Geeta Brana is a financial advisor with OSAIC, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. She has worked at Royal Alliance since 2017 and previously at Citigroup Global Markets from 2003 to 2009. Outside of her advisory role, she is the founder of WHEEL, a nonprofit social networking group aimed at empowering and educating women. OSAIC Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, charities, and corporate clients through a multi-advisor platform offering brokerage and advisory services. The firm utilizes a model-based investment approach emphasizing asset allocation and portfolio optimization, supported by a complex affiliate network and multiple custodial arrangements.

Joseph Tenpenny is a CFP® and ChFC® with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. since 2012, following four years at Merrill. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to plan sponsors, corporations, endowments, and other institutional clients through a select group of Wealth Advisors. The firm’s non-discretionary advisory program focuses on written asset allocation advice, investment manager and fund searches, and customized performance reporting, supported by a centralized due diligence process.

Ira Krulik is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Osaic Wealth Inc. He has previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Additionally, he operates IJK CFP LLC, a tax and investment-related business. Osaic Wealth serves a diverse client base including retail investors, retirement plan sponsors, charities, and corporate clients through a multi-advisor platform offering brokerage and advisory services. The firm emphasizes model-based asset allocation and portfolio optimization, supporting various investment strategies and programs across affiliated broker-dealer and RIA relationships.

Leslie Curran is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 10 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cetera in 2024, Leslie worked at Newbridge Financial Services Group, LPL Financial, Regal Advisory Services, and Buckman Buckman and Reid. Outside of advisory work, Leslie serves as vice president of a networking group based in Charlotte, NC. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional accounts. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party managers through a multi-manager platform with a range of investment program options.

Robert Blundon is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 22 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Janney Montgomery Scott, Bank of America, and Merrill. He is also active as an insurance broker, working with life insurance and fixed annuities. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm provides ongoing financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, using collaborative annual engagements that analyze client goals with firm-approved software tools.

Geoffrey Schroeder is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 45 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked previously at Citigroup Global Markets before joining Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in 2009 and Morgan Stanley Private Bank in 2015. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves individuals and institutional clients with a wide range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and modeling techniques. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers both direct planning services and employer-sponsored financial planning arrangements.

Vernon Paulson is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Wall, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 54 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors since 1999, including its prior iteration as Axa Advisors, Llc. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse 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, utilizing proprietary and third-party managed solutions without sponsoring its own wrap fee program.

Courtney Hogan serves as a Resident Director at Merrill, where she specializes in personalized wealth management strategies. Since beginning her career at Merrill in 2001, Courtney has gained extensive experience working with families, businesses, executives, and retirees. Her approach emphasizes guidance, communication, and service, integrating education and investment insights to support clients' financial goals. She collaborates with a team known as The Pearlman Group, which adopts a comprehensive family office model and works closely with clients' CPAs and attorneys to develop tailored strategies for retirement planning, wealth transfer and preservation, special needs planning, and liability management. Courtney focuses particularly on Corporate Executive Services, Family Wealth Management Strategies, and Women and Wealth. She holds a Bachelor's Degree from the Pennsylvania State University System and has earned professional designations including Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). In addition to her professional responsibilities, Courtney participates in various community organizations such as Clean Ocean Action, Girl Scouts, Point Pleasant Youth Football and Cheer, and Save Barnegat Bay. Her personal interests include boating, running, and soccer.

Khawaja Tariq is a Senior Vice President and Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., where he has served since 2012. Bringing extensive experience in investment management, he started his career at The Northern Trust Company in 1998 and later worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney before joining Merrill. His areas of expertise include family wealth management strategies, personal retirement planning, philanthropic planning, socially responsible and ESG investing, and tax minimization. He holds a Bachelor's degree from DePaul University and maintains several professional designations, including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®), CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). In addition, he holds FINRA Series 7, 63, and 65 registrations. Fluent in Hindi, Gujarati, Urdu, and English, Mr. Tariq is committed to building strong client relationships and delivering personalized wealth management strategies tailored to individual goals. Outside of his professional activities, Khawaja Tariq is involved with the Muslim Community Center of Chicago and the Village of Morton Grove. His personal interests include golfing, tennis, and traveling.

