Robert Scrabis is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth and Reilly Financial Group since 2021, with prior experience at Mass Mutual Investors Services, MASSMUTUAL Life Insurance Company, and METLIFE Securities Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is a band member of Blue Highways and Sheriff Restless. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Adam Gutkin is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at CITI for ten years before joining TD in 2021. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth individuals, and retail clients. The firm uses a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation with both affiliated and third-party sub-managers and offers portfolio management, financial planning, and custody services.

Lee Piccarelli is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in Chatham, New Jersey, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has been with HSBC Securities and HSBC Bank USA since 2013. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. provides managed account programs for individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through various program types, including client-directed and fully discretionary options. The firm employs a structured investment process with multiple risk profiles and utilizes affiliated asset management and fund due diligence services.

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 with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup since 2013. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across wealth management segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and operates at a large institutional scale, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary solutions.

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 related firms. Outside of finance, he is a partner in a vending business. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an online discretionary model account available by invitation to employees. The firm uses algorithmic tools to recommend investment strategies implemented with mutual funds and ETFs, with portfolio management delegated to third parties.

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 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. She worked at Morgan Stanley for nine years before joining TIAA-CREF in 2019. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing portfolio management through model and customized portfolios within a vertically integrated advisory structure.

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.

Jordan Swartz is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Jersey City, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and five years of industry experience. Before joining Empower in 2024, he worked at The Vanguard Group for three years. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage account holders, using an integrated service model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

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 with RBC Rochdale, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with City National Rochdale since 2014. Outside of his advisory work, he is an LLC member of Sweet Vivi's Bakery, an online bakery venture involving his daughter. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations, employing a multi-strategy investment approach that combines quantitative modeling with fundamental analysis. The firm is known for its sponsorship of City National Rochdale mutual funds and its use of proprietary portfolio management tools.

Aditya Krishnaswamy is a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC with a Series 66 designation and less than one year of industry experience. His prior work experience includes roles at Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, SAP, and Rutgers University. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans with advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both advisory and broker-dealer services, offering a range of investment options and managing approximately $8.37 billion in discretionary assets as of December 31, 2025.

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.