Alfred Polizzotto III is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC and Kestra Investment Services, LLC, joining in 2025 after nine years at Commonwealth Financial Network and a long tenure at Polizzotto & Polizzotto, where he also serves as managing member of the law firm. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales through Dynasty Advisors LLC. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers services such as plan design, fiduciary consulting, and employee education, with access to multiple management platforms and caters to both large institutional clients and plan sponsors.

Jason Doviak is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company, having previously worked at Primerica Advisors for 11 years. Outside of his advisory work, he manages several business entities related to tax planning and serves as managing trustee of The Sandy Shores Trust. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services, implementing investment strategies through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with programs available on discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Brian Cunniff is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he participates as a trustee in charitable fundraising activities. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and retirement and business consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party managers and supports various account-level solutions including lending and donor-advised funds.

Peter Mccarthy is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities who holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has 36 years of industry experience. His prior roles include twelve years at E D & F Man Capital Markets Inc., and more recent positions at C & A Financial Group, LLC. He serves as a board member of the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County and is involved in business planning through Core One Consulting LLC. Park Avenue Securities LLC operates as a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser under Guardian Life, serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and a variety of investment advisory programs, including both discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Daniel Mueller is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked with firms including GM Wealth Partners, LLC and Podell Financial Group, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, Mueller is involved in several nonprofit and community activities, serving as a board member for David's Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation and the Robin Mainardi Scholarship Fund, and operates a music production business. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base with financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers a variety of program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, managing the vast majority of regulatory assets on a non-discretionary basis while maintaining fiduciary responsibilities to retirement investors.

Kevin Charos is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2001. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a co-executor of a will and manages a family limited partnership for estate tax purposes. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutions, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs with a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Michael Schwartz is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 2009. Outside of his primary roles, he operates Schwartz Planning Group, LLC, through which he manages his own advisory business. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs involving both proprietary and third-party models.

Joseph Falisi is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has held managing roles at Independent Financial Solutions and Mulberry Lane Advisors, where he focuses on life insurance, annuities, and personalized Social Security claiming strategies. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans, offering fee-based asset management and retirement-plan advisory through a range of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.

Jason Basso is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at NYLife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Co, as well as positions outside finance with Disney, Conde Nast/Vanity Fair, and CNN/Time Warner. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse group of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages most of its assets on a non-discretionary basis, with a focus on fiduciary responsibilities to retirement investors.

James Mcateer is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Mass Mutual Investors Services. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales, marketing and servicing disability income policies. 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 a range of advisory platforms, incorporating long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Michael Soroko is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at MML Investors Services and MassMutual from 2013 to 2023 before joining NewEdge Advisors and LPL Financial in 2023. Outside of his advisory role, Soroko co-owns Emeritus Wealth, LLC, a business entity used for tax and investment purposes. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning, employing a range of analytic approaches and regular portfolio reviews.

Thomas Bauman is a CFP® and ChFC® with 36 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors in Lafayette, NJ. He has held positions at Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities over multiple periods since 2013. Bauman also engages in selling insurance products from companies other than Guardian Life and Berkshire Life. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial and business consulting. The firm utilizes a variety of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and platforms, managing approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management with a network of over 1,900 investment adviser representatives.

Vincent Acierno is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Equity Services and NL Financial Alliance/National Life Insurance since 2011. He is also the owner of Integrity Consultants LLC, which focuses on life insurance commissions. 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 combines long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specializes in advisory programs administered through a network of investment adviser representatives.

Michael Carlucci is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving at Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2009. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and operates a marketing DBA under MJC Advanced Financial Strategies, LLC. Additionally, he is licensed as a New Jersey insurance agent offering various insurance products outside of his work at IFG. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser providing brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers multiple advisory programs through its AccessPoint platform and third-party asset managers, serving a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients.

Peter Van Alstine is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience and previously worked at NYLIFE Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Company, Equitable Advisors, LLC, Workiva, Toppan Merrill, and RR Donnelley. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs tailored to client objectives and emphasizes non-discretionary asset management within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Thomas Dogas is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Park Avenue Securities and has prior experience at Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he holds leadership and volunteer roles in community organizations including serving as Vice President of the Holy Name Society at St Leo The Great Church, a presenter for the National Alliance for Mental Illness, and an officer with the Red Bank NJ Elks. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial and business consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Frank Congilose is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors who holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has 41 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Park Avenue Securities since 2016 and Guardian Life Insurance from 1991 to 2016, among others. He is the author of multiple books on responsible wealth and serves as a hospital board trustee for Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base with both brokerage and advisory services, offering proprietary and third-party investment programs alongside financial planning and consulting solutions.

Gina Kletter is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Merrill and RBC Wealth Management. She serves on the board of directors for her personal residence homeowners association, assisting with community involvement and social affairs. Janney Montgomery Scott is a dually registered broker-dealer and investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm provides a range of services to individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, delivering investment advice through in-house and third-party portfolio management across multiple wrap programs and unified managed accounts.

Paige Foley is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at George McKelvey Co. for ten years before joining Allworth Financial. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs customized portfolio strategies, including core-satellite, index allocations, and options-based models, and is noted for its ownership structure involving private investment vehicles and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.

Charles Blatz is a Series 63-licensed advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc., where he has worked since 2012. He has 46 years of industry experience. 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 using a range of model strategies and advisory programs, with oversight from an Investment Strategy Committee.