Christopher Shea is a CFA® charterholder with 30 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC, where he has worked since 2026. Prior to that, he spent over two decades at UBS Financial Services and UBS Asset Management. 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 provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, while also operating as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking services.

Joseph Edmondson is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors holding a Series 66 credential and 19 years of industry experience. He previously worked at CMG Financial Planning, Ltd. for 11 years and Equitable Advisors for 17 years, with overlapping tenure at Axa Advisors, LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients, including pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm’s advisory approach focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with offerings that include discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Matthew Walker is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Saddle Brook, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at NYLIFE Securities, New York Life Insurance Company, Massmutual, and Northwestern Mutual. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and plan sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations delivered through various program types, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Brian Dragotto is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, Bank of America, and Merrill. Outside of advising, he contributes articles for the International Planning Alliance. Brian is part of Park Avenue® Wealth Management, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, which serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with a combination of brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs featuring both proprietary and third-party investment models.

Daniel Trout is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 23 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Securities America Advisors Inc. and his own firm, Financial Principles, LLC, where he also conducts insurance sales. Outside of his advisory duties, Trout serves as president of the West Milford Youth Soccer Organization, overseeing local recreational soccer programs. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach incorporates manager selection, multi-manager solutions, and a range of investment vehicles supported by proprietary research and operational features.

Steven Arietta is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He previously worked at CMG Financial Planning Ltd and Equitable Advisors, with overlapping time at AXA Advisors, LLC. Arietta serves as a Reserve Deputy with the Rockland County Sheriff's Reserve, an all-volunteer force supporting full-time law enforcement. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm’s model emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles.

Matthew Stack is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Ramsey, NJ. He holds the CFP® designation and has five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Integrated Wealth Concepts in 2022, he worked at Evercore Group LLC and Modera Wealth Management, LLC. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs a long-term investment approach using customized portfolios of mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, and sponsors various wrap-fee and model-based programs.

Neil Westerduin is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Hawthorne, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation and 15 years of industry experience. His career includes 11 years at Chadwick Wealth Management, LLC, and he has operated Neil Westerduin CPA LLC since 1989. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors as well as institutional and individual clients. The firm offers a range of fiduciary and investment services, including plan design, compliance testing, and advisor-managed accounts, serving clients such as sovereign wealth funds and other large institutional investors.

Kenneth Glick is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Janney Montgomery Scott and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services such as investment management, consulting, retirement services, and financial planning, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation alongside various investment strategies.

Lorely Machin is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. She has been with the firm since 2003. Wells Fargo Investment Institute provides institutional research, manager due diligence, model portfolio construction, and asset-allocation guidance primarily to Wells Fargo wealth and fiduciary businesses and select external clients. The firm operates through specialized divisions that deliver equity and fixed-income analysis, long-term capital market assumptions, and model portfolio solutions without exercising investment discretion or holding client assets.

Dominique Vitalis is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with six years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior work includes roles at Carson Wealth, Taylor Financial, Royal Alliance, Bank of America, Merrill, Global Vision Group, Monumental Sports and Entertainment, and Georgetown University. Outside of his advisory work, he has been involved in flipping residential properties. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of more than 600 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory services, and retirement-plan solutions, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis using model portfolios governed by an in-house Investment Committee.

Anthony Pirro is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Scarsdale, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and over 14 years of industry experience. He also operates Anthony G. Pirro CPA PC, providing accounting and bookkeeping services since 2011. Pirro has been affiliated with Money Concepts Capital Corp since 2006 and has offered accounting and tax services through his own practice since 1981. Money Concepts Advisory Service (MCAS) serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a variety of managed programs and portfolio strategies, combining model portfolios, advisor-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers, using fundamental and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory.

Lawrence Borger is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory and holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. He has 22 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co and Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc. Outside of advisory work, he is the owner of a small real estate business. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts, serving approximately $79.8 billion in assets under management and maintaining relationships with large institutional investors including sovereign wealth funds.

Anthony Marotti is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC since 2020. Prior to this, he worked for 13 years at Berson & Corrado Investment Advisors, LLC. He is president of the Anthony Marotti Memorial Scholarship Foundation, which supports youth sports through scholarships and donations, and serves on the board of the Union College Fighting Dutchmen Gridiron Club, a booster organization for the college football team. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement plan advisory, using customized portfolios with a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income, and combines its enterprise scale with a broad selection of model and wrap-fee options.

James Sahagian is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC and also provides investment advisory and financial planning services through Ramapo Wealth Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in a family-owned Unishippers franchise, assisting with financial matters and general guidance. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering a range of portfolio management solutions alongside financial planning and consulting services.

Nicholas Capezzuto is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at StoneX Financial Inc., Ameriprise, and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Outside of advisory services, he acts as a consultant for knowledge-on-demand firms Alphasights and Dialectia, providing insights on advisory services to brokerage houses and banks. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through Steward Partners-branded solutions and third-party managers.

Margot Tubul is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. She has eight years of industry experience, including roles at JPMorgan Securities LLC and KeyBank. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through wrap-fee advisory programs, model portfolios, separately managed accounts, and other investment products. The firm emphasizes client direction in portfolio selection while providing non-binding recommendations and ongoing monitoring.

Jeremiah Buden is a CFP® and ChFC® with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Lincoln Investment and has previously worked at Agia and Valic Financial Advisors. He serves on the advisory committee for The Gotham Fund, a nonprofit endowment supporting the Gotham Knights Rugby Football Club. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan advice, model portfolios, and operates as both an SEC-registered RIA and a broker-dealer, managing a mix of in-house and third-party investment strategies.

Jennifer Levine is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles within school districts and Certified Financial Services. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm provides a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to sponsored advisory programs, utilizing a combination of in-house and third-party strategies supported by technology and centralized manager due diligence.

Bruce Laxer is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. since 1995. Outside of advisory work, he is a co-owner and trustee of R&G Enterprises, Inc. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and manages over $212 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad range of managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.