Melissa Kennedy is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Morgan Stanley since 2009, including a role at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2021. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning services. The firm employs a structured planning process supported by proprietary tools and manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.

Alan Login is a financial advisor at Stifel with 43 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co. since 2014. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, providing brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is based on a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group, offering asset allocation and planning analyses that support client decision-making.

Jay Shah is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Red Bank, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC since 2016, with additional experience at Borgata Casino Hotel & Spa and Wells Fargo Bank, NA. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions backed by research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party sources.

Arron Reid is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill for 21 years and Lincoln Financial Advisors for two years before joining OSAIC in 2025. OSAIC serves retail and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services through affiliated advisers and multiple platforms, utilizing asset-allocation tools, risk-tolerance assessments, and third-party managed account solutions.

Keith Dewey is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He worked at various Prudential entities from 2001 to 2020 before joining Equitable Advisors in 2020. Dewey serves as an Honorary Commander at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, a role involving community engagement unrelated to investment advising. Equitable Advisors provides financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset management services to individuals, pension plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and other institutional clients. The firm utilizes a range of advisory programs and third-party managers to tailor investment solutions, operating without its own wrap fee program and maintaining affiliations with multiple asset managers and an insurance distribution affiliate.

Mark Abadir is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Freehold, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes ten years at Bank of America and 25 years at Merrill. Ameriprise provides retirement-income planning services targeting individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver tailored recommendation reports. The firm offers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through its affiliated entities.

Anthony Messina is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wells Fargo Advisors since 2023. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing from 2016 to 2023 and at Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC from 2014 to 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates a business selling comics and trading cards. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network provides investment and fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients, offering a broad range of planning services that include cash-flow, retirement, education, and specialized areas such as business-owner transition and special-needs planning. The firm integrates advisory services with financial product sales and referral channels to serve its clients.

Gregory Barbaro is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Morganville, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. His prior work history includes positions at Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, and Ameriprise Financial Services. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service designed for individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets. The firm provides written Recommendation Reports that address income sources, Social Security options, and tax-efficient withdrawal strategies, combining research and modeling with a centralized consulting team to deliver tailored, non-discretionary advice.

Colton Hurley is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Wells Fargo in 2018, he worked at Robert Half and Axa Advisors, LLC. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm that provides investment advisory services, financial planning, wrap-fee programs, and retirement plan consulting to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions.

Bridget Maillard is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Red Bank, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. She previously worked at EPA Financial Services Corp for five years and operated a cleaning business for three years before entering the financial services field. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm providing investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm manages over $671 billion in assets and offers a range of brokerage and advisory solutions supported by research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party sources.

James Rice is a CFP® professional with over 41 years of industry experience. He has been associated with OSAIC since 2006 and has prior experience at Investment Advisors Asset Management, LLC and IAC Advisory Services, Inc. In addition to his role at OSAIC, he conducts an individual planning practice under Investment Advisors Wealth Management, LLC, focusing on investments, insurance, and financial planning. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individual investors, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides integrated brokerage and advisory services utilizing a variety of asset allocation tools, multiple advisory platforms, and third-party managed account solutions.

Joanne Lam is a financial advisor at Osaic with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and HSBC Bank USA, N.A. Additionally, she serves as a member of the Holmdel Board of Education. Osaic Wealth, Inc. serves a broad mix of retail and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated financial advisers and multiple advisory platforms. The firm offers integrated brokerage and investment advisory services, utilizing asset-allocation tools, risk-tolerance assessments, and third-party money managers to construct diversified portfolios for its clients.

Janice Milara is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing based in Red Bank, NJ. She holds a Series 66 designation and has two years of experience in the financial industry. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, she worked in healthcare organizations including Hackensack Meridian Health Ocean University Medical Center and Monmouth Medical Center. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages roughly $671 billion in assets and provides both brokerage and advisory solutions.

Joann Bracken is a financial advisor at Merrill with 19 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. since 2010. 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 offers a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions, supported by internal and third-party portfolio management teams.

Matthew Waters is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and was previously with Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Merrill. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions supported by research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party analytics.

Joseph Pascarella is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial, including its predecessor LINSCO/PRIVATE LEDGER CORP., since 1994. He holds the Series 63 designation. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers financial planning, model portfolio programs, third-party asset management, participant-level retirement advice, and institutional platforms, supporting its network of over 22,800 advisors with a range of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.

Jason Ritter is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at Axa Advisors, LLC. Outside of advisory services, he is involved with Professional Group Plans, Inc., a health insurance business. Equitable Advisors serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, providing financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset-management programs through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm utilizes both proprietary and third-party advisory solutions, offering services across mutual funds, ETFs, separately managed accounts, and selected alternative investments.

Madelaine Brooks is a financial advisor at LPL Enterprise with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations. Her prior experience includes roles at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC. LPL Enterprise provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, banks, and charitable entities. The firm employs a model-driven investment approach and offers access to third-party asset managers, financial planning, and affiliated insurance and trust services.

Eric Flynn is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab in Red Bank, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Bank since 2011. 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 combines non-discretionary advisory relationships with access to discretionary separately managed accounts and offers multi-asset model portfolios supported by centralized custody and operational infrastructure.

John Del Mauro is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley since 2017 and was previously with Merrill from 2011 to 2017. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is a partner at LaFamiglia Ventures, LLC, an investment and finance firm. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a wide range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, focusing on tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and strategies. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers services that include both retail and institutional financial planning.