Jigisha Thakor is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. She has worked at Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co and Hornor Townsend & Kent since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she teaches yoga, serves as a board member of the Greater Westfield Chamber, co-hosts a podcast focused on working mom entrepreneurs, and participates in local networking groups. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, providing advisory services primarily through third-party asset managers. The firm emphasizes client-directed investment implementation and oversight, managing the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Shawn Neice is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including PNC Investments LLC, Santander Securities, Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC, and Uber. Neice is currently based in Princeton, NJ. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail clients. The firm constructs portfolios using a combination of affiliated and third-party managers, offering ongoing portfolio management, financial planning support, and custody services.

Richard Barberi is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with PNC Wealth Management, having worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank. Barberi’s background includes several years at PNC’s investment divisions prior to his current role. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account for employees that uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and invests via approved mutual fund and ETF strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists.

Micheal Corcione is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2018. His prior experience includes roles at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, as well as a four-year period at Marist College. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering a variety of advisory programs and services such as portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs a range of investment approaches tailored to different programs and advisors, managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets as of December 31, 2025.

Ou Xu is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Ernst & Young LLP and Weichert Realtors, among others. He is also the owner of a single rental property inherited in 2016. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities. The firm provides both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment options.

Paul Vecchione is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 32 years of industry experience, including roles at Guardian Life Insurance and Park Avenue Securities. He serves as treasurer and board member for the Montgomery Lacrosse Club and is a board member at Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm offers a variety of investment programs and platforms, managing approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management through proprietary and third-party strategies.

Justin Cannella is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Bridgewater, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at PNC Investment since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates a residential short-term rental property via Airbnb. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and invests in mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Ryan Catlaw is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Edison, NJ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 21 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Eagle Strategies since 2016, NYLife Securities LLC since 2014, and New York Life Insurance Co. since 2013. He is also appointed as an insurance broker for non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a substantial portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis, operating within the integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Antoinette Yock is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 30 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. Her background includes long-term roles at Foresters Financial Services from 1994 to 2019 and subsequent positions within Kestra Investment Services and Kestra Advisory Services. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad mix of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds.

Michael Zangrillo is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group holding a Series 66 credential and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Enterprise, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Altice USA. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s integrated approach involves proprietary financial planning tools and managed account solutions aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Kostas Koufidis is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. He is co-owner of Reilly Financial Group, LLC, where he dedicates a significant portion of his time to investment-related activities. His prior experience includes roles at MassMutual Investors Services and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of advisors and manages a broad range of client assets with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs and access to third-party asset managers.

Patricia Lee is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. She has been with TIAA-CREF since 2015. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered retirement plans. The firm combines point-in-time planning services with ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Nathaniel Henein is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and the Series 66 license. He has 19 years of industry experience and has been associated with Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and Hornor Townsend & Kent since 2011. He serves as a member at large on his church council board, participating in governance and organizational decision-making. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by offering advisory services through third-party asset manager platforms, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes client-directed implementation and oversight with a primarily non-discretionary investment approach.

Pamela Johnson is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Edison, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. She has worked at Eagle Strategies since 2025 and is also associated with Ponce & Associates LLC, a firm she manages that brokers non-registered insurance products. Pamela is a passive investor in Carlyle private equity funds. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Dana Diserio is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Oppenheimer, Dana worked at The University of Delaware and Marlboro High School. Dana holds the Series 66 designation. Oppenheimer serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering a variety of advisory programs and services such as portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm's investment approach varies by program and advisor, encompassing strategic and tactical asset allocation across multiple asset classes.

John Hlywiak is a CFA® charterholder with TIAA-CREF in Princeton, NJ, where he has worked for one year. He previously worked at TIAA for nine years and spent four years at Temple University. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with prior relationships through TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm provides planning services that conclude at delivery and ongoing portfolio management through model-based and customized managed accounts.

Alexander Smith is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and has two years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he served in various positions, including as a caddiemaster at Bayonne Golf Club and as an employee of Newark Public Schools. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through multiple managed account programs and financial planning offerings. The firm utilizes both affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers along with model-based allocations grounded in asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Thomas Chun is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management in Princeton, NJ, with seven years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations along with Series 66, 65, and 63 licenses. Prior to joining PNC Wealth Management in 2025, he worked at LPL Enterprise and Prudential Insurance Company of America, among other roles. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account that utilizes algorithmic risk assessment and third-party portfolio implementation.

Mary Pucciarelli is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 41 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Reilly Financial Group, Mass Mutual Investors Services, MASSMUTUAL Life Insurance Company, and METLIFE Securities Inc. She also engages in fixed insurance sales as a secondary business activity. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients nationwide. The firm provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs and access to third-party asset managers, while acting as a wrap-fee program sponsor and back-office provider.

Jeffrey Kenyon is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with GWN Securities since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, Kenyon owns JK Financial Services, LLC, which provides financial services including client investments and insurance, and he also offers life insurance and annuities as part of his practice. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm manages approximately $3.65 billion across more than 37,000 client accounts and offers a range of managed-account programs, including both traditional asset-allocation and legacy market-timing strategies.