Stephen Derosa is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Watchung, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of Jost Financial, a registered investment advisory firm, where he focuses on client relationships and marketing. 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 supports about 423 advisors and manages approximately $3.65 billion across more than 37,000 accounts, offering a range of managed-account programs including SMA, UMA, and fund-strategist options on the Fidelity-supported FMAX platform.

Patricia Reilly is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in Hillsborough, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. She has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2015. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and business consulting, utilizing a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types.

Nathaniel Siegel is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has 13 years of experience. His prior work includes roles at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. He also serves as Senior Vice President and Director of Executive Benefits at Vanbridge, an EPIC company. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm focuses on manager selection and monitoring using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to build diversified portfolios, offering both advisor-managed and digital investment programs.

William Wright is a CFP® with 41 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with TLG Advisors, Inc. and has previously worked at Allegis Advisor Group, VOYA Financial Advisors, and Financial Professionals Group. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in business development and insurance sales activities, including work with eldercare referral 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, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios.

David Hill is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2012. He is based in Madison, NJ. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations by providing investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm employs a discretionary, customized portfolio approach supported by both in-house research and third-party managers, with capabilities that include alternatives, structured notes, and digital assets alongside comprehensive tax and administrative services.

Virendra Tavathia is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding the Series 66 designation and bringing 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at MassMutual Life Insurance Company, Woodbury Financial Services, and Questar Capital Corporation. He is also the managing owner and independent insurance agent of Amogh Associates LLC, where he provides life, health, and property insurance products. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a network of advisers, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines advisory and broker-dealer services, providing custody, execution, and brokerage capabilities alongside investment advice.

Scott Silver is a financial advisor at Lido with 27 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at Fountainhead Asset Management and Fountainhead Capital Management. Silver serves as a finance trustee of the Reeves-Reed Arboretum in Summit, NJ. Lido advises high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs an integrated wealth management approach with diversification across multiple asset classes and offers discretionary management alongside access to third-party managers and sub-advisers.

Leena Gupta is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors holding Series 63, 65, and 66 registrations and four years of industry experience. She has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2023 and maintains a long-term role as a high school math teacher with the Jersey City Board of Education. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party model portfolios, operating as both a registered broker-dealer and registered investment adviser.

Bruce Hyde is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Consultants with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Round Table Wealth Management for 10 years before joining Cerity Partners in 2022. Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Consultants advises plan sponsors on defined contribution and defined benefit plans, providing ERISA fiduciary services, participant advice, plan design, and administrative support. The firm emphasizes asset-allocation driven model portfolios, written investment policy statements, and ongoing monitoring, managing most assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Pai Yen Chung is a CFP® professional with over 31 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and has held roles with several other firms including Clearwater Benefits, Elite Advisors, Inc., and WFGIA. He is involved in managing an office through Mission Team, LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of advisory and broker‑dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third‑party investment models with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Julian Montaque Williams is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His prior experience includes roles at TD Bank N.A., TD Private Client Wealth LLC, and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary account that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and invests in mutual funds and ETFs.

Scott Hirsch is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Berkeley Heights, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2015 and also holds a position at Agia involving non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management and financial planning services through a large network of advisors, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts and centralized technology to manage approximately $29.2 billion for nearly 300,000 clients.

Demitri Patsilivas is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has held roles at The Leaders Group Inc, Union Bridge Capital, Coretek Services, and Avaya Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Director of Operations at Union Bridge Capital in Pittsburgh. 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 services such as investment supervisory and portfolio management, comprehensive financial and estate planning, and ERISA fiduciary services, with a distinctive mix of traditional and direct-to-consumer investment programs.

Kevin Zebrowski is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. Zebrowski has worked at several firms, including Regal Investment Advisors, Regulus Financial Group, and MassMutual. He is the founder and owner of Protection Red LLC, a business providing investment solutions to firefighters and first responders. 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 services such as portfolio management, financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios.

Douglas Shirley is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 24 years of industry experience, having previously worked at Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade. TD Private Client Wealth LLC offers discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail clients, utilizing a range of strategic and tactical portfolio options with both affiliated and third-party managers.

Abraham Strum is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC for a decade. Outside of his advisory role, he is an owner of seasonal rental properties in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. 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 provides both digital and managed account advisory programs and operates as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Christopher Alberti is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Bridgewater, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Securities Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Alberti is an independent insurance agent offering life, disability, accident, health, and long-term care insurance, as well as fixed insurance products through Shockproof Insurance LLC. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients with discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm manages approximately $3.65 billion across over 37,000 accounts and offers a range of managed-account programs, including SMA, UMA, and fund-strategist options on the Fidelity-supported FMAX platform.

Terrence Norton is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in property management as a landlord. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital offering that uses algorithmic risk assessments to manage discretionary model accounts with mutual funds and ETFs.

Sonia Morales Rodriguez is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner. She has been with Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2015, including her current role with Mariner since 2017. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and integrated tax and family office services. The firm employs a discretionary, customized investment approach overseen by an Investment Committee and combines internal research with third-party managers across a range of asset classes and strategies.

Mary Earl is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Bridgewater, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MetLife Securities Inc., and Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as president of two tennis clubs, the Eagle Rock Racquet Club in Vermont and the Westfield Tennis Club in New Jersey. 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 accounts and offers a range of investment programs, including traditional asset allocation and legacy momentum-based strategies.