Lisette Hernandez is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with UBS since 1996. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in a small business making pretzels. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients by combining brokerage and investment advisory offerings, utilizing proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor financial plans to clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Daniel Derose is a financial advisor at Cetera with 48 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has held roles at firms including Securian Financial Services and MargFinancial. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an officer on the board of the Nottingham Babe Ruth Baseball League. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm that serves individual, retirement plan, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients through a large network of independent advisors. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services and operates a multi-manager platform with access to affiliated and third-party investment strategies.

Bridget Maillard is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wells Fargo in 2025, she worked at EPA Financial Services Corp for five years and operated a cleaning business, Double M Cleaning LLC, for three years. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. Their investment approach is IPS-driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, with a broader range of financial product offerings that include insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options.

Joanne Lam is a financial advisor at Osaic with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and HSBC Bank USA, N.A. Additionally, she serves as a member of the Holmdel Board of Education. Osaic Wealth, Inc. serves a broad mix of retail and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated financial advisers and multiple advisory platforms. The firm offers integrated brokerage and investment advisory services, utilizing asset-allocation tools, risk-tolerance assessments, and third-party money managers to construct diversified portfolios for its clients.

Janice Milara is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, she worked in healthcare settings including Hackensack Meridian Health Ocean University Medical Center and Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services. Their approach is grounded in modern portfolio theory and includes a broader set of financial product offerings such as insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options.

Matthew Waters is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2016. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services. The firm’s process is IPS-driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, incorporating a broader range of financial product offerings than typical large institutional advisers.

Elkin Parker Jr. is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Prudential Investment Management Services and PGIM Investments before joining J.P. Morgan in 2019. Outside of advisory services, he is a joint owner of a real estate property rented on Airbnb. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting through a select group of Wealth Advisors. The firm combines institutional advisory operations with brokerage and investment management capabilities, delivering recommendations on a non-discretionary basis while clients retain final decision-making authority.

Madelaine Brooks is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise and holds the Series 63, Series 66, and Series 65 designations. She has 23 years of industry experience, including roles at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC. Brooks is based in Holmdel, New Jersey. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients through advisory and brokerage channels. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, model wealth portfolios, and access to third-party asset management, combining adviser programs with the sale of various financial products and integrated lending services.

Danjie Guo is a financial advisor at Merrill with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at China Concentric Capital Group Ltd. from 2011 to 2019. She is based in Princeton, NJ. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through its Select Portfolio Solutions program, offering a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries. The firm integrates with Bank of America’s broader platform, providing access to a wider set of products and services.

Christopher Grella is a CFP® professional with over 31 years of industry experience. He is currently with LPL Enterprise, where he has worked since 2026. Prior to this, he spent six years at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, and four years at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of services such as financial planning, consulting, model portfolio programs, third-party asset management, and access to brokerage and insurance products through an integrated platform.

Erin Lindquist is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cetera. She has previously worked with Avantax Advisory Services and Avantax Insurance Agency, and maintains a financial advisory role at Zonin Wealth Management, where she provides values-based financial planning and portfolio management. Additionally, Erin is a Notary Public in New Jersey. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm supporting a large network of independent advisors and serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through multiple program structures and custodial relationships.

Priti Patel is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at J.P. Morgan Securities since 2012, with a prior tenure at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. extending back to 1985. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting through a team of Wealth Advisors. The firm integrates large institutional advisory operations with brokerage and investment management capabilities, delivering recommendations on a non-discretionary basis while clients retain final decision-making authority.

John Sheridan is a financial advisor at Merrill with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Merrill since 2013. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries.

Philip Clippinger is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Lawrenceville, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2010 and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association, since 2015. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and utilizes structured planning tools and modeling techniques as part of its financial planning process.

Lisa Brown is a Series 66-licensed advisor with Merrill in Princeton, NJ, with 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. since 1996. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions program, offering a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries. The firm is integrated into Bank of America’s broader platform, which includes access to a wide set of products and services beyond typical investment management.

Shatorupa Ray Chaudhury is a financial advisor at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors with four years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked with The Investment Center, Inc., and Strong Financial Partners. In addition to her advisory role, she is also an agent involved in insurance and benefits. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services through a network of independent financial professionals, utilizing a range of portfolio management strategies and platform arrangements.

Cory Wajda is a financial advisor at Merrill with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Merrill since 2015. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies to a broad client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries. The firm is integrated into Bank of America’s broader platform, providing access to a wide range of products and services.

Scott Klein is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors since 1999 and previously affiliated with AXA Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Klein is involved in private investment ventures, including ownership interests in limited liability companies that manage office properties and a franchise investment. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and various third-party asset managers. The firm employs a hybrid referral and implementation model, offering both advisory and brokerage/insurance channels tailored to client goals and risk tolerances.

Monika Santos is a financial advisor at Fidelity with 18 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been associated with various divisions of Fidelity since 2012. Strategic Advisers LLC, a Fidelity Investments company, offers investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, including IRS-qualified Charitable Gift Funds and registered investment companies. The firm combines fundamental research with quantitative analysis and algorithmic portfolio construction to manage diversified model portfolios.

Brett Scharf is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in financial advisory services. He is currently with RBC Capital Markets and City National Bank, having previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, LLC, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutions, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs featuring discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services, with investment strategies tailored to clients’ risk profiles and administered through a combination of in-house and third-party managers.