Gregory Giardino is a CFP® professional located in Oakland, NJ, with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, having joined in 2024 after prior roles at Atlas Fiduciary Financial, LPL Financial, and other advisory firms. Giardino serves as Secretary of the Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce and as Director of Marketing and Communications for the Financial Planning Association of New Jersey. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes diversified, risk-class based investment allocations combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and a range of implementation tools and services.

Gianfranco Gonzales Lopez is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC since 2020 and has previous experience at LPL Financial, FHC Wealth Advisors, Columbia Bank, and William Paterson University of NJ. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and referrals to separate managed account investment managers for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that blends passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Helen Shaw is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 31 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2022, previously spending six years at Merrill. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and various advisory programs.

Isaiah Johnson is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several notable firms, including Morgan Stanley and Bank of America. He is based in New York, NY. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, providing a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and operates at a large institutional scale, including roles as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Kim Islami is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. Prior to joining PNC Investments in 2023, Islami worked at TD Ameritrade for ten years. Outside of advising, Islami serves as president of the MMD Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on scholarships. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including a digital discretionary model account available by invitation. The firm relies on algorithmic questionnaires for risk assessment and implements investments via approved model strategies using mutual funds and ETFs.

Michael Waldron is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 29 years of industry experience. He is currently with &Partners and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. Waldron also owns and manages MT Waldron Advisors LLC, a separate financial practice based in Florham Park, NJ. &Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and institutional organizations. The firm offers a range of investment management and financial planning services using both proprietary and third-party strategies, and operates as a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Anthony Mazzella is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has eight years of industry experience and has worked with firms including NYLIFE Securities LLC and Podell Financial Group. In addition to his advisory role, he operates True Path Wealth Strategies, focusing on selling New York Life products and brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Mark Murphy is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and Park Avenue Securities, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 39 years of industry experience, including long tenures at The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America and Primerica Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on multiple boards and is an author specializing in dental practice marketplace mergers and acquisitions. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base with both brokerage and advisory services, offering proprietary advisory programs and third-party manager platforms. The firm implements investment strategies through a combination of model portfolios, third-party managers, and digital advice solutions, supporting a range of assets and account-level services.

Andrew Bello is a financial advisor with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 license and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Bleakley Financial Group and Red Oak Wealth Management. Bello is also an agent with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, where he sells life, health, and accident insurance products. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform, and outsourced CIO services to a diverse range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with independent manager selection and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private assets.

Jared Rothbard is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in Basking Ridge, NJ, holding a Series 66 license and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Vreeland Ventures LLC, which co-invests in a private equity partnership. 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 brokerage and advisory services, financial and business consulting, and employs a variety of investment strategies through proprietary models, third-party managers, and digital advice platforms.

James Clancy is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial LLC and infinex Investments, Inc. He also serves as a Vice President and Financial Advisor at Chelsea Groton Bank. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides customized advisory services, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, ERISA plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm operates a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with a focus on client choice in account management and access to alternative investments and lending solutions.

Kristjan Sokoli is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Ameriprise, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and Bank of America, as well as positions in professional sports organizations such as the New York Giants and New Orleans Saints. Outside of finance, he owns a transportation business. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail clients. The firm employs a mix of strategic and tactical asset allocation through various managed portfolios and utilizes both affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Dennis Lacey is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments LLC since 2014. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through various model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and invests in approved mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Daniel Price is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Paramus, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Guardian Life Insurance Co of America and Primerica Advisors since 2008. Primerica Advisors operates as part of Park Avenue Securities LLC, serving a broad retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms and supports both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Maya Johnson is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management holding a Series 66 designation and less than one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at JPMorgan Chase and work associated with academic and cultural institutions such as the Center for Digital Scholarship at the Regenstein Library and the Van Cortlandt House Museum. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an employee-only digital discretionary model account that employs algorithm-driven risk assessments and invests via mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Bradley Bofford is a CFP® and ChFC® with 33 years of experience in financial advisory services. He has been with Hightower Advisors since 2018 and previously worked at Securities America for 14 years. In addition to his advisory roles, he is an adjunct professor for the CFP program at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes both affiliated and third-party managers, with offerings that span mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.

David Ratzker is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Targum Capital LLC. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and managed account programs to individuals and entities, often those connected to TIAA-administered retirement plans. The firm separates one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

James Schlag III is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with TIAA since 1994. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning, discretionary managed accounts, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management through various managed account programs.

John O’Keeffe is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill and Raymond James Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates Big Nose & Company LLC, which involves entertainment activities such as stand-up comedy and podcast appearances, as well as managing snack and beverage vending machines. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including plan sponsors and institutional investors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and utilizes multiple management platforms to support its clients.

Melvyn Feinbloom is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors since 1999 and has also worked with Guardian Life Insurance Company since 1988. Outside of his advisory role, he is licensed to sell life, disability, long-term care insurance, and fixed annuities with companies other than Guardian Life. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and fee-based advisory services, employing a range of investment strategies through proprietary portfolios, third-party managers, and digital advice solutions.