James Muro is a CFP® and ChFC® with 34 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Equity Services, Inc. and National Life Group, where he has worked since 2013. Muro is involved with The Objective Room, a website used for marketing purposes that offers financial services, literacy, and education. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to a diverse clientele including individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm uses multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers to offer both long-term strategies and specialized investment options.

Joseph Scotti is a CFP® with 11 years of experience, currently serving at Equity Services, Inc. He has worked with National Life Group and Integrated Financial Concepts since 2015. Scotti is involved in educational initiatives related to pension and insurance topics, producing videos and providing guidance to professionals on retirement portfolios and pension planning. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, offers financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to a range of clients including individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

David Suckey is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance for the past 10 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is a passive investor in three Jersey Mike’s sub shops in North Lake, Texas. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and investment advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

David Parsels is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding the ChFC® designation and a Series 63 license, with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities since 2002 and has been affiliated with Northeast Planning Corp and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2000. Parsels also serves as a marketing consultant for Guardian Life Insurance Company. 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, utilizing a range of proprietary and third-party investment strategies across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Komal Desai is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC and holds the Series 66 designation. She has 18 years of industry experience, including 18 years at Merrill before joining Steward Partners in 2023. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale, SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account services.

John Flynn is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 14 years of industry experience and has been with Equity Services, Inc. and National Life Insurance Co/Integrated Financial Concepts, LLC since 2015. Flynn is involved in educating public employees, including teachers, police, and firefighters, on retirement portfolio options and insurance products. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms using third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Jonathan Hempstead is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Wall, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes five years at AssuredPartners and five years at Towson University. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and emphasizes non-discretionary management across a broad network of affiliated advisers within the New York Life affiliate structure.

Nicole Toro is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Red Bank, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. She has been with TIAA-CREF and TIAA since 2015. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, frequently serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides a fiduciary standard across its RIA services and manages client portfolios using both model and customized approaches.

Abraham Strum is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked for Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC for a decade. Outside of his advisory role, he owns seasonal rental properties in Maine. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides both digital and managed account advisory programs and is wholly owned by Citizens Bank, N.A.

Christopher Howard is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2009. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and utilizes internal standards and oversight committees to select and monitor managers, combining large institutional scale with specialized market roles.

Carl Demarco Jr. is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with over 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC and Penn Mutual since 2002. In addition to his advisory role, he teaches adult education classes in financial planning at Richard Stockton University and serves as an officer on a professional networking group’s executive committee. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a network of advisers, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both advisory and broker-dealer services, providing custody, execution, and brokerage capabilities alongside investment advice.

Alexander Stuart is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors and OppenheimerFunds. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, emphasizing customized portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income with a primarily long-term approach.

Peter Johnson is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. His prior roles include positions at Goldman Sachs & Co, Folio Investments, Inc., and Morgan Stanley Distribution, Inc. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports a variety of account-level services.

William Van Winkle is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Red Bank, NJ, holding a Series 63 designation and over 43 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2012 and has longstanding affiliations with Van Winkle Associates, Nylife Securities Inc., and New York Life Insurance, spanning multiple decades. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, defined contribution and benefit plans, as well as charitable and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, with an emphasis on tailored recommendations and managing a substantial portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Anthony Ringston is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Equity Services since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, he has engaged in multiple insurance-related activities, including serving as a sales agent and director for several insurance and risk mitigation firms. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, frequently utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios to deliver both long-term and specialized investment strategies.

Nicola Riverso is a CFP® and ChFC® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. since 2016. He is also affiliated with Integrated Financial Concepts, LLC. Outside of advisory work, Riverso is involved with nonprofit organizations focused on raising awareness for medical conditions, including serving on the board of a nonprofit and chairing a donations committee for another. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms with a mix of long-term and shorter-term investment strategies, leveraging third-party asset managers and model portfolios.

Philip Yohannan is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at UBS Financial Services, Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using Charles Schwab’s asset allocation models and internal research tools. The firm focuses on tailored recommendations and typically offers separately managed accounts managed by third-party or affiliated money managers.

William Spinner is a CFP® professional with 34 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC since 2019. He previously worked at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp. for 16 years. Spinner is also involved in conducting financial seminars through his own business activities. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans via a network of independent advisors. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services, utilizing customized portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, typically following a long-term investment approach.

Matthew Oconnor is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and beginning his industry career in 2025. His prior experience includes roles at Integrated Financial Concepts, SECOR Asset Management LP, and educational positions at Stevens Institute of Technology and the Academy for Information Technology. Outside of finance, he has been involved with Channel Marker Cafe and Teacher's Pension & Insurance Servicing. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm employs multiple advisory platforms, often using third-party asset managers and model portfolios, and manages a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary client assets.

Julie Nawrocki is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Global Markets, and Garden State Investment Advisory Services. Nawrocki has been with Benjamin F. Edwards since 2014. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through over 500 advisors. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, retirement consulting, investment management, and brokerage, utilizing both proprietary and third-party strategies supported by an in-house trading desk.