David Solomon is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as Managing Partner at Carbon Wealth Management and working through Mariner Platform Solutions. His prior experience includes over two decades at Goldman Sachs & Co., as well as roles at LPL Financial and Gladstone Wealth Partners. He is a member of the Board of Trustees and Head of the Budget Committee at Temple B'nai Abraham in Livingston, NJ. Mariner Independent provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, access to model portfolios and third-party managers, and retirement plan solutions supported by institutional resources and affiliated investment relationships.

Allen Sista is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. He has seven years of industry experience, including previous roles at Meteora Capital and independent advisory work. RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $2.9 billion and serving individuals, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, fiduciary services, sub-advisory roles, and educational seminars, with a range of traditional and specialist investment strategies.

Jordan Price is a financial advisor at Calydon Capital, LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Calydon Capital in 2025, he worked at American Express from 2022 to 2025 and held positions at Indiana University, Publick House, and Spotify Inc. His background includes a variety of roles outside the financial advisory industry. Calydon Capital provides portfolio management and sub-advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and other investment advisers. The firm manages approximately $2.87 billion in assets and employs proprietary screening and factor models to allocate client assets across income-producing equity and fixed-income strategies.

Michael Surbrug is a financial advisor with Advisors Capital Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Lord Abbett Distributor LLC since 2003. Advisors Capital Management serves a diverse client base, including individuals, employee benefit plans, and clients of unaffiliated broker-dealers and RIAs, providing discretionary portfolio management through customized private accounts, model strategies, and self-directed brokerage solutions. The firm integrates top-down macro analysis with bottom-up security selection across equity, fixed income, and tactical approaches, managing over $8.1 billion in discretionary assets and supporting approximately 17,842 clients.

Melissa Alaimo is a financial planning associate at Pallas Capital Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. Her prior roles include work at PKS Investments and Preferred Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery. Outside of finance, she has connections to a consulting services firm through her spouse but holds no active duties there. Pallas Capital Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $4.3 billion for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm offers long-term, customized wealth management using a variety of investment vehicles and provides specialized family office and retirement plan fiduciary services.

Athishay Gangadharan is a financial advisor with Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra in 2021, he worked at TIAA and TIAA-CREF from 2012 to 2021. He is the managing partner and senior wealth advisor at Evoke Wealth Management, where he also assists in recruiting and attracting outside advisors. Kestra Private Wealth Services manages approximately $10.2 billion in client assets through nearly 200 independent financial advisors, serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers a range of advisor-managed investment and planning services, supporting independent advisor decision-making with access to in-house and third-party solutions.

Eric Lalime is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Pallas Capital Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill Lynch. Outside of his advisory work, he owns Yellowfin Wealth Management LLC, a holding company. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser with 25 advisors managing approximately $3.2 billion for over 1,100 clients. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans with wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services, using a primarily long-term, fiduciary investment approach.

Andrew Ashkenazy is a financial advisor with Lifemark Securities Corp. and holds the Series 63 designation. He has 15 years of industry experience, including roles at Metlife Securities Inc., Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. He also works as an independent insurance agent, providing various life, disability, health insurance, and fixed annuity products. Lifemark Securities Corp. offers fee-based investment advisory services and financial planning primarily to individual investors and sponsors of participant-directed retirement plans. The firm provides a range of investment programs tailored through risk assessments and manages accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Melissa Thier is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) at Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC with six years of industry experience. She has been with Main Street Financial Solutions since 2018 and previously worked as a consultant from 2013 to 2018. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs an academic-based, multi-asset class investment approach, utilizing a mix of passive and active strategies tailored to client objectives and risk profiles, and provides ERISA fiduciary consulting and institutional advisor services.

Kelly Lynch Moloney is a CFP® and Series 65 registered financial advisor at Palisade Capital Management, LP with five years of industry experience. She has worked at Palisade since 2025 and previously spent time with Orange Investment Advisors, Inc. and Hudson Valley Investment Advisors, Inc. Palisade Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including corporations, public pension plans, family offices, and individual investors. The firm employs a research-intensive, bottom-up fundamental investment approach across multiple strategies and serves as a sub-adviser to mutual funds and collective investment trusts.

