Kimberly Figueroa is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Principal Securities Inc, Principal Life Insurance Company, and Allstate Financial Advisors. She is also licensed as an insurance agent offering fixed life, annuities, and disability products. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty U.S. military personnel. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Malcolm Elvy is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently advising at Mariner since 2025. His prior roles include positions at JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, Wells Fargo, and Morgan Stanley. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party managers. The firm provides customized, discretionary portfolios supported by an internal investment team and emphasizes tax and accounting integration alongside traditional portfolio management.

Daniel Peretti Jr. is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Lincoln Investment and Allen & Associates since 2017, following three years at CRF Advisors, Inc. Peretti serves on the Board of Commissioners for the Vineland Housing Authority, a nonprofit organization. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers a range of financial planning and retirement plan services, managing portfolios through both strategic and dynamic approaches supported by an Investment Management & Research team.

John Scarpinato is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with PNC Investments since 2013. Outside of his financial career, he serves as an ice hockey referee in the New Jersey area. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only online discretionary model account for employees. The firm employs algorithm-driven risk assessment and uses third-party managers for portfolio implementation and proxy voting.

Jerard Gray is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Gwfs Equities, Inc., Prudential Investment Management Services LLC, Prudential Insurance Company of America, and T. Rowe Price. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in real estate sales with Keller Williams Legacy. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain individual investors. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Patrick Mcgrory is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC since 2022. Prior to this, he worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 17 years and is also affiliated with LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates tax preparation and accounting services. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse clientele including individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinates discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management using various analytical strategies and technology platforms.

Brian Collini is a financial advisor at Cetera with 21 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior experience includes work at Securities America, Wealth Capital Group, and Securities Service Network, among others. Outside of advisory roles, he has been involved in real estate through entities such as Collini Real Estate, LLC and NSC Property Investments, LLC. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, operating a multi-manager platform with various program options and over $256 billion in assets under management.

Howard Mattson is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at Sagepoint Financial, Inc. for 14 years. He serves as a board member of the South Harrison Board of Education, where he participates in discussions on elementary school policy and curriculum. OSAIC Wealth, Inc. serves a diverse range of clients, including individual investors, pension plans, corporations, and nonprofits, offering brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers. The firm employs advanced portfolio construction tools and supports various managed account solutions through a broad network of affiliated advisors.

Americo Santella is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Outside of finance, he owns and operates a dog grooming business, POSH PETS LLC. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advice grounded in modern portfolio theory and tailored to plan-specific objectives and risk tolerances.

Dominic Romano is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and having 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Cantella & Co., Inc. for eight years before joining Cambridge in 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in tax preparation through Romano Tax and Business Consultants LLC and owns Romano Buonadonna Financial Services LLC. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services through a network of independent professionals, employing a range of portfolio management and model-based strategies tailored to client needs.

Nicholas Fresolone is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at SagePoint Financial for 12 years before joining OSAIC in 2023. He also serves as Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer at Plan One Financial Group and is active as an insurance agent. OSAIC Wealth, Inc. serves a wide range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm provides integrated brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money managers, employing various portfolio construction and management tools.

Douglas Kramer is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cetera. His prior roles include positions at Vanguard Advisers and Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of advising, he has experience running a farming business, Blueberry Bill Farms LLC. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm that supports a nationwide network of independent advisors serving a broad client base, including individuals, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm offers various portfolio management and financial planning services through multiple program structures and a range of third-party and affiliated managers.

Julia Marino is a financial advisor at OSAIC with two years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 credential. Prior to joining OSAIC, she worked at Equitable Advisors, LLC. Marino is also involved as a client service associate with Howard Mattson LLC and Plan One Financial Group, and holds a licensed insurance agent role. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides integrated brokerage and advisory services across multiple platforms, employing asset-allocation tools and automated rebalancing to manage portfolios with a broad range of investment options.

Anthony Romano is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. He has 33 years of industry experience and previously worked at Cantella & Co., Inc. for over a decade. Romano is involved in nonprofit governance as a secretary and board member of Suraj Eye, a New Jersey nonprofit organization. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services through a network of independent professionals, utilizing a variety of portfolio management strategies and platform arrangements tailored to client objectives.

Lauren Cosgrove is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. She has been with Bank of America and Merrill since 2011. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations using model-based and discretionary investment strategies developed by internal and third-party teams.

Brett Buonadonna is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding a Series 63 designation and over 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include more than a decade at Cantella & Co., Inc. and ongoing involvement with Romano & Buonadonna Financial Services, LLC. He also serves as an independent insurance agent and is a board member of CEO Group in Vineland, NJ. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and retirement-plan sponsors. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services through independent Financial Professionals, with investment options across various platforms and models tailored to client objectives.

Juan Cuello is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones in 2023, he held positions at HireGenics, Premier Research, Scientific Search, and Mass Mutual, and served 20 years in the New Jersey Army National Guard. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Carol Sumoski is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 12 years of industry experience and previously worked at Edward Jones and Cantella & Co., Inc. Sumoski serves as a board member of the Shiloh Zoning Board in New Jersey. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and trusts through financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services. The firm offers a range of portfolio management strategies via multiple custody platforms and supports both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches tailored to client objectives.

Susan Dougherty is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license, and has 22 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Questar Capital Corporation and Questar Asset Management for 11 years before joining Cambridge in 2017. Outside of her advisory role, Dougherty serves as a volunteer collection counter at St. Mary of the Lakes Church. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services through a network of independent professionals, providing both proprietary and third-party strategies across various platform arrangements.

Todd Shagin is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Oppenheimer and Morgan Stanley. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement consultations, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by in-house and third-party research.