Victoria Mc Mahon Croce is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with eight years of industry experience. She has worked at various affiliated Bankers Life entities since 2007 and currently manages and trains new agents as part of her role as an insurance agent. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, focusing on customized asset allocation, periodic rebalancing, and tax efficiency. The firm integrates investment management with affiliated broker-dealer and insurance services and emphasizes individual client relationships.

Jason Burklow is a CFP® and ChFC® credentialed advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, bringing three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise and Burklow & Rotella, LLC. Outside of finance, he has experience working in education and hospitality sectors. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets and serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through both in-house and third-party solutions.

Ellen Montemayor is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. She has been with New York Life since 2002 and joined Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in 2026. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations across multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Matthew Ludmer is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC with 43 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Spire Investment Partners, LLC and currently serves as an Investment Advisor Representative of Spire Wealth Management through the affiliated firm Aligned Wealth. Outside of his advisory role, he founded the Aligned Center, a membership-based community organization focused on personal growth. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth and investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services using customized, primarily long-term portfolios with ETFs, mutual funds, and other securities, supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors.

Kelly Zemaites is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving clients at TIAA-CREF since 2016. She is based in Hackensack, NJ. Outside of her advisory role, Zemaites is involved in managing real estate investment properties with her family through several partnerships. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often working with clients connected through employer retirement plans. The firm offers a range of portfolio management options, including model-based and customized portfolios, and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Giovanni Valle is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cetera Planning Partners. His background includes roles at several firms such as Avantax Planning Partners, Facet Wealth, Mariner Wealth Advisors, and Beacon Trust Company. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, especially pre-retirees and retirees, providing investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-related advice. The firm’s approach focuses on diversified allocations using mutual funds and ETFs aligned with client objectives, supported by additional services including tax planning, bookkeeping, and estate-planning offerings.

John O'Keeffe is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Kestra Investment Services, Trust Financial Services, Capitas Financial, O'Keeffe Financial Partners, and Raymond James Financial Services. O'Keeffe is the owner of O'Keeffe Financial Partners LLC and serves as an independent contractor specializing in life insurance. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and utilizes multiple management platforms and third-party solutions to support its services.

Christina Bouphavan is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Citigroup since 2006. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, implementing multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Michael Grofsick is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Mahwah, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2004 and also serves as an agent for non-securities insurance products at Agia. Valic Financial Advisors is a large SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering wrap programs, portfolio management, and financial planning services through a network of over 1,200 advisors.

Allen Herskowitz is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 23 years of experience at Money Concepts Capital Corp and has also served as president of his own CPA firm, Allen B. Herskowitz, CPA, PC, since 1991. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a range of managed programs using model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and incorporates fundamental and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory.

Jeff Russo is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including Bank of America and Merrill. Outside the financial industry, he has been involved with Pozzitiv Productions. 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 clientele, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate sponsors, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Dakotah Hyslop is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Lord Abbett and William Paterson University. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment programs and a broad range of advisory, execution, and custody services. The firm integrates institutional-scale resources with specialized roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Steven Meglio is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. since 2021, following prior roles at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and FCG Advisors LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is the president and owner of Meglio Group PC, an accounting practice. J.W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent advisors and offers fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions. The firm utilizes a blend of fundamental and technical analysis across discretionary and non-discretionary account management and provides access to multiple custodial platforms and third-party investment managers.

George Croonquist Jr. is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Hackensack, NJ, where he has worked since 1989. He has 42 years of industry experience and serves as an advisory board member for Hackensack Meridian Quality Care, a role in which he advises on assisted living properties. 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 broad client base with services including brokerage, financial planning, and advisory programs, and offers in-house and third-party portfolio management across multiple investment platforms.

Joseph Block is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, Sunbridge Capital Partners, Foreside Fund Services, Fiera Capital Inc., and City National Rochdale. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services alongside financial and business consulting. The firm utilizes a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports various account-level services, managing approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Vincent Blazewicz is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and over 21 years of industry experience. He has worked with Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member of Harmony Starts Farm Inc. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services, employing a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios.

Robert Jaffe is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in insurance activities with companies other than Guardian. Park Avenue® Wealth Management, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships with access to proprietary and third-party investment models, including a hybrid digital advisory solution.

Christopher Shea is a CFA® charterholder with 30 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC, where he has worked since 2026. Prior to that, he spent over two decades at UBS Financial Services and UBS Asset Management. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, while also operating as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking services.

Joseph Edmondson is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors holding a Series 66 credential and 19 years of industry experience. He previously worked at CMG Financial Planning, Ltd. for 11 years and Equitable Advisors for 17 years, with overlapping tenure at Axa Advisors, LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients, including pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm’s advisory approach focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with offerings that include discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Wen Shi is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Transamerica, Wen worked at Martin Insurance Group and Advise Insurance Agency, LLC. Outside of advising, Wen is involved in health insurance sales and manages several personal rental properties. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, employers, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to implement its advisory approach and supports its clients through multiple program platforms.