Brian Daly is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Raritan, New Jersey, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life Insurance Co of America for 20 years. Daly is also involved in managing an LLC through which he sells non-Guardian insurance products. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of financial planning and consulting services, combining advisor-led management with model-based strategies and proprietary programs, supported by platforms such as Envestnet and Pershing.

Kathryn Dougherty is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with one year of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation. Prior to her current role, her work history includes positions at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and various other roles outside the financial sector. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises individual investors, corporate clients, executives, plan sponsors, and institutions, providing financial planning and portfolio management alongside specialized services such as Private Family Office and Executive Wealth programs. The firm employs strategic and tactical allocation models and offers clients a variety of platforms and fee arrangements, leveraging resources across the Goldman Sachs organization.

Joseph Scalzo is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Clinton, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 29 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward Jones for 15 years and MetLife Investment Fund Services LLC for one year. He also engages in fixed insurance sales, spending a small portion of his time on this activity. 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 support platform including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services, managing roughly $212.7 billion in client assets.

Anthony Marino is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2016, with prior roles at Ameriprise, Private Advisor Group, LPL Financial, and RBC Capital Markets. Outside of his advisory work, Marino is involved in a music performance group as a guitar player. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment and consulting services, employing various portfolio management strategies on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Gregory Auerbach is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 17 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021 and previously worked at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied for 13 years. He holds a Series 66 designation. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services serves a diverse client base including individual investors, executives, corporate participants, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized programs, leveraging proprietary research, tactical allocation models, and integrated capabilities across Goldman Sachs affiliates.

Kenneth Furman is a financial advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Charles Schwab Bank SSB, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., and Fidelity Investments. Mariner serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm combines in-house research with third-party managers to implement customized portfolios and provides notable integrated tax and accounting services, including administrative CFO capabilities.

Sarah Melzer is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Madison, NJ, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and seven years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Bay Point Wealth and Raymond James & Associates. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a multi-manager approach emphasizing manager selection and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

Darrin Miles is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at New York Life, NYLIFE Securities, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a facilitator for Real World Academy, a nonprofit providing youth development services such as life skills training and budgeting. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including 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, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Kyle Carrocino is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience and has been with GWN Securities Inc. since 2016. He is also licensed as an agent in fixed life insurance, long-term care insurance, health and disability insurance, as well as fixed and fixed indexed annuities. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through multiple managed account programs and financial planning options. The firm employs a mix of discretionary portfolio management, model portfolios, and selective sub-adviser allocations, with a noted history of market-timing and momentum-based strategies in certain legacy programs.

Liwen Li is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors based in Piscataway, NJ. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has four years of industry experience. In addition to her advisory role, Liwen co-owns Vert Global LLC, a firm providing immigration consulting services. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Elizabeth Newman is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 41 years of industry experience. She has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2013 and also serves as an agent at Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. 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, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

Daniel Duca is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He previously worked at Altfest Personal Wealth Management for 13 years. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm employs a globally diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing a range of low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other investment vehicles, while also providing educational content and specialized client programs.

Joseph Yeager is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following 12 years at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, executives, institutional clients, and plan sponsors. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management along with specialized programs and uses strategic allocation models and both discretionary and non-discretionary implementations to tailor solutions to client objectives.

Jerome Delsordo is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following 19 years at The AYCO Company, L.P. and its affiliates. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a broad client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management supported by specialized programs and access to alternative investments, leveraging integrated resources across the Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Michael Desaulnier is a CFP® with 24 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked at Private Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial since 2012, and previously held positions at Stifel, Ryan Beck & Co., and J. B. Hanauer & Co. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in tax preparation and accounting services in Morristown, NJ. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and uses a variety of investment strategies and technology platforms.

Juan Yu is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Highlevel, United Healthcare, ACV Auctions, and Cosmo Insurance Agency. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in consulting on group health insurance and managing equity compensation programs for digital and vehicle auction companies. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and broker-dealer services featuring proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with program options that are discretionary or non-discretionary.

Jack Payne is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, currently advising at Rockefeller Financial LLC with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Rockefeller Financial, he worked at UBS and has experience in various roles including real estate investing through a partnership in House of Payne Enterprises LLC focusing on college housing. 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 comprehensive range of portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform.

Miguel Gonzalez is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and over 22 years of industry experience. He has worked with Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial since 2012, and previously held roles at Chase Investment Services Corp., Wells Fargo Clearing, and Merrill. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes a fiduciary-based advisory model with a variety of investment strategies and technology platforms while offering access to proprietary and third-party managed account solutions.

James Clark is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021 and previously spent 14 years at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to individual, high-net-worth, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and model portfolios, delivering tailored offerings through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary managers within a large integrated financial group.

Daniel Odell is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Oppenheimer since 2007 and previously was with Ameriprise Advisor Services, Inc. from 2003 to 2007. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers a range of programs across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, with services delivered on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.