Francine Olk is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC in Brooklyn, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and over 28 years of industry experience. She has worked with Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial since 2013, following prior roles at First Allied Advisory Services, Inc. and First Allied Securities, Inc. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers a range of managed account solutions and employs a fiduciary-based advisory model that utilizes various investment strategies and technology platforms.

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.

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.

Liwen Li is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing four years of industry experience. In addition to advisory work, Li co-owns Vert Global LLC, which provides immigration consulting services. She has also owned LW Global Wealth Inc., focused on insurance sales within the World Financial Group platform. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering fee-based advisory programs, commission-based brokerage, and access to third-party money managers through proprietary and external model portfolios.

Jerome Goldberg is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 45 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with both Penn Mutual and Hornor, Townsend & Kent since 2002. Goldberg is also involved in multiple life insurance brokerage ventures, including Primary Financial and Goldberg Financial Associates, where he focuses on life insurance and annuities sales. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a broad advisory platform that includes financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm offers a range of advisory programs alongside broker-dealer services, featuring discretionary and non-discretionary account options and managing substantial assets under management.

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.

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.

Jonathan Bernstein is a CFP® and PFS™ with 24 years of industry experience. He is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors and has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and co-owns Bernstein & Bernstein CPA's LLP, where he provides accounting and tax services. Bernstein also advises clients on life insurance as a producer outside of his advisory role. Wealthspire Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate and pension plans, nonprofits, and foundations. The firm employs an institutional-style asset allocation strategy using mutual funds, ETFs, private investments, and outside managers, with an active approach to client service and investment oversight.

Michael Vitkansas is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory Services, LLC with over 41 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Veravest Investment Advisors, Inc. and extensive involvement with Benefits for Your Firm since 2003. Additionally, he is president of Michael A. Vitkansas CLU, ChFC Employee Benefit Services, LLC, where he manages employee benefit-related activities. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting for a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, including large plan sponsors. The firm offers fiduciary services, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions, serving over $79 billion in assets across various client types.

Kathleen Reilly is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2021 and has prior experience with MML Investors Services and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. Reilly is also co-owner of Reilly Financial Group, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad range of managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and comprehensive back-office support services.

Tyler Cicero is a financial advisor with Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of Guardian Life. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company, International Planning Alliance, Target, and Wegmans. Park Avenue Securities LLC provides brokerage services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm uses a combination of proprietary and third-party investment advisory programs and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships.

Michael Fish is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at Dynasty Advisors LLC Wealth Management and Commonwealth Financial Network for nine years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in coaching ice hockey. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and employee education. The firm serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, and supports a variety of management platforms and third-party solutions.

Richard Dworzak is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc., where he has worked since 2017. Prior to that, he held positions at Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering comprehensive financial planning and investment management services through a range of discretionary and non-discretionary wrap programs. The firm supports several hundred advisors and manages tens of billions in assets, utilizing various actively and passively managed strategies monitored by an Investment Strategy Committee.

Michael Mcclelland is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC who holds a Series 66 credential and has 11 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and Hornor Townsend & Kent since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, Michael is involved in several insurance brokerage ventures and acts as a background actor for TV and movies. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charities, and retirement plans by providing advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer, offering a range of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management options supported by third-party asset managers.

Steven Horvath is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked previously at Hornor Townsend and Kent, Inc., and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Horvath is also the founder of Protection USA, a firm engaged in the sale and servicing of fixed insurance products. 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, frequently utilizes third-party asset managers and model portfolios, and combines long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Dominic Carter is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has two years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at LPL Financial LLC and Equitable Advisors, LLC. Outside of finance, he is involved with Friends Cafe in New Brunswick, NJ. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a broad range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party managers through multiple program structures combining in-house manager selection and third-party strategies.

Nicholas Pontilena is a Certified Financial Planner® with 24 years of industry experience, currently practicing at Equity Services, Inc. since 2013. He is also affiliated with National Life Group and serves as an instructor teaching continuing education courses to insurance and SEC-licensed professionals. Pontilena is a member of the advisory board for the Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms that combine long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading, utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios.

Sean Obrien is an investment advisor representative with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC since 2016 and is the founder of O'Brien Wealth Management, LLC, which provides investment advisory services through Kestra. He serves on the endowment committee at Christian Brothers Academy, overseeing the management of their endowment fund. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including institutional and individual investors. The firm provides fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and access to multiple management platforms while serving clients such as large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Robert Bennett Jr. is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott who holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 1990. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipalities, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and multiple advisory programs.