Jeffrey Dattilo is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill Lynch, Guy Carpenter, and Lighthouse Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory work, he referees basketball and assists in managing a commercial real estate property. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm operates through a large network of independent advisers and offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary solutions tailored to client goals.

William Alvarez is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Berkeley Heights, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2008 and is also an agent with Agia. Outside of his advisory role, Alvarez serves as President of Kearny Thistle United FC, a nonprofit youth travel soccer club. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled 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.

Patricia Lee is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. She has been with TIAA-CREF since 2015. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered retirement plans. The firm combines point-in-time planning services with ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Derek Sausa is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 19 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Greenberg & Rapp, M Holdings Securities, Inc., and Citigroup. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in property management as a landlord. TD Private Client Wealth LLC offers discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail clients. The firm utilizes a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation with affiliated and third-party sub-managers to construct client portfolios.

Alexander Smith is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and has two years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he served in various positions, including as a caddiemaster at Bayonne Golf Club and as an employee of Newark Public Schools. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through multiple managed account programs and financial planning offerings. The firm utilizes both affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers along with model-based allocations grounded in asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Francis Johnson is a CFP® with 26 years of experience and is currently affiliated with TLG Advisors, Inc. He has held positions at Griffin Distribution Partners LLC, The Leaders Group Inc, Guardian NFN, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MML Investor Services LLC, and Axa Distributors, LLC. Outside of his advisory roles, he is a registered representative involved in the insurance business at Griffin Distribution Partners LLC. TLG Advisors, Inc. manages approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets and serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm offers investment supervisory and portfolio management, comprehensive financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios, employing fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory in its investment approach.

Scott Cooper is a CFP® with 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2011 and is a part owner of Economic Concepts, Inc., a firm involved in securities, advisory, and fixed insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and a broad base of individual and institutional clients. The firm provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Jeffrey Kenyon is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with GWN Securities since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, Kenyon owns JK Financial Services, LLC, which provides financial services including client investments and insurance, and he also offers life insurance and annuities as part of his practice. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm manages approximately $3.65 billion across more than 37,000 client accounts and offers a range of managed-account programs, including both traditional asset-allocation and legacy market-timing strategies.

Michele Phillippi is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Mount Laurel, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2019 and previously held positions at OneAmerica Securities and American United Life. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled 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, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Charles Wang is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and World Financial Group since 2009. His other business activities include the sale of insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services with a variety of investment programs and access to third-party money managers, managing over $1.6 billion in discretionary assets.

Kenneth Hopkins is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Sanctuary Advisors in 2022, he worked at Bank of America and Merrill from 2014 to 2022. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm operates through a large network of independent advisers and an affiliated broker-dealer, offering a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions and maintaining approximately $34.9 billion in assets under management.

Darin Gartland is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2020 and previously spent 16 years at Wealth Health, LLC. Gartland is based in Madison, NJ. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations through investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party managers. The firm offers customized discretionary portfolios supported by in-house research and external managers, along with integrated tax, accounting, and family office services uncommon for a firm of its scale.

Stefan Cherneski is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Advisor Solutions Inc, The Leaders Group Inc, and Underwriters Brokerage Services. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance wholesaling and serves as a wholesaler and owner at Maple Leaf Insurance Services. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, offering investment supervisory and portfolio management, financial and estate planning, and ERISA fiduciary services. Its approach combines fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, with a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios that uses risk questionnaires to tailor client portfolios.

Louis Iovine is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Merrill and Sanctuary Securities, Inc. Prior to his advisory career, he was involved with Party Perfect Rentals and attended Marist College. Sanctuary Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized investment programs through various account structures and utilizes multiple investment philosophies, sub-advisors, and third-party model platforms.

Yan Wang is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012. Wang is also president of Yongan Corp, a role he has held since 2013. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services with a variety of proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Jan Nilsen is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2006 and also holds a position as an agent with Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled 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, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models and maintaining a large client base through its extensive advisor network.

Luander Mccaskill is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF and TIAA since 2015. Outside of his advisory work, he owns a single-family home rental property. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers point-in-time planning services as well as ongoing discretionary management using model and customized portfolios, and it advises the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Peter Derosa is a CFP® with 45 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with GWN Securities Inc., where he has worked since 2014, and also has a long tenure with Jost Financial Management Corp. outside of his work at GWN. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through a network of approximately 423 advisors. The firm offers discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios, employing a range of investment strategies including traditional asset allocation and legacy market-timing and momentum-based approaches.

Jose Raposo is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, E*TRADE Capital Management, and TD Ameritrade. His career includes multiple roles in advisory and investment management across well-known financial institutions. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporations, and small retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model distinguishes between one-time financial planning and ongoing discretionary management using model or customized portfolios, operating under a fiduciary standard with disclosed potential conflicts related to affiliated funds and fee structures.

Robert Esposito is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Regal Investment Advisors, Cornerstone, and Intervest International. Outside of his advisory role, Esposito officiates NCAA hockey games. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional clients, offering services such as portfolio management, financial and estate planning, and ERISA fiduciary services. TLG uses a research approach based on fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory and provides a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios.