William Smalls is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Edison, NJ, holding Series 65 and Series 63 registrations and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies in 2025, he worked with NYLife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of financial services, he serves as president of the Deacon's Union and Women's Auxiliary of Monmouth and Adjacent Counties, a local Christian education organization. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients through a broad network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, managing a significant portion of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Keith Balla is a financial advisor at Cetera Planning Partners with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked with Avantax Advisory Services and 1st Global Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the Mayor of the Borough of Watchung and is president of a general construction contracting firm. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, particularly pre-retirees and retirees, offering investment management, comprehensive financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement advice. The firm’s investment approach centers on diversified allocations using mutual funds and ETFs tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, supported by ancillary services including tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate planning.

Christopher Risko is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at various firms including Signature Realty and Quest Capital Strategies. His outside activities include managing sales agents and placing life and health insurance products affiliated with Transamerica. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment models with both discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Michael Bokach is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Agia and 1Force before joining Valic Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Agia as an insurance agent focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm utilizes discretionary unified managed accounts via Envestnet’s platform and offers portfolio management and financial planning through a large network of advisors.

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 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021, Mulberry Lane Advisors since 2016, and Independent Financial Solutions since 2015. Falisi is also involved in managing and training agents in the sale of life insurance and annuities and develops personalized Social Security claiming strategies through his other business activities. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of portfolio management options utilizing model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, interval funds, and individual securities, supported by multiple program platforms and third-party technology.

Rodger Guerra is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Bridgewater, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 27 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Cetera Advisors LLC and his own firm, Guerra Financial Services. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a basketball referee for high school games in Burlington and Camden Counties, NJ. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through multiple managed account programs and financial planning. The firm employs a mix of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and utilizes model-based allocations grounded in asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory, with certain legacy programs employing trading and tactical strategies.

Dylan Pardo is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group and holds a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience, with prior roles at firms including Equitable Advisors, Pendry Natirar, and LPL Financial. Outside of finance, he has experience working at Mastercard and in the hospitality sector. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as retail brokerage clients. The firm emphasizes point-in-time financial plans and managed account solutions delivered through an integrated model connected to Empower’s administrative platforms.

Anubhav Bhatyal is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior experience with Bank of America, Merrill, ICICI Bank, Ernst & Young LLP, and IL&FS Financial Services. Citizens Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, providing investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm offers a digital advisory program utilizing ETF-based portfolios and a managed account program, operating as a broker-dealer and insurance agency under the ownership of Citizens Bank, N.A.

Peter Floersch is a financial advisor at Cetera Planning Partners with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Avantax Advisory Services and O'Connor, Davies LLP, where he served as an audit partner. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as an audit partner at PKF O'Connor Davies LLP, performing attest services for firm clients. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees by offering investment management, comprehensive financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement-related advice. The firm also provides additional services such as tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate-planning solutions through third-party providers, integrating diversified investment strategies with a formal planning process.

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 27 years of experience, currently serving as an advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC. He has worked with Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and Hornor, Townsend & Kent since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, Patel is involved in multi-line insurance brokerage activities, including investment-related life, health, and annuity sales. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both advisory and broker-dealer services, managing significant discretionary and non-discretionary assets while employing a network of third-party asset managers under a comprehensive supervisory framework.

Gregory Muscavage is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with 36 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at GWN Securities since 2018, following prior roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, Muscavage is an independent insurance agent specializing in dental and group disability income, disability, fixed annuities, life/accident/health, and long-term care insurance. GWN Securities provides investment advisory services to individual and corporate clients through multiple managed account programs and financial planning offerings. The firm employs a mix of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and uses model-based portfolio allocations, including tactical market-timing and momentum strategies in certain legacy programs.

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.

Robert Rooyakkers is a CFA® charterholder with 29 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Empower Advisory Group and has held roles at GWFS Equities, Inc., Prudential Investment Management Services, Prudential Insurance Company of America, and PRUCO Securities, LLC. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as select IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm delivers integrated services connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups approved by plan sponsors.

Marcia Paltenstein is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience. She currently works at Cerity Partners LLC and was previously with Round Table Services, LLC for 19 years. Marcia holds securities licenses including Series 63 and Series 65. She has a financial interest in a private investment business, P Shares LLC. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166 billion in assets as of December 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services and employs a client-specific investment approach combining quantitative screening, manager selection, and access to private market solutions.

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.

John Shall is a financial advisor with Cetera Planning Partners who holds a Series 63 designation and has 27 years of industry experience. Before joining Cetera Planning Partners, he worked at Avantax Advisory Services and 1st Global Advisors, among other firms. He serves as treasurer of the Staten Island Political Alliance and is a member of the executive committee for the North Shore Long Island Jewish Health Care System Board of Trustees. He is also chairman of the board of trustees at Staten Island University Hospital. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, with a focus on pre-retirees and retirees. The firm provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning services, emphasizing diversified allocations through mutual funds and ETFs tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Keith Woetzel is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise and in academic roles at the University at Buffalo and Lehigh University. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio solution that uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and invests via approved model strategies with annual rebalancing.

Roshanna Richardson is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, Prudential Insurance Company of America, and TD Bank. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs along with brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides a digital advisory program featuring ETF-based portfolios managed by proprietary algorithms, as well as a Managed Account program, operating as both a broker-dealer and insurance agency.