Matthew Bondurant is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Neptune, NJ, holding a Series 66 credential and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC, and Prudential Financial Planning Services. Bondurant also provides administrative support to Wealthcare Advisory Partners, an independent investment advisor firm. Empower Advisory Group offers financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s services combine proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing, delivered through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Tess Magovern is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. She holds a Series 66 credential and has been with the firm since 2026. Prior to rejoining Benjamin F. Edwards, she worked in various roles at firms including FCB Health, Dagger, Grey Group, Furman Roth Advertising, and Coach. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company provides investment advice and related services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of investment strategies, from model-based to customized portfolios, and operates as both an advisory firm and a broker-dealer with in-house trading and a variety of consulting and advisory services.

Kalyan Jampala is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Voya Financial Advisors and Partners Realty Group. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director organizing charitable activities for underprivileged children. Equity Services, Inc., doing business 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, often using third-party asset managers and model portfolios, and combines long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Christopher Padula is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he delivers food for DoorDash using his own car. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management programs.

Gregory Jacobson is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and Pick & Roll Wealth Management, having previously worked at B. Riley Wealth Advisors, National Asset Management, and Ameriprise Financial Services. Jacobson also spends a portion of his time engaged in fixed insurance sales. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, providing a range of advisory programs and services including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm supports its affiliated advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management resources.

Joseph Fitzgerald is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding CFP®, Series 63, and Series 65 designations. He has 17 years of industry experience, with a long tenure at both firms since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in buying and selling collectibles such as comic books, video games, and Pokémon cards. Park Avenue® Wealth Management, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individual and institutional clients with brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and a range of investment advisory programs that include proprietary and third-party models.

John Mormile is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Oppenheimer since 2004. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation alongside various investment strategies, with an emphasis on both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Jacob Manna is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He has been with the firm and its affiliated entities since 2025 and has previous experience with the National Futures Association and other financial and healthcare organizations. He completed his studies at Monmouth University from 2020 to 2024. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets across a broad advisor network, employing a diversified investment approach that combines passive and active management supported by an internal Investment Committee.

Michael Feeney is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Mass Mutual Investors Services and Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of his advisory role, Feeney is a Personal Development Coach through his own business in Manalapan, NJ. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including plan sponsors and institutional investors. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education, supporting recommended investments with thorough due diligence and serving significant institutional clients such as sovereign wealth funds.

Michael Parker is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at RBC Capital Markets, Hightower Advisors, and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he is co-author of the book *The Positive Influence: Helping People Become Their Best Self*, which he wrote with his father. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves ultra-high and high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, charities, corporations, and retirement plans by providing wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm integrates wealth, trust, and insurance capabilities and offers access to alternative and private investments through a distinctive ownership and operating structure.

Richard Niekrash Jr. is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. since 2011. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Red Bank, NJ. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer with approximately 436 advisors and $15.7 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and charitable and educational organizations, offering a range of advisory programs and investment management solutions that include firm-developed and third-party model strategies with oversight from an Investment Strategy Committee.

Kelsey Bornstein Murphy is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, Paychex, and Optimum Health Exercise Therapy. She serves as president and board member of BNI First Class NJ, a non-investment-related organization. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, offering various proprietary and third-party investment programs and financial planning solutions. The firm manages approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management through an integrated operating model and multiple account-level services.

William Blanco is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. in Red Bank, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 37 years of industry experience. He has worked with Equity Services since 2009 and is involved with multiple affiliated financial and insurance organizations. Blanco is also a member of a senior and elder care specialist organization that focuses on long-term care, Medicare, and life insurance referral sources. 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, often employing third-party managers and model portfolios, and combines long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Kevin Pent is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. (ESI Financial Advisors) with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at National Life Group, Royal Alliance Associates, Signator Investors Inc., Park Avenue Securities, and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he has served as Past Exalted Ruler for the Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks in Keyport, NJ, where he volunteers and advises on organizational procedures, and he provides coaching on special needs funding to assist families with planning. Equity Services, Inc. offers financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm operates as both a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser, utilizing multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers to deliver predominantly long-term investment strategies alongside options for shorter-term trading.

Austin Paglia is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill and Mirae Asset Securities. He has been with Sanctuary Wealth since 2021. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm supports over 400 independent investment adviser representatives who use various investment strategies and platforms, offering discretionary and non-discretionary management and acting as a fiduciary under written agreements.

Alisha Patel is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor at Mariner with one year of industry experience. Her career includes roles at TritonPoint Capital, TritonPoint Wealth, and Sage Group. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, providing investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party managers. The firm offers customized discretionary portfolios supported by in-house research and a range of strategies spanning equities, fixed income, alternatives, and digital assets, along with integrated tax and accounting services.

Joseph Hymowitz is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 11 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower, he worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank for nine years, as well as PNC Investments and PNC Bank for one year each. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm’s integrated model ties financial planning and managed account solutions to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Michael Previti is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. in Red Bank, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Equity Services since 2016 and also operates Integrated Financial Concepts LLC, where he works as an insurance sales agent and provides employee benefit solutions. Previti serves as president of the Egg Harbor Township Soccer Club, overseeing club activities and board meetings. Equity Services, Inc., also known 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, often using third-party asset managers and model portfolios, and operates both as a broker-dealer and an SEC-registered investment adviser.

Daniel Armas is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at CWM, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Gold Family Wealth, Vanderbilt Securities, Gitterman Wealth Management, and Triad Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is a board member of Embrace Kids Foundation, participating in philanthropy and fundraising activities. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, families, foundations, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis with model portfolios guided by an in-house Investment Committee.

Joseph Maleh is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience, including roles at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as a consultant with Man of the World LLC, a men's jewelry business, and Planning Alliance Consulting LLC. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs using model portfolios and digital solutions.