Eric Lyons is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Signature Securities, Terra Capital Markets, and Diamond Wholesale Corp. Lyons provides investment advisory services through Private Advisor Group, an independent registered investment advisor. Private Advisor Group manages 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 discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset management programs and separately managed account strategies.

Frank Deluca is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at Financial Resources Federal Credit Union, CUSO Financial Services, L.P., Pruco Securities LLC, and Beacon Trust Company. He also serves as trustee for the Deluca Family Trust, where he manages trust activities including investment selection and asset distributions. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a large network of advisers. The firm offers customized advisory services and a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model that emphasizes firm supervision with delegated investment management, incorporating access to alternative investments and lending solutions.

Nancy Vandergoot is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at TIAA-CREF, JP Morgan Securities, and Merrill Lynch. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail clients, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers through a variety of portfolio solutions.

Scott Cohen is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Charles Schwab and Ameriprise Financial Services. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that combines asset management with financial planning, using a range of investment approaches and regular portfolio reviews.

Marc Depasquale is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has held prior roles at Coerver Coaching, Rino's Pizzeria, OK Petroleum, and Wealth Advisory Group LLC. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management for a diverse client base including individual investors, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm integrates strategic allocation models and manager selections with a range of service platforms, leveraging the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem to offer comprehensive wealth management solutions.

Tina Welles is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. She has worked at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services since 2021 and previously spent nine 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.

Gelber Castillo is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, based in Berkeley Heights, NJ, and has three years of industry experience. His prior roles include work at Agia and involvement with the Immigration and American Citizenship Organization. Castillo also serves as an agent for non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled 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-developed UMA models to construct client portfolios.

Joseph Norris is a financial advisor with LPL Financial and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 20 years of industry experience and is based in Mount Laurel, NJ. Since 2018, he has also provided investment advisory services through Private Advisor Group, an independent registered investment advisor. LPL Financial serves a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, banks, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers various advisory and brokerage services supported by an in-house research team that constructs model portfolios and provides strategic and tactical investment options.

Richard Whippee II is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 65 designation and seven years of industry experience. He has been with Bankers Life Advisory Services since 2019 and has worked at Bankers Life And Casualty since 1995, where he also serves as an insurance agent and branch sales manager. Bankers Life Advisory Services provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, emphasizing customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach.

Conner Decker is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with a Series 66 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. He is also involved in a family-owned business selling snack products. Guardian Life’s affiliated firm, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs.

Michael De Paola is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Cetera Wealth Services, Mid Atlantic Resource Group, and Minnesota Life Insurance Company. De Paola also serves as an independent agent placing life and disability insurance products through Crump Life Insurance Services. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers. The firm offers a range of managed-account programs and model portfolios, including traditional and active strategies, supported by a network of approximately 423 advisors.

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.

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.

Robert Schmidt is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base, including individual, institutional, and sovereign wealth fund clients, providing investment advisory and brokerage services along with financial planning and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes the Envestnet platform with a mix of proprietary models and third-party managers, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

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.

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.