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.

Diana Longo is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Integrity Alliance, LLC. She has worked at Solomon Wealth Solutions, LLC, Next Financial Group, Inc., and Solomon Financial LLC, among other firms. Outside of her advisory role, she owns Innovative Divorce Services, LLC, where she provides divorce financial analysis and serves as a mediator in alternative dispute resolution. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of 164 independent advisors. The firm offers a range of investment management and consulting services, utilizing both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios across multiple custodial platforms.

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.

Maribel Perez is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Rockaway, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. She has worked at Principal Securities Inc. since 2016 and Principal Life Insurance Company since 1997. Outside of finance, she is the owner and photographer of a registered non-compensated photography business, Sunkissed Photos by Maribel, and is a founder of the nonprofit SWAG Network Group. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

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.

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 at Kestra Advisory with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Kestra Advisory since 2020, following an 11-year tenure at Chadwick Wealth Management, LLC. In addition, he has operated Neil Westerduin CPA LLC since 1989. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad mix of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a diverse client base that includes large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Kenneth Glick is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has a background that includes positions at Janney Montgomery Scott, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup Global Markets. He is based in Saddle Brook, NJ. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering a wide range of investment programs and advisory services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios. The firm provides both discretionary and non-discretionary management and maintains custody of client assets as a qualified custodian.

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 with CWM, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Carson Wealth, Taylor Financial, Royal Alliance, Bank of America, Merrill, and Monumental Sports and Entertainment. Outside of advisory work, he has been involved in residential property flipping. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a nationwide network of over 600 advisors. The firm employs discretionary management using model portfolios overseen by an Investment Committee and integrates fundamental and technical analysis, third-party sub-advisors, and customization tools.

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 roles include positions at StoneX Financial Inc., Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Ameriprise, and Burklow & Rotella, LLC. He also serves as a consultant for knowledge-on-demand firms Alphasights and Dialectia, providing insights on advisory services. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account solutions.

Margot Tubul is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at KeyBank and JPMorgan Securities LLC. Key Investment Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides portfolio management and model-based advisory products to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and institutional clients through a network of financial professionals. The firm uses a multi-provider model and offers various wrap programs with custodial and trade execution services, integrating with KeyCorp affiliates for additional financial services.

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.

Salvatore Leone is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and possessing 22 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Morgan Stanley and E*TRADE Capital Management. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a director at Apex Petrochemical, Inc. and is a board member of Saker Energy Systems Incorporated, both in the energy sector. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients. The firm employs a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation using affiliated and third-party sub-managers, with custodial and advisory platforms provided by Pershing and Envestnet.

Craig Castner is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at firms including Cetera Advisor Networks, Woodbury Financial Services, LPL Financial, and American Funds. Castner is also the founder of Actuarial Retirement Services LLC, which provides 401(k) plan administration for small business owners. He is affiliated with Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and investment advisory programs to individuals, charitable organizations, and corporate clients.

Pramvera Ruiz is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Montvale, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 21 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for 14 years before joining Janney Montgomery Scott in 2023. Outside of advising, she is a co-owner of a rental property in Fair Lawn, NJ. Janney Montgomery Scott 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, and institutional clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and multiple advisory programs.

Evan Heller is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with Park Avenue Securities since 2015 and Guardian Life Insurance since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales beyond Guardian products. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary models, third-party managers, and digital advice platforms, managing approximately $15 billion in assets with a broad network of advisors.

Frank Loscalzo is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 38 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life, having worked at Guardian Life since 1991. Outside of his advisory role, he participates in the Williams College Annual Alumni Fund campaign. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary models and a hybrid digital advisory solution.