Jeffrey Shapiro is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services who holds a Series 63 designation and has 38 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Mass Mutual in 2017, he worked at MetLife Securities Inc. from 2015 to 2017. He is also an independent insurance agent specializing in life, accident, and health insurance. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and asset management to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers collaborative, annual financial planning engagements supported by firm-approved analytical software and provides a range of investment and educational services.

Frank Fallon is a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management with over 16 years of experience in wealth management. He specializes in helping families build and protect their wealth through personalized strategies tailored to their financial goals. His areas of focus include college education planning, family wealth management, legacy planning, liquidity management, managing new wealth, retirement planning, portfolio management, small business strategies, tax minimization, and retirement income. Frank holds the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation and has completed a non-accredited certificate program from The Chubb Institute. He approaches client relationships with prudence, integrity, and commitment, aiming to deliver results that align with each client's unique objectives. Outside of his professional work, Frank enjoys baseball, basketball, boating, boxing, chess, cooking, football, hiking, music, and spending time with his family.

Mary Elliott is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 33 years of industry experience. She has been with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2015 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as president of MTD Capital, a factoring brokerage. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored financial planning and a range of advisory programs supported by structured planning tools and investment research.

Thomas Kunz is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Toms River, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors since 1989 and Primerica Financial Services since 1991. Outside of investment advisory, he is involved in the sale of loan products and home security and automation services through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors provides discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, serving individual and high-net-worth clients with model-delivery strategies and separately managed accounts. The firm curates third-party asset managers and uses a tiered wrap-fee structure, focusing on retail clients rather than institutional or pension plan management.

John Bohinski is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Red Bank, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His career includes prior roles at Cetera Advisors LLC and Icc, and he is a part owner of WEF Brokerage Specialists, LLC, which operates a P&C insurance agency. He is also involved with Brokerage Professionals II, Inc., where he sells various insurance products including title insurance and Medicare supplements. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing model portfolios and research from multiple sources, and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Richard Thomas is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cetera and its affiliate Cetera Investment Services LLC since 2001 and also maintains a long-term role at The Provident Bank. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional accounts. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement services through a multi-manager platform with various program options and oversight structures.

Christine Purcell is a financial advisor at Fidelity with 18 years of industry experience. Her background includes eight years at Heritage House Sotheby's International Realty before joining Fidelity in 2019. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Strategic Advisers LLC, a Fidelity Investments company, provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, including a charitable gift fund and registered investment companies. The firm uses a combination of fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to manage discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios, often delegating management to sub-advisers while applying oversight controls.

Joseph Pearce is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving clients at LPL Financial since 2019. Prior to joining LPL, he worked for 14 years at Ameriprise Financial Services. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in operational support for his wife's interior design business in Point Pleasant, NJ. LPL Financial is a national SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, financial institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory programs, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by in-house research, third-party subadvisors, and advanced portfolio management technologies.

Laurie Muller is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. She has previously worked with Dominion Financial Group and Voya Financial Advisors, INC. Laurie is also involved in selling life and health insurance through Ash Brokerage. LPL Financial is a national investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing model portfolios and research from multiple sources to support both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Ryan Goodwin is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, and Amazon. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs, offering financial planning services that utilize firm-approved tools and modeling techniques to support tailored client strategies.

Evan Bloomberg is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Raymond James & Associates. He previously spent 13 years at UBS before joining Raymond James. Raymond James & Associates is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm offers wealth advisory planning and investment consulting to a broad client base, including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and government entities, with an emphasis on non-discretionary planning supported by an extensive affiliate network and municipal finance capabilities.

Steven Schifino is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wells Fargo in 2025, he worked at Merrill from 2022 to 2025 and previously spent five years at AT&T. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and based on modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related products and bank deposit sweep options among its investment offerings.

Richard Quense is a financial advisor with Cetera who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 34 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Mid Atlantic Benefit Strategies and Allied Wealth Partners, among others. He is also active as an agent/broker in fixed insurance sales with several firms. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a variety of portfolio management and advisory services through a multi-manager platform that supports discretionary and non-discretionary strategies across multiple program structures.

Sean Flaherty is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and a 28-year veteran of the firm. He focuses on providing individually tailored investment management, tax minimization strategies, estate planning, and wealth preservation for affluent clients. Sean develops personalized financial strategies using Merrill Lynch’s global resources and works closely with specialists and clients' other advisors to meet complex wealth management needs. Sean holds a Bachelor's Degree from Lynn University and is a graduate of the Merrill Financial Advisor's Program at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He also holds the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) professional designation. Sean is involved with multiple cancer and heart disease charities and maintains an active lifestyle that includes golf, tennis, surfing, and coaching youth sports. He is a cancer survivor and supports medical institutions that contributed to his recovery.

Thomas Wieczerak is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 35 years of industry experience, including roles at MetLife Securities, New England Securities, and Provident Mutual. In addition to his advisory work, he is an independent insurance agent specializing in dental, group disability income, fixed annuities, life, accident and health, long-term care, and Medicare-related products. 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 with a collaborative, software-supported planning approach.

Christopher Kelly is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors since 2011 and previously worked at Axa Advisors. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and various third-party asset managers. The firm uses a hybrid referral and implementation model, tailoring services through a client intake process and offering both advisory and brokerage/insurance channels to execute client recommendations.

David Crossan is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. He also serves as president of Shoreline Insurance Solutions, an insurance agency. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers financial planning, advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, with a range of discretionary and non-discretionary management options and access to research and model portfolios.

Victor Vyas is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services and holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 license. He has 24 years of industry experience, including roles at METLIFE Securities Inc and Massmutual Life Insurance Co. Outside of advising, he is involved in individual life and health insurance sales and servicing existing annuity contracts. Mass Mutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and educational programs, focusing on collaborative, annual planning engagements using firm-approved analysis tools.

Keith Onto is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Wall, NJ, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and having 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked with Axa Advisors, LLC from 2013 to 2020. Outside of advisory work, Onto is involved in health insurance through Zenith Marketing Group Inc. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, brokerage and advisory services, and access to third-party asset management programs, operating primarily through LPL-sponsored programs and endorsed third-party managers.

Daniel Stizza serves as the Senior Resident Director at the Toms River Branch of Merrill, where he leads the Stizza Clawson Group to provide advisory services tailored to affluent individuals and corporations locally and nationally. His expertise includes divorce transition planning, personal retirement planning, tax minimization, and retirement income, underpinned by thoughtful, tax-sensitive investment guidance aimed at supporting clients' lifestyles, retirement needs, and legacy goals. Daniel holds a Bachelor's degree from The College of New Jersey and is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional, also holding the designations of CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA) and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). He serves as a board member of the RWJ Monmouth Medical Southern Campus Charitable Foundation. Residing in Point Pleasant Beach with his family, Daniel is engaged in his community through involvement with the Make a Wish Foundation, Point Pleasant Beach Little League, and the Point Pleasant Beach Recreation Committee. He coaches his son's little league team and emphasizes giving back, as reflected by the name of his boat, the "Give Back Sea."