Shannon Schiavo is a financial advisor with Ameriprise, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. She has worked with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and Ameriprise Financial Service, LLC since 2009. Outside of her advisory role, Schiavo is involved in beekeeping as a non-investment-related business activity. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service designed for clients approaching or in retirement with substantial investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to produce tailored, non-discretionary recommendations. The firm provides a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through its affiliated companies.

Alexis Jaeger is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with seven years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Outside of her advisory role, she owns an online clothing business called His Kingdom Apparel. Primerica Advisors manages a wrap-fee asset management program primarily serving individual investors, including both non-HNW and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and charitable clients. The firm utilizes a model-delivery strategy supported by third-party asset managers and focuses on scaled advisory services through a large network of advisors.

Michael Cohen is a financial advisor with Osaic, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, and has 43 years of industry experience. He has worked at Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. since 2018, with prior experience at Signator Investors, Inc. and NEL Equity Services Corporation. Cohen is also president of MRC Wealth Management Inc., where he sells fixed life, disability, long-term care, and health insurance products. Osaic Wealth serves a wide range of retail and institutional clients through a multi-advisor platform offering brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning, managed portfolios, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a model-based investment process emphasizing asset allocation and portfolio optimization, and is notable for its scale, complex affiliate network, and recent consolidation activity.

Neil Montesano is a financial advisor with LPL Financial holding a Series 63 designation and 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors, Wells Fargo Clearing, and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Montesano is also involved with Boland-Montesano Financial Group LLC, a non-investment business entity. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm provides financial planning, model portfolio programs, third-party asset management access, and institutional platforms, supporting advisors with a range of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies and technological tools.

Austin Cioffi is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services in Wall Township, NJ. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at National Holdings Corp and National Securities Corporation. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars with a focus on collaborative, goal-based planning.

Anthony Mignone is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Equitable Advisors since 2001, including its predecessor Axa Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with the Ashar Group, a life settlement business. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset management through various programs and third-party managers, with a focus on tailored investment solutions across mutual funds, ETFs, separately managed accounts, and select alternative investments.

Agnieszka Kolbusz is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at UBS Financial Services and Merrill. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that provides advisory programs and financial planning services to individuals and institutional clients, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. Its planning process uses structured discovery conversations and firm-approved tools, focusing on advisory services without providing individual security recommendations as part of standalone plans.

Ethan Stewart is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with four years of industry experience, currently with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. He previously worked at Merrill and has held roles in both academic and entrepreneurial settings, including at Rowan University and as part of Sandscapes LLC. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm offers a mix of non-discretionary and discretionary investment guidance, using multi-asset model portfolios supported by research from Schwab Center for Financial Research.

William Surdovel is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He worked at Merrill from 1995 to 2009 before joining UBS, where he has been since 2009. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a football official for NCAA games. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory services, offering fee-based financial planning, portfolio management, and access to mutual funds and alternative products. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management, utilizing proprietary research and asset allocation models to tailor client plans.

Marion Sommer is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Mass Mutual Investors Services since 2017 and also has experience with Metlife Securities Inc. from 2015 to 2017. 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 offers financial planning, asset management, wrap and money-manager programs, and educational seminars, focusing on collaborative, goal-based planning without providing investment discretion.

Joyce Wajda is a financial advisor at Merrill with 22 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated since 1986. 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. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations using model-based and discretionary investment strategies.

Mark Pellecchia is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Wall, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors since 1999 and previously worked at Axa Advisors. Pellecchia serves as a public official on the Board of Fire Commissioners in Allenwood, NJ, and is a part-time wildland firefighter with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. He also holds board and leadership roles at the Spring Lake Golf Club. Equitable Advisors provides financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset-management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and other institutional clients. The firm emphasizes matching clients to advisory program models and third-party asset managers and offers a range of investment options including mutual funds, ETFs, separately managed accounts, and select alternative investments.

Yitzchak Goldsmith is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services, holding CFP® and Series 63 designations and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Mass Mutual and its affiliated firms since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he is also engaged as a sales agent in life and group health insurance. 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 ongoing financial planning and offers asset management, wrap and money-manager programs, and educational seminars.

Philip Rachmelowitz is a financial advisor with Cetera based in Lakewood, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His career includes long-term roles at Avantax Advisory Services, Avantax Investment Services, and Avantax Insurance Agency. In addition to advisory work, he operates a tax preparation and accounting business. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through a multi-manager platform that supports model portfolios, third-party managers, and customized strategies.

Charles Sergewick is a financial advisor with Merrill based in Toms River, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Merrill since 2014 and concurrently with Bank of America, N.A. since 2015. Merrill, together 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 investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Jesse Alijewicz is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cetera since 2019 and previously held roles at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with diverse portfolio management options and reports over $256 billion in assets under management across more than 10,000 advisors.

Danielle Veloso is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise and holds a Series 66 designation. She has seven years of industry experience, including five years at Pruco Securities, LLC, and currently manages The Garback Agency, which handles payroll, bookkeeping, and vendor management. LPL Enterprise, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a wide range of clients, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and corporate entities. The firm emphasizes model-driven investment implementation and offers access to third-party asset managers, financial planning, and various non-securities products and services.

Michael Sosa is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked with Cetera and its affiliated entities since 2020. Outside of advisory work, Sosa serves as Director of Treasury at Proximo Spirits, Inc., where he is involved in tax and corporate projects, and he operates a tax preparation service through Premier Financial Group, LLC. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC operates a large nationwide network of independent advisors serving individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a variety of portfolio management and financial planning services through multiple program structures, with over $256 billion in assets under management and more than 10,000 advisors.

Alessandra Panagos is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with four years of industry experience. She is currently with Cetera and also works as an assistant at Jack Oujo CPA, Inc dba Oujo Wealth Strategies, supporting tax and retirement planning services. Her previous experience includes roles at Avantax and Fidelity Investments. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is a nationwide firm serving individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through a multi-manager platform with over $256 billion in assets under management and more than 10,000 advisors.

Holly Marcin is a financial advisor at Charles Schwab with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. She has worked at Charles Schwab since 2019 and was previously employed at Abel HR for one year. Prior to her career in finance, she was a homemaker for over two decades. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves a large client base, primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, offering a range of advisory, brokerage, custody, and financial planning services through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed accounts. The firm provides both non-discretionary and discretionary investment options, supported by strategic asset allocation models and centralized operational infrastructure.