Michael Stefani is a financial advisor at Raymond James Financial with 22 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. Outside of his advisory role, he is also associated with Iron Ridge Wealth Management Group in a non-owner capacity. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients, using tailored, non-discretionary planning supported by advanced analytical tools.

Christopher Mannino is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP) designation as well as the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) credential. He earned his Bachelor's Degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. Christopher follows a disciplined process that begins with taking the time to understand each client, their family, financial situation, and priorities. His client focus areas include college education planning, family wealth management strategies, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, small business strategies, tax minimization, and retirement income. He aims to build meaningful relationships to positively impact the lives of his clients. Outside of his professional practice, Christopher has personal interests in baseball, basketball, football, golfing, ice hockey, music, reading, spending time with his family, watching movies, and yoga.

Walter Daszkowski is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding the PFS™ credential and Series 63 and 66 licenses, with 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2017 and previously at National Planning Corporation from 2012 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he is the CEO and majority shareholder of Daszkowski Tompkins & Weg PC, which provides accounting and bookkeeping services, and serves as a vice chairman and board member of Empire State Bank. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolio programs, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms, supported by advisor-facing tools and a broad non-advisory financial services platform.

Mehmed Halid Aygun is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Provident Bank and Marathon Science School, as well as work in the jewelry sector. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors.

Eileen Mclaughlin is a financial advisor at Merrill with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Merrill for a total of 12 years. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary strategies for individual, high-net-worth, pension, corporate, and charitable clients. The firm combines strategic asset allocation and third-party management options within a framework supported by Bank of America’s custody and trading infrastructure.

Dina Delre is a financial advisor at Mass Mutual Investors Services with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services since 2017, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2016, and MetLife Securities Inc. since 2005. In addition to her advisory role, she operates as an independent insurance agent specializing in dental and group disability income, disability, property and casualty, fixed annuities, life, accident, health, and long-term care insurance. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm provides financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, with planning engagements structured as annual collaborative relationships using firm-approved software to analyze client goals.

Peter Glover Jr. is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank NA and J.P. Morgan Securities since 2016. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to plan sponsors, corporations, endowments, and other institutional clients, focusing on written asset allocation advice, investment manager and fund searches, and customized performance reporting. Their advisory process combines quantitative and qualitative research with forward-looking capital market assumptions to build model asset allocations.

Brian Teixeira is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Primerica Advisors since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in sales of loan products and home security services through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors provides discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, which offers model-delivery strategies and limited discretionary separately managed accounts to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm curates third-party asset managers and uses a tiered wrap-fee structure for its services.

Rocco Berardi is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He previously worked for MetLife Securities and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for over 40 years combined before joining Mass Mutual Investors Services in 2017. Outside of his advising role, Berardi is involved in various entrepreneurial ventures, including managing a restaurant and several real estate and recording studio businesses, as well as serving as president of a homeowners association. Mass Mutual Investors Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm provides financial planning, asset management, and educational programs, generally focusing on goal-based planning and collaborative client relationships.

Gregory Colonna is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Edelman Financial Engines, having worked within the Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. entities since 2016. Edelman Financial Engines provides technology-enabled investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement-plan participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a committee-driven, proprietary modeling process combined with planner delivery and online tools, offering both discretionary management and non-discretionary online advice across a broad range of investment products.

Kathleen Joyal is a financial advisor with Merrill, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 43 years of industry experience. She has been with Merrill since 1983 and is also associated with Bank of America since 2009. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as an executor in a fiduciary capacity. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts.

James Capuano Jr. is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise and holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations. He has 44 years of industry experience, including over three decades with The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC. Outside of advising, he is involved in selling property and casualty insurance as well as servicing Medicare Supplement insurance. LPL Enterprise, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, banks, and charitable entities. The firm employs a model-driven investment approach and offers access to third-party asset managers, financial planning, and insurance products through its network of investment adviser representatives.

Michelle Janus is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Mass Mutual in 2023, she worked in education and retail, including positions at Washington Township and Midland Park School Districts, Ulta, and Joe Trivia. She also operates an outside insurance business specializing in life, fixed annuities, disability, long-term care, and health insurance. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, utilizing collaborative, software-supported approaches to develop written recommendations tailored to client goals.

Thomas Gleason is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and three years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Equitable Advisors and serves in the Pennsylvania National Guard. He also has experience in the food and beverage industry as an employee at Charlie Brown's Steakhouse. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients, including pension and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and wrap-fee programs through multiple platforms and custodians.

Erin Guarneri is a financial advisor at Merrill with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill since 2019, with prior experience at Bank of America and Citibank. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program to a range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers model-based and discretionary strategies developed by internal and third-party teams, with a focus on strategic asset allocation and tax-sensitive investment options.

David Briegs serves as a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where he has been providing guidance since 1989. He is part of The Kugel Briegs Group, which offers client-focused wealth management services that combine personalized attention with the resources of a large financial institution. His approach to wealth management centers on understanding clients' goals and developing long-term, planning-based strategies tailored to each individual's needs. David's areas of expertise include education planning, family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, LGBT wealth planning, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, philanthropic planning, portfolio management services, tax minimization, and retirement income. He holds multiple industry designations including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP®), Certified Investment Management Analyst® (CIMA®), CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC). He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Economics from Rutgers University and completed the CFP® Professional Education Program at the College for Financial Planning as well as the Certified Investment Management Analyst® Program at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business. Outside of his professional career, David is a retired three-time U.S. National Champion in Skysurfing with over 2,500 jumps, has competed in three ESPN X-Games, and was a member of the U.S. Team in the World Championships in 1999. He holds a 4th degree black belt in Combat Hapkido.

Jeffrey Durr is a financial advisor with MassMutual Investors Services in Warren, NJ, holding a Series 63 designation and 36 years of industry experience. He has been with MML Investors Services, Inc. and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. since 1998. In addition to his advisory role, he coaches young insurance agents on building their practices. MML Investors Services, LLC operates as a subsidiary of MassMutual and offers financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm structures its financial planning as annual collaborative engagements and uses firm-approved tools to analyze client goals and deliver written recommendations.

Ryan Mickendrow is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Woodbridge, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors and its predecessor, AxA Advisors, since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, Mickendrow volunteers as a youth football coach for Pop Warner. Equitable Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, providing financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset management through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm relies on third-party asset managers and advisory programs to implement customized investment solutions without sponsoring its own wrap fee program.

Dennis Beaumont is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 29 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with LPL Enterprise. His prior experience includes roles at The Prudential Insurance Co. of America, Pruco Securities, LLC, Brokers International Financial Services, LLC, Beautiful Mountain Group, and Allstate Insurance Co. LPL Enterprise provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and institutional entities. The firm utilizes model-driven investment approaches developed by internal and third-party strategists, offers financial planning and consulting, and facilitates insurance product sales through affiliated entities.

Thomas Clancy is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank, he worked at Solar Landscape and attended Cornell University. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to plan sponsors, corporations, endowments, and other institutional clients, focusing on written asset allocation advice, investment manager and fund searches, and customized performance reporting. Their advisory process includes centralized due diligence and incorporates quantitative and qualitative research, with capabilities in derivatives and commodities.