Michael Rahbari is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Guardian Life since 2023, with prior experience at Heritage Group of Companies and Prosperity Capital Advisors. Guardian Life’s Park Avenue Wealth Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a range of advisory programs using both in-house and third-party investment models.

Donald Brown is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. and holds the Series 63 designation. He has 40 years of industry experience, including long tenures at MetLife Securities and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Brown serves on the boards of several community organizations, including the Woodbridge Metro Chamber of Commerce and Team 94, a nonprofit focused on autism awareness, and he founded a resource organization for special needs planning. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms that combine long-term strategies with options for specialized instruments and trading, serving clients through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Steven Barbesh is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 20 years of industry experience and has worked at firms including Guardian Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, Manning & Napier, and Oppenheimer Funds. Outside of his advisory role, he has worked as a tax preparer with Jackson Hewitt and has experience driving for ride-share services. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and retirement-plan consulting. The firm uses a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party managers and supports various account features including discretionary management, alternative investments, and securities-based lending.

Phillip Dambrisi is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His prior work includes a year at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC. Park Avenue Securities LLC, doing business as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and various investment advisory programs.

Sean Nolan is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Family Focus Private Wealth LLC and Family Focus Retirement Group LLC. Outside of advising, he is president of Must Be Nice Media, Inc., a graphic design and project management company. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a platform-centered approach combining model portfolios, discretionary asset management, and financial planning services.

Robert Farrell is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes a year at Morgan Stanley and multiple roles within Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 2016. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the Colts Neck Zoning Board, acts as a FINRA arbitrator, and provides business planning and management advice through Blanton Research, LLC. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, offers brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, utilizing both proprietary and third-party strategies.

Emily Zeigler is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors and associated with Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Co of America, and C&A Financial Group since 2017. Prior to her current roles, she worked at Service Works Inc. from 2014 to 2017. She is involved in a non-investment business, Commitment to Excellence LLC, which manages payroll for her assistants. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial and retirement planning. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports various account-level services including lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Justin Siracusa is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Northeast Financial Network since 2025. Outside of finance, he is the finance and operations manager for Babysitters R Us LLC, a babysitting services company based in Staten Island, NY. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and consulting. The firm employs proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports various account-level services, managing approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Ernest Caponegro is a financial advisor at Osaic Advisory Services, LLC with 44 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. and National Securities Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates a full-service insurance agency and serves as a board member of the Brick Police Athletic League. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and nonprofit organizations. The firm provides a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager oversight, utilizing multiple program models and platforms to tailor portfolios for clients.

Edward Schuler Jr. is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 37 years of industry experience. He is currently with Kestra Advisory and has previous experience at Woodbury Financial Services Inc and OSAIC. Outside of advising, he serves on the board of a nonprofit organization, A Need We Feed, contributing to governance and oversight. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving large institutional investors including sovereign wealth funds.

Yu Oen is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Optimal Portfolio, LLC for 12 years before joining Hightower in 2022. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes a multi-manager investment approach, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers access to a wide range of investment vehicles and customized portfolio solutions.

Stacy Hoffman is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Old Bridge, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 35 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Securities Inc. In addition to her advisory work, she is involved as a distributor and health coach with Isagenix, a health and wellness company. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, with a focus on tailored recommendations and primarily non-discretionary asset management within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Kristin Hovmiller is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services and holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials, with 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Principal Financial Services and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2001. Kristin also serves as a bank/trust officer to support and manage Principal retirement plan account relationships across insurance, broker-dealer, and bank/trust offerings. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel stationed abroad. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions through direct advisory programs.

Luigia Massaro is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Morgan Stanley and TIAA-CREF during her career. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management, offering model-based and customized investment approaches within a vertically integrated structure.

Margaret Antoniello is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. in Red Bank, NJ, holding a Series 63 credential and over 22 years of industry experience. She has been with Equity Services and National Life Group since 2011. Antoniello is involved in nonprofit activities, including volunteering and committee work with the American Cancer Society and mentoring students at Saint Joseph’s University. 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, often utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Chirag Savalia is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. (ESI Financial Advisors) in Red Bank, NJ, holding a Series 66 license and having 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Equity Services since 2016 and is also a founding partner and chief strategist at Afton Financial Group. Equity Services, Inc. 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 and utilizes third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading.

Justin Pagan is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Marketing Manager for Jade Management Services LLC, a medical management company focused on cosmetic medical services. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a range of wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm’s scale and market roles include in-house research, derivatives and futures services, and bespoke solutions for large clients.

Damon Gruss is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 25 years of industry experience, including roles at Park Avenue Securities LLC and Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since 2001. 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 brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and consulting, utilizing a range of proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types.

Justin Paine is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. (ESI Financial Advisors) in Red Bank, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Mass Mutual Investors Services and has been with Equity Services since 2017. Paine is also involved in providing health, life, and property & casualty insurance solutions through his own firm, DFP LLC, and serves as a broker and consultant for insurance products. Equity Services, Inc. offers financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm operates as both a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser, utilizing multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers to implement primarily long-term investment strategies alongside options for shorter-term trading.

Christopher Oneill is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Princeton, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2007. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing employer retirement plan relationships, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point‑in‑time planning services and ongoing portfolio management using model or customized portfolios under a fiduciary standard.