Catherine Mannes is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley, holding a Series 66 designation and having 12 years of industry experience. She has worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2016. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning, and manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.

Meenu Sharma is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Wells Fargo Bank, Santander Bank, and HD Vest Investment Services. Prior to her financial services career, she was employed in academic roles at several community colleges and universities. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm that provides investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory solutions and manages approximately $671 billion in assets.

David Gilmour is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Shrewsbury, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2012 and at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner at Gilmour Capital LLC, a healthcare-related business in New Jersey. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and uses a structured planning process supported by firm-approved tools and modeling techniques.

Andrzej Dudus is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 28 years of industry experience, including 20 years at Metlife Securities Inc. and has been with Mass Mutual Investors Services since 2017. He also engages in renewal and service fee work related to legacy life insurance business from Metlife and Brighthouse Insurance companies. Mass Mutual Investors Services operates as a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser, providing financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm structures financial planning as ongoing, collaborative engagements using firm-approved tools and offers specialty services including estate settlement and employer-sponsored planning.

Ralph Rosenbaum is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding the PFS™ credential and Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, and has 28 years of industry experience. He has worked primarily with Avantax entities since 1997 and operates his own CPA practice specializing in tax preparation and accounting. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in a food truck business as an investor. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management options, model portfolios, third-party manager selections, and various program structures across multiple custodians.

Joseph Kurzeja Jr. is a financial advisor at Mass Mutual Investors Services with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services since 2017, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2016, and Nathan & Lewis Securities, Inc. since 2000. MassMutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker‑dealer and SEC‑registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and investment services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers asset management, wrap and money‑manager programs, and educational seminars, with planning engagements structured as annual, collaborative relationships using firm‑approved software to analyze client goals.

Lilia Ramos is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 24 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016, following seven years at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both non-discretionary and discretionary investment advisory services. The firm’s process is IPS-driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options among its investment offerings.

Jon Iosso is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services and holds a Series 66 designation. He has two years of industry experience, including roles at MML Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Co., and prior employment outside the financial sector. In addition to his advisory work, he is active as an insurance broker, offering life, disability, long-term care insurance, fixed annuities, and health products. MML Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm provides ongoing financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, using firm-approved tools to develop written recommendations in collaborative annual engagements.

Charles Hayes is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at various Morgan Stanley entities since 2008. Hayes serves on the finance committee of the Church of the Nativity in Fair Haven, New Jersey. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides advisory programs and tailored financial planning to individuals and institutional clients, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. The firm employs a structured financial planning process using firm-approved tools and offers a broad range of retail and institutional investment services.

Douglas Lauricella is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services and holds a Series 66 designation. He has three years of industry experience and has also held positions at Cornell University, St. John Vianney High School, and Ranney School. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients with a range of brokerage and investment advisory services, combining institutional trading capabilities with wealth management offerings through a network of Financial Advisors.

Donato Devito is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise in Holmdel, NJ, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He worked at BNP Paribas Securities Corp. for 18 years before joining LPL Enterprise in 2025. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, advisory services, and access to various investment and insurance products through an integrated platform.

Matthew Broad is a financial advisor at Fidelity with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66, Series 63, and Series 65 designations. His prior experience includes roles at Equitable Advisors, AXA-Advisors, and Equitable. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, utilizing proprietary fundamental research combined with quantitative analysis and algorithmic portfolio construction. The firm’s approach includes managing model portfolios across mutual funds, ETFs, and ETPs, with a focus on systematic methodologies and long-term asset allocation.

Gracia Simms is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and six years of industry experience. She has worked at Pfs Investments Inc since 2020 and Primerica Financial Services since 2019. Additionally, she has been affiliated with Newark Beth Israel Medical Center since 2004. Primerica Advisors sponsors and manages a wrap-fee asset management program primarily serving individual investors, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and charitable clients. The firm operates at scale with thousands of advisors and offices and employs model-delivery strategies created by unaffiliated asset managers, supported by discretionary separately managed account options and overlay management.

Ricardo Astacio Felix is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has worked with Primerica and its affiliated entities since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a remote online notary. Primerica Advisors provides discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, offering model-delivery strategies and a limited number of separately managed account options primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm curates third-party asset managers and delegates trading responsibilities while operating under a tiered wrap-fee structure.

Margaret Ann Nugent is a financial advisor at Merrill with 21 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Merrill since 2000. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations using model-based and discretionary investment strategies developed by internal and third-party managers.

David Peracchio is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Bank since 2014. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm offers both non-discretionary investment guidance and access to discretionary separately managed accounts, supported by a centralized operational structure and comprehensive due diligence on alternative investments.

Remon Dawood is a financial advisor with Merrill who holds a Series 66 designation and has six years of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at Bank of America, American Lending Inc., Lyft, Uber, and various positions within California state agencies. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

David Haney is a financial advisor at Merrill with 13 years at the firm and a total of 3 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to his current role, he worked at Bank of America N.A. since 2023. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Scott Stephen is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wells Fargo Advisors in 2025, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2025. He is also a co-owner of STEPHEN GP, LLC, a merchant partnership based in Iselin, NJ. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a large broker-dealer and registered investment adviser offering investment and fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutions. The firm provides a broad range of planning services, including specialized areas such as business-owner transition and special-needs analysis, using proprietary research and tools to develop tailored recommendations.

Daniel Ronan is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Wells Fargo Bank and Pro Football Focus, as well as management experience in the hospitality sector. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers a broad range of brokerage and advisory solutions supported by extensive research and analytics.