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.

Marc Alessandro is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has held positions at Prudential Insurance Company of America, PRUCO Securities, LLC, and National Life Group. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as an agent in insurance sales through Integrated Financial Concepts. Equity Services, Inc., doing business 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 operates as both a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser, offering multiple advisory platforms that combine long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and third-party asset management.

Mario Girone is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing several real estate entities in New York and New Jersey. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, maintaining internal oversight and utilizing external partnerships to manage client portfolios.

Gavin Kreitz is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 66 credential and no prior industry experience. His work history includes roles at Simplicity Investments Inc., Gideon Strategic Partners LLC, Leste Group, Med-Metrix, and academic positions at the University of Miami and Lafayette College. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charities, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm focuses on manager selection and monitoring, using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to build diversified portfolios, and offers both sub-advised accounts and direct-to-consumer digital investment programs.

James Clark is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at UBS Financial Services for 11 years before joining Janney in 2025. 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 client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporate retirement plans, and municipalities, offering a range of services such as brokerage, financial planning, and advisory programs with a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Sean Broderick is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, where he has worked in Citi Personal Wealth Management since 2010. He has 16 years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner and personal trainer at United Health and Fitness, LLC, and serves on the board of directors for The Greenbelt Conservancy in Staten Island, focusing on greenbelt preservation and education. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment programs alongside brokerage and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, providing discretionary and non-discretionary strategies that include alternative investments and digital assets.

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.

Michael Whittemore is a CFP® and CFA® with 18 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2019, including time at its affiliated entity Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Heller Wealth Advisors, LLC and U.S. Trust - Bank of America. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to individual and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across multiple asset classes.

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.

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 at Valic Financial Advisors with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2018, with prior roles at Agia, 1Force, and Keypoint Government Solutions. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Agia as an agent focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves 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 consulting services through a large network of advisors, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts on Envestnet’s platform and incorporating tax-aware and ESG overlay options.

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.

Joseph Falisi is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has held managing roles at Independent Financial Solutions and Mulberry Lane Advisors, where he focuses on life insurance, annuities, and personalized Social Security claiming strategies. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans, offering fee-based asset management and retirement-plan advisory through a range of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.

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.

Brian Mccarthy is a CFP® certificant with 20 years of industry experience. He currently works at Equity Services, Inc. and has held prior roles at firms including Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he is co-authoring a children’s book planned for self-publication. Equity Services, Inc., doing business 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 often utilizing third-party asset managers and combines long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Parimal Patel is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience, currently serving at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC. He has worked with Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and Hornor Townsend & Kent since 2010. Patel is also engaged in multi-line insurance brokerage activities, including investment-related insurance and annuity sales through affiliated firms. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, providing advisory services primarily on a non-discretionary basis through third-party asset manager platforms. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, and retirement plan services with a focus on client-directed implementation and oversight.

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.

Marcia Paltenstein is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC since 2022. Prior to joining Cerity Partners, she worked at Round Table Services, LLC for 19 years. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has a financial interest in P Shares LLC, a private investment entity. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $126.9 billion in client assets, serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers customized portfolios emphasizing diversified asset allocation and provides a range of services including investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Joseph Caterina Jr. is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at Lincoln Investment since 2007. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Kenilworth, NJ. In addition to his advisory role, he manages a book of fixed annuity policies associated with 403(b) contributions for Lincoln Investment clients. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a particular focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management services, utilizing both strategic and tactical approaches across in-house and third-party strategies.

Peter Hoglund is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC since 2019. Prior to this, he worked at AEPG Wealth Strategies from 2010 to 2019. His other business activities include involvement with Wealth Enhancement Group’s non-variable insurance operations. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of advisors. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic asset allocation with both passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and a range of specialized programs.