Justin Poplawski is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Bleakley Financial Group, LLC, LPL Financial, and Private Advisor Group, LLC. He is also an insurance agent with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, comprehensive financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to individuals, corporations, pension plans, and other institutional clients. The firm uses a combination of asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers, offering both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Mazin Hakim is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2018. Prior to that, he was employed at PNC Investments and PNC Bank. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals and various institutional clients, often those with existing relationships through TIAA-administered retirement plans. The firm offers both model portfolio options and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard.

Matthew Walker is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Saddle Brook, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at NYLIFE Securities, New York Life Insurance Company, Massmutual, and Northwestern Mutual. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and plan sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations delivered through various program types, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Vladislav Gurevich is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at CitiGroup since 2011, including previous roles at Wells Fargo Clearing. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains significant institutional scale with in-house research, security pricing, and specialized market roles.

Brian Dragotto is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, Bank of America, and Merrill. Outside of advising, he contributes articles for the International Planning Alliance. Brian is part of Park Avenue® Wealth Management, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, which serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with a combination of brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs featuring both proprietary and third-party investment models.

Daniel Trout is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 23 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Securities America Advisors Inc. and his own firm, Financial Principles, LLC, where he also conducts insurance sales. Outside of his advisory duties, Trout serves as president of the West Milford Youth Soccer Organization, overseeing local recreational soccer programs. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach incorporates manager selection, multi-manager solutions, and a range of investment vehicles supported by proprietary research and operational features.

Steven Arietta is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He previously worked at CMG Financial Planning Ltd and Equitable Advisors, with overlapping time at AXA Advisors, LLC. Arietta serves as a Reserve Deputy with the Rockland County Sheriff's Reserve, an all-volunteer force supporting full-time law enforcement. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm’s model emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles.

Matthew Stack is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Ramsey, NJ. He holds the CFP® designation and has five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Integrated Wealth Concepts in 2022, he worked at Evercore Group LLC and Modera Wealth Management, LLC. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs a long-term investment approach using customized portfolios of mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, and sponsors various wrap-fee and model-based programs.

Neil Westerduin is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Kestra Advisory since 2020, following an 11-year tenure at Chadwick Wealth Management, LLC. In addition, he has operated Neil Westerduin CPA LLC since 1989. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad mix of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a diverse client base that includes large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Kenneth Glick is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has a background that includes positions at Janney Montgomery Scott, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup Global Markets. He is based in Saddle Brook, NJ. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering a wide range of investment programs and advisory services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios. The firm provides both discretionary and non-discretionary management and maintains custody of client assets as a qualified custodian.

Lorely Machin is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. She has been with the firm since 2003. Wells Fargo Investment Institute provides institutional research, manager due diligence, model portfolio construction, and asset-allocation guidance primarily to Wells Fargo wealth and fiduciary businesses and select external clients. The firm operates through specialized divisions that deliver equity and fixed-income analysis, long-term capital market assumptions, and model portfolio solutions without exercising investment discretion or holding client assets.

Pier Mutovic is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Affinity FCU, LPL Financial, Raymond James Financial Services, and M&T Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Glory Beer Bar & Kitchen in Philadelphia. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a range of wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, providing bespoke solutions and utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.

Dominique Vitalis is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Carson Wealth, Taylor Financial, Royal Alliance, Bank of America, Merrill, and Monumental Sports and Entertainment. Outside of advisory work, he has been involved in residential property flipping. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a nationwide network of over 600 advisors. The firm employs discretionary management using model portfolios overseen by an Investment Committee and integrates fundamental and technical analysis, third-party sub-advisors, and customization tools.

Anthony Pirro is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Scarsdale, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and over 14 years of industry experience. He also operates Anthony G. Pirro CPA PC, providing accounting and bookkeeping services since 2011. Pirro has been affiliated with Money Concepts Capital Corp since 2006 and has offered accounting and tax services through his own practice since 1981. Money Concepts Advisory Service (MCAS) serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a variety of managed programs and portfolio strategies, combining model portfolios, advisor-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers, using fundamental and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory.

Lawrence Borger is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory and holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. He has 22 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co and Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc. Outside of advisory work, he is the owner of a small real estate business. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts, serving approximately $79.8 billion in assets under management and maintaining relationships with large institutional investors including sovereign wealth funds.

Anthony Marotti is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC since 2020. Prior to this, he worked for 13 years at Berson & Corrado Investment Advisors, LLC. He is president of the Anthony Marotti Memorial Scholarship Foundation, which supports youth sports through scholarships and donations, and serves on the board of the Union College Fighting Dutchmen Gridiron Club, a booster organization for the college football team. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement plan advisory, using customized portfolios with a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income, and combines its enterprise scale with a broad selection of model and wrap-fee options.

James Sahagian is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC and also provides investment advisory and financial planning services through Ramapo Wealth Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in a family-owned Unishippers franchise, assisting with financial matters and general guidance. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering a range of portfolio management solutions alongside financial planning and consulting services.

Nicholas Capezzuto is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at StoneX Financial Inc., Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Ameriprise, and Burklow & Rotella, LLC. He also serves as a consultant for knowledge-on-demand firms Alphasights and Dialectia, providing insights on advisory services. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account solutions.

Margot Tubul is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at KeyBank and JPMorgan Securities LLC. Key Investment Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides portfolio management and model-based advisory products to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and institutional clients through a network of financial professionals. The firm uses a multi-provider model and offers various wrap programs with custodial and trade execution services, integrating with KeyCorp affiliates for additional financial services.

Jennifer Levine is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles within school districts and Certified Financial Services. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm provides a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to sponsored advisory programs, utilizing a combination of in-house and third-party strategies supported by technology and centralized manager due diligence.