Beth Meszaros is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding a Series 66 credential and bringing 16 years of industry experience. She also serves as Marketing Director at Meszaros & Co. CPA, LLC, a CPA firm, and is involved in managing two small businesses selling handmade knitted goods and needlepoint supplies. Additionally, she works as a notary public. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm that provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement services to individuals, employer-sponsored plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with a range of program structures, serving over 800,000 clients and managing more than $256 billion in assets.

Gaetano Guerra Jr. is a financial advisor at LPL Enterprise with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers teaching religion to students at St Veronica Church in Freehold, NJ. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, advisory services, and access to model portfolios and third-party asset management through an integrated platform.

Jigar Shah is a Vice President and Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a role he has held since 2020. In this capacity, he partners with high net worth individuals and their families to identify their financial goals and collaboratively develop strategies to achieve them. His approach emphasizes listening and understanding clients' needs and concerns to build meaningful relationships. Prior to his current position, Mr. Shah worked as a Financial Solutions Advisor at Merrill Lynch from 2008 to 2020. He holds a California Insurance License, supporting his expertise in financial planning and insurance solutions. Outside of his professional work, Mr. Shah has interests in football, golf, movies, and traveling.

Thomas Hoagland is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Lawrenceville, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley since 2012. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member for Cobblestone Country Club in Lawrence Township, New Jersey. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offers a range of advisory programs and financial planning services to individuals and institutions, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. Their financial planning process uses firm-approved tools and modeling techniques, focusing on advisory services without providing individual security recommendations as part of standalone plans.

Charles Quatrocchi is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 41 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016, following seven years at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services. The firm’s IPS-driven approach incorporates modern portfolio theory and includes a range of investment options such as insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep programs.

John Marinelli is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at OSAIC, where he has worked since 2022, and previously spent nine years at American Portfolios Financial Services. In addition to his advisory work, Marinelli is involved in tax preparation through AJC Advisors. Osaic Wealth, Inc. serves a diverse range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides integrated brokerage and advisory services, utilizing asset-allocation tools and automated rebalancing to manage portfolios across various asset classes on discretionary or non-discretionary bases.

Madhavi Gibbs is a financial advisor at Merrill with 25 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill since 2006 as well as Bank of America, N.A. since 2015. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model‑based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high‑net‑worth clients, pension and profit‑sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Scott Codacovi is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Matawan, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliate Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in independent insurance brokering with multiple companies. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service focused on individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets, providing detailed recommendation reports that integrate research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis. The firm delivers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions typical of a large institutional provider.

Ryan Craft is an Investment Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a position he has held since 2025. He focuses on helping clients bridge the knowledge gap between financial planning and investing by working with them on topics such as retirement planning, investment strategy, and income planning. Ryan emphasizes a tailored approach, co-creating strategies that align with each client's specific goals rather than applying a one-size-fits-all plan. Before his current role, Ryan served as a Planning Consultant at Fidelity Investments from 2024 to 2025 and held positions as a Relationship Manager at Fidelity Investments between 2022 and 2024. His experience also includes roles at Merrill Edge, where he worked as a Life Services Relationship Consultant from 2020 to 2021 and as a Financial Services Representative from 2019 to 2020. Outside of his professional career, Ryan enjoys activities with family and friends, exploring food culture, spending time with pets, solving puzzles, and traveling.

Christopher Foley is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC since 2009. Foley serves as a power of attorney for his mother and is involved in managing multiple investment-related entities, including his own LLC and partnerships. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a large broker-dealer and registered investment adviser affiliated with Wells Fargo that offers investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm provides a broad range of planning services using proprietary research and tools, with clients able to implement recommendations through various brokerage and advisory programs.

Aisha Khan is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services from 2018 to 2021. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves individual investors, institutional clients, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs that provide discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services tailored to client risk profiles through various investment managers and strategies.

Hema Joshi is a CFP® with 31 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Ameriprise in Flemington, NJ. She has been with Ameriprise and its affiliate Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. since 2005. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service designed for individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to provide tailored, written recommendation reports that support income planning and Social Security decisions.

Mena Ayad is a Vice President and Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a role he has held since 2023. He has been with Fidelity Investments since 2020, serving as a Financial Consultant before his current position. Prior to joining Fidelity, Mena worked at Vanguard from 2015 to 2020 in various roles including Financial Advisor, High Net Worth Brokerage Investment Professional, and Brokerage Investment Professional. Mena holds an MBA in Finance from Rutgers University and is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP4). He is licensed in insurance in California. He focuses on assisting clients in working towards their financial goals by building long-term relationships and paying attention to detail. Outside of his professional career, Mena enjoys family activities, fitness, football, parenthood, and traveling. He is also involved in serving in his church.

Emre Hasmet is a financial advisor at Fidelity with Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Fidelity, he worked at Unity Bank and held roles in the private sector at Atlantic Supermarket Equipment and AmerAsia International. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, employing a process that combines fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to develop model portfolios from mutual funds, ETFs, and ETPs.

Mario Digiacomo is a financial advisor with Merrill, holding a Series 66 designation and 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Merrill and its affiliate Bank of America N.A. since 2012. Merrill, together with Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary strategies for a range of investors including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities.

Jenna Ball is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 18 years of experience at the firm. She holds a Series 66 designation and is based in Lawrenceville, NJ. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning and estate planning strategies. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs structured planning tools and analysis models as part of its financial planning process.

Bindu Menon is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank since 2021. Prior to that, she was employed at PNC Investments and PNC Bank between 2005 and 2021. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, offering asset-allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting through its Institutional Consulting Services program. The firm combines quantitative asset-allocation modeling with centralized due diligence and applies an ESG eligibility framework when making investment recommendations.

Stephen Borriello Jr. is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities who holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 24 years of industry experience. He has been with J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. since 2016 and previously worked at the NY Daily News in 2017. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides investment consulting and advisory services mainly to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors through its Institutional Consulting Services program, combining quantitative asset-allocation modeling with centralized due diligence and applying an ESG eligibility framework in its recommendations.

Manjula Alagani is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise, holding a Series 66 designation and beginning her advisory career in 2026. She previously worked at Equitable Advisors, LLC and has over a decade of experience with H&R Block. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, advisory services, and access to various investment products through an integrated platform that combines advisory programs with brokerage and insurance options.

Brendan Black is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Outside the financial sector, he served at Blue Star Lacrosse for four years. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients with a range of brokerage and investment advisory services, including fee-based financial planning and portfolio management. The firm integrates institutional trading capabilities with wealth management through its proprietary research and capital markets platform.