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.

Samuel Hardