Sarah Equils is a CFP® professional affiliated with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. She has one year of industry experience and previously worked at Lighthouse Financial Advisors and multiple banking institutions. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm uses a combination of proprietary asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across various asset classes.

Timothy Burklow Sr. is a ChFC®-designated financial advisor with 35 years of industry experience. He is currently associated with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC and related Steward firms since 2024. Prior to this, he worked at Burklow & Rotella, LLC and Ameriprise. Outside of advising, he has been involved in managing the closure of two businesses. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients, providing a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account services.

Kathryn Dougherty is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with one year of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation. Prior to her current role, her work history includes positions at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and various other roles outside the financial sector. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises individual investors, corporate clients, executives, plan sponsors, and institutions, providing financial planning and portfolio management alongside specialized services such as Private Family Office and Executive Wealth programs. The firm employs strategic and tactical allocation models and offers clients a variety of platforms and fee arrangements, leveraging resources across the Goldman Sachs organization.

Paul De Sisto is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and previously worked at M&R Capital Management Inc for 12 years. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active managers, supported by an internal Investment Committee, and offers a range of financial planning, asset management, and retirement consulting services.

Daniel Guzzo is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation and Transamerica Retirement Solutions since 2015. Guzzo is also involved with the Taproot Foundation. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners, providing managed and non-discretionary advice through proprietary tools developed with Morningstar Investment Management. The firm operates at scale with a focus on asset allocation, contribution guidance, and retirement planning support.

Anthony Marino is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2016, with prior roles at Ameriprise, Private Advisor Group, LPL Financial, and RBC Capital Markets. Outside of his advisory work, Marino is involved in a music performance group as a guitar player. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment and consulting services, employing various portfolio management strategies on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Gregory Auerbach is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 17 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021 and previously worked at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied for 13 years. He holds a Series 66 designation. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services serves a diverse client base including individual investors, executives, corporate participants, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized programs, leveraging proprietary research, tactical allocation models, and integrated capabilities across Goldman Sachs affiliates.

Kenneth Furman is a financial advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Charles Schwab Bank SSB, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., and Fidelity Investments. Mariner serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm combines in-house research with third-party managers to implement customized portfolios and provides notable integrated tax and accounting services, including administrative CFO capabilities.

Sarah Melzer is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Madison, NJ, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and seven years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Bay Point Wealth and Raymond James & Associates. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a multi-manager approach emphasizing manager selection and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

Katie Clark is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment advisor representative at TLG Advisors, Inc. She has previously held roles at Simplicity Investments and Brian K Adams & Associates. In addition to her advisory work, she is an executive director and co-national sales manager at BKA Financial, LLC, where she is involved in advanced insurance planning and business operations. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutional investors. The firm uses fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to create diversified portfolios and offers both traditional portfolio management and a digital program called Starlight Portfolios.

Daniel Serrano Torres is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and Bankers Life in various advisory roles. 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. The firm’s advisory model separates one-time planning services from ongoing portfolio management and operates within a vertically integrated group that offers affiliated funds and donor-advised fund advisory services.

Jeuris Ramon Pena is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. He has prior experience with World Financial Group, Inc., ICON Parking, and City Winery. Outside of financial advising, Pena serves as an accounting manager for LVRN Records LLC, a music record label. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party investment models, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary assets.

Daniel Duca is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He previously worked at Altfest Personal Wealth Management for 13 years. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm employs a globally diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing a range of low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other investment vehicles, while also providing educational content and specialized client programs.

Joseph Yeager is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following 12 years at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, executives, institutional clients, and plan sponsors. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management along with specialized programs and uses strategic allocation models and both discretionary and non-discretionary implementations to tailor solutions to client objectives.

Mark Macdonald is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been involved with Advanced Wealth Preservation, LLC since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a college planning consulting business focused on college selection, admission, and preparation. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser providing fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional clients such as sovereign wealth funds, employing a variety of discretionary investment strategies and supporting a large advisor network.

Jerome Delsordo is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following 19 years at The AYCO Company, L.P. and its affiliates. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a broad client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management supported by specialized programs and access to alternative investments, leveraging integrated resources across the Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Michael Desaulnier is a CFP® with 24 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked at Private Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial since 2012, and previously held positions at Stifel, Ryan Beck & Co., and J. B. Hanauer & Co. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in tax preparation and accounting services in Morristown, NJ. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and uses a variety of investment strategies and technology platforms.

Ruiying Dong is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors. Prior to joining Transamerica, she worked at Credit Suisse for eight years. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with program options that include both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Jack Payne is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, currently advising at Rockefeller Financial LLC with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Rockefeller Financial, he worked at UBS and has experience in various roles including real estate investing through a partnership in House of Payne Enterprises LLC focusing on college housing. 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 offers a comprehensive range of portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform.

Tahra Wohlert is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied and Ameriprise Financial Services. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services serves a broad client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients, providing financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized programs such as Private Family Office and Executive Wealth services. The firm integrates strategic allocation models and proprietary research tools within the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem to tailor investment solutions to client objectives.