Giovanni Pistilli is a financial advisor at Guardian Life and holds the Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience and has previously worked at Park Avenue Securities. His background includes studying at Quinnipiac University and earlier roles outside the financial industry. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a variety of financial planning and investment advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios managed in-house or through third parties.

Justin Heaslip is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. based in Bridgewater, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Royal Alliance from 2015 to 2018 before joining Valic Financial Advisors in 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he has provided consulting support for a family catering and event business in Stamford, CT. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm manages approximately $3.65 billion across more than 37,000 client accounts and employs a range of investment strategies including traditional asset allocation and legacy market-timing and momentum-based approaches.

Patrick Atwood is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at Kestra Investment Services, LLC, the University of Delaware, and the Gilman School. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad mix of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and uses multiple management platforms and third-party solutions, serving clients that range from large institutional investors to sovereign wealth funds.

Timothy Brunnock is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Private Advisor Group since 2011 and has been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2007. In addition to his advisory work, he maintains limited legal practice activities and serves on the finance committee for the Morris County St. Patrick's Day Parade, a local nonprofit organization. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, using a range of strategies and third-party asset management programs.

Michael Donohue is a financial advisor with \u0026PARTNERS, holding a Series 66 credential and 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors, Bank of America, and Merrill. Donohue also owns and manages JONES MD LLC, an investment-related business based in Jersey City, NJ. \u0026PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and private businesses, offering investment management and financial planning services. The firm utilizes a variety of investment strategies and platforms, and operates as both a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Thomas Rose is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Private Advisor Group since 2015 and has been associated with LPL Financial LLC since 2004. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset management programs, employing a range of strategies and supporting held-away account management through technology partnerships.

Bret Kaye is a CFP® affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services and its predecessor firms since 2013. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides comprehensive financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management through a broad advisor network and employs a diversified investment approach that combines passive and active management overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Matthew Clifford is a financial advisor at RBC Rochdale, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with City National Rochdale since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as an LLC member of Sweet Vivi’s Bakery, an online bakery for his daughter. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment process combining quantitative screening, statistical modeling, and fundamental analysis, with an emphasis on tailored portfolio construction using proprietary tools and collaboration with sub-advisors.

Gregory Klar is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at SFI Advisors, LLC and TIAA/TIAA-CREF. Outside of advisory work, he is a managing member of an e-commerce platform, New Ventures AMZ, LLC. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal investment committee and combines in-house research with third-party managers, delivering a broad range of strategies and integrated tax, accounting, and financial wellness solutions.

Abby Salameh is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with industry experience spanning several years across multiple firms, including RFG Advisory, CAIS, Hightower Advisors, and Private Advisors Group. She holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by providing investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm’s investment approach utilizes Modern Portfolio Theory with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through a combination of low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, direct indexing, and specialized strategies.

Aditya Krishnaswamy is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He joined the firm in 2026 and has prior experience at Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and SAP. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a network of advisors, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both as an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer, providing custody, execution, and brokerage services alongside investment advice.

William Ryan Jr. is a CFP® with 35 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC since 2017. He has also been affiliated with LPL Financial, LLC since 1998. Outside of his advisory roles, he sells non-variable insurance products including life, health, disability, long-term care, and fixed annuities. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset management programs.

Youjun Liu is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Edison, NJ. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 10 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC since 2016 and New York Life Insurance Company since 2013. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a substantial portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Daniel Thurm is a CFP® and ChFC® with 24 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Primerica Advisors and has also been associated with Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2006. Thurm operates Comprehensive Wealth Strategies, LLC, a related investment business. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base with both brokerage and advisory services, offering various proprietary and third-party investment programs alongside financial and retirement planning.

Pablo Baiza Castro is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Bloomfield, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Primerica Advisors, Citizens Bank, and Harvard Business School. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s services integrate with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and focus on long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates.

James Dy is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Private Advisor Group since 2015 and has also worked at LPL Financial since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Lamington Capital Partners, LLC, a business entity used for tax and investment purposes. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm utilizes a variety of investment strategies and platforms, including both discretionary and non-discretionary management, and supports held-away account management through technology partnerships.

Viresh Bawa is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Brokers International Financial Services and MetLife. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of two financial planning and insurance-related businesses and works as an associate director focusing on actuarial model development and quantitative analysis. 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 comprehensive asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting using both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios across various investment strategies and platforms.

Bryan Kossove is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 30 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Ameriprise and Royal Alliance. Outside of advising, he owns BHK Tax Services, a tax preparation business. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized advisory services and financial planning through a network of investment adviser representatives, operating a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with access to alternative investments and lending solutions.

Hui Liang Lee is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 20 years of industry experience. Lee has worked extensively with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company over the past decade. Outside of advisory activities, Lee consults on Bank Owned Life Insurance (BOLI) in partnership with Protective Financial and Insurance Services. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, employing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types and supporting lending and tax-efficient features.

Lori Koval is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 32 years of industry experience. She has been with Oppenheimer since 2003. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of advisory and brokerage services, utilizing strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and various investment strategies tailored to client objectives.