Christopher Kostecki is a CFP® with 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, currently serving at J.P. Morgan Securities since 2012. Prior to this, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory role, he co-owns Vintage Moments LLC, a china tableware rental company. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to plan sponsors, corporations, and endowments through a non-discretionary program focused on written asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting. The firm uses a research-driven process supported by centralized due diligence and offers broader derivatives and commodities capabilities relative to many institutional advisory programs.

Devin Mc Dermott is a financial advisor at Osaic with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has been in the industry since 2025, following prior roles at Haven Technologies and FAST. Osaic Wealth serves a wide range of retail and institutional clients through a multi-advisor platform offering brokerage and advisory services. The firm utilizes a model-based investment process focused on asset allocation and portfolio optimization, supporting strategies that include discretionary and advisor-managed options across multiple custodial and program arrangements.

Brian Trause is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors since 2005 and previously worked at Axa Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in group benefits consulting through Athos Benefits Consulting. Equitable Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, providing financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset-management programs. The firm utilizes a mix of proprietary and third-party advisory models and offers services through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Susan Hahn is a Series 66-registered advisor at Merrill with three years of industry experience. She previously worked at Wells Fargo Bank NA for five years and has periods as a homemaker between her financial services roles. Merrill, together 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, and institutional investors using model-based and discretionary strategies constructed by internal and third-party managers.

Yonathan Youshei is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in Toms River, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation with less than one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at the Torah Academy of Boston, Johns Hopkins Business School, and Metropolitan Commercial Bank. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients by providing a variety of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning supported by structured discovery processes and firm-approved tools. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers both direct and corporate financial planning services.

Stacie Ann Lites is a financial advisor with Fidelity Investments, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and eight years of industry experience. Her background includes roles at Allstate, Shipt Inc, and North American Risk Services, among others. She is affiliated with Strategic Advisers LLC, a Fidelity Investments company that provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients. The firm employs a systematic investment process combining fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to serve a broad client base, including registered investment companies and charitable funds.

Jeffrey Herman is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Red Bank, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wells Fargo in 2017, he worked at UBS Financial Services from 2015 to 2017. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients, including pension and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party sources to support its investment solutions.

Thomas Croom III is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Tinton Falls, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Financial Services since 1991 and Primerica Advisors since 1989. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in sales of loan products and home security and automation referrals through affiliates of PFS Investments Inc. Primerica Advisors offers discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, providing model-delivery strategies and limited discretionary separately managed account options for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm curates third-party asset managers and uses a tiered wrap-fee structure, employing BNY Mellon Advisors for model implementation and Pershing and Primerica Brokerage Services for custody and trade execution.

Joseph Campi is a financial advisor with Cetera holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Cetera since 2025 and previously at King Financial Network. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on several committees at the Monmouth-Ocean Development Council, including co-chairing the Emerging Leaders Committee. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm that serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers diverse investment management and financial planning services through a multi-manager platform with access to affiliated and third-party model portfolios and managers.

Joseph Palone is a financial advisor at Merrill with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Merrill since 2014. Merrill, along 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 serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies supported by internal and third-party managers.

Brian Patterson is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Colts Neck, NJ, holding the Series 66 designation and having 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors and its predecessor, AXA Advisors, since 1998. Outside of his advisory role, Patterson is involved in coaching youth baseball and owns a property and casualty insurance business. Equitable Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and various asset-management programs through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives, utilizing both proprietary and third-party investment models.

Alan Salowe is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 50 years of industry experience. His career includes long tenures at Securian Financial Services and Mid Atlantic Benefit Strategies, as well as ownership and leadership roles in several financial and business entities. He serves as a partner in fixed insurance sales and is a board member of a nonprofit foundation in Wall, New Jersey. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered adviser supporting a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm serves individual, institutional, and retirement plan clients through a multi-manager platform offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to various third-party money managers.

Kunal Patel is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Wells Fargo Bank. 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 both brokerage and advisory solutions supported by research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party analytics.

Thomas Chiaravalloti is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Morgan Stanley DW Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing several rental property businesses. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, managing approximately $671 billion in assets and employing more than 14,000 advisors.

Marilyn Delauro is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. She has worked at Equitable Advisors and its predecessor, AXA Advisors, LLC, since 1999. Equitable Advisors serves a range of clients including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and various asset-management programs through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm’s approach involves assessing client information and risk tolerance to match clients with program models or discretionary managers, utilizing both proprietary and third-party solutions.

Julian Gessa is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and nine years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo since 2013 and has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of a pet grooming business in Brick, New Jersey, where he assists on weekends. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm providing investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions, utilizing research and analytics from its investment institute alongside third-party data.

Steven Dimino Jr. is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Red Bank, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at RBC Capital Markets since 2013 and also has experience with City National Bank from 2021 to the present. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various wrap fee advisory programs and customizes investment strategies based on clients’ risk profiles, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers.

David Lo is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Equitable Advisors and its predecessor Axa Advisors since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with various outside insurance carriers and Zenith Marketing. Equitable Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and other institutional clients, providing financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset-management programs primarily through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm relies on third-party program sponsors and endorsed TAMPs for most advisory models and offers a range of investment products, including mutual funds, ETFs, separately managed accounts, and select alternative investments.

George Masefield is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Equitable Advisors since 2005, following prior work with Axa Advisors, LLC. Equitable Advisors serves a range of clients including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset management programs through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives, utilizing both proprietary and third-party solutions.

John Glusko is a Wealth Management Senior Relationship Manager at Fidelity Investments. In this role, he serves as the primary point of contact for clients, handling daily service needs such as opening new accounts, processing money movement requests, and establishing trusts. He aims to develop professional and personal relationships with his clients’ families to ensure they fully utilize the services offered by Fidelity Private Wealth Management. John has been with Fidelity Investments since 2005, holding various positions including Sr Relationship Manager, Branch Service Manager, Regional Operations Consultant, and Financial Representative. Prior to joining Fidelity, he worked as a Trading Desk Representative at Charles Schwab from 2000 to 2005.