Matthew Waldman is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 12 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra in 2022, he worked with Northwestern Mutual from 2016 to 2021. In addition to his advisory role, he manages an insurance business under his own name, focusing on life, disability, long-term care, and health insurance. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm serves a wide client base, including large institutional investors, and supports multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Shlomo Schmalz is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Pomona, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He has worked with Primerica Advisors since 2015 and is also affiliated with Safrin Associates. Primerica Advisors operates under Park Avenue Securities LLC, serving a diverse retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage and advisory services with a range of investment programs and platforms, managing approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Richard Grofsick is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, bringing nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2016 and also holds a role with Agia since 2022. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a varsity football coach at Hawthorne High School. Valic Financial Advisors 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, using Envestnet UMA models to construct client portfolios.

Kathleen Sweeney is a Series 65-registered advisor with Kestra Advisory, based in Fairfield, NJ, and has three years of industry experience. She has been with Kestra Advisory Services LLC since 2022 and also runs KSC Professional Services Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with several other business ventures including MAJR Professional Services, CSKZ Consulting Inc, BBU Books Inc, and KBC Management Services Inc. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as vendor searches, plan design, fiduciary consulting, and plan-level investment advice, serving clients that range from individual investors to sovereign wealth funds.

Richard Jasper is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 41 years of industry experience, including roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of finance, he is involved in publishing hardbound books featuring portraits of people and their homes, as well as business portraits for marketing materials. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms and supports diverse account features including discretionary management, alternative investments, and securities-based lending.

Georgina Nico is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 16 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. She has been with Rockefeller Financial LLC since 2021 and joined ROCKEFELLER Capital Management in 2025. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer providing securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking services.

Domenick Saglimbeni is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cetera Planning Partners and has previously worked at Avantax Investment Services and Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner at PKF O'Connor Davies, LLP, a CPA firm providing accounting, auditing, and tax services. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees, offering investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax planning and estate strategies. The firm’s investment process emphasizes diversified portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, supported by a broader Cetera network.

Robert Casale is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He currently works at Farther Finance Advisors, LLC and has previously held roles at Personal Capital Advisors, Eagle Strategies, NYLIFE Securities, and JP Morgan Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he manages a rental property in Ramsey, New Jersey. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform combined with direct client meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach utilizing bespoke allocations and proprietary algorithmic model portfolios, focusing primarily on ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and fixed income.

Roderick Kennedy III is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 34 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and a Series 63 license. Kennedy has worked with Truist-affiliated firms since 2015, including Truist Investment Services and SunTrust Bank. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Michael Stabinski is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services for seven years before joining Sanctuary Advisors in 2022. He is also the owner and registered investment advisor of Questar Stabinski LLC. Sanctuary Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations through a network of over 400 independent adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of investment management and financial planning services, employing various analytical approaches and acting as a fiduciary when engaged under written agreements.

Pamela Mellor is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, based in Paramus, NJ, and has 21 years of industry experience. She has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2004. Outside of her advisory role, she is a silent partner in a film company with no active involvement. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial and business consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports various account-level services including lending and donor-advised funds.

Andrew Olivier is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with nine years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. His prior work includes positions at Private Wealth Management Group LLC and Securities America Advisors. Hightower Advisors serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a variety of investment vehicles.

Joseph Koronakis is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 24 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at TD Ameritrade and Wells Fargo Clearing. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital offering that uses algorithmic risk assessments to recommend investment models managed by PNC or third-party strategists.

Brian Carenza is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with the designations ChFC® and Series 63, and three years of industry experience. He has worked at Brookstone since 2022 and has held roles at Advisors Elite Financial, First Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. of New York, and DiPaola Financial Group since 2008. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser providing fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, delivering investment management primarily on a discretionary basis through various model portfolios and managed accounts.

Ryan Cron is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has held positions at Guardian Life, Certified Financial Services, Movado Group, and Scotts Miracle-Gro. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, serves individual and institutional clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and a range of investment advisory programs, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary options that include model portfolios and digital advisory solutions.

Erik Scherr is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at MetLife Securities Inc. and Mass Mutual Investors Services. He also sells insurance products outside of Guardian when appropriate. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients.

Richard Kintzing Sr. is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with Series 66 credentials and four years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2021, with prior experience at Certified Financial Services and healthcare-related organizations. He is also president of a local LeTip chapter. 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 brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs that include discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Danny Laskovski is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Wayne, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2012. Outside of his advisory work, he is an owner of a rental property business unrelated to investment activities. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account that uses algorithmic risk assessment and implements investments via approved strategies with mutual funds and ETFs.

George Croonquist is a Series 63 credentialed advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Hackensack, NJ, bringing 63 years of industry experience since starting at the firm in 1963. He has served as a board member and former chairman of the Hackensack Meridian Medical Center and its foundation for over 40 years. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC manages approximately $110 billion in client assets and serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services, combining in‑house and third‑party portfolio management across multiple investment programs.

Angela Londergan is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. She has 26 years of industry experience and has worked at Morris Financial Services and Commonwealth Financial Network since 2005. Outside of her advisory role, she has been involved with the Parsippany Child Day Care Center since 1998. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a variety of advisory programs and services including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operations, technology, compliance, and practice-management support while allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction and access to model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.