Erik Gaines is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Metlife Securities, Inc. for 14 years and has been with MassMutual Life Insurance Company since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Gaines is a partner in a distillery and involved in marketing and community sports initiatives, including supporting nonprofit organizations through a local basketball franchise. Mass Mutual Investors Services operates as a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser providing financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes collaborative, annual planning engagements using firm-approved analytical tools to develop tailored recommendations.

Michael Shevlino is a financial advisor at Fisher Investments with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at TD Ameritrade from 2013 to 2019 before joining Fisher Investments in 2019. Fisher Investments serves a global client base that includes institutional and private investors such as pension plans, foundations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management across multiple asset classes, employing a centralized investment process that combines quantitative and qualitative research to build diversified portfolios while utilizing tax-aware strategies and risk management techniques.

John Woodle III is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Edward Jones since 2008. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Oakhurst, NJ. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm that serves more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages over $1 trillion in assets through a nationwide network of financial advisors and offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies, affiliated mutual funds, and tax-efficient services.

Howard Orlick is a financial advisor at Raymond James Financial with 23 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He has been with Raymond James Financial or its affiliates since 2002 and is also a partner at Orlick & Co., LLP, where he manages operations, client relations, and risk management. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning and investment consulting for a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers tailored, non-discretionary advisory services supported by analytical tools and also maintains specialized programs in municipal finance and employer-sponsored retirement plans.

Vincent Hirsch is a Series 65-registered financial advisor with over 56 years of industry experience. He is currently with LPL Enterprise, where he has worked since 2024, and previously spent 42 years at Pruco Securities, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Hirsch is involved in insurance sales through Hirsch Bros. Advisors LLC. LPL Enterprise provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, banks, and charitable entities. The firm employs a model-driven investment approach and offers financial planning, access to third-party asset managers, and participation in a wrap program.

Chris Whalen is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Cantor Fitzgerald & Co, Maxim Group LLC, and Evermay Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Whalen Research & Trading. OSAIC Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, charities, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services supported by a model-based investment process that includes asset allocation, portfolio optimization, and multiple managed account options.

Stuart Schlesinger is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 35 years of industry experience. His career includes long tenures at Securian Financial Services and Mid Atlantic Benefit Strategies. He is also co-owner of a holding company, 1800 Equity Partners LLC. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a broad client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutions, offering a range of portfolio management and consulting services through a nationwide network of independent advisors.

John Cicala III is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Toms River, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors since 1999, including time when the firm operated as AXA Advisors. Equitable Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and various asset-management programs through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives, utilizing both proprietary and third-party advisory models and services.

Laura Longhi is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 12 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. She previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill from 2013 to 2021 before joining Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC in 2021. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that provides a range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored financial planning services and manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.

Kimberly Stratton is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. She has worked with Cetera and affiliated entities since 2023 and also supports financial services operations at Mid Atlantic Resource Group in an administrative capacity. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered adviser serving a broad client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a multi-manager platform that enables advisors to utilize model portfolios, third-party managers, or bespoke strategies, with over $256 billion in assets under management.

Douglas Teller is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, where he has worked since 2016. He has a total of 10 years of industry experience and previously worked at Axa Advisors, LLC. Outside of his financial advisory role, Teller serves as a part-time police officer for the Manasquan Police Department and is a basketball supervisor for the Wall Township Recreation Department. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals across wealth levels, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement consulting, and various asset management programs through a network of advisors, utilizing a combination of firm-offered and third-party investment models.

Colin Cadena is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Mass Mutual Investors Services, he worked at Equitable Advisors and held various positions outside the financial sector, including roles at Applebee’s and McDonald’s. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm provides financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, emphasizing collaborative client relationships and event-driven planning services.

Diane Hart is a financial advisor with Cetera who holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 20 years of industry experience. She has worked at Cetera and its affiliated entities since 2013 and operates Hart Financial Services, a sole proprietorship providing non-CPA accounting and tax preparation services. Hart is also a volunteer member of Friends of Brick, a nonprofit organization. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered adviser with a network of over 10,000 independent advisors serving individual, retirement plan, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through a multi-manager platform with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Peter Maniscalco is a financial advisor with Cetera who holds the PFS™ and Series 63 designations and has 25 years of industry experience. He is president and owner of Maniscalco Wealth Management LTD and has held multiple fiduciary trustee roles in supplemental needs and irrevocable trusts. He serves on the board of Xavier High School and the St. Clare Church parish council. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC operates as a multi-manager platform serving a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional accounts. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers through various program structures.

Jay Goldberg is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Colts Neck, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors since 1999, following a tenure with Axa Advisors. His other business activities include involvement in various outside insurance businesses. Equitable Advisors serves a broad client base, including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, retirement consulting, and diverse asset management programs. The firm’s approach involves assessing client information and risk tolerance to align clients with appropriate advisory models, utilizing both firm-offered programs and third-party asset managers.

Edward Horigan is a Certified Financial Planner® with over thirty-two years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Primerica Financial Services since 1993 and PFS Investments Inc. since 2011. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in the sale of loan products and home-related services through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors offers discretionary asset management primarily through its Lifetime Investment Program, serving individual and high-net-worth clients with model-delivery strategies and separately managed account options under a wrap-fee structure. The firm curates third-party asset managers and delegates trading responsibilities to BNY Mellon Advisors, with a focus on percentage-based fees and ongoing oversight of potential conflicts.

Jimmy Leong is a financial advisor at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors with 34 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. His prior work experience includes 13 years at J.P. Morgan Securities and 10 years at Chase Investment Services Corp. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, including pension and charitable organizations, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm manages a multi-billion dollar asset base and offers various platform options and proprietary model strategies under the Founders Gate Capital brand.

Albert Kobular is a financial advisor with Merrill in Toms River, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has worked at Merrill since 1987 and has been affiliated with Bank of America, N.A. since 2011. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

John Welsh is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations. His career includes roles at Citizens Securities, Santander Securities, LPL Financial, Cetera Investment Services, and Wells Fargo Clearing. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to plan sponsors, corporations, endowments, and other institutional clients through a non-discretionary advisory program focused on written asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting. The firm’s process incorporates centralized due diligence with both quantitative and qualitative research and includes broader derivatives and commodities capabilities.

James Rinkewich is a financial advisor at Cetera with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Avantax Advisory Services and Avantax Insurance Services. Outside of his advisory role, he operates a tax preparation and accounting business as a sole proprietor. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts through a nationwide network of over 10,000 advisors. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement services with access to multiple program structures and third-party money managers.