Richard Whippee II is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 65 credential and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Bankers Life Advisory Services since 2019 and has been with Bankers Life and Casualty since 1995, where he is also active as an insurance agent and branch sales manager. Bankers Life Advisory Services primarily serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to develop tailored asset allocations and ongoing portfolio management aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Christopher Tarnowski is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and having seven years of industry experience. He has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2019. Outside of advising, Tarnowski is the owner and president of WT Music & Son LLC, a company specializing in the rental, sale, and repair of brass, woodwind, and stringed instruments. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through a network of advisers. The firm provides both advisory and broker-dealer services, including custody and execution, with a platform that incorporates third-party asset manager relationships and a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary account options.

Conner Decker is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he was involved with Decker Tape Products for six years and currently serves as an officer of a family-owned business that sells snack products. He also works as an independent contractor in insurance sales outside of Guardian Life. Guardian Life, through its subsidiary Park Avenue Securities, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, providing access to insurance products, alternative investments, and a range of integrated financial planning and consulting solutions.

Michael De Paola is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Bridgewater, NJ, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and five years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Cetera Wealth Services and Mid Atlantic Resource Group. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as an independent agent placing life, disability, and long-term care insurance products through Crump Life Insurance Services. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through multiple managed account programs and financial planning offerings. The firm utilizes a blend of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and employs both asset allocation principles and market-timing strategies in its portfolio management.

Mark Giordano is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience. He is currently with Private Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial, having previously worked at firms including Independent Financial Partners and Private Portfolio Partners. In addition to his financial advisory roles, Giordano has been an attorney since 2012 through his law firm, The Giordano Law Firm, PC, and is involved in film production outside the investment industry. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and integrates technology platforms while providing access to various managed account solutions and third-party managers.

Michael Hecht is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Private Advisor Group since 2014 and has prior experience at LPL Financial LLC, 1717 Capital Management Company, and UBS Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, Hecht is involved with ECH Financial LLC, a non-investment-related business entity. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and offers a range of managed account solutions, including proprietary and third-party programs.

Mason Piersall is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Co, and Fiducient Advisors. Outside of finance, he was involved with Wood-n-Tap Bar and Grill in 2023. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through over 500 advisors. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, investment management, brokerage, insurance products, and M&A advisory services, utilizing both proprietary strategies and third-party models.

Tyler Hayden is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has experience with multiple firms including Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and MML Investors Services. Outside of finance, he has worked with Sportika Multisport Academy and Arcadia University. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides a range of brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers tailored client relationships through advisor-led discretionary management, model-based strategies, and a variety of integrated financial and operational solutions.

Robert Schmidt is a financial advisor with \u0026Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Citigroup Global Markets. \u0026Partners serves a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, institutions, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment management and financial planning services through both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, utilizing a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis.

Stephen Littenberg is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 35 years of industry experience, including tenures at National Asset Management, Inc. and National Securities Corp, as well as Voya Financial Partners, LLC. He conducts his investment advisory services under the business names Scholar Wealth Management and Scholar 401k Solutions. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting among other services. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and utilizes technology platforms and third-party managers to implement a variety of investment strategies.

Franklin Smith Jr. is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC in Morristown, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and CUNA Mutual Group. He also provides administrative support to Private Advisor Group as a separate business activity. 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, utilizing a range of investment strategies and technology platforms while often implementing advice through third-party managers and programs.

Raymond Bolleia is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 44 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets. He is based in Morristown, NJ. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers managed account solutions through proprietary and third-party platforms and employs a fiduciary-based advisory model that incorporates multiple investment strategies.

Katherine Chen is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following prior roles at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied and SS&C Technologies. 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 integrates centralized investment resources and offers tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large, integrated financial group.

Lynn Jacobowski is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. She has 18 years of industry experience and has previously worked with firms including The Leaders Group, Inc., Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance, and Wealth Advisory Group. In addition to her advisory role, she operates as an independent insurance agent focusing on life insurance and Medicare products. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm emphasizes manager selection and monitoring using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to create diversified portfolios, and offers both sub-advised accounts and a direct-to-consumer digital program called Starlight Portfolios.

Perry Koplik is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 40 years of industry experience and holds a Series 63 designation. His career includes roles at PF Compass, Commonwealth Financial Network, Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Metlife Securities, and New England Securities. Koplik is co-owner of PF Compass, LLC, a group benefits firm. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and pooled plan solutions, serving a client base that includes large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.

Lesley Draper is a financial advisor at Corient with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including RegentAtlantic and Citigroup Global Markets. Draper has been with Corient and its related entities since 2019. 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 corporations. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions, continuously monitoring portfolios with risk management tools to align with client objectives.

Jared Brown is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Bridgewater, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Securities Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is an independent insurance agent and a sales broker for Creative Risk Management. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through a large network of advisors. The firm offers discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios, with a distinctive legacy use of market-timing and momentum-based investment strategies.

Jessica Divincent is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 10 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following six years 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 individual and high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and model portfolios, delivering tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large integrated financial group.

Ryan Casey is a financial advisor with Guardian Life holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Park Avenue Securities and Simon Quick Advisors, LLC. Guardian Life’s Park Avenue® Wealth Management provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, along with access to proprietary wrap programs, third-party advisory solutions, insurance products, and alternative investments.

Brian Mc Govern is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC in Morristown, NJ, holding a Series 65 license and six years of industry experience. He is also a partner in McGovern Garry LLC, a CPA firm providing tax and consulting services, and serves as an uncompensated board member of QuantumXchange, Inc. Mr. McGovern offers tax advice and preparation services separately from his investment advisory role. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model, combining client goals and risk tolerances with a range of investment strategies and technology platforms, often utilizing third-party managers and wrap programs.