Richard Whippee II is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 65 credential and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Bankers Life Advisory Services since 2019 and has been with Bankers Life and Casualty since 1995, where he is also active as an insurance agent and branch sales manager. Bankers Life Advisory Services primarily serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to develop tailored asset allocations and ongoing portfolio management aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Michael De Paola is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Bridgewater, NJ, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and five years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Cetera Wealth Services and Mid Atlantic Resource Group. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as an independent agent placing life, disability, and long-term care insurance products through Crump Life Insurance Services. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through multiple managed account programs and financial planning offerings. The firm utilizes a blend of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and employs both asset allocation principles and market-timing strategies in its portfolio management.

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 with \u0026Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Citigroup Global Markets. \u0026Partners serves a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, institutions, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment management and financial planning services through both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, utilizing a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis.

Diandra Allen is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds her Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Beacon Pointe, she worked at Northwestern Mutual in various capacities and has experience with Extended Travel and Atlantic Health System. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) services to individual 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.

Jinping Lin is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Short Hills, NJ, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. She has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2016 and is also associated with Investment Options LLC and RealMart Realty. Lin provides health insurance and Medicare services for clients and occasionally acts as a referral agent for real estate. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers advisory and broker-dealer services with various fee-based wrap programs, model portfolios, and access to third-party money managers.

Brian Segel is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Edison, NJ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 38 years of industry experience. His career includes previous roles at firms such as Cetera, MassMutual, and Citigroup Global Markets. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Lynn Jacobowski is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. She has 18 years of industry experience and has previously worked with firms including The Leaders Group, Inc., Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance, and Wealth Advisory Group. In addition to her advisory role, she operates as an independent insurance agent focusing on life insurance and Medicare products. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm emphasizes manager selection and monitoring using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to create diversified portfolios, and offers both sub-advised accounts and a direct-to-consumer digital program called Starlight Portfolios.

Perry Koplik is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 40 years of industry experience and holds a Series 63 designation. His career includes roles at PF Compass, Commonwealth Financial Network, Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Metlife Securities, and New England Securities. Koplik is co-owner of PF Compass, LLC, a group benefits firm. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and pooled plan solutions, serving a client base that includes large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.

John Novello is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors and holds a Series 66 designation. He has five years of industry experience and has previously worked with BNI Business Developers and Securitas. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in notary services and health insurance sales through his ownership of SJV Financial Group LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC serves a broad client base including individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to implement investment strategies and offers various advisory programs alongside retirement plan services.

Jared Brown is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Bridgewater, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Securities Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is an independent insurance agent and a sales broker for Creative Risk Management. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through a large network of advisors. The firm offers discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios, with a distinctive legacy use of market-timing and momentum-based investment strategies.

David Cerchio is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Somerville, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life since 2007 and previously worked at International Planning Alliance, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of the Middletown South Alumni Organization. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms.

Daniel Mulligan is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Commonwealth Financial Network, Preferred Financial Partners, Hightower, Bank of America, Merrill, and Hennion & Walsh. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving clients including large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Donna Sabatino is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Mariner since 2020. Prior to joining Mariner, she worked at Wealth Health, LLC for five years. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal team and third-party managers, and it provides integrated tax and accounting services alongside financial wellness programs for employer clients.

Robert Defina is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Bank, and PNC Investments, among others. 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, utilizing a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from both affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Chris Schiffer is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC since 2019. His prior experience includes six years at AEPG Wealth Strategies. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement plan consulting, utilizing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Elizabeth Espinal is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC and Santander Securities, LLC. She is based in Princeton, NJ. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plan relationships. The firm provides discretionary management through model portfolios and customized solutions, applying a fiduciary standard within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds.

Chunhong Jiang is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience, currently with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Prior to joining Transamerica in 2024, Jiang worked at Credit Suisse for 19 years and has held roles at 3ROCKS Investment LLC, WFGIA, and sunlight networks LLC. Jiang is involved in sales of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment programs. The firm operates as both a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer, providing a range of managed portfolio options and related financial services.