Kathryn Dougherty is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with one year of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation. Prior to her current role, her work history includes positions at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and various other roles outside the financial sector. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises individual investors, corporate clients, executives, plan sponsors, and institutions, providing financial planning and portfolio management alongside specialized services such as Private Family Office and Executive Wealth programs. The firm employs strategic and tactical allocation models and offers clients a variety of platforms and fee arrangements, leveraging resources across the Goldman Sachs organization.

Peter Vitale is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 28 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at firms including Park Avenue Securities, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and MetLife Securities. Outside of his advisory role, Vitale is also active as an insurance broker for products other than those offered by Guardian Life. Guardian Life’s Park Avenue Wealth Management provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary and model-based investment strategies supported by proprietary programs and third-party platforms, offering tailored client solutions including financial planning and group education.

Paul De Sisto is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and previously worked at M&R Capital Management Inc for 12 years. 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 employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active managers, supported by an internal Investment Committee, and offers a range of financial planning, asset management, and retirement consulting services.

Anthony Marino is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2016, with prior roles at Ameriprise, Private Advisor Group, LPL Financial, and RBC Capital Markets. Outside of his advisory work, Marino is involved in a music performance group as a guitar player. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment and consulting services, employing various portfolio management strategies on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Gregory Auerbach is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 17 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021 and previously worked at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied for 13 years. He holds a Series 66 designation. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services serves a diverse client base including individual investors, executives, corporate participants, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized programs, leveraging proprietary research, tactical allocation models, and integrated capabilities across Goldman Sachs affiliates.

Louis Seaman is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Edison, NJ. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, and has 12 years of industry experience. Seaman has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2026 and has been with affiliated New York Life entities since 2012. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, managing the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Kenneth Furman is a financial advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Charles Schwab Bank SSB, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., and Fidelity Investments. Mariner serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm combines in-house research with third-party managers to implement customized portfolios and provides notable integrated tax and accounting services, including administrative CFO capabilities.

Sanjeev Segan is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Edison, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2013 and has a broader tenure with New York Life and its affiliates dating back to 2007. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent contractor brokering non-registered insurance products with outside carriers. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutional investors, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm provides a variety of program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Sarah Melzer is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Madison, NJ, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and seven years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Bay Point Wealth and Raymond James & Associates. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a multi-manager approach emphasizing manager selection and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

Katie Clark is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment advisor representative at TLG Advisors, Inc. She has previously held roles at Simplicity Investments and Brian K Adams & Associates. In addition to her advisory work, she is an executive director and co-national sales manager at BKA Financial, LLC, where she is involved in advanced insurance planning and business operations. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutional investors. The firm uses fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to create diversified portfolios and offers both traditional portfolio management and a digital program called Starlight Portfolios.

Darrin Miles is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at New York Life, NYLIFE Securities, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a facilitator for Real World Academy, a nonprofit providing youth development services such as life skills training and budgeting. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Daniel Smirnov is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Merrill, CitiBank, TD Bank, and Northfield Bank, as well as a four-year period at Baruch College, CUNY. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, providing investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and leverages both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, combining large institutional scale with unique market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Kyle Carrocino is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience and has been with GWN Securities Inc. since 2016. He is also licensed as an agent in fixed life insurance, long-term care insurance, health and disability insurance, as well as fixed and fixed indexed annuities. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through multiple managed account programs and financial planning options. The firm employs a mix of discretionary portfolio management, model portfolios, and selective sub-adviser allocations, with a noted history of market-timing and momentum-based strategies in certain legacy programs.

Daniel Serrano Torres is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and Bankers Life in various advisory roles. 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’s advisory model separates one-time planning services from ongoing portfolio management and operates within a vertically integrated group that offers affiliated funds and donor-advised fund advisory services.

Liwen Li is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors based in Piscataway, NJ. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has four years of industry experience. In addition to her advisory role, Liwen co-owns Vert Global LLC, a firm providing immigration consulting services. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Elizabeth Newman is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 41 years of industry experience. She has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2013 and also serves as an agent at Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

Jeuris Ramon Pena is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. He has prior experience with World Financial Group, Inc., ICON Parking, and City Winery. Outside of financial advising, Pena serves as an accounting manager for LVRN Records LLC, a music record label. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party investment models, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary assets.

Daniel Duca is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He previously worked at Altfest Personal Wealth Management for 13 years. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm employs a globally diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing a range of low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other investment vehicles, while also providing educational content and specialized client programs.

Joseph Yeager is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following 12 years at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, executives, institutional clients, and plan sponsors. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management along with specialized programs and uses strategic allocation models and both discretionary and non-discretionary implementations to tailor solutions to client objectives.

Christopher Turso is a CFP® professional at Cerity Partners LLC with four years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Round Table Wealth Management and Northwestern Mutual. He also spent four years affiliated with Michigan State University. Cerity Partners serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, charitable institutions, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in assets as of December 31, 2025. The firm offers tailored wealth management services with an investment framework based on client-specific profiles and asset allocation, integrating proprietary quantitative methods, third-party strategies, and direct security selection.