Howard Solomon Jr. is a financial advisor with Integrity Alliance, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Solomon Wealth Solutions, LLC, Integrity Alliance, LLC, Next Financial Group, Inc., and Solomon Financial. Outside of his advisory work, Solomon is involved in raising, breeding, and showing purebred dogs and holds leadership roles in multiple dog breed clubs and related nonprofit organizations. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of 164 independent advisers. The firm provides asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting using a variety of investment approaches and platforms.

Lauren Ragsdale is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with GWN Securities Inc. She has held positions at Metlife Investors Distribution Company and MetLife Securities Inc. since 2014. Lauren is co-founder and owner of TRI-STATE HEALTH & WEALTH ADVISORS GROUP, LLC, where she manages and trains agents and assists clients with financial literacy and guidance. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs and financial planning. The firm employs a mix of sub-advisers and model-based allocations and is noted for its use of market-timing and momentum-based investment strategies in certain programs.

Eric Mark is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets who holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains distinctive market roles, including swap dealer and futures commission merchant activities.

Zachary Morse is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Corient in Morristown, NJ. His prior roles include positions at RegentAtlantic and Lenox Advisor, as well as experience with the Association of National Advertisers and AIPAC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers, using risk management tools and continuous portfolio monitoring to align investments with client objectives.

Thomas Suarez is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at several firms, including Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied, and Park Avenue Securities. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate and employer-sponsored participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management supported by proprietary research and a broad range of affiliated services across the Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Patrick Atwood is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at Kestra Investment Services, LLC, the University of Delaware, and the Gilman School. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad mix of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and uses multiple management platforms and third-party solutions, serving clients that range from large institutional investors to sovereign wealth funds.

Timothy Brunnock is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Private Advisor Group since 2011 and LPL Financial since 2007. In addition to his advisory work, he maintains a limited law practice focused on wills and non-litigation civil matters and serves on the Finance Committee of the Morris County St. Patrick's Day Parade, a nonprofit organization. Private Advisor Group provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm follows a fiduciary-based advisory model and utilizes a range of investment strategies implemented through both direct portfolio management and third-party managers.

Michael Donohue is a financial advisor with \u0026PARTNERS, holding a Series 66 credential and 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors, Bank of America, and Merrill. Donohue also owns and manages JONES MD LLC, an investment-related business based in Jersey City, NJ. \u0026PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and private businesses, offering investment management and financial planning services. The firm utilizes a variety of investment strategies and platforms, and operates as both a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Gavin Ford is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His prior roles include positions at Hartford Funds Distributors, IPTA Clinical LLC, and Rutgers University, among others. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to individual investors, corporations, pension plans, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers using both active and passive strategies across various asset classes.

Thomas Rose is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at LPL Financial LLC and WS Griffith Securities, Inc. He also operates Main Street Wealth Management, a DBA affiliated with his advisory activities. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and a range of managed account solutions including proprietary platforms and third-party strategies.

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.

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 experience spanning several years across multiple firms, including RFG Advisory, CAIS, Hightower Advisors, and Private Advisors Group. She holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by providing investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm’s investment approach utilizes Modern Portfolio Theory with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through a combination of low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, direct indexing, and specialized strategies.

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.

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.

Bryan Kossove is a financial advisor with Osaic Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services, Royal Alliance, and LPL Financial. He is also the owner of BHK Tax Services, a tax preparation business. Osaic Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

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.

John Hounsell is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Mercer, he worked at Wiss Private Client Advisors, LLC and at NUS Consulting Group. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through a combination of low-cost ETFs, separate account managers, direct indexing, and private funds.

Timothy Burklow Jr. is a CFP® and ChFC® with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC and previously worked at Burklow & Rotella and Ameriprise. Before entering the financial advisory field, he was employed at Rutgers University for four years. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

Michael Flower is a CFP® with 30 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently affiliated with Hightower Advisors and Hightower Securities LLC, where he has worked since 2018. Michael has prior experience at Securities America Advisors, Inc. and Securities America, Inc., spanning 14 years. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a trustee at Packanack Community Church and is a member of the Economic Development Commission of Wayne Township. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, charitable organizations, and financial institutions. The firm’s advisory approach involves manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with a range of investment vehicles and services tailored to client needs.