Erik Andersen is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services, Bank of America, Merrill, and Bankers Life. Andersen also serves as an agent offering non-variable insurance products such as term, whole, and universal life insurance, disability health, and fixed annuities. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations, providing a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account solutions.

Steven Fishman is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 63 designation and 42 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Kestra Financial Services and multiple tenures at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life. Fishman assists the Jewish Community Foundation of Metrowest, NJ, by helping them manage over 70 donated life insurance policies. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients.

Eric Tarlo is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has worked in the financial services industry since 2022, with prior experience at Certified Financial Services and Thatcher McGhee's. His background also includes roles outside finance, such as positions at Wise Music Group and Valley Stables. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Wealth Management, serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a mix of proprietary and third-party investment advisory programs.

Debra Taylor is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC, holding the PFS™ and Series 63 designations and over 28 years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including Carson Wealth, Cetera Advisor Networks, and LPL Financial. Taylor is also involved in several financial industry activities, such as writing and speaking for Horsesmouth, providing coaching and seminars through her own firm Pink Suite Enterprises, and consulting on tax software with Holistiplan. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, foundations, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of more than 600 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services, employing discretionary model portfolios and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

Paul Meyer is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Citigroup. He serves as a board member of CarePlus NJ, a foundation focused on assisting individuals with mental health, substance abuse, and psychiatric care, where he helps allocate funds and supports fundraising efforts. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm delivers services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Chadley Lazreg is a financial advisor at Money Concepts Capital Corp with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has served as Executive Director of Operations for Investors' Advantage Portfolios since 2017, where he manages office operations, project development, and marketing. Prior to his current roles, he worked at Los Primeros School of Science and Arts from 2015 to 2017. Money Concepts Capital Corp provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $4.07 billion in client assets and employs model-driven, asset-allocation strategies with both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, utilizing third-party managers and platforms such as Envestnet.

Christopher Redmond is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors holding a Series 66 designation and no prior industry experience. He has worked at Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities since 2024. Outside of his advisory role, Redmond has served as a firefighter with the Fire Department City of New York since 2007. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm utilizes a combination of proprietary model portfolios, third-party managers, and a digital advice platform to implement investment strategies across various account types.

Raelynn Harlach is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, and has 18 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Agia, Pruco Securities LLC, and Prudential Insurance Company of America. Outside of her advisory work, she also serves as an agent for non-securities insurance products at Agia. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, employing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Kevin Ellman is a CFP® with 35 years of experience in financial advisory services. He is currently with Kestra Advisory and has been associated with Kestra Investment Services, LLC and Wealth Preservation Solutions since 2006. Outside of his advisory work, Ellman performs as a drummer and serves on the finance committee of a golf club, in addition to his role as a director of the Spirit of Harmony Foundation where he participates in event hosting and fundraising. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving clients that include large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Erik Riley is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been in the industry since 2023, with prior experience at firms including Stop & Shop and SelectCARE. Outside of finance, his background includes roles at MetLife Stadium and AWP Safety. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and portfolio management to clients’ goals and risk profiles.

Bryant Mathurin is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior experience includes roles at TD Bank N.A., LPL Enterprise, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, TIAA, Citigroup Global Markets, and Morgan Stanley. 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 TDIS clients. The firm uses strategic and tactical asset allocation with both affiliated and third-party sub-managers and offers ongoing portfolio management, financial planning support, and custody through third-party custodians.

David Puccia is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC in Ramsey, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 34 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors and Raymond James Financial Services. He serves as a trustee for the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal organization. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets, serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and portfolio management services through both proprietary and third-party solutions.

Patricia Linekin is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. She has 28 years of industry experience, including roles at Key Investment Services since 2016 and at KeyBank since 2016. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through a variety of wrap-fee advisory programs, model portfolios, and managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client-directed investment selection supported by non-binding recommendations and ongoing oversight, and operates within the KeyCorp group with affiliations to KeyBank and KeyBanc Capital Markets.

Juan Becerra is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC for seven years and Bergenfield Billiards for one year. Becerra holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management through various account structures and employs multiple analytical approaches, operating as a fiduciary when a written advisory agreement is in place.

Ashley Bittar is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill and Montclair State University. Outside of finance, she has experience working at Giovanna's Cafe. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services and operates as a registered broker-dealer with capabilities that include securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking services.

Chris Naum is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including LPL Financial and Ic Advisory Services. Outside of advising, he is involved in tax preparation and accounting through CHN Life Planning Services LLC and serves as a FINRA arbitrator. He also has roles in mortgage and real estate services. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting with both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements, employing a range of fundamental and technical investment analyses.

Nochum Wilner is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he provides tax preparation services through Wilner Wealth Strategists LLC and serves as secretary on the board of Congregation PNAM Inc. 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 relationships, financial planning, and retirement and business consulting, implementing investment strategies through proprietary models, third-party managers, and a digital advice platform.

Gari Semon is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 17 years of industry experience and has worked at firms including Park Avenue Securities, BGS Capital Management LLC, Cetera Financial Specialists LLC, and Victors Maywood. Outside of his advisory role, he maintains an independent financial professional business advising clients based on their goals and risk tolerance. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs that include both proprietary and third-party models.

Greg Schultheis is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with CWM, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Carson Wealth, Taylor Financial Group, Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance, Goldman Sachs, and The Ayco Company. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory services, and retirement-plan solutions, utilizing discretionary model portfolios and a mix of fundamental and technical analysis.

David Fuchs is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at CWM, LLC and Carson Wealth since 2026. He previously worked at Advisors Capital Management, LLC, BNY Mellon Securities Corporation, AXA Distributors, LLC, and Westworld One Cumulus Media. Outside of his advisory role, he assists at Nissim Tutoring Services by creating lesson plans and supporting CFP exam preparation. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves a broad mix of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, corporations, and institutional investors through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using model strategies and integrates fundamental and technical analysis, third-party sub-advisors, and customization tools, with a notable focus on retirement plan services and transparent operational practices.