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.

Chang Lee is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has six years of industry experience and has worked with firms including Coram Deo Insurance and Financial Services, Inc., and Opes One Financial Strategies LLC. Outside of finance, Lee provides AI tutoring and education, offering coaching on AI literacy and productivity tools. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual investors and institutional sponsors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions and fiduciary responsibilities, managing a majority of assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life structure.

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.

Alan Eisenstein is a financial advisor at SPC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at Ic Advisory Services Inc and The Investment Center Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in multiple insurance-related businesses, including ownership interests in several agencies focused on life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance. SPC serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, high-net-worth households, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services, delivering both discretionary and nondiscretionary management through a network of over 460 advisers.

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.

John Crowe is a financial advisor with Cetera Planning Partners who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 32 years of industry experience. His career includes long-term roles at Avantax and Headquarters Advisory Group, among others. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, particularly pre-retirees and retirees, offering comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and retirement-related advice. The firm employs a diversified investment approach using mutual funds and ETFs aligned with client objectives, supported by additional services such as tax planning, bookkeeping, and estate planning through a third-party provider.

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.

Timothy Daly is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 42 years of industry experience. He has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2009 and previously spent a year at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients through a range of brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs.

William Lewis is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC. He previously worked at Burklow & Rotella, LLC and Ameriprise. Lewis is also engaged in managing the closure of two non-investment-related businesses he owns. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a range of proprietary and third-party solutions.

Yooran Cho is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Little Falls, NJ. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with PNC since 2022, including roles at PNC Bank prior to his current position. His background includes experience in tax consulting and education. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital offering that utilizes algorithmic risk assessment and approved model strategies executed via mutual funds and ETFs.

Nathan Pugliese is a CFP® and ChFC® with 28 years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and has held prior roles at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., Summit Financial, LLC, and LPL Financial. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides 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 assets and employs a diversified investment approach combining passive and active managers, overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Justin Spagnuolo is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he had roles outside finance, including working at Erini Restaurant and Franklin Avenue Middle School. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional and high-net-worth private clients, employing a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation through affiliated and third-party managers.

John Finney is a CFP® with 40 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC and has previously held positions at firms including Bleakley Financial Group, LPL Financial, Private Advisor Group, and Northwestern Mutual. In addition to his advisory role, Finney is also an insurance agent with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced CIO solutions to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm employs a combination of proprietary asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers across active and passive strategies in both public and private markets.

Frank Castellvi is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Ascensus and Lord Abbett & Co., LLC. He is currently based in Wyckoff, NJ. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through managed advice programs and investment education services. The firm’s approach relies on proprietary modeling and portfolio oversight by Morningstar Investment Management, focusing on asset allocation, contribution rates, and retirement age guidance.

David Nadeau is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His prior work experience includes positions at Empower Retirement, Wells Fargo Bank NA, Fidelity Investments, and Freedom Mortgage Corporation. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with services for Empower Premier IRA and select retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s approach includes point-in-time financial plans and managed account solutions integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Michael Mccaffrey is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Guardian Life since 2011, following an 11-year tenure at International Planning Alliance, LLC. Guardian Life’s subsidiary Park Avenue Securities LLC provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a variety of advisory programs including discretionary and non-discretionary management using both proprietary and third-party models.

Laura Nguyen is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with three years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Prudential Financial Inc and Stifel. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Clark Silverstein is a financial advisor with SPC in Cedar Knolls, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including The Investment Center Inc and Ic Advisory Services Inc. In addition to his advisory role, he is engaged in independent life insurance sales, reviewing client policies and assisting with life, disability, and long-term care insurance applications. SPC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm delivers tailored and discretionary advice through a large advisory network and offers various managed account programs and partnerships with third-party advisors.