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 affiliated with Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial since 2011 and has worked with PAG Financial, LLC since 2020. 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 offers managed account solutions, including its proprietary WealthSuite platform and access to third-party managers, employing a fiduciary-based advisory model tailored to client goals and risk tolerances.

Melissa Gerckens is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC since 2020. Her prior experience includes roles at Heller Wealth Advisors, LLC from 2016 to 2019 and other entities within the Beacon Pointe organization. She is also a licensed insurance agent involved in the sale of life and health insurance products through Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced CIO solutions to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a combination of asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers across active and passive strategies, with a focus on private and public asset classes.

Patrick Mccahill is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with HighTower Advisors since 2016 and previously worked at Comprehensive Asset Management & Servicing, Inc. from 2013 to 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he provides research analysis support for Gouldin & McCarthy and serves as a committee member for the Babbitt Ball-John Taylor Babbitt Foundation. Hightower Advisors offers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-manager approach with access to affiliated and third-party managers, leveraging proprietary research and various investment vehicles such as mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

James Zerweck is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Bridgewater, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 27 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2016 and also works with ABMM Financial since 2014. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients, including high-net-worth individuals, through a network of approximately 423 advisors. The firm offers discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios, utilizing a range of strategies from traditional asset allocation to legacy market-timing and momentum-based approaches.

Michael Tambini is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked with Private Advisor Group since 2015 and previously spent seven years at PNC Wealth Management. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various managed account solutions including its proprietary WealthSuite platform and alternative investments. The firm operates on a fiduciary advisory model and utilizes both third-party managers and technology platforms to implement investment strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerances.

Robert Fowler is a financial advisor with J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. He holds a Series 66 credential and has 24 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Fcg Advisors LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member for a charity sponsoring and mentoring needy Catholic high school students and is a finance committee member for New Eyes for the Needy. J. W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent advisers and offers fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, retirement services, and access to multiple third-party investment platforms for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm’s advisers use a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and may manage accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Dennis Hall is a financial advisor at &Partners with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. Outside of his primary role, he owns DRH Wealth Advisors and DRH Wealth Management LLC, both financial advisory businesses. &Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a variety of analytical approaches and utilizes both proprietary and third-party strategies in managing client accounts.

Kim Luthy is a CFP® with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving at Kestra Advisory since 2020. Her prior roles include positions at Allied Wealth Partners and Securian Financial Services. Outside her advisory work, she teaches financial education courses and founded The Vision Network, which connects women through vision board activities. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a diverse client base, including large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Erin O'Donnell is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Berkeley Heights, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Equitable Advisors and various positions outside the financial sector, including academic and business consulting roles. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage, financial planning, and investment advisory services, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios alongside digital advisory solutions.

Stephanie Rondon is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. She has worked at Goldman Sachs Ayco since 2021 and previously held roles at Advantage XPO, Freshpair.com, Inc, and Harvest Restaurants. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individual, high-net-worth, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and provides tailored offerings such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support, operating within a large integrated financial group with a range of affiliated services.

Jack Desantis Jr. is a financial advisor with Cetera Planning Partners in Parsippany, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 26 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Avantax and 1st Global firms, and he has been operating his own CPA practice since 2011. Outside of financial advising, he serves as treasurer for several political candidate committees. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees with services including investment management, financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement advice. The firm integrates specialized offerings such as tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate planning strategies within a diversified investment approach aligned to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Keith Nebel is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. since 2005. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a lieutenant in the New York City Fire Department and sits on the board of directors for LIL' BRAVEST, a charitable organization supporting children affected by cancer and other childhood diseases. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management services, utilizing strategic and tactical approaches overseen by an Investment Management & Research team.

Roland Prestenback III is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at NewEdge Advisors since 2017. He has also been associated with LPL Financial since 2010. NewEdge Advisors is a large registered investment adviser firm serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a variety of portfolio management and consulting services using multiple program structures, centralized due diligence, and technology tools to support client and advisor needs.

Abel Santana is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and Mutual of Omaha. Outside of his advisory work, he coaches youth softball in Passaic, NJ. Citizens Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering both advisory programs and brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program managed in partnership with SigFig and a Managed Account program, alongside commission-based brokerage and other non-discretionary services.

Eric Schenk is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently with Rockefeller Financial LLC. Prior to joining Rockefeller in 2025, he spent 11 years at UBS Financial Services. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, operating uniquely as a registered broker-dealer that also provides placement and investment banking services.

Justin Giacona is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience at Round Table Wealth Management and KPMG LLP. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a broad national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, business entities, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm builds client programs through tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing, utilizing proprietary quantitative screens alongside third-party managers and individual securities.

Jack Wiener is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 41 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors for 13 years before joining &PARTNERS. Wiener is also the owner of JLJ Advisors, LLC, a financial practice based in Florham Park, NJ. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, universities, trusts, private businesses, and corporations. The firm offers investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting through a combination of proprietary and third-party strategies using the Envestnet platform.

Leigh Russo is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mariner Wealth Advisors. Her prior work includes roles at Cambridge Investment Research and FCG Advisors, among others. She is a member of the Finance Committee for Executive Women of New Jersey. Mariner Wealth Advisors serves a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by internal research and third-party managers, with a notable integration of tax and accounting services uncommon for firms of its size.

Henry Falquez is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Berkeley Heights, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2014 and has been with Agia since 2022. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a notary public in New Jersey. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-based 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, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet’s UMA models and maintaining approximately $26.4 billion in discretionary assets across a large advisor network.

Marlene Badai is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Bridgewater, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. She has been with GWN Securities since 2014. In addition to her advisory work, she operates a life insurance business focused on assessing family insurance needs and protecting inheritances. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through a network of approximately 423 advisors. The firm offers discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios, utilizing a range of investment programs including both traditional asset allocation and legacy market-timing strategies.