John Finney is a CFP® professional at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 41 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bleakley Financial Group, LPL Financial, Private Advisor Group, and Northwestern Mutual. In addition to his advisory work, he is an insurance agent with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced CIO solutions to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers across active and passive strategies and offers customized reporting and education for retirement plans.

David Hill is a CFP® professional with 16 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors and Brinton Eaton before joining Mariner. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations through customized investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines internal research with third-party managers and offers integrated tax services and family office solutions alongside traditional portfolio management.

John Gannon is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Private Advisor Group since 2016 and previously spent five years at LPL Financial. He is also affiliated with Shembe & Gannon, LLC, a CPA affiliate program based in Basking Ridge, 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 provides access to proprietary and third-party managed account solutions.

Nicolas Vlacich is a Series 66 licensed advisor with J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. He joined the firm in 2026 and has prior experience at Fidelity Bank and Wilkes University. Outside of advising, he is involved with Triple V Property LLC. J. W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts.

James Perhacs is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with firms including PAG Financial LLC, Private Advisor Group, LPL Financial, and Morristown Financial Group. 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 uses a fiduciary-based advisory model and a variety of investment strategies, often implementing advice through third-party managers and technology platforms such as Orion and Pontera.

Ethan Dawson is a Series 66-licensed advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, based in Morristown, NJ, and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, he held roles with 13th Street Bikes, Uncle Oogies Pizzeria, and Fairleigh Dickinson University. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm provides financial planning and portfolio management with tailored strategies supported by proprietary research, a range of fee arrangements, and access to affiliated Goldman Sachs capabilities.

Frank Castellvi is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Ascensus and Lord Abbett & Co., LLC. He is currently based in Wyckoff, NJ. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through managed advice programs and investment education services. The firm’s approach relies on proprietary modeling and portfolio oversight by Morningstar Investment Management, focusing on asset allocation, contribution rates, and retirement age guidance.

David Nadeau is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His prior work experience includes positions at Empower Retirement, Wells Fargo Bank NA, Fidelity Investments, and Freedom Mortgage Corporation. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with services for Empower Premier IRA and select retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s approach includes point-in-time financial plans and managed account solutions integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Aron Lukacs is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021 and previously spent 14 years with The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base that includes individual investors, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs. The firm uses tailored allocation models and both discretionary and non-discretionary implementations, supported by proprietary research and integrated capabilities across the broader Goldman Sachs organization.

Joanne Danckwerth is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 28 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations and has been with TIAA and TIAA-CREF since 2007. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm provides model portfolio and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Philip Pascarella is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Wells Fargo Clearing and Fidelity. Pascarella has been with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company since 2013. 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 a network of over 500 advisors. The firm offers a range of services including wrap-fee advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and investment management utilizing proprietary strategies and third-party models.

Clark Silverstein is a financial advisor with SPC, holding Series 66 and Series 63 designations and having 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Ic Advisory Services Inc, The Investment Center Inc, and Platinum Corp Services, Llc. Outside of his advisory role, Silverstein is involved in independent life insurance sales and operates under the name Longview Asset Management LLC. SPC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm delivers tailored, discretionary advice primarily through its SIGMA Managed Account and other programs, supported by a broad advisory network and strategic partnerships.

Rebecca Novin Cannon is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 23 years of industry experience. She has served as an advisor at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a trustee for several family trusts and is a volunteer member of the Board of Trustees for the Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of planning and investment management solutions, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and digital advisory options.

Michael Mccumiskey is a Series 65 licensed advisor with three years of industry experience, currently with Cetera Planning Partners. He has held roles at several firms, including Avantax Planning Partners and MPM Advisory, LLC, where he provides outsourced accounting support to small and medium-sized businesses. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, particularly pre-retirees and retirees, offering investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-related advice. The firm incorporates diversified mutual fund and ETF allocations tailored to client objectives, and provides additional services such as tax planning, bookkeeping, and estate planning through affiliated providers.

Evan Gallipoli is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following eight years at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Gallipoli serves as a board member of Servant's Heart Ministry Corporation, a nonprofit organization based in Paterson, NJ. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individual, high-net-worth, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and a range of discretionary and non-discretionary managers, providing tailored wealth management solutions integrated within a large financial group.

Eric Fuhrman is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience, currently affiliated with RBC Rochdale, LLC. He previously worked at CNR Securities, LLC, Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC, and HGK Asset Management. Outside of his advisory role, he assists with accounting and administrative matters for a mental health therapy practice co-owned with his wife. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, institutions, and governmental entities, employing an active, multi-strategy investment process that integrates quantitative models and fundamental analysis. The firm offers portfolio management, sub-advisory, and related services, managing approximately $73 billion in assets across 125 advisors.

Richard Samara is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with over 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Private Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial since 2014 and previously worked at Summit Equities, Inc., Summit Financial Resources Inc., and Chase Investment Services Corp. He is based in Morristown, NJ. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model that incorporates both proprietary and third-party investment strategies supported by various technology platforms.

James Cronin is a CFA® charterholder with 29 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2016 and serves as Chief Investment Officer at Integrity Wealth Management, overseeing investment policy and portfolio management. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, benchmarking, and investment management supported by due diligence across multiple management platforms.

Theodore Butynes is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles within Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Risk Placement Services, Inc. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients, offering services such as financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized executive wealth programs. The firm employs tailored allocation models and a range of fee arrangements, leveraging capabilities across the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Sonia Morales Rodriguez is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently with Mariner in Madison, NJ. She previously worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors and its Madison office for two years. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios overseen by an Investment Committee and integrates tax and accounting services alongside traditional portfolio management.