Mark Rappoport is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 27 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked with Principal Securities Inc and Principal Life Insurance Company since 1998. He also sells small group health insurance outside of his advisory role. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

John Beninato is a CFP® professional affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, with 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach that combines passive and active managers with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Olga Stroganova is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with seven years of industry experience. She has held various roles within Citigroup since 2015, including positions in Citi Retail Banking before joining Citigroup Global Markets in 2018. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and operates with a combination of large institutional scale and unique market roles.

Michael Felix is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Merrill, Bank of America, N.A., and City National Securities. Felix is also involved in owning and managing rental property investments. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs, execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions supported by internal research and oversight.

Jeffrey Baumann is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has three years of industry experience and previously worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life. Baumann participates in a networking group that meets to discuss business expansion strategies. Park Avenue Securities LLC, part of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, along with access to proprietary and third-party advisory solutions.

Robert Cole is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Oceanport, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2013. 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. The firm is notable for advising the TIAA Donor Advised Fund and operating within a vertically integrated group that utilizes affiliated funds.

Richard Limekiller is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at City National Rochdale, Rim Securities LLC, and City National Bank since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member for the Lincroft Little League, coordinating the tee ball division. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, and governmental entities. The firm employs an active, multi-strategy investment approach that integrates quantitative and fundamental analysis, utilizing proprietary tools to align portfolios with client Investment Policy Statements.

Jeffrey Friedrich is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. (ESI Financial Advisors) in Red Bank, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Equity Services Inc. since 2016 and is also affiliated with Integrated Financial Concepts, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales through several business entities focused on fixed life insurance products. Equity Services, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms and utilizes third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Sean Rath is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets who holds a Series 66 designation and has 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup since 2014. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains in-house research, swap dealer and futures commission merchant roles.

Gregory Napolitano is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and also serves as Managing Partner at Strategic Alliance Partners, where he recruits, trains, and develops fixed insurance brokers and agents. Additionally, he is president of Independent Financial Solutions, a fixed insurance and health insurance business. Ameritas Advisory Services provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers various asset management and consulting services through multiple program platforms and utilizes both proprietary and third-party model portfolios.

William Jasionowski is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. since 2013 and previously held positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, investment management, brokerage, insurance products, and M&A advisory, utilizing both proprietary strategies and third-party models.

Alexis Zang Huang is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with three years of industry experience. Huang previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC from 2022 to 2026, as well as AD & BA LLC. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm operates a digital advisory platform focused on ETF-based portfolios and manages both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Daniel Nicolas is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services and MetLife Securities. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of programs and advisory services including asset management, financial planning, consulting, and retirement services delivered through both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Brandon Riso is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments and self-employment engagements. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns through proprietary and third-party methodologies and integrates its services with Empower’s administrative and recordkeeping platforms.

William Wolf is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 34 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Merrill for 12 years before joining Hightower Securities, LLC, where he has been since 2014. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting with access to proprietary research and a variety of investment vehicles.

Daryl Gaskin is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 22 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Morgan Stanley, E*TRADE, TD Ameritrade, and Axa Advisors. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional and corporate clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and maintains a primarily non-discretionary asset base.

Shawn Hooper is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. He has 37 years of industry experience, including roles at New York Life and Nylife Securities Inc. since the late 1980s. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis for individual and institutional clients.

John Pontieri is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. and holds a Series 66 designation. He has three years of industry experience, including roles at Integrated Financial Concepts and Pink. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in educating teachers about their pensions and benefits through a related business activity. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm utilizes multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches.

John Carbone is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and over 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Private Advisor Group since 2018 and was previously with LPL Financial and National Planning Corporation. Carbone also owns and manages J Carbone & Associates, a tax preparation and accounting business he has operated since 1993. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides a range of managed account solutions and employs a fiduciary-based advisory model that incorporates both direct portfolio management and manager selection using various investment strategies.

Christopher Estevez is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 26 years of industry experience. He currently works at Oppenheimer, where he has been since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at City National Bank, RBC Capital Markets LLC, and Morgan Stanley DW Inc. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of programs and advisory services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.