David Chepauskas is a CFP® with 36 years of industry experience, currently serving at Summit Financial, LLC since 2018. He previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and held long tenures at Summit Financial Resources, Inc. and Summit Equities, Inc. He is also a managing member of DRC NJ, LLC, an advisory business based in Red Bank, NJ. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets with 216 advisors and around 17,800 clients. The firm offers a mix of discretionary and consultative investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and access to alternative investments through various portfolio programs and third-party platforms.

Danielle D'Angiolillo is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at Prosperity Capital Advisors. She previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill for eight years and has held roles at McManus & Associates and other firms. In addition to her advisory work, she is a licensed insurance agent and registered representative, engaging in insurance and securities sales. Prosperity Capital Advisors is an SEC‑registered enterprise adviser providing financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management for individual and high-net-worth clients, corporations, trustees, retirement plans, and broker/dealer customers. The firm employs model-based, asset-allocation strategies and ongoing portfolio supervision, utilizing a combination of core and specialized models alongside advisor-directed portfolios and third-party sub-advisors.

Michael Clementi is a financial advisor at B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Vfinance since 2003. Since 2022, he has been affiliated with B. Riley Wealth Management and joined B. Riley Wealth Advisors in 2024. B. Riley Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $7.03 billion in assets and serving over 16,800 clients. The firm provides a wide range of services including advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement solutions to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charities, corporations, and retirement plans.

Gary Ronan is a financial advisor with Prosperity Capital Advisors in Colts Neck, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. He is the owner of Alicorn Financial Advisors, LLC and AFG Tax Services LLC, through which he offers tax preparation and consulting services. Prosperity Capital Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporate clients, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a model-driven, multi-sleeved investment approach featuring core risk-based portfolios, specialized strategies, and access to private and alternative investments.

Patrick Rogers is a Senior Relationship Manager at Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company with 14 years of industry experience. He has held roles at firms including Dai Securities, APW Capital, and Scottrade. His current work focuses on client relationship management and wealth advisory services. Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company serves individuals, trustees, estates, retirement plans, and business entities with financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory. The firm manages approximately $5 billion in client assets, emphasizing asset allocation and diversification through both discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies.

Amul Sant is a financial advisor with Santander Securities LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Santander Securities and Santander Bank since 2012. Santander Securities LLC provides investment advisory and related services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm offers wrap-fee advisory programs, financial planning, and securities-based lending, delivering investment advice through the FMAX managed-account platform with discretionary management and ongoing suitability reviews.

Jason Sari is a financial advisor with Garden State Investment Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm in 2024, he worked at the University of Delaware and has experience in the hospitality and education sectors. Garden State Investment Advisory Services, LLC provides personalized investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities, managing approximately $674 million in client assets. The firm delivers discretionary portfolio management using a combination of fundamental, technical, and third-party research through a multi-advisor team.

Ronald York Jr. is a financial advisor with Arkadios Wealth Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked with Arkadios Wealth and Arkadios Capital since 2019 and was previously with Triad Advisors, Inc. from 2014 to 2019. York also owns a health and life insurance advisory business and provides real estate consulting and management services. Arkadios Wealth Advisors offers investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans, utilizing advisor-managed accounts, third-party money managers, and proprietary portfolio models. The firm integrates a large network of advisory entities with an affiliated broker-dealer and an in-house portfolio management team.

Brendan Sheehan is a financial advisor at Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Securities America Advisors and Securities America, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Brendan's Tax Service LLC, where he prepares income tax returns. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC manages approximately $6 billion in client assets through a team of over 150 advisors, serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a goals-based, client-centered planning approach supported by proprietary software and integrates quantitative and fundamental analyses to build long-term portfolios.

Ryan Petti is a CFP® and ChFC® credentialed advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, where he has worked since 2020. He has six years of industry experience and has also been associated with Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2019. Outside of his primary role, he is involved in insurance sales and several financial advisory activities through affiliated businesses. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer, managing billions in assets through a platform that includes discretionary and non-discretionary accounts alongside third-party asset manager relationships.

Herbert Thornton is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2019. Prior to that, he was with Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services with a focus on strategic and tactical asset allocation, investment consulting, and retirement services.

Peter Vitale is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors who holds a Series 63 designation and has 27 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, MassMutual, and MetLife Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is also active as an insurance broker for products beyond Guardian. Primerica Advisors serves a diverse retail client base with a range of brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm utilizes a variety of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management options.

Ralph Primavera is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 57 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2016. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering a variety of advisory programs including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm’s investment approach varies by program and advisor, incorporating strategic and tactical asset allocation and manager selection across multiple asset classes.

Louis Seaman is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Edison, NJ. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, and has 12 years of industry experience. Seaman has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2026 and has been with affiliated New York Life entities since 2012. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, managing the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Sanjeev Segan is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Edison, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2013 and has a broader tenure with New York Life and its affiliates dating back to 2007. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent contractor brokering non-registered insurance products with outside carriers. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutional investors, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm provides a variety of program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Jeffrey Artherholt is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services, having joined in 2024. Prior to this, he worked at Woodbury Financial Services Inc and Securian Financial Services Inc., among other firms. He is also involved with Obsidian Wealth Advisors in a financial advisor capacity focusing on financial planning and portfolio management. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad mix of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

William Bianculli is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Equity Services, Inc. and National Life Group since 2014. Bianculli is also involved as a licensed sales agent for Integrated Financial Concepts LLC, where he sells property and casualty, life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance products. 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 with both discretionary and non-discretionary management, using a combination of third-party asset managers and model portfolios.

Shaun Wolcott is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. He has worked at Connolly, Switaj, Fogler & Co LLP since 2005 as a CPA. 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 services, and sponsors wrap-fee programs, utilizing customized portfolios with a combination of internal and third-party management.

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.

John Ransom is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations. He has 39 years of industry experience, including over two decades with International Planning Alliance, LLC, and multiple engagements with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in other insurance activities outside of Guardian. Park Avenue Securities LLC, doing business as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser affiliated with The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs.