Matthew Clifford is a financial advisor at RBC Rochdale, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with City National Rochdale since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as an LLC member of Sweet Vivi’s Bakery, an online bakery for his daughter. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment process combining quantitative screening, statistical modeling, and fundamental analysis, with an emphasis on tailored portfolio construction using proprietary tools and collaboration with sub-advisors.

Daniel Foran is a CFP® with 43 years of industry experience currently serving as a financial advisor at Carson Wealth. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and Raymond James Financial Services, among others. He is also involved in financial education through Financial Network Educators. Carson Wealth is an SEC-registered investment adviser operating a large enterprise platform with over 650 advisors. The firm manages approximately $50.6 billion and provides a range of services including discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, supported by an Investment Committee that oversees portfolio construction and monitoring.

Gregory Klar is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at SFI Advisors, LLC and TIAA/TIAA-CREF. Outside of advisory work, he is a managing member of an e-commerce platform, New Ventures AMZ, LLC. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal investment committee and combines in-house research with third-party managers, delivering a broad range of strategies and integrated tax, accounting, and financial wellness solutions.

Abby Salameh is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with industry designations including Series 63, Series 66, and Series 65. She has experience with firms such as RFG Advisory, CAIS, Hightower Advisors, and Private Advisors Group. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach using various vehicles including ETFs, index funds, and separate account managers, and provides additional services such as retirement plan consulting and charitable advisory.

Aditya Krishnaswamy is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He joined the firm in 2026 and has prior experience at Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and SAP. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a network of advisors, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both as an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer, providing custody, execution, and brokerage services alongside investment advice.

William Ryan Jr. is a CFP® with 36 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Private Advisor Group, LLC since 2017 and LPL Financial, LLC since 1998. He is based in Morristown, NJ, and also engages in non-variable insurance sales through Ryan Wealth Management Services. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model, utilizing various investment strategies and technology platforms while often implementing advice through third-party managers and TAMPs.

Youjun Liu is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Edison, NJ. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 10 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC since 2016 and New York Life Insurance Company since 2013. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a substantial portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

James Dy is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 29 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at LPL Financial and Osaic FA, Inc. He operates a DBA, Main Street Wealth Management, and is involved in selling life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance. Outside of his advisory work, he is connected to Lamington Capital Partners, LLC, a business entity used for tax and investment purposes. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model that uses proprietary and third-party platforms to implement various investment strategies, including both managed account solutions and held-away asset management.

Patrick Trombetta is a financial advisor at Cetera Planning Partners with 10 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. He has worked with firms including Avantax and 1st Global Advisors and has been a consulting partner and financial advisor at MS Investment Partners since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the head varsity soccer coach at Trinity Hall School. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees by providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement-related advice. The firm integrates a formal planning process with diversified allocations and offers ancillary services such as tax planning, bookkeeping, and estate planning through third-party providers.

Viresh Bawa is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Brokers International Financial Services and MetLife. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of two financial planning and insurance-related businesses and works as an associate director focusing on actuarial model development and quantitative analysis. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of 164 independent advisors. The firm offers comprehensive asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting using both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios across various investment strategies and platforms.

Hui Liang Lee is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked extensively at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 2011. Outside of her advisory role, she consults on and sells Bank Owned Life Insurance (BOLI) in partnership with Protective Financial and Insurance Services. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of Guardian Life, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, along with access to insurance products and alternative investments through its established connection with Guardian Life.

Lori Koval is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 32 years of industry experience. She has held her position at Oppenheimer since 2003 and previously worked at CIBC World Markets Corp. from 2002 to 2003. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers a broad range of programs with discretionary and non-discretionary investment services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, and it maintains custody of client assets as a qualified custodian.

Michael Bernstein is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Princeton, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2017 and has prior experience with Pruco Securities, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and MSI Financial Services. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing ties to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm’s advisory approach distinguishes between one-time financial planning and ongoing discretionary management that includes model and customized portfolios.

Nazma Begum is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, based in Berkeley Heights, NJ, and has seven years of industry experience. She previously worked at TD Ameritrade and TD Bank. Outside of her advisory role, she is also an agent for non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, wrap programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

David Cevallos is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with a Series 66 designation. He has experience at several firms, including Wells Fargo Bank, UBER, and TD Bank. Cevallos has been with TD Private Client Wealth LLC since 2026. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap‑fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth private clients, and retail clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning support, and uses a combination of affiliated and third-party sub-managers in its investment approach.

Charles Porter III is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Benjamin F. Edwards since 2015 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing from 2008 to 2015. Porter holds the Series 66 designation. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through more than 500 advisors. The firm offers a range of investment and advisory services, including wrap-fee programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and M&A advisory, utilizing both proprietary and third-party investment strategies.

Samuel Angelo Jr. is a financial advisor with Cetera Planning Partners and holds the ChFC® designation, along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 43 years of industry experience, including prior roles at 1st Global Advisors, Avantax Planning Partners, and Hunter Financial Services. Angelo also serves as a board member for Central Jersey Federal Credit Union. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees with services that include investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement advice. The firm offers a broad range of ancillary services such as tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate-planning solutions, supported by a document-driven investment process and integration within the larger Cetera network.

Shayla Cloutier is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Edward Jones and Wells Fargo, where she accumulated extensive experience. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as Treasurer for the Foskett Ranch Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization in Lincoln, CA. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various advisory programs. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model that integrates technology platforms and a range of investment strategies, often utilizing third-party managers and TAMPs.

John Montgomery is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones, International House Associates, and Valley National Bank. Outside of advising, he manages and handles bookkeeping duties for International House Associates, a real estate holding 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 investors. The firm employs a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from both affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Donald Pfarr is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 19 years of industry experience, including prior roles at LPL Financial, LLC and Citigroup Global Markets. Pfarr provides investment advisory services through Private Advisor Group, an independent registered investment advisor. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s fiduciary-based approach includes discretionary and non-discretionary services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment platforms and strategies.