Mark Giordano is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial and Independent Financial Partners, and he is also an attorney with The Giordano Law Firm, PC. Outside of finance, he is involved in a film production company. Private Advisor Group, LLC manages over $41 billion for more than 135,000 clients, including individuals, trusts, and corporate plans. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing multiple investment strategies and third-party platforms.

Michael Hecht is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Private Advisor Group since 2014, having previously worked at LPL Financial LLC starting in 2007. Hecht is also involved with ECH Financial LLC, a business entity for tax and investment purposes. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm provides access to third-party asset managers, turnkey asset management platforms, and a proprietary separately managed account program.

Mason Piersall is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has experience in the industry beginning in 2024, with prior roles at Fiducient Advisors, MassMutual Life Insurance Co, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Outside of finance, he has worked in the hospitality sector at Wood-n-Tap Bar and Grill. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer with approximately 436 advisors and $15.7 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory programs and investment strategies that include both firm-developed and third-party models with ongoing oversight and strategic allocation reviews.

Benjamin Rosenberg is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Jersey City, NJ. He holds a Series 66 designation and began his advisory career in 2026. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group, he worked at Empower Financial Services, Inc. and spent twelve years at Englewood Hospital. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s integrated model leverages recordkeeping and administrative platforms to deliver point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Timothy Anthony is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include six years at The Brookings Institution and a period of self-employment before joining Citi in 2020. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, providing a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and leverages its large institutional scale and market roles to offer complex solutions, including discretionary accounts and alternative investments.

Vatsal Patel is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Edison, NJ, holding the Series 66 credential and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Bank of America, Merrill, Edward Jones, and New York Life. Outside of his advisory work, Patel owns and operates a beer and wine convenience store called Windsor Shoppe. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm offers multiple program types and focuses on tailoring advice to client goals, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Jordan Heller is a CFP® and CFA® with 20 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2019, following 11 years at Heller Wealth Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Board of Directors for the New York School of Podiatric Medicine and the audit committee for Alzheon, Inc., a biomedical company. 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 sponsors proprietary investment vehicles and private funds.

David Aranowitz is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 designation and no prior industry experience. His background includes diverse roles across education, development, and technology sectors. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and offers both active and passive investment strategies across multiple asset classes.

Michael Ricciardi is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Prudential Investment Management Services and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Diandra Allen is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has prior experience with Northwestern Mutual and Atlantic Health System. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Jinping Lin is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2016 and is also involved with Investment Options LLC and RealMart Realty, where she serves as a referral agent. Lin provides health insurance and Medicare services alongside her advisory role. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party managed investment programs.

Brian Segel is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life), holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at New York Life Insurance Company, Cetera, Allied Wealth Partners, and MassMutual. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and emphasizes fiduciary responsibilities, particularly in non-discretionary asset management and retirement plan consulting.

Stephen Littenberg is a CFP® and ChFC® with 35 years of industry experience. He is currently with Private Advisor Group, LLC, where he has worked since 2020, and previously spent 10 years with National Asset Management, Inc. and National Securities Corp. Outside of his advisory role, he operates under the business names Scholar Wealth Management and Scholar 401k Solutions through Private Advisor Group. Private Advisor Group, LLC 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, and access to third-party asset management programs.

Franklin Smith Jr. is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial and CUNA Mutual Group in prior roles. In addition to advisory duties, he provides administrative support to Private Advisor Group. 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, and access to third-party asset management programs.

Raymond Bolleia is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 43 years of industry experience, including 12 years at Ameriprise Financial Services and five years with both Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion for more than 135,000 clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate retirement plans. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing multiple investment strategies and third-party asset managers.

Katherine Chen is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following prior roles at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied and SS&C Technologies. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm integrates centralized investment resources and offers tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large, integrated financial group.

Lynn Jacobowski is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. in Summit, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 18 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include work at The Leaders Group, Inc., Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance, and Wealth Advisory Group. She also maintains an independent insurance agent business focused on life insurance and Medicare sales. TLG Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm emphasizes manager selection and monitoring using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, offering both managed portfolios and a direct-to-consumer digital program called Starlight Portfolios.

John Novello is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors and holds a Series 66 designation. He has five years of industry experience and has previously worked with BNI Business Developers and Securitas. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in notary services and health insurance sales through his ownership of SJV Financial Group LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC serves a broad client base including individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to implement investment strategies and offers various advisory programs alongside retirement plan services.

Lesley Draper is a financial advisor with Corient, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. She has worked at RegentAtlantic for 14 years before joining Corient and its related entities in recent years. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach integrating in-house strategies and third-party managers, with an emphasis on risk management and portfolio monitoring.

James Nicolaidis Jr. is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2009. Citigroup Global Markets serves a wide range of individual and institutional clients through various wealth management segments. The firm offers multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies and a broad suite of advisory and execution services, combining large institutional scale with specialized market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.