Andrew Garcia is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and has previously worked at Hightower Advisors, LLC and Farr Miller & Washington, LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach that combines passive and active managers, quantitative methods, and fundamental analysis.

James Dematteo is a CFP® credentialed advisor with 21 years of experience, currently affiliated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. His career has spanned both firms since 2006, focusing on integrated financial and insurance solutions. He is also involved with JPD Financial, LLC, an S-corp related to business income and accounting. Park Avenue® Wealth Management, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage, financial planning, and retirement consulting services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment advisory programs.

Diane Aurelio is a CFP® and Series 66 designated advisor with 17 years of industry experience. She has been with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC since 2014, including roles at Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation and Transamerica Retirement Solutions. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through managed advice programs and investment education services. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and retirement planning guidance, utilizing proprietary software and model portfolios developed in partnership with Morningstar Investment Management.

Jason Grantz is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Unified Trust Company for 12 years, followed by roles at American Trust and LPL Financial. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services, employing a long-term investment approach with customized portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

Joshua Rodriguez is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Matawan, NJ, holding the Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 10 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Citigroup, New York Life Securities, and JPMorgan Chase. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital portfolio program managed in partnership with SigFig and a Managed Account program.

Robert Scrabis is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth and Reilly Financial Group since 2021, with prior experience at Mass Mutual Investors Services, MASSMUTUAL Life Insurance Company, and METLIFE Securities Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is a band member of Blue Highways and Sheriff Restless. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement consulting, and custody services.

James Dee is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, First Capital Advisor Group, Wellesley Financial Planners, Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc., and LPL Financial. Outside of advisory services, he is a business owner of a FedEx Ground delivery contracting company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting with an investment approach that combines strategic asset allocation, both passive and active management, and incorporates quantitative and fundamental research.

Corey Palazzolo is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Integrated Financial Concepts. Outside of his advisory roles, Palazzolo conducts educational sessions for teachers on their pensions and retirement benefits. 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 various advisory platforms, often utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios that combine long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading.

Leonardo Renna is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup since 2013. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across wealth management segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and operates at a large institutional scale, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary solutions.

James Matol is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with TIAA since 2011. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm separates one-time financial planning from ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund, operating within a vertically integrated group that utilizes affiliated funds.

Alison Rodriguez is a financial advisor at Osaic Advisory Services, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Woodbury Financial Services Inc. for 10 years before joining Osaic. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and related services through multiple program models, utilizing both proprietary and third-party platforms.

Yulia Santalova is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. She has three years of industry experience and has previously worked at National Financial Network and Citibank. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with Vivid Care, providing home aid services. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, utilizing a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Andrew Morris is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Santander Securities, Santander Bank, Prudential Insurance, and several other firms. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partner in a vending business unrelated to investment activities. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a discretionary digital investment platform available by invitation to employees with PNC Bank online credentials. The firm employs algorithm-driven risk assessment and uses approved model strategies managed by PNC or third parties, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

James Ortenzio is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 39 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked with NL Financial Alliance/National Life and Equity Services, Inc. since 2012. Ortenzio serves as a board member for Team 94, a nonprofit organization focused on raising awareness of certain conditions. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm combines long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments, utilizing multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers to serve a broad client base.

Angela Lestrade is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Iselin, NJ, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. She worked at Morgan Stanley for nine years before joining TIAA-CREF in 2019. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing portfolio management through model and customized portfolios within a vertically integrated advisory structure.

Michael Doherty is a CFP® professional with 42 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. since 2011. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Red Bank, NJ. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves a wide range of clients including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers fee-based wrap programs, financial planning, and investment management consulting, utilizing a variety of managed strategies and maintaining an internal trading desk to support its services.

Albert Napolitano is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fahnestock & Co., Inc. since 1997. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a co-executor for an estate, managing investment liquidations on weekends. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment programs and consulting services, managing assets through both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches while maintaining custody of client assets.

Emil Dix is a Series 66-credentialed advisor with Guardian Life and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Guardian Life, he worked at Antares Capital for five years and Bank of America for six years. Outside of his financial career, Dix serves as a driving instructor at various private road course tracks. Park Avenue Securities LLC, where he practices, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients.

Aditya Krishnaswamy is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He joined the firm in 2026 and has prior experience at Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and SAP. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a network of advisors, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both as an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer, providing custody, execution, and brokerage services alongside investment advice.

Youjun Liu is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Edison, NJ. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 10 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC since 2016 and New York Life Insurance Company since 2013. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a substantial portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.