Lucas Toglia is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Goldman Sachs and Pfizer. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies implemented through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and operates with large institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Gregory Napolitano is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and also serves as Managing Partner at Strategic Alliance Partners, where he recruits, trains, and develops fixed insurance brokers and agents. Additionally, he is president of Independent Financial Solutions, a fixed insurance and health insurance business. Ameritas Advisory Services provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers various asset management and consulting services through multiple program platforms and utilizes both proprietary and third-party model portfolios.

Brandon Riso is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments and self-employment engagements. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns through proprietary and third-party methodologies and integrates its services with Empower’s administrative and recordkeeping platforms.

William Wolf is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 34 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Merrill for 12 years before joining Hightower Securities, LLC, where he has been since 2014. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting with access to proprietary research and a variety of investment vehicles.

Giorgio Caputo is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. based in Summit, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at JOHCM (USA) Inc., Foreside Financial Services, LLC, and JOHCM Funds Distributors, LLC. He is also a Senior Portfolio Manager at Gideon, where he manages client portfolios and contributes market updates. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutional investors. The firm focuses on investment supervisory services and portfolio management, utilizing fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to construct diversified portfolios, often managed through sub-advisors and program platforms.

Daryl Gaskin is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 22 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Morgan Stanley, E*TRADE, TD Ameritrade, and Axa Advisors. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional and corporate clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and maintains a primarily non-discretionary asset base.

Paul Holman is a financial advisor with over 13 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and has worked at firms including LPL Financial and First Republic Investment Management. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach using both passive and active managers, supported by an internal Investment Committee.

Andrew Meinbresse is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Berkeley Heights, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2014 and has also been affiliated with Agia since 2022, where he acts as an agent for non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models and various overlay options for portfolio management.

William Blanche is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment in Cranford, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Lincoln Investment Planning Inc since 2008. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise advisory and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, consultant-led portfolio management, and model portfolios supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team, while maintaining both advisor-led and discretionary client relationships.

Shawn Hooper is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. He has 37 years of industry experience, including roles at New York Life and Nylife Securities Inc. since the late 1980s. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis for individual and institutional clients.

James Rohmann is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill for nine years. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, through a network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm provides portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and access to various managed account solutions, operating as a fiduciary under written agreements.

Gamaliel Michaud is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2010 and is currently an agent with Agia. Michaud serves as Managing Director for the National Association of Minority Financial Advisors, where he participates in networking and conference organization for minority financial professionals. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models and a variety of investment options.

Michele Lee is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 31 years of industry experience. She has previously worked at firms including Avantax and 1st Global Advisors. In addition to her advisory role, Lee serves as the elected mayor of High Bridge Borough, New Jersey. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charities, and corporations. The firm offers investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement plan consulting, employing a range of strategies supported by proprietary and third-party managers.

Robin Li is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2017 with a break from 2024 to 2025, and concurrently has been employed at Indeed, Inc. since 2019 as a Product Manager. His other business activities include the sale of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a mix of advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party investment models, serving clients through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

George O. Shaughnessy is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth and affiliated entities since 2017, including prior roles at Reilly Financial Group and F and G Insurance Agency. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a range of advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm supports affiliated advisors with operations, trading, technology, compliance, and investment management, offering discretionary and customized portfolio solutions.

Wei Wu is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2013 and has been associated with Kistler Tiffany Benefits since 2015. Outside of advising, he is involved in the sale of insurance products and manages a personal rental property. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers a range of advisory and broker-dealer services, featuring proprietary and third-party model portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

James Scroggs is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at TD Ameritrade, Edward Jones, Citigroup Global Markets, Truist Investment Services, and Merrill. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both one-time financial planning and ongoing managed account services, utilizing model and customized portfolios, and acts as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Michelle Harlan is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Edison, NJ. She holds a Series 66 designation and has five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies, she worked at firms including LPL Enterprise, Prudential Insurance Company of America, MassMutual, and Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank. Outside of her advisory work, she volunteers as a coach and volunteer for Timothy Christian School athletics and participates in community organizations such as the Boys Scouts of America and the North Plainfield Business Association. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with the majority of its regulatory assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Sean Townley is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently with Empower Advisory Group. His prior roles include positions at Eagle Strategies (NY Life), New York Life Insurance Company, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s approach integrates proprietary and third-party planning methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates, delivered within a large-scale platform tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative services.

Michael Giasi is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience. He is currently with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and has previously worked at RiskSpan and Samuel A. Ramirez & Co., Inc. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and emphasizes fiduciary responsibilities, particularly in its substantial non-discretionary asset management.