John Alberti is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior roles include positions at AXA Advisors, DB USA Core Corporation, and Deutsche Bank Securities. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and various asset-management programs, leveraging third-party asset managers and advisory platforms alongside its own service network.

Nicholas Joyce is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with J.P. Morgan Securities since 2012, also working with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. since 2011. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to plan sponsors, corporations, endowments, and other institutional clients. The firm focuses on written asset allocation advice, investment manager and fund searches, and customized performance reporting, supported by centralized due diligence combining quantitative and qualitative research.

Eileen Russo is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in Shrewsbury, NJ, with 31 years of industry experience. She has held positions at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley since 2017, and previously worked at Credit Suisse Securities for ten years. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and models, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.

Mitchell Ross is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with UBS since 2012. UBS Financial Services Inc. offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individual, corporate, and institutional clients, utilizing proprietary research and model-based asset allocations. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management, providing a broad range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and access to capital markets.

Ricardo Dager is a financial advisor at Mass Mutual Investors Services with Series 66 credentials and two years of industry experience. His background includes roles at MassMutual Life Insurance Company and teaching positions at The College of New Jersey and Glen Rock High School. MassMutual 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 financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, using firm-approved software and a collaborative planning process.

Myles Shapiro is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Citigroup Global Markets, Santander Bank, and JPMorgan Chase Bank before joining J.P. Morgan Securities. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to plan sponsors, corporations, endowments, and other institutional clients through a program focused on written asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting. The advisory process incorporates centralized due diligence and may include ESG considerations, with clients retaining final decision-making authority.

Robert Mcneill is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Tinton Falls, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and with 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors and its predecessor, AXA Advisors, LLC, since 1999. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in Jersey Boys Realty, LLC, involved in residential real estate investments. Equitable Advisors serves individuals across a range of wealth levels, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and other institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset management through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives, utilizing a variety of third-party program sponsors and advisory models.

Jeffrey Van Demark is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Global Markets. He has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016. 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 through more than 14,000 advisors and utilizes research and analytics grounded in diversification principles and modern portfolio theory.

Michael Barrett is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise, holding a Series 66 designation and approximately one year of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Enterprise in 2025, he worked in various roles at The Home Depot from 2019 to 2023 and has experience in education at Ocean County College and KEAN University, as well as Lacey Township High School. Outside of advising, he maintains employment with The Home Depot and is involved as a financial professional in a non-variable insurance agency. LPL Enterprise provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and corporate and charitable entities. The firm employs a model-driven investment approach, utilizing portfolios developed by internal and third-party strategists, and offers financial planning, access to third-party asset managers, and insurance product sales through affiliated entities.

Phyllis Caputo is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 20 years of industry experience. She has been with Primerica since 2006 and is also involved with Jersey Strong and IEEE, Inc. Outside of advisory work, she receives compensation related to sales of loan products and referrals for home security and automation services through affiliated entities. Primerica Advisors sponsors and manages a wrap-fee asset management program serving primarily individual investors as well as corporate and charitable clients. The firm operates at scale with nearly 3,700 advisors and manages approximately $15.5 billion in assets, delivering advisory services largely through model-based investment strategies and discretionary separately managed accounts.

Michael Sosa is a financial advisor at Cetera with 35 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been affiliated with Cetera and its related entities since 2016. He is the owner of Premier Financial Investment Group, a financial services and tax business he has operated since 2004. Outside of advising, Sosa serves as chairman of the investment committee for Felician Sisters School for Exceptional Children, a nonprofit organization. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers a variety of portfolio management and financial planning services through a multi-manager platform that provides access to both affiliated and third-party money managers.