Kenneth Furman is a financial advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Charles Schwab Bank SSB, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., and Fidelity Investments. Mariner serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm combines in-house research with third-party managers to implement customized portfolios and provides notable integrated tax and accounting services, including administrative CFO capabilities.

Sarah Melzer is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Madison, NJ, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and seven years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Bay Point Wealth and Raymond James & Associates. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a multi-manager approach emphasizing manager selection and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

Katie Clark is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment advisor representative at TLG Advisors, Inc. She has previously held roles at Simplicity Investments and Brian K Adams & Associates. In addition to her advisory work, she is an executive director and co-national sales manager at BKA Financial, LLC, where she is involved in advanced insurance planning and business operations. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutional investors. The firm uses fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to create diversified portfolios and offers both traditional portfolio management and a digital program called Starlight Portfolios.

Darrin Miles is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at New York Life, NYLIFE Securities, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a facilitator for Real World Academy, a nonprofit providing youth development services such as life skills training and budgeting. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Kyle Carrocino is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience and has been with GWN Securities Inc. since 2016. He is also licensed as an agent in fixed life insurance, long-term care insurance, health and disability insurance, as well as fixed and fixed indexed annuities. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through multiple managed account programs and financial planning options. The firm employs a mix of discretionary portfolio management, model portfolios, and selective sub-adviser allocations, with a noted history of market-timing and momentum-based strategies in certain legacy programs.

Liwen Li is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors based in Piscataway, NJ. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has four years of industry experience. In addition to her advisory role, Liwen co-owns Vert Global LLC, a firm providing immigration consulting services. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Elizabeth Newman is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 41 years of industry experience. She has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2013 and also serves as an agent at Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

Daniel Duca is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He previously worked at Altfest Personal Wealth Management for 13 years. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm employs a globally diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing a range of low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other investment vehicles, while also providing educational content and specialized client programs.

Joseph Yeager is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following 12 years at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, executives, institutional clients, and plan sponsors. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management along with specialized programs and uses strategic allocation models and both discretionary and non-discretionary implementations to tailor solutions to client objectives.

Jerome Delsordo is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following 19 years at The AYCO Company, L.P. and its affiliates. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a broad client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management supported by specialized programs and access to alternative investments, leveraging integrated resources across the Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Michael Desaulnier is a CFP® with 24 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked at Private Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial since 2012, and previously held positions at Stifel, Ryan Beck & Co., and J. B. Hanauer & Co. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in tax preparation and accounting services in Morristown, NJ. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and uses a variety of investment strategies and technology platforms.

Juan Yu is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Highlevel, United Healthcare, ACV Auctions, and Cosmo Insurance Agency. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in consulting on group health insurance and managing equity compensation programs for digital and vehicle auction companies. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and broker-dealer services featuring proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with program options that are discretionary or non-discretionary.

Jack Payne is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, currently advising at Rockefeller Financial LLC with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Rockefeller Financial, he worked at UBS and has experience in various roles including real estate investing through a partnership in House of Payne Enterprises LLC focusing on college housing. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers a comprehensive range of portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform.

Miguel Gonzalez is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and over 22 years of industry experience. He has worked with Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial since 2012, and previously held roles at Chase Investment Services Corp., Wells Fargo Clearing, and Merrill. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes a fiduciary-based advisory model with a variety of investment strategies and technology platforms while offering access to proprietary and third-party managed account solutions.

James Clark is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021 and previously spent 14 years at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to individual, high-net-worth, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and model portfolios, delivering tailored offerings through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary managers within a large integrated financial group.

Daniel Odell is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Oppenheimer since 2007 and previously was with Ameriprise Advisor Services, Inc. from 2003 to 2007. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers a range of programs across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, with services delivered on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

William Hart is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and over 43 years of industry experience. He has worked at Private Advisor Group since 2011 and has prior experience at LPL Financial, Wells Fargo Clearing, and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various managed account solutions including its proprietary WealthSuite. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model that combines client goal assessment with portfolio management or manager selection, utilizing both in-house and third-party strategies supported by technology platforms.

Trevor Musum is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at SAFE Benefits Consulting Group and Adelphia Wine Market, as well as work at Florida State University and Mennen Sports Arena. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise advisory and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and advisor-led consulting, supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team that develops strategic model portfolios and adaptive investment strategies.

Michael Carides is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently advising at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His background includes roles at Wealth Enhancement Group and Equitable Advisors, as well as experience outside finance in retail and education. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services is an enterprise firm managing over $122 billion in assets for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that blends passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee overseeing portfolio construction and rebalancing.

Carmine Tango is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Janney since 2020. Prior to that, he was employed at Bank of America and Merrill. 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, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs, utilizing both in-house and third-party portfolio management.