Meryl Futey is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently with &PARTNERS. Her prior roles include positions at Avantax and 1st Global Advisors. She is also active as a financial advisor with PKF O’Connor Davies Wealth Management. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and private businesses. The firm offers investment management and financial planning through both direct advisor management and third-party managers, employing a blend of analytical approaches and model portfolios.

Lee Piccarelli is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked with HSBC Securities and HSBC Bank USA since 2013. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs for individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations, providing both client-directed and discretionary investment options. The firm’s investment process includes five model risk profiles and integrates asset-allocation advice from HSBC Global Asset Management, with ongoing fund due diligence and monitoring by affiliated providers.

Frank Petrone is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an owner of a non-investment related rental business. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including a digital discretionary model account available by invitation to employees. Their investment approach utilizes approved model strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists, with portfolio implementation and proxy voting delegated to external providers.

Michael Geczi is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Guardian Life in Westfield, NJ, bringing three years of industry experience. He previously operated Michael Geczi & Associates LLC, which manages his insurance business. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves a range of clients including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and various investment advisory programs.

Sophia Shi is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. She has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2017 and previously spent 13 years at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in providing home care services for families in New Jersey. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party investment models, managing billions in client assets across discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Cameron Ginsberg is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has one year of industry experience with prior roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Before entering the financial sector, he worked at Shoprite. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and works extensively with both individual investors and institutional sponsors, managing the vast majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Cameron Andre is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2018. His prior work includes roles at Wiss Wealth Management LLC, WISS & Co., LLC, and JPMorgan Chase. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure managing approximately $217 billion in client assets.

Leonardo Renna is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Citigroup since 2013, following roles at Morgan Stanley from 2003 to 2013. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including operations as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

James Matol is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with TIAA since 2011. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm separates one-time financial planning from ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund, operating within a vertically integrated group that utilizes affiliated funds.

Peter Needham is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and its affiliated entities since 2019 and previously spent 17 years at American Economic Planning Group. Outside of advisory work, he is involved with Wealth Enhancement Group’s non-variable insurance business. 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 offers comprehensive financial planning and asset management services, employing a strategic investment approach that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Andrew Morris is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Santander Securities, Santander Bank, Prudential Insurance, and several other firms. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partner in a vending business unrelated to investment activities. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a discretionary digital investment platform available by invitation to employees with PNC Bank online credentials. The firm employs algorithm-driven risk assessment and uses approved model strategies managed by PNC or third parties, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Lisa Kops Wendel is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has been with United Planners since 2009 and previously worked at Phage Partners LLC. Additionally, she is president of Wendel Financial Group, a marketing entity unrelated to investment activities. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage solutions through an open-architecture platform utilizing multiple custodians and third-party money managers.

Angela Lestrade is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Iselin, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. She has 16 years of industry experience, including nine years at Morgan Stanley and a tenure at Allianz Global Investors Managed Accounts LLC. She has been with TIAA-CREF since 2019. 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 distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management, acting as adviser to donor-advised funds and leveraging a vertically integrated investment approach.

Giovanni Pistilli is a financial advisor at Guardian Life and holds the Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience and has previously worked at Park Avenue Securities. His background includes studying at Quinnipiac University and earlier roles outside the financial industry. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a variety of financial planning and investment advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios managed in-house or through third parties.

Jared Savino is a financial advisor at Cetera Planning Partners with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and operates a CPA firm, Jared M Savino CPA PLLC, where he provides tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services to small businesses. His prior experience includes roles at Avantax and various Cetera entities. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees. The firm offers investment management, comprehensive financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement advice, along with ancillary services such as tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate-planning through a third-party provider.

Bret Kaye is a CFP® affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services and its predecessor firms since 2013. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides comprehensive financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management through a broad advisor network and employs a diversified investment approach that combines passive and active management overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Matthew Clifford is a financial advisor at RBC Rochdale, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with City National Rochdale since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as an LLC member of Sweet Vivi’s Bakery, an online bakery for his daughter. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment process combining quantitative screening, statistical modeling, and fundamental analysis, with an emphasis on tailored portfolio construction using proprietary tools and collaboration with sub-advisors.

Aditya Krishnaswamy is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He joined the firm in 2026 and has prior experience at Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and SAP. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a network of advisors, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both as an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer, providing custody, execution, and brokerage services alongside investment advice.

Youjun Liu is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Edison, NJ. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 10 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC since 2016 and New York Life Insurance Company since 2013. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a substantial portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Daniel Thurm is a CFP® and ChFC® with 24 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Primerica Advisors and has also been associated with Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2006. Thurm operates Comprehensive Wealth Strategies, LLC, a related investment business. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base with both brokerage and advisory services, offering various proprietary and third-party investment programs alongside financial and retirement planning.