Ryan Petti is a CFP® and ChFC® credentialed advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, where he has worked since 2020. He has six years of industry experience and has also been associated with Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2019. Outside of his primary role, he is involved in insurance sales and several financial advisory activities through affiliated businesses. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer, managing billions in assets through a platform that includes discretionary and non-discretionary accounts alongside third-party asset manager relationships.

Peter Vitale is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors who holds a Series 63 designation and has 27 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, MassMutual, and MetLife Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is also active as an insurance broker for products beyond Guardian. Primerica Advisors serves a diverse retail client base with a range of brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm utilizes a variety of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management options.

Steven Sklaver is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. He has held various roles within Charles Schwab and affiliated entities since 2014, including positions at Charles Schwab Bank and Charles Schwab & Co. Outside of his advisory work, he is a committee member of Red Bank RiverCenter, a nonprofit organization involved in community projects in Red Bank, NJ. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program. The firm delivers advice through Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools, offering annual financial reviews and investment recommendations while leaving final trading decisions to clients.

Paul De Sisto is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and previously worked at M&R Capital Management Inc for 12 years. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active managers, supported by an internal Investment Committee, and offers a range of financial planning, asset management, and retirement consulting services.

Louis Seaman is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Edison, NJ. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, and has 12 years of industry experience. Seaman has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2026 and has been with affiliated New York Life entities since 2012. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, managing the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Kenneth Furman is a financial advisor at Mariner with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His prior experience includes roles at Charles Schwab Bank, Charles Schwab, and Fidelity Investments. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations by offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal investment team and combines in-house research with third-party managers, providing a wide range of investment strategies alongside integrated tax and administrative services.

Sanjeev Segan is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Edison, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2013 and has a broader tenure with New York Life and its affiliates dating back to 2007. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent contractor brokering non-registered insurance products with outside carriers. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutional investors, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm provides a variety of program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Sarah Melzer is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 certifications. Her prior roles include positions at Bay Point Wealth and Raymond James & Associates. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s advisory approach focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across a variety of investment vehicles and strategies.

Katie Clark is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment advisor representative at TLG Advisors, Inc. She has previously held roles at Simplicity Investments and Brian K Adams & Associates. In addition to her advisory work, she is an executive director and co-national sales manager at BKA Financial, LLC, where she is involved in advanced insurance planning and business operations. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutional investors. The firm uses fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to create diversified portfolios and offers both traditional portfolio management and a digital program called Starlight Portfolios.

Gabrielle Lindenfeld is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Goldman Sachs & Co. since 2012. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base, including individual investors, executives, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management supported by proprietary strategic allocation models and a range of specialized programs, leveraging extensive affiliated resources across the Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Darrin Miles is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at New York Life, NYLIFE Securities, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a facilitator for Real World Academy, a nonprofit providing youth development services such as life skills training and budgeting. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including 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.

Daniel Smirnov is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Merrill, CitiBank, TD Bank, and Northfield Bank, as well as a four-year period at Baruch College, CUNY. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, providing investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and leverages both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, combining large institutional scale with unique market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Liwen Li is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing four years of industry experience. In addition to advisory work, Li co-owns Vert Global LLC, which provides immigration consulting services. She has also owned LW Global Wealth Inc., focused on insurance sales within the World Financial Group platform. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering fee-based advisory programs, commission-based brokerage, and access to third-party money managers through proprietary and external model portfolios.

Elizabeth Newman is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 41 years of industry experience. She has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2013 and also serves as an agent at Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. 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 and management.

Jeuris Ramon Pena is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors and holds a Series 66 designation. He has two years of industry experience and has held roles in both financial advising and the music industry, currently serving as Accounting Manager for LVRN Records LLC. Pena’s background includes positions at World Financial Group, City Winery, and Concord Music Group. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to implement its advisory services and offers multiple program platforms such as Transamerica ONE and TFA365.

Christopher Turso is a CFP® affiliated with Cerity Partners LLC and has four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Round Table Wealth Management and Northwestern Mutual. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management services to a diverse national client base, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing, utilizing proprietary quantitative screens alongside third-party managers and individual securities.

Mark Macdonald is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been involved with Advanced Wealth Preservation, LLC since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a college planning consulting business focused on college selection, admission, and preparation. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser providing fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional clients such as sovereign wealth funds, employing a variety of discretionary investment strategies and supporting a large advisor network.

Aaron Berlow is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and serves clients from Cranford, NJ. Outside of Lincoln Investment, Berlow is Vice President of Strategy and Operations at Wildenstein & Co., Inc., where he oversees strategic direction and operational analysis. He is also the owner of Amber USA LLC, a leather goods manufacturing venture. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a particular emphasis on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm employs a combination of strategic and dynamic investment approaches across a range of advisory and model portfolio services.

Robert Kelly is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Farther since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and Grisanti Capital Management. He is a trustee for Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss, a nonprofit providing free grief services to children. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform and discretionary investment management. The firm’s approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using bespoke and algorithmic model portfolios primarily invested in ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income.

Michael Desaulnier is a CFP® with 24 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked at Private Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial since 2012, and previously held positions at Stifel, Ryan Beck & Co., and J. B. Hanauer & Co. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in tax preparation and accounting services in Morristown, NJ. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and uses a variety of investment strategies and technology platforms.