Grace Pellegrino is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Jaffe Tilchin Investment Partners, LLC from 2023 to 2026. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan design and compliance testing, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving clients such as sovereign wealth funds and large institutional investors.

Dylan Roche is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Elmsford, NY, where he has worked for nine years. He is also involved with B2BGateway.net and engages in audiobook narration and co-hosting a fiction short story podcast through his role at Vagrant Pages. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and corporations, offering services such as financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting. The firm operates through multiple program structures and predominantly provides non-discretionary, recommendation-based advice.

James Rie is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Manning & Napier Investor Services and Valic Financial Advisors. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners by providing managed and advisory investment services focused on asset allocation, contribution guidance, and retirement planning. The firm’s approach leverages Morningstar Investment Management’s proprietary software and model portfolios to support both discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies.

Jared Marzocco is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently associated with CWM, LLC. His work history includes roles at Carson Wealth, Cetera Advisor Networks, and Taylor Financial Group, LLC. He is also licensed to sell fixed insurance products including life and health insurance. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, high-net-worth families, institutions, and corporations through a large network of advisors. The firm manages portfolios on a discretionary basis using model portfolios overseen by an internal Investment Committee and offers a range of services including financial planning, sub-advisory, and retirement plan management.

Eric Abramson is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Paramus, NJ, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors since 1999 and has worked concurrently with Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since 1993. Abramson serves as vice president of the Greater New Jersey Estate Planning Council, is involved in a management partnership arranging speaking engagements on non-financial topics, owns thoroughbred racehorses, and sits on the Board of Trustees for the CarePlus NJ Foundation. Primerica Advisors operates as part of Park Avenue Securities LLC, offering brokerage and advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, charities, and corporations. The firm provides a variety of investment programs, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Dennis Amico is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory Services, LLC with 55 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Kestra since 2006, currently serving as an Investment Advisor Representative. Outside of Kestra, he is president of Dancole Associates, an insurance company, and provides investment advisory and estate planning services through Wealth Preservation Solutions, LLC. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm provides services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, compliance testing, and employee education, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management within a broad supervisory framework.

Clara Humphrey is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower in 2024, she worked at Equitable Advisors and TD Bank. Outside of her advisory role, she has performed clerical and ministerial duties with a financial advisor group. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles.

James Forsythe is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Fahnestock & Co. Inc. since 2003. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides advisory and brokerage services with an investment approach that includes strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and a variety of investment vehicles tailored to client objectives.

John Occhipinti is a CFP® and ChFC® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Burklow & Rotella, LLC and Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. He serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors for North Jersey Friends of NRA, a nonprofit focused on firearm education and safety for youth. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm provides investment advisory, financial planning, pension consulting, and managed account services to individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a variety of portfolio management programs and third-party manager selections.

Peter Contini is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 35 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA since 1990 and with TIAA-CREF since 2001. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with prior relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides a fiduciary standard for its advisory services and operates within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds and donor-advised fund management.

Anju Sharma is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2021, following nine years at Primerica Advisors. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in health and life insurance services and serves as a co-trustee for estate assets. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial and business consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary model portfolios, third-party managers, and digital advice platforms.

Todd Rashkin is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Yonkers, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Equitable Advisors, Axa Advisors, and Cetera Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of Contemporary Employee Plans, Inc., a company specializing in group medical and employee benefits plans. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through a large network of advisors. The firm offers discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios across various investment strategies.

Michael Amato is a CFP® professional with 35 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Rockefeller Financial LLC. He has held roles at Rockefeller Capital Management and Stifel, among others. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, while operating as a registered broker-dealer with a consolidated investment platform delivering a range of portfolio solutions across equities, fixed income, and alternatives.

Louis Orazio II is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2017, following a one-year tenure at National Planning Corporation. Orazio is also the author of the book *Strength in Numbers*. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and a variety of investment options.

Steven Swistak is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, Ameriprise, and RiverSource Distributors Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in Swistak Strength and Conditioning LLC, a fitness-related business. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial and business consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports discretionary and non-discretionary account management across diverse investment products.

John Gustafson is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services since 2016 and also operates Gustafson Wealth Management as an owner. His background includes a long tenure at Fusion Financial Group beginning in 2003. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, investment advice, and pooled plan solutions, with a platform supporting discretionary trading and third-party managed solutions.

Jeffrey Benowitz is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with over 32 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has been affiliated with Park Avenue Securities, WJB Financial Services, and Guardian Life since the mid-1990s. He is also involved in insurance activities outside of Guardian, including life and disability insurance from other companies. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a subsidiary of Guardian Life, provides brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships, including a hybrid digital advisory solution and tailored services.

John Paul Saitta is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 14 years of industry experience and has been affiliated with New York Life and its related entities since 2010. He also owns and operates insurance brokering businesses including Thrive Financial Services & Insurance Solutions, LLC and Concierge Insurance Services. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse group of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers tailored advice through multiple program types, focusing primarily on non-discretionary asset management and working within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Danny Arroyave is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work experience includes positions at Merrill, Bank of America, American Express, and several other organizations. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with pre-existing employer retirement plan relationships. The firm offers both point-in-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management through model and customized portfolios.

Kelley Trilling is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Steward Partners in 2024, Trilling worked at Burklow & Rotella, LLC and Ameriprise. Outside of advisory work, Trilling is involved in fiduciary activities serving in roles such as trustee and executor. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is a national SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individual and institutional clients, providing a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account services through both proprietary and third-party solutions.