Karin Feldstein is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life), based in Saddle Brook, NJ. She has 13 years of industry experience, including roles at New York Life Insurance Co and Nylife Securities LLC. Feldstein operates Persevere Wealth Strategies LLC, which sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base of individual and institutional investors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis through a network of affiliated adviser representatives.

Edgar Pino is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management in Clifton, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation with eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at PNC Bank, MML Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance, and TD Ameritrade. From 2020 to 2022, he was also involved with Vitamins 4 Troops, a nonprofit organization. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an online discretionary model account offered as an employee-only pilot. The firm’s approach involves algorithm-based risk assessment and uses mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing, delegating portfolio implementation and proxy voting to third-party strategists.

Greg Schultheis is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with CWM, LLC and has previously worked at firms including Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, The Ayco Company, L.P., and Park Avenue Securities, LLC. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $50.6 billion through a network of more than 650 advisors. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and tailored investment solutions supported by an Investment Committee and a range of custodial and technology partnerships.

David Fuchs is a CFP® with 9 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at CWM, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Advisors Capital Management, BNY Mellon Securities Corporation, AXA Distributors, and Carson Wealth. Outside of his advisory work, he assists at Nissim Tutoring Services by helping create CFP exam lesson plans and strategies. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $50.6 billion through a network of over 650 advisors. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing model portfolios constructed by an Investment Committee and providing tailored investment solutions.

Peter Gordinier is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked previously at Raymond James Financial Services, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Citigroup Global Markets. He is also involved with Ramapo Wealth Advisors as an independent contractor. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account services.

Donald Strangfeld is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Montvale, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 1996. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as co-chair of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Board. Janney Montgomery Scott manages approximately $110 billion in client assets and serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Elozor Preil is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 23 years of industry experience, including roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance. He also served at Yeshiva University for 20 years. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with a wealth advisory group focused on long-term care and term life insurance. Guardian Life, through its subsidiary Park Avenue® Wealth Management, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of financial planning and consulting services, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies, and provides access to insurance products and alternative investments.

Daniel Hankinson is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Eagle Strategies and NYLIFE Securities, LLC since 2020, as well as New York Life Insurance Company since 2019. Outside of his advisory role, Hankinson serves as a director of the West Milford Chamber of Commerce and volunteers as a head coach for a local travel basketball team. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a range of program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client and plan sponsor objectives, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

James Apostolico is a CFP® and ChFC® with 38 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Integrity Alliance, LLC and has previously worked at Lion Street Financial, The Leaders Group Inc, and Integrated Financial Planning. Outside of advisory services, he owns The IFP Group, Inc, which provides life, fixed annuity, and health insurance products. Integrity Alliance, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of 164 independent advisers. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a variety of investment strategies and platforms.

Victor Cepeda is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC in Ramsey, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Allstate Insurance Co for 15 years before joining TD Bank N.A. and TD Private Client Wealth LLC in 2023. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail clients, offering portfolio management, access to various investment vehicles, and financial planning support through a combination of affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Eldridge Hawkins is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) holding a Series 66 license and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies, he worked at New York Life and Equitable Advisors. He is also the sole owner and CEO of Black Belt Security & Investigations, LLC, a security guard business. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services primarily through non-discretionary asset management within the New York Life affiliate structure.

Nicholas Smerina is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2008. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, providing a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs and offers specialized solutions for high-net-worth clients alongside its institutional-scale operations.

Anthony Roselli is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and E*TRADE Capital Management. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals often connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management through model and customized portfolios.

James Burr is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment in Wayne, NJ, holding a Series 66 credential and 15 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, Burr operates as a tutor through several independent tutoring ventures. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans, with a particular focus on educators and participants in 403(b) and 457(b) programs. The firm provides financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team and a multi-layered advisory network.

Justin Cerritelli is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, Provident Bank, and LPL Financial. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from affiliated and third-party managers, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and custody services.

Robert C. Kievit is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and possessing 43 years of industry experience. He has worked with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 2016, with prior experience at International Planning Alliance, LLC. He also provides occasional training on practice management and macro-economic planning, including the use of the Living Balance Sheet system, to agencies and agents. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and provides a range of financial planning and consulting solutions tailored to client needs.

Veton Kaba is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Edelman Financial Engines, UBS Financial Services Inc., 1st Global Capital Corp., 1st Global Advisors, Inc., and Headquarters Advisory Group, LLC. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that includes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets.

Jay Day Jr. is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for 14 years before joining Janney in 2023. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Gary Herz is a CFP® professional affiliated with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked at GYL Financial Synergies for three years and spent 24 years at Wechter Feldman Wealth Management, Inc. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to private funds. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Charles Cernosia is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license, with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Farther since 2026 and previously was employed at Summit Financial, LLC and HSBC. Farther provides discretionary investment management and related advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates via a web and mobile platform and in-person meetings. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and employs proprietary model portfolios with algorithmic rebalancing, focusing on exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, individual equities, and fixed income.