James Sonneborn is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with Corient, where he has worked since 2022, following a 17-year tenure at RegentAtlantic. His background includes roles at Corient Services LLC and CIPW Service Company, LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and uses risk management tools and stress testing to align portfolios with client objectives.

Vincent Egan is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Benjamin F. Edwards since 2013. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and employs a mix of firm-developed and third-party model strategies, with oversight from an Investment Strategy Committee.

Kenneth Alter is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked extensively with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he operates Planning Alliance Consulting LLC, providing fee-based consulting for businesses and estates. Park Avenue Securities LLC, doing business as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a registered broker-dealer and investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a range of advisory programs, combining proprietary and third-party investment strategies.

Johnny Covello Jr. is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and bringing nine years of industry experience. He has worked previously at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied and Northwestern Mutual in both investment services and life insurance roles. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base, including individual investors ranging from non-high-net-worth to high-net-worth, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management supported by specialized programs and access to alternative investments, leveraging a broad ecosystem within Goldman Sachs for research, implementation, and client service.

Jeffrey Varisco is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following a 23-year tenure at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and offers tailored services such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large integrated financial group.

Greg Orlikoff is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Montvale, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 20 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at PNC Investments LLC and PNC Bank, spanning over a decade. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account for employees. The firm utilizes algorithm-driven risk assessment and implements investments via mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Alex Coriddi is a financial advisor at Corient with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Corient since 2022, as well as at RegentAtlantic from 2014 to 2023. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that incorporates both in-house strategies and third-party managers, with ongoing portfolio monitoring and risk management.

Sandra O'gorman is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 31 years of industry experience. She has held positions at Mercer Allied Company, L.P. and The Ayco Company prior to joining Goldman Sachs in 2021. Sandra holds a Series 63 designation. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a wide range of clients including individual investors, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs, leveraging strategic allocation models and proprietary research to tailor solutions to client objectives.

Brianna Schneider is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. She has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2016, following a brief tenure at Starbucks. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes strategic and tactical allocation models supported by multiple specialized groups and offers a wide range of advisory platforms and tools integrated within the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Jason Leonard is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Saddle Brook, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 26 years of industry experience, including long-term tenure at New York Life Insurance Company since 2000. Outside his advisory role, he owns a custom clothing business and creates motivational content shared on social media platforms. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Shiv Raizada is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His work history includes roles at Goldman Sachs Ayco and Advantage xPO onsite Ayco, as well as a prior business, Raizada Fuel. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm combines centralized investment resources with a range of tailored offerings, leveraging integrated capabilities across affiliated entities.

Alexandra Tasev is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs, Shenkman Capital Management, and Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individual, high-net-worth, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm leverages centralized investment resources and affiliated teams to deliver tailored wealth management solutions and operates within a large integrated financial group offering a broad range of financial products and services.

Gerard Valenti is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cetera, Kearny Bank, and Investors Bank. He is also involved in banking activities with NVE Bank, a subsidiary of ION Bank. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. serves individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients by offering customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments. The firm operates a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with a focus on delegation to investment adviser representatives and maintains a sizable non-discretionary asset base.

Prakriti Chadha is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 18 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Fidelity and Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2022. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected through TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and other small entities. The firm separates planning services from ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund, operating within a vertically integrated group using affiliated funds.

Matthew Defelice is a CFP® with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment advisor representative at Kestra Advisory. He has been with Kestra since 2012, holding multiple roles including financial advisor and insurance agent, specializing in life, disability, and long-term care insurance. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Preferred Pensions, LLC as a member. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of clients including plan sponsors and institutional investors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education, and manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets under management.

Jayavardhan Kota is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Kestra Advisory since 2016. He has been involved with Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2013. His responsibilities include data entry, performance measurement, financial planning, investment selection, due diligence, and monitoring. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party managed solutions.

Eli Moallem is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors in Montvale, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at GWM Advisors LLC, Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. Outside of his advisory work, Moallem has been involved in political campaign management and local candidate recommendations in New Jersey. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning and consulting.

Jillian Torluccio is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, JPMorgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley, and Cetera Financial Group. Her current roles at Principal include positions at both Principal Financial Services and Principal Life Insurance Company. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Mordechai Meisels is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in New City, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance since 2009. Additionally, he is involved with Wealth Advisory Group LLC, which solicits non-Guardian insurance products. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and provides account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised fund options.

Chang Lee is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Saddlebrook, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Eagle Strategies since 2022 and is the owner of Opes One Financial Strategies LLC, where he brokers non-registered insurance products and sells New York Life products. Additionally, he provides AI tutoring and education focused on literacy and productivity tools for students and professionals. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers tailored advice through multiple program types and manages most of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.