Gelber Castillo is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, based in Berkeley Heights, NJ, and has three years of industry experience. His prior roles include work at Agia and involvement with the Immigration and American Citizenship Organization. Castillo also serves as an agent for non-securities insurance products. 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, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models to construct client portfolios.

Richard Whippee II is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 65 credential and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Bankers Life Advisory Services since 2019 and has been with Bankers Life and Casualty since 1995, where he is also active as an insurance agent and branch sales manager. Bankers Life Advisory Services primarily serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to develop tailored asset allocations and ongoing portfolio management aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Christopher Tarnowski is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and having seven years of industry experience. He has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2019. Outside of advising, Tarnowski is the owner and president of WT Music & Son LLC, a company specializing in the rental, sale, and repair of brass, woodwind, and stringed instruments. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through a network of advisers. The firm provides both advisory and broker-dealer services, including custody and execution, with a platform that incorporates third-party asset manager relationships and a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary account options.

Michael De Paola is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Bridgewater, NJ, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and five years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Cetera Wealth Services and Mid Atlantic Resource Group. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as an independent agent placing life, disability, and long-term care insurance products through Crump Life Insurance Services. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through multiple managed account programs and financial planning offerings. The firm utilizes a blend of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and employs both asset allocation principles and market-timing strategies in its portfolio management.

Robert Schmidt is a financial advisor with \u0026Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Citigroup Global Markets. \u0026Partners serves a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, institutions, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment management and financial planning services through both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, utilizing a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis.

Perry Koplik is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 40 years of industry experience and holds a Series 63 designation. His career includes roles at PF Compass, Commonwealth Financial Network, Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Metlife Securities, and New England Securities. Koplik is co-owner of PF Compass, LLC, a group benefits firm. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and pooled plan solutions, serving a client base that includes large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.

Jared Brown is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Bridgewater, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Securities Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is an independent insurance agent and a sales broker for Creative Risk Management. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through a large network of advisors. The firm offers discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios, with a distinctive legacy use of market-timing and momentum-based investment strategies.

David Cerchio is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Somerville, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life since 2007 and previously worked at International Planning Alliance, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of the Middletown South Alumni Organization. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms.

Daniel Mulligan is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Commonwealth Financial Network, Preferred Financial Partners, Hightower, Bank of America, Merrill, and Hennion & Walsh. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving clients including large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Donna Sabatino is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Mariner since 2020. Prior to joining Mariner, she worked at Wealth Health, LLC for five years. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal team and third-party managers, and it provides integrated tax and accounting services alongside financial wellness programs for employer clients.

Robert Defina is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Bank, and PNC Investments, among others. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth individuals, and retail clients, utilizing a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from both affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Kenneth Orenstein is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Bedrock Investment Advisors and operates Brokerage Consulting, where he advises business owners and federal employees on group health, Medicare benefits, and employee retirement plans. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser that provides fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee programs. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other registered investment advisers, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions.

Chris Schiffer is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC since 2019. His prior experience includes six years at AEPG Wealth Strategies. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement plan consulting, utilizing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Brian Santini is a CFP® professional with one year of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Mariner and previously worked at US Trust Company of Delaware. His background includes four years at the University of Delaware and four years at Pequannock Township High School. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering services such as investment management, financial planning, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by both in-house research and third-party managers, and provides integrated tax, accounting, and financial wellness solutions.

Morgan Castner is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at \u0026PARTNERS since 2026 and previously spent 10 years with Wells Fargo Clearing. \u0026PARTNERS serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of investment management and financial planning services, utilizing a mix of analytical approaches and offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Katie Scholl is a financial advisor at &Partners with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing for eight years before joining &Partners. &Partners serves a wide range of individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers investment management, financial and tax planning, and various retirement-plan services using a combination of proprietary and third-party strategies, supported by ongoing monitoring and periodic reviews.

Adam Handler is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Parkland Securities, Sigma Financial Corporation, and UBS Financial Services. Handler joined Centaurus Financial in 2025. 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 through its CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

George Filepp is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 34 years of industry experience, currently with GWN Securities Inc. since 2014. He has operated his own tax and accounting service as a sole proprietor since 1973. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm manages approximately $3.65 billion across over 37,000 client accounts and offers a range of managed-account programs including SMA, UMA, and fund-strategist options.

Susan Kolan is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC based in Bernardsville, NJ. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has five years of industry experience. She has worked with TD Private Client Wealth LLC since 2020 and has been with TD Bank N.A. since 2015. 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’s investment approach combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with affiliated and third-party sub-managers through various portfolio offerings.

Jeremy Welther is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors and Brinton Eaton, spending six years and eleven years respectively. Welther serves as a trustee overseeing the administration of a credit shelter trust and other trust arrangements. Mariner is an enterprise advisory firm that provides a broad range of services to individuals, institutions, and organizations, including investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm employs customized, discretionary portfolios supported by both internal research and third-party managers, and it offers integrated tax and administrative family office services uncommon for firms of its size.