Joseph Russell is a Series 66-credentialed advisor at Cetera Planning Partners with 26 years of industry experience. He has held roles at multiple firms including Avantax and 1st Global Capital Corp., and he is also a director and investment adviser representative at Century Advisory Group, LLC. Additionally, Russell is a Certified Public Accountant and partner at O’Connor Davies LLP. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees. The firm offers investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-related advice, supported by ancillary services such as tax planning, bookkeeping, and estate planning through third-party providers.

Jeremy Raffer is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. and Wells Fargo Advisors. In addition to his advisory work, he is the author of a book titled *Financial Planning for Windows*. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services through both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Robert Davis is a CFP® professional with 35 years of experience, currently serving as an investment advisor representative at Kestra Advisory since 2016. He also owns Wealth Preservation Solutions and has been associated with Krim Associates and Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2008. Davis refers clients to Medicare BackOffice for healthcare needs related to Medicare but holds no formal role with that organization. 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 fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving clients including large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.

Zachary Fuld is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Equity Services, National Life Group, Guardian Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, and Cross River Bank. Outside of his advisory roles, Fuld serves as a board member for Congregation Beth Sholom-Synagogue. Equity Services, Inc., also known as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms with a mix of long-term and shorter-term investment strategies, utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios.

Dakota Best is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Transamerica, Dakota worked at Edward Jones and Wfgia. Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm delivers services through a large advisor network and utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers as part of its advisory approach.

Gregory Giardino is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Atlas Fiduciary Financial, LPL Financial LLC, and Vanderbilt Securities, among others. He is active in his community as Secretary of the Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce and serves as Director of Marketing & Communications for the Financial Planning Association of New Jersey. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach combining passive and active management overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Gianfranco Gonzales Lopez is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC since 2020 and has previous experience at LPL Financial, FHC Wealth Advisors, Columbia Bank, and William Paterson University of NJ. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and referrals to separate managed account investment managers for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that blends passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Helen Shaw is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 31 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2022, previously spending six years at Merrill. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and various advisory programs.

Anthony Mazzella is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has eight years of industry experience. He has worked at New York Life Insurance Company and NYLIFE Securities LLC since 2017 and operates True Path Wealth Strategies, a business focused on selling New York Life products and brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated investment advisers. The firm offers a variety of program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, managing the majority of assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Jared Rothbard is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in Basking Ridge, NJ, holding a Series 66 license and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Vreeland Ventures LLC, which co-invests in a private equity partnership. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage and advisory services, financial and business consulting, and employs a variety of investment strategies through proprietary models, third-party managers, and digital advice platforms.

James Clancy is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 39 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ion Bank, LPL Financial LLC, Infinex Investments, Voya Investment Management, and Morgan Stanley. Clancy also serves as a Vice President financial advisor at Chelsea Groton Bank. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, ERISA plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan support, access to alternative investments, and operates a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure with both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Dennis Lacey is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments LLC since 2014. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through various model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and invests in approved mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Daniel Price is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Paramus, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life since 2008. Guardian Life's subsidiary, Park Avenue Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage, financial planning, and investment advisory services, using both proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Maya Johnson is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with one year of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at JPMorgan Chase and PNC Investments LLC. Outside of finance, she has been involved with the Center for Digital Scholarship at the Regenstein Library. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital model portfolio pilot for employees that uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and invests via approved strategies with mutual funds and ETFs.

Bradley Bofford is a CFP® and ChFC® with 33 years of experience in financial advisory services. He has been with Hightower Advisors since 2018 and previously worked at Securities America for 14 years. In addition to his advisory roles, he is an adjunct professor for the CFP program at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes both affiliated and third-party managers, with offerings that span mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.

David Ratzker is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Targum Capital LLC. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and managed account programs to individuals and entities, often those connected to TIAA-administered retirement plans. The firm separates one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

James Schlag III is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with TIAA since 1994. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning, discretionary managed accounts, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management through various managed account programs.

Rita Singh is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in Scarsdale, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. She has been with HSBC Securities since 2005 and with HSBC Bank USA since 2002. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs multiple program types ranging from client-directed to fully discretionary accounts, utilizing a structured investment process with strategic and tactical asset-allocation supported by affiliated managers and service providers.

Melvyn Feinbloom is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors since 1999 and has also worked with Guardian Life Insurance Company since 1988. Outside of his advisory role, he is licensed to sell life, disability, long-term care insurance, and fixed annuities with companies other than Guardian Life. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and fee-based advisory services, employing a range of investment strategies through proprietary portfolios, third-party managers, and digital advice solutions.

Jamal Vinson is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with five years of industry experience and a Series 66 designation. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. He has also been involved with a nonprofit small business camp. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning primarily for clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using Charles Schwab’s asset-allocation models and internal research tools to guide investment selection and wealth management consultations.