Jacob Kovar is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual and Bleakley Financial Group. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, employing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

David Dobin is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with VALIC Financial Advisors since 2003 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers by selling merchandise at cost to support a colleague battling an illness. 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, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Mark Devine is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Citigroup, LPL Financial, New York Community Bank, and the Internal Revenue Service. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients. The firm uses a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from affiliated and third-party sub-managers, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and custody services.

William Smalls is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has four years of industry experience and previously worked with NYLife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of the Deacon's Union and Women's Auxiliary of Monmouth & Adjacent Counties, focusing on promoting and establishing Christian education. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors and institutional sponsors. The firm offers a range of program types tailored to client objectives, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Keith Balla is a financial advisor at Cetera Planning Partners with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked with Avantax Advisory Services and 1st Global Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the Mayor of the Borough of Watchung and is president of a general construction contracting firm. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, particularly pre-retirees and retirees, offering investment management, comprehensive financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement advice. The firm’s investment approach centers on diversified allocations using mutual funds and ETFs tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, supported by ancillary services including tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate planning.

Christopher Risko is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Signature Realty, Horner Townsend and Kent, and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. In addition to advisory work, he is involved in managing sales agents and placing insurance products with affiliated companies. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm utilizes proprietary and third-party model portfolios and provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment programs.

Michael Bokach is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Agia and 1Force before joining Valic Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Agia as an insurance agent focusing on non-securities insurance products. 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 utilizes discretionary unified managed accounts via Envestnet’s platform and offers portfolio management and financial planning through a large network of advisors.

Jason Mims is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 14 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he has been the president of Mims Painting Inc., a painting contractor business, since 2011. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients with customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments. The firm operates a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model, combining discretionary and non-discretionary account management with a network of investment adviser representatives.

Lawrence Ennis is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 49 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Janney Montgomery Scott in various roles since 2009. Outside of his advisory work, Ennis serves as Secretary and Treasurer for the North Jersey Cardinals, a youth baseball organization for players aged 14-18. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory services through a variety of managed account programs.

Yong Lin is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Aetna, Emerson Reid, and Wfgia, alongside his longstanding position at Transamerica Financial Advisors. He is also the owner of Lin Family Dynasty Inc. Outside of investment advisory, Lin assists clients with health insurance enrollment through affiliated firms. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to deliver advisory services through a large network of advisors and multiple program platforms.

Michael Schwartz is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 2009. Outside of his primary roles, he operates Schwartz Planning Group, LLC, through which he manages his own advisory business. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs involving both proprietary and third-party models.

Joseph Falisi is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 39 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, and Osaic FA, Inc. In addition to his advisory work, he is a managing member at Mulberry Lane Advisors and Managing Director at Independent Financial Solutions, where he is involved in recruiting and training agents in life insurance and annuities and provides personalized Social Security claiming strategy reports. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC delivers investment advisory and financial planning services to a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers various managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and universal life subaccounts, supported by a network of Investment Adviser Representatives and a range of third-party tools and platforms.

Rodger Guerra is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at GWN Securities since 2018. Prior to that, he was associated with Cetera Advisors LLC, Guerra Financial Services, and Bridge Marketing Group LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a basketball referee at the JV high school level in Burlington and Camden Counties, NJ. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs and financial planning offerings. The firm employs a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and model-based allocations, utilizing both traditional and tactical strategies including momentum and market-timing approaches.

Michael Soroko is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at MML Investors Services and MassMutual. Soroko is a co-owner of Emeritus Wealth, LLC, a business entity for tax and investment purposes. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a broad range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to sponsored advisory programs, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support clients and advisors.

Thomas Bauman is a CFP® and ChFC® with 36 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors in Lafayette, NJ. He has held positions at Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities over multiple periods since 2013. Bauman also engages in selling insurance products from companies other than Guardian Life and Berkshire Life. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial and business consulting. The firm utilizes a variety of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and platforms, managing approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management with a network of over 1,900 investment adviser representatives.

Anubhav Bhatyal is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, ICICI Bank, Ernst & Young LLP, and IL&FS Financial Services. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans. The firm offers investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services, with advisory offerings such as a digital advisory program managed in partnership with SigFig and a Managed Account program.

Peter Floersch is a financial advisor with Cetera Planning Partners, holding a Series 66 designation and over 25 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Avantax Advisory Services and a partnership at PKF O'Connor Davies LLP, a public accounting firm where he performed attest services. He is involved with FMRTL Wealth Advisors, providing financial advisory services alongside his primary role. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, particularly pre-retirees and retirees, offering investment management, comprehensive financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement advice. The firm integrates tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate-planning services through third-party providers, using a formal planning process centered on diversified mutual fund and ETF allocations matched to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Parimal Patel is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience, currently serving as an advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC. He has worked with Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and Hornor, Townsend & Kent since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, Patel is involved in multi-line insurance brokerage activities, including investment-related life, health, and annuity sales. 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, managing significant discretionary and non-discretionary assets while employing a network of third-party asset managers under a comprehensive supervisory framework.

Gregory Muscavage is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with 36 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at GWN Securities since 2018, following prior roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, Muscavage is an independent insurance agent specializing in dental and group disability income, disability, fixed annuities, life/accident/health, and long-term care insurance. GWN Securities provides investment advisory services to individual and corporate clients through multiple managed account programs and financial planning offerings. The firm employs a mix of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and uses model-based portfolio allocations, including tactical market-timing and momentum strategies in certain legacy programs.

Sebastian Pepe is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Staten Island, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has two years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at PillRx Pharmacy and The Home Depot. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers tailored recommendations through multiple program types and manages a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis, operating within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.