John Spottke is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 39 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company since 1986 and ongoing positions at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 2016. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Director Emeritus and Chairman of the annual golf outing for the Jersey Shore Chamber of Commerce. Park Avenue® Wealth Management, 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 and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients.

Patrick Maly is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. who holds 37 years of industry experience. His career includes long tenures at Metlife Securities Inc. and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Outside of advising, he is involved as an insurance agent with Integrated Financial Concepts LLC. Equity Services, Inc., also known as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to a wide range of clients including individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms that combine long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and utilizes third-party asset managers and model portfolios.

Richard Poveromo is a financial advisor at SPC with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with SPC and Sigma Financial Corporation since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, he is a fiction writer and self-publishes novels under his imprint, Blue Coral Books, and also assists with his wife's resale business. SPC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm supports a large advisory network and offers tailored, discretionary investment advice delivered at the individual advisor level.

Mary Lynn Skarzenski is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Private Advisor Group in 2025, she worked with Eagle Strategies and Nylife Securities, and she has been affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company since 2020. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as an assistant basketball coach during the season. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment approach integrates fiduciary-based advice with access to proprietary and third-party models, utilizing various strategies implemented through technology platforms and external managers.

Nancy Protopapas is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Holmdel, NJ, holding a Series 63 designation and over 22 years of industry experience. She has worked at Principal Securities Inc. since 2002 and Principal Life Insurance since 2001. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as president of Auto Solutions Inc. and is a designated bank officer at Principal Bank and Trust Company, supporting retirement plan account relationships. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm provides direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under multiple advisory and promoter arrangements.

Richard Pasick is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life and its subsidiary Park Avenue Securities for 10 years and has also operated Congilose & Associates since 1983. Pasick conducts Social Security workshops and provides coaching and education to agents on the sales process. He is affiliated with Park Avenue Wealth Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, which serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through brokerage services, financial planning, and a mix of proprietary and third-party investment advisory programs.

Richard Harris is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. (ESI Financial Advisors) in Red Bank, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has worked with National Life Group, Equity Services Inc., and Maxwell Harris Co. since 2001. Outside of advisory services, he is an active insurance agent specializing in life, disability, long-term care, and health insurance. Equity Services, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm combines long-term investment strategies with various advisory platforms and frequently uses third-party asset managers and model portfolios.

Eric Colella is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra in 2025, he spent nine years with Commonwealth Financial Network. He is also an insurance agent with Dynasty Advisors LLC, a role he has held since 2005. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including plan design, fiduciary consulting, investment advice, and employee education, serving clients such as large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Alexander Saulon Jr. is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC, holding a CFP® designation and over 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Commonwealth Financial Network and Everbank. He is also involved with Dynasty Advisors LLC, where he provides comprehensive financial planning and life and health insurance services. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, providing fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party managed solutions. The firm serves a diverse client base, including large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds, with approximately $79.8 billion in assets under management.

Jadah Riley is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Focus Partners, she held roles at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, Francis Financial, RTD Financial, Oppenheimer & Co, Inc, Financial Advisor Magazine, and Allstate Insurance Company. She also serves as treasurer for the Keep it Goins Foundation, a nonprofit providing free pest control services to low-income families. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework, combining active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Jerome Pasichow is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he volunteers with the Econ Vitality Committee of the Metuchen Downtown Alliance, assisting local businesses with accessing public funds. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms using a combination of long-term strategies and third-party asset managers, serving clients through both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

James Marronaro is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Princeton, NJ. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Small World Wealth Management, Etorō USA Securities, Neuberger Berman BD LLC, and OppenheimerFunds. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plan relationships. The firm offers both point-in-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management through various managed account programs.

Stanley Alterman is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 45 years of industry experience. He previously worked for American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. for 20 years before joining Osaic in 2024. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in nonprofit activities related to sailing education and serves as president of his condominium association. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, charitable organizations, and public entities. The firm offers a range of investment management and financial planning services through multiple program models, utilizing proprietary and third-party platforms.

Rachel Cecere is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with Integrated Financial Concepts and National Life Group since 2020. Cecere is involved in pension education and special needs planning, focusing on helping public school employees and professionals with pensions. Equity Services, Inc., doing business 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 combines multiple advisory platforms with a range of investment strategies and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Amira Issa is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Princeton, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. She has been with TIAA-CREF since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she manages two real estate LLCs focused on residential and commercial properties. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm employs a fiduciary standard and provides a range of discretionary management options, including model and customized portfolios.

Randolph Adams II is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of a rental property with non-family members. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing discretionary management through model and customized portfolios.

Michael Werthmuller is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds a Series 66 designation. He has experience working at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2025, and previously worked at C&A Financial Group and Arbor Terrace. Outside of his financial career, he performs as a paid pianist at an assisted living facility. 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 both brokerage and advisory services with a range of investment strategies implemented through proprietary model portfolios, third-party managers, and a digital advice platform.

Kathleen Nolan is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Global Financial Private Capital and Family Focus Private Wealth LLC. Nolan is also the president and owner of Family Focus Financial Group and serves as marketing director for Sage Tuition Rewards. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a platform-centered approach combining model portfolios, discretionary management, financial planning, and consulting services.

Steven Foerschl is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license and has 43 years of industry experience. His career includes long tenures at MetLife Securities Inc. and related firms since 1974, with his current roles at Equity Services, Inc. and Integrated Financial Concepts LLC beginning in 2017. Equity Services, Inc., doing business 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 combining long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Michael Correale is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 18 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 credential. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2010. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as President of the Howell Central Little League and is a board member of the Landsharks Baseball Club, both local youth baseball organizations. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services including model portfolio management and customized portfolios, applying a fiduciary standard that varies by service.