Greg Orlikoff is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Montvale, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 20 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at PNC Investments LLC and PNC Bank, spanning over a decade. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account for employees. The firm utilizes algorithm-driven risk assessment and implements investments via mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Jason Leonard is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Saddle Brook, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 26 years of industry experience, including long-term tenure at New York Life Insurance Company since 2000. Outside his advisory role, he owns a custom clothing business and creates motivational content shared on social media platforms. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Evan Galbraith is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC in Nyack, NY, holding a Series 66 credential and 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at First Command Advisory Services and First Command Financial Planning Inc. Outside of advising, he co-owns a personal service corporation established to assist with family care and estate matters. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various advisory programs and investment products. The firm emphasizes client-directed investment selection with ongoing monitoring and operates within the KeyCorp group, offering access to third-party discretionary managers and integrated financial services.

Gerard Valenti is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cetera, Kearny Bank, and Investors Bank. He is also involved in banking activities with NVE Bank, a subsidiary of ION Bank. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. serves individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients by offering customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments. The firm operates a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with a focus on delegation to investment adviser representatives and maintains a sizable non-discretionary asset base.

Thomas Pallogudis is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 28 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian since 2009. He is the founder of Women on the Verge, an organization focused on promoting stories of women and providing financial literacy related to life challenges. Park Avenue Wealth Management, a subsidiary of Guardian Life, serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships and combines proprietary and third-party investment models.

Prakriti Chadha is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 18 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Fidelity and Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2022. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected through TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and other small entities. The firm separates planning services from ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund, operating within a vertically integrated group using affiliated funds.

David Carlor is a ChFC® and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Citizens Securities, Inc. and has previously worked at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, MoneyTalk Workshops, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Citizens Securities, Inc. serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs, brokerage, and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program managed in partnership with SigFig and a Managed Account program, while also operating as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Matthew Defelice is a CFP® with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment advisor representative at Kestra Advisory. He has been with Kestra since 2012, holding multiple roles including financial advisor and insurance agent, specializing in life, disability, and long-term care insurance. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Preferred Pensions, LLC as a member. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of clients including plan sponsors and institutional investors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education, and manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets under management.

Jayavardhan Kota is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Kestra Advisory since 2016. He has been involved with Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2013. His responsibilities include data entry, performance measurement, financial planning, investment selection, due diligence, and monitoring. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party managed solutions.

Eli Moallem is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors in Montvale, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at GWM Advisors LLC, Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. Outside of his advisory work, Moallem has been involved in political campaign management and local candidate recommendations in New Jersey. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning and consulting.

Jillian Torluccio is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, JPMorgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley, and Cetera Financial Group. Her current roles at Principal include positions at both Principal Financial Services and Principal Life Insurance Company. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Mordechai Meisels is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in New City, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance since 2009. Additionally, he is involved with Wealth Advisory Group LLC, which solicits non-Guardian insurance products. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and provides account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised fund options.

Chang Lee is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Saddlebrook, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Eagle Strategies since 2022 and is the owner of Opes One Financial Strategies LLC, where he brokers non-registered insurance products and sells New York Life products. Additionally, he provides AI tutoring and education focused on literacy and productivity tools for students and professionals. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers tailored advice through multiple program types and manages most of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Tyler Bisack is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving at Hightower Advisors since 2023. His prior roles include positions at Hightower Altium Holding, LLC, Altium Wealth Management, LLC, and Connecticut Financial. He is based in New York, NY. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base that includes individual and institutional investors such as pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm’s advisory approach focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Gregory Hubbard is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently associated with Primerica Advisors and has previously worked with Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in fee-based consulting for business and estates through Planning Alliance Consulting, LLC. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial and retirement planning. The firm employs a range of investment strategies including proprietary and third-party model portfolios and supports various account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Aidan Kokodynski is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with CFA® and Series 66 credentials. He has approximately one year of industry experience and has held roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Prior to this, he worked at Nexamp, Inc and Siharum Advisors, LLC. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs.

Michael Grofsick is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Mahwah, NJ, holding a Series 66 credential and eight years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Agia and has written and published a children's ebook. He also sells baseball cards through live auction streaming on the app Whatnot. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and unified managed account solutions through a large network of advisors.

Alisha Sheikh is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm uses multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and operates with a large institutional scale, including in-house research and security pricing, as well as roles as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Jamie Lee is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with 15 years of industry experience. Jamie holds the ChFC® designation and is also a licensed Notary Public. Outside of advising, Jamie serves as a board member for the C Land Foundation, which focuses on environmental awareness and youth leadership development. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides a range of advisory programs tailored to client goals and maintains a significant amount of non-discretionary assets under management within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

William Mcnair is a CFP® and CFA® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at Kestra Advisory since 2016. He also holds leadership roles in Preferred Pensions LLC and U.S. Financial Services, where he oversees retirement plan services and assists with wealth management. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering fiduciary consulting, plan design, and investment management supported by comprehensive due diligence. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves clients including large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.