Tremaine Bembry is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked with Hornor, Townsend & Kent since 2019 and previously was with MML Investors Services and MassMutual. Bembry is also involved in life insurance brokerage through his roles at Strategic Wealth Solutions Group and as proprietor of Attorney Resource Group, providing financial services tailored to attorneys. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both advisory and broker-dealer services, combining investment advice with custody and brokerage capabilities.

Jonathan Peck is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment in Cranford, NJ, holding a Series 63 designation and 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Underwriters Equity Corporation since 2002. In addition to his advisory role, he is an agent selling life and disability insurance with American General, VOYA, and Genworth. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan advice, and a range of managed portfolio programs, utilizing both strategic and dynamic investment approaches.

Bruce Rothbard is a ChFC® with 34 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC. He has held roles at Lion Street Financial, The Leaders Group Inc, and Mercury Financial Group, primarily focusing on life insurance sales. Outside of advising, he works as a consultant for a life settlement company and owns an independent insurance agency specializing in life insurance products. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of 164 independent advisers. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting using a range of portfolio strategies and access to various custodial platforms and third-party managers.

David Haase is a CFP® with 28 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at GWN Securities, Inc. since 2017 and previously spent 13 years at Legend Equities Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, Haase serves as a council member for Faith Lutheran Church and has experience as a business consultant. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through a network of approximately 423 advisors. The firm offers discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios with a range of investment approaches, including legacy market-timing and momentum strategies.

Monique Thacker is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 29 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked for HSBC Bank USA N.A. for 11 years. Thacker is also involved with Mindful Departure LLC, operating as The Core Room. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and wrap programs through a large network of advisors and employs a technology-driven approach utilizing unified managed accounts and model solutions.

Jonathan Savorgiannakis is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. His career includes prior roles at Equitable Advisors, AXA Advisors, Hightower Securities, and Wells Fargo Advisors. In addition to his advisory work, he is a licensed insurance agent with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC, where he sells life, health, and accident insurance. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC offers wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, and outsourced CIO services to individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a combination of asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Derdley Fleuridor is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Mutual of America Securities LLC, Wizest Inc, Amazon, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as to certain IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s integrated approach ties financial planning with recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Frank Deluca is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at Financial Resources Federal Credit Union, CUSO Financial Services, L.P., Pruco Securities LLC, and Beacon Trust Company. He also serves as trustee for the Deluca Family Trust, where he manages trust activities including investment selection and asset distributions. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a large network of advisers. The firm offers customized advisory services and a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model that emphasizes firm supervision with delegated investment management, incorporating access to alternative investments and lending solutions.

Nancy Vandergoot is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at TIAA-CREF, JP Morgan Securities, and Merrill Lynch. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail clients, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers through a variety of portfolio solutions.

Gelber Castillo is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, based in Berkeley Heights, NJ, and has three years of industry experience. His prior roles include work at Agia and involvement with the Immigration and American Citizenship Organization. Castillo also serves as an agent for non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled 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 to construct client portfolios.

Mary Lynn Skarzenski is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with the ChFC® designation and four years of industry experience. She previously worked at Eagle Strategies and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as an assistant basketball coach during the basketball season. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset management programs.

Peter Levine is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 37 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Infinex Investments, JP Morgan Chase Bank, HSBC Securities, and TD Ameritrade. Outside of finance, he works part-time as a waiter and bartender for a staffing company and has been involved in merchandising supermarkets and drugstores. OSAIC Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans by offering a range of advisory and brokerage services through customized engagements. The firm’s network of investment adviser representatives provides a mix of fundamental and technical analysis and access to alternative investments, with a notable focus on non-discretionary assets.

Nancy Protopapas is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Holmdel, NJ, holding a Series 63 designation and over 22 years of industry experience. She has worked at Principal Securities Inc. since 2002 and Principal Life Insurance since 2001. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as president of Auto Solutions Inc. and is a designated bank officer at Principal Bank and Trust Company, supporting retirement plan account relationships. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm provides direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under multiple advisory and promoter arrangements.

Michael De Paola is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Cetera Wealth Services, Mid Atlantic Resource Group, and Minnesota Life Insurance Company. De Paola also serves as an independent agent placing life and disability insurance products through Crump Life Insurance Services. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers. The firm offers a range of managed-account programs and model portfolios, including traditional and active strategies, supported by a network of approximately 423 advisors.

Timothy Anthony is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include six years at The Brookings Institution and a period of self-employment before joining Citi in 2020. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, providing a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and leverages its large institutional scale and market roles to offer complex solutions, including discretionary accounts and alternative investments.

Vatsal Patel is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Edison, NJ, holding the Series 66 credential and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Bank of America, Merrill, Edward Jones, and New York Life. Outside of his advisory work, Patel owns and operates a beer and wine convenience store called Windsor Shoppe. 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 focuses on tailoring advice to client goals, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Jordan Heller is a CFP® and CFA® with 20 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2019, following 11 years at Heller Wealth Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Board of Directors for the New York School of Podiatric Medicine and the audit committee for Alzheon, Inc., a biomedical company. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a manager-of-managers approach, utilizing third-party independent managers selected through a formal due-diligence process, and sponsors proprietary investment vehicles and private funds.

Robert Schmidt is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base, including individual, institutional, and sovereign wealth fund clients, providing investment advisory and brokerage services along with financial planning and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes the Envestnet platform with a mix of proprietary models and third-party managers, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Michael Ricciardi is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Prudential Investment Management Services and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Diandra Allen is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has prior experience with Northwestern Mutual and Atlantic Health System. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.