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.

Shakaib Tariq is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Fidelity Investments, Elevated Capital Advisors, and several other firms. Outside the financial sector, he previously worked at Marcello’s Pizza. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves a large client base primarily composed of high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm offers a combination of non-discretionary and discretionary investment guidance with multi-asset model portfolios and an established alternative investments program.

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.

Vincent Ruzek is a Planning Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a position he has held since 2025. Prior to this role, he served as a Relationship Manager and Financial Representative at Fidelity Investments starting in 2022, and before that, he worked as a Financial Advisor at Northwestern Mutual from 2020 to 2022. In his current role, Vincent helps his clients and their families prepare and plan for their financial future by building financial plans aimed at simplifying their financial lives, protecting and growing accumulated wealth, and offering guidance on investment decisions. He emphasizes establishing ongoing relationships to provide financial services throughout various stages of his clients' lives. Vincent holds a California Insurance License. Outside of his professional work, Vincent has interests in fitness, football, movies, music, softball, and traveling.

Nancy Levy is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Short Hills, NJ, holding a Series 63 designation and 42 years of industry experience. She has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously worked at WELLS FARGO Advisors, LLC from 2014 to 2016. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services. The firm’s approach is IPS-driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related investment options alongside traditional products.

David Rose is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with UBS since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a poll worker for the Morris County Board of Elections in New Jersey. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory offerings, combining proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor plans to clients’ goals and risk tolerances. The firm integrates institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services across a broad platform.

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 at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has prior experience at Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, Gleason is a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services through a network of independent professionals, utilizing a range of portfolio management solutions and platform arrangements tailored to client objectives.

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.

Rachel Schwarz is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Short Hills, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. She has been with UBS since 2013. Outside of her advisory work, she serves on the board of directors for the Greater Newark Conservancy, participating in educational programs and budget reviews. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through a range of brokerage and advisory offerings, combining model-based asset allocations and proprietary research to tailor plans to clients’ goals and risk tolerances. The firm integrates institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services, including futures commission merchant activities and market-making.

Jeffrey Durr is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services, holding a Series 63 designation and over 35 years of industry experience. He has been with MML Investors Services, Inc. and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. since 1998. Outside of his advisory role, he coaches young insurance agents on building their practices. Mass Mutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and educational programs using collaborative and technology-driven approaches.

Ryan Mickendrow is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with 21 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Equitable Advisors since 2005 and previously worked at AxA Advisors from 2005 to 2020. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers as a youth football coach for Pop Warner. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, retirement plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and third-party asset managers. The firm utilizes a hybrid referral and implementation model, combining advisory and brokerage/insurance channels to deliver tailored client solutions.

Thomas Clancy is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and Solar Landscape. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, utilizing quantitative asset-allocation modeling combined with centralized due diligence and an ESG eligibility framework in its investment recommendations.

Noel Irwin is a financial advisor at Merrill with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill since 2001 and Bank of America, N.A. since 2011. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Sebastian Ardaix is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill, MongoDB, Navatar, Onna, BetterCloud, and Strategic Consulting LLC. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm that provides investment advisory services, financial planning, wrap-fee programs, and retirement plan consulting to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm manages roughly $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions.

Goutam Ghosh is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 23 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He has been with Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2016. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning, and manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.

Fernando Valente is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Basking Ridge, NJ, holding a Series 63 designation and over 34 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial, including its predecessor LINSCO/PRIVATE LEDGER CORP., since 2004. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a large national network. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement consulting, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by proprietary and third-party research.

Emily Pistone is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at UBS Financial Services, Signature Bank, JPMorgan Chase, and TD Bank. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions, including discretionary and non-discretionary retirement plan services supported by research from the Wells Fargo Investment Institute.

Jessica Kelton is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with four years of industry experience. She is currently with J.P. Morgan Securities and has held positions at firms including Raymond James Financial Services and AllianceBernstein. Her background also includes roles at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, combining quantitative asset-allocation modeling with centralized due diligence and applying an ESG eligibility framework in its recommendations.