is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Chester, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies and affiliated New York Life entities since 2010 and operates several related firms, including Riebling Wealth Strategies, LLC and Mahoney Financial Organization, LLC. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, as well as charitable and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, delivering a range of program types with an emphasis on tailoring recommendations to client objectives and plan sponsor criteria.

Michael Stigliano is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at TD Bank N.A., Bank of America, Merrill, and Finalis Securities LLC. Outside of finance, he was involved with Jersey City Unleashed LLC for 16 years. TD Private Client Wealth LLC offers discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail investors. The firm employs a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation using both affiliated and third-party sub-managers, with a focus on percentage-of-AUM wrap fees and a cross-border Private Investment Advisor model.

Shain Steffens is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He is co-owner of Steffens Financial Corp., a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. Outside of his advisory role, Steffens serves as an expert witness in legal matters. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and managing approximately $213 billion in client assets. The firm provides a wide range of managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custodian services, combining in-house and outsourced portfolio management options.

Alexander Vaccarella is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, where he has worked since 2019. Prior to that, he was with AEPG Wealth Strategies from 2014 to 2019. He is also involved with Wealth Enhancement Group as a non-variable insurance representative. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, using a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by quantitative and fundamental research.

Ramon Baez Malone is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Empower Advisory Group since 2024, following prior roles at Empower Financial Services and Tapfin/EY. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as select IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s integrated model emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and rebalancing within plan lineups chosen by plan sponsors.

Derek Sausa is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 19 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Greenberg & Rapp, M Holdings Securities, Inc., and Citigroup. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in property management as a landlord. TD Private Client Wealth LLC offers discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail clients. The firm utilizes a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation with affiliated and third-party sub-managers to construct client portfolios.

Luis Tagliaferro is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Chester, NJ. He holds a Series 66 designation and has three years of industry experience. Prior to his current role at Eagle Strategies and affiliated firms, he worked at Bank of America and Merrill. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple advisory programs tailored to client objectives and emphasizes non-discretionary asset management within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Michael Guarino III is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 19 years of industry experience, having previously worked at Edward Jones and LPL Financial. Guarino provides investment advisory services through Private Advisor Group, an independent investment advisor firm. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model using a variety of investment strategies and technology platforms, offering managed account solutions including its proprietary WealthSuite and third-party TAMPs.

Shawn Steffens is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network who holds a Series 66 designation and has 25 years of industry experience. He is co-owner of Steffens Financial Corp., where he has worked alongside his role at Commonwealth since 2014. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a caregiver. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm offers a broad advisory platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Allan Vera is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with GWN Securities Inc. and serves as president of Vera Capital Management, LLC, managing retirement funds for families in Chester, NJ. His prior roles include positions at Gradient Advisors, American Portfolios Financial Services, and operating Vera Reliable Car Service. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in selling annuities and life insurance through related business activities. GWN Securities provides investment advisory services to individual and corporate clients through a variety of managed account programs, incorporating portfolios managed by both affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers. The firm utilizes a range of strategies including market-timing and momentum-based approaches alongside model-based asset allocation.

Janet Talis is a financial advisor at &Partners with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC for a combined 14 years. &Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers investment management and financial planning services using a combination of proprietary and third-party strategies, with both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.