Jeremy Lieberman is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Advisors Capital Management, LLC since 2015. He is based in Ridgewood, NJ. Advisors Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and proprietary model strategies to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and government entities. The firm combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative research, offering customized private accounts, model separate-account and ETF strategies, and specialized solutions such as municipal fixed-income portfolios.

Robert Dowling Jr. is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at Modera Wealth Management, LLC since 2011. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Westwood, NJ. Modera Wealth Management, LLC provides fiduciary, fee-only advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an allocation-driven investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, using diversified portfolios supplemented by independent managers, private-placement opportunities, and optional ESG integration.

Henry Hagedorn IV is a financial advisor at Modera Wealth Management, LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Messiah University and LifeGuide Financial Advisors. Outside of finance, he has experience in education and the food service industry. Modera Wealth Management, LLC provides fiduciary, fee-only advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an allocation-driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing diversified portfolios and offering additional services such as tax preparation and trust-related services.

Zachary Smith is a financial advisor with Advisors Capital Management, LLC in Ridgewood, NJ. He holds a Series 65 designation and has four years of industry experience, all with Advisors Capital Management. Advisors Capital Management serves a diverse client base, including individuals, employee benefit plans, and clients of unaffiliated broker-dealers and RIAs, providing discretionary portfolio management through customized accounts and model strategies. The firm combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up security selection and manages over $8 billion in discretionary assets, acting primarily as an outsourced investment manager.

Jeffrey Deiss is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Advisors Capital Management, LLC since 2016. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Advisors Capital Management serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, employee benefit plans, and the clients of unaffiliated broker-dealers and RIAs. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management through customized private accounts, model strategies, and self-directed brokerage solutions, using a blend of top-down macro and bottom-up security analysis across multiple asset classes.

John D'arco is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Hallmark Capital Management Inc and has previously worked at Prudential and New York Life. He is based in Paramus, NJ. Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.32 billion through a multi-advisor team. The firm serves institutional clients and high-net-worth individuals, offering discretionary portfolio management, modular financial planning, and multiple wrap fee programs. Their investment process uses client-specific risk guidelines and a proprietary Valuation Analysis to guide tactical allocations and equity selections.

Libertad Rosenkranz is a financial advisor at NPA Asset Management, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Nationwide Planning Associates, Inc. since 2010. Rosenkranz serves as president of the PWN Account Association Tri-State and has experience as an independent insurance agent. NPA Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser offering managed-account programs through its Advisor’s Edge platform. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, combining advisor-led planning with model portfolio implementation and oversight of sub-advisors.

Anthony Gallardo is a financial advisor at RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Invesco Distributors, Inc. and Oppenheimerfunds Distributor, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a golf coach at Morristown-Beard School. RMR Wealth Builders is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $2.2 billion in client assets, primarily serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, annuity services, digital-asset management, and both wrap and non-wrap advisory programs.

Joanne Feeney is a financial advisor at Advisors Capital Management, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Advisors Capital Management since 2015. Advisors Capital Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, employee benefit plans, and clients of unaffiliated broker-dealers and registered investment advisers. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management with a blend of top-down and bottom-up analysis across various proprietary strategies and manages over $8 billion in assets, acting as an outsourced sub-advisor to intermediaries.

Joshua Barg is a financial advisor with A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at B. Riley Wealth Management and B. Riley Wealth Advisors, with a combined tenure exceeding 17 years, as well as National Securities Corporation. He owns Saratoga Global Partners and has engaged in advisory and insurance-related activities outside his primary role. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services alongside brokerage, capital markets, and investment banking capabilities. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach, emphasizing international investing and utilizing a combination of in-house management, third-party money managers, and sub-advisers.