James Dessjuk is a financial advisor with Aegis Capital Corp. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 31 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at IC Advisory Services Inc, The Investment Center Inc, First Midwest Securities, Inc., and Gunnallen Financial, Inc. He is also involved with Healthcare Solutions Teams as an insurance specialist. Aegis Capital Corp. provides investment advisory and financial services to individual and corporate clients, offering asset management, financial planning, brokerage, annuities, insurance, and occasional investment banking. The firm operates both as an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA member broker-dealer, and it primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis.

John Alexander III is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at George McKelvey Co., Inc. for 15 years. John is also involved in Alexander Investments, LLC, a family-owned investment firm, where he participates in securities research and tax preparation as a non-compensated activity. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs customized portfolio strategies including core-satellite, pure-index, and specialized offerings such as Buffered Equity ETFs and options-based overlays, and utilizes third-party sub-advisers alongside proprietary technology to manage held-away accounts.

Patrick Pryz is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Mariner and has previously worked at firms including Fidelity, Millington Securities, and WBI Investments. Mariner serves a diverse client base ranging from individuals and high-net-worth households to pension plans and charitable organizations. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and integrated tax and accounting services, utilizing customized portfolios overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Patrick Housen is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors, Lincoln Investment, and Capital Analysts Incorporated. Outside of advising, he owns an LLC that invests in a franchise store. Mariner serves a diverse range of clients including individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm combines in-house research with third-party managers, provides customized discretionary portfolios, and integrates tax and accounting services uncommon for enterprises of its size.

Gregory Kuras is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 35 years of industry experience. He previously worked at American Portfolio's Financial Services for 19 years and Froehlich Financial Group Ltd. for three years. Outside of advisory work, Kuras is involved with New Jersey Senior Tax Advisors, where he provides tax advice and preparation and serves as president. Osaic Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, charitable organizations, and governmental entities. The firm offers a range of investment management and financial planning services delivered through multiple program models, utilizing both proprietary and third-party platforms.

Sean Monahan is a CFP® professional with over 23 years of experience in the financial industry. He is affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and has been involved with Financial Alternatives, Inc. since 2009. Monahan serves as president and owner of Financial Alternatives, LLC, and acts as a FINRA arbitrator. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting, and provides operational, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

George Kastanis is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC since 2025. His prior roles include positions at Sound Income Strategies LLC, Belpointe Insurance, and Arbor Point Advisors. Kastanis is involved with Wings for Widows, a nonprofit organization assisting widows through the transition after losing a spouse. Foundations Investment Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, model portfolios, and an asymmetric rebalancing approach, supported by a large network of affiliated offices and third-party sub-advisers.

Michael Ferrone is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. His career includes positions at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company, where he has been licensed since 1988. Ferrone is also licensed to sell insurance products outside of Guardian. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base with a mix of brokerage and advisory services, offering proprietary and third-party investment programs alongside financial planning and consulting.

Robert Richards is a CFP® professional with 44 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. He has held roles at EPA Financial Services since 2020, serving as CEO and part owner, and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Advisors and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors with a variety of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support while allowing advisors discretion to build client portfolios from diverse securities and insurance products.

Dimitrie Radinovic is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fidelity Investments and Halstead Management Ltd before joining Rockefeller Capital Management and Rockefeller Financial LLC. 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 offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, operating as a registered broker-dealer that provides securities transactions, variable insurance products, and placement and investment banking services through a consolidated investment platform.

Robert Hannam is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 36 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Banc of America Investment Services, and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of advising, he is a co-owner of Sportsbeef USA, LLC, a sports reality television company, and also provides tax preparation services through Ocean Tax Pros. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports approximately 2,900 advisors nationwide. The firm offers a range of managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and back-office services, serving both individual and institutional clients.

George Steiner is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with Mariner and has previously worked at firms including Msec, LLC and Capital Analysts, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Steiner serves as vice chair for the Manasquan Turkey Run, assisting with fundraising and event operations, and is a board member of the Mariner Foundation. He also has a longstanding career as a firefighter with the FDNY. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs a discretionary, customized portfolio approach supported by an internal investment committee and combines in-house research with external managers across various asset classes, including alternatives and digital assets.

Bryan Sitzer is a financial advisor at Farther with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. His prior career includes roles at CohnReznick, EisnerAmpner, and Ernst & Young, among others. Farther provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through a web and mobile platform combined with in-person meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach utilizing proprietary model portfolios and algorithmic rebalancing, mainly investing in ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income.

Marc Colasanto is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Gwfs Equities, Inc. since 2022 and Prudential Investment Management Services and Prudential Insurance Company of America since 2012. 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 delivers integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within client savings plans.

Ernest Caponegro is a financial advisor at Osaic Advisory Services, LLC with 44 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. and National Securities Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates a full-service insurance agency and serves as a board member of the Brick Police Athletic League. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and nonprofit organizations. The firm provides a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager oversight, utilizing multiple program models and platforms to tailor portfolios for clients.

Amanda Salemi is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. She worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors for four years before joining Mariner. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm employs customized discretionary portfolios overseen by an Investment Committee and supports a broad range of strategies alongside integrated tax and administrative family office capabilities.

Mark Parisi is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has previously worked at Fidelity Investments, Ameriprise, Raymond James Financial, and LPL Financial. Prior to joining PNC, he was involved with Shopoff Realty Investments and ShopOff Securities Inc. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and implements investments via approved model strategies managed by PNC or third parties.

Richard Calabro is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 35 years of industry experience. He previously worked at PGIM Investments LLC for eight years before joining PNC Investments in 2009. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio strategy that employs algorithm-driven risk assessments and third-party managed portfolios using mutual funds and ETFs.

Alan Ragovin is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC since 2016. He operates two related businesses, RAGOVIN Financial Services and RFS Financial & Insurance Solutions, alongside his role at Brookstone. Brookstone Capital Management provides fee-based asset management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and business entities. The firm offers a range of investment strategies, including dynamic asset allocation models and options-enhanced strategies, and serves as both an investment advisor and sub-advisor through its BCM Platform.

Kenneth Bogert is a Series 66 licensed advisor with Primerica Advisors, based in Brielle, NJ, and has 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Guardian Life Insurance and Primerica Advisors since 2015 and is also involved with United Lacrosse. Primerica Advisors operates as part of Park Avenue Securities LLC, serving a broad retail client base with both brokerage and advisory services. The firm offers various investment programs and financial planning solutions, utilizing proprietary and third-party strategies across multiple asset types.