Adel Gerges is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has been with HSBC Securities and HSBC Bank USA since 2015. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to a variety of clients, including individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides both client-directed and fully discretionary investment solutions, utilizing strategic and tactical asset allocation supported by HSBC Global Asset Management and affiliated advisory services.

Lucas Murphy is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds a Series 66 designation. He has two years of industry experience and has worked with firms including Guardian Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, and Northeast Private Client Group. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and consulting. The firm utilizes proprietary and third-party investment strategies and provides a range of account-level services including lending solutions and donor-advised fund options.

Robert Bubser is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, LLC, MML Investor Services, and MassMutual. He is also the owner of Bubser Consulting, LLC, where he assists business owners with valuation and sale negotiations. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion for a wide range of clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset management programs, employing a variety of investment strategies and supporting held-away account management.

Brian Teague is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2021, following 15 years at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm leverages centralized investment resources and offers tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large integrated financial group.

Steven Coppola is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience, currently affiliated with Private Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial since 2012. He operates Coppola Wealth Management as a DBA for his LPL business and is involved in tax preparation and accounting through Coppola Tax Management. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, employing a variety of investment strategies and coordinating with multiple custodians and third-party asset managers.

Harold Laudien is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2010 and joined Private Advisor Group in 2021. Private Advisor Group is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to various third-party asset management programs.

George Skaltsis is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021. Prior to that, he was with The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied and held roles at several other firms. Outside of advisory work, he owns and manages a cryptocurrency mining company. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and combines discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches within a large integrated financial group.

Patric Hyland is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC in Morristown, NJ. He holds a Series 66 designation and has three years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he has worked at LPL Financial and has been involved with educational institutions including Villa Walsh School and University of Miami. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing multiple advisory programs and access to third-party asset managers and turnkey platforms.

Steven Gelber is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Hightower Advisors and Hightower Securities LLC since 2018 and previously worked at Cetera Advisor Networks, CWM, LLC, and LPL Financial. Hightower Advisors delivers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager strategies, offering a range of solutions that include proprietary research, alternative investments, and customized portfolio management.

Adelio Campos is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC in Morristown, NJ, holding a Series 66 credential and four years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at TD Bank N.A. and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth private, and retail clients, combining strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from both affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Alben Portnoy is a financial advisor at &Partners with 49 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, and City Federal Savings & Loan. &Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, universities, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers investment advisory and brokerage services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing both proprietary models and third-party managers through the Envestnet platform.

Sabrina Martins is a financial advisor at Corient with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Rutgers University and Classic Cleaners. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that combines in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and offers specialized services such as family office, tax, and corporate trustee services.

Donald Hertling is a CFP® professional with over 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC since 2020. He previously worked at Heller Wealth Advisors for 11 years. Hertling maintains involvement in insurance services through his role at JD Associates, LLC, where he works with clients on property and casualty insurance. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a manager-of-managers approach, utilizing third-party independent managers selected through a formal due-diligence process and supported by quantitative and qualitative analysis.

Alexander Les is a CFP® and holds a Series 63 license with 25 years of industry experience. He is currently with Kestra Advisory, having joined in 2024, and previously worked at Barclays Capital Inc. for 14 years. In addition to his advisory role, he is licensed as an insurance agent selling life, disability, and long-term care insurance. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan design, investment advice, and access to multiple management platforms, serving approximately $79.8 billion in assets under management and clients such as sovereign wealth funds.

Francesco Scorsone is a CFP® professional affiliated with Corient, with 11 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Corient in 2023, he held roles at JP Morgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank from 2015 to 2023. He has also been involved in entrepreneurial ventures, including operating J&F Fabricators LLC for 10 years and One Heart to Another LLC for 2 years. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party managers, and integrates risk management tools and alternative investments as appropriate.

Steven Semple is a CFP® professional with 16 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at J.P. Morgan Securities for 12 years before joining KeyBank NA and Key Investment Services LLC, where he currently serves as an advisor. Outside of his advisory work, he manages an investment-related LLC that holds a mortgage and plans to resume rental real estate activities. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various advisory programs, model portfolios, managed accounts, and brokerage and insurance products. The firm emphasizes client-directed investment choices supported by ongoing monitoring and due diligence of third-party advisory products.

Megan Brozowski is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2015. She holds a Series 65 license and is based in Madison, NJ. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations through comprehensive investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines discretionary, customized portfolios with integrated tax and accounting services, as well as unique operational offerings such as administrative CFO capabilities and a Financial Wellness Platform for employer clients.

Kristin Merrick is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Morgan Stanley Bank and Raymond James Financial Services before joining Kestra in 2020. She is co-founder of Women Work F#cking Hard, a platform focused on connecting women with resources through events and webinars, and serves on the boards of the Ridgewood YMCA and House of Puff, providing strategic and fundraising guidance. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, including large plan sponsors and sovereign wealth funds. The firm provides fiduciary services, plan-level investment advice, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

James Sullivan is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial since 2011 and with PAG Financial since 2020. Private Advisor Group is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a range of investment strategies and third-party asset management programs.

Melissa Gerckens is a CFP® professional with 11 years of experience in the financial services industry. She currently works at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, where she has been since 2019, following prior roles at Heller Wealth Advisors, LLC. In addition to her advisory work, she is a licensed insurance agent involved with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC offers wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm integrates asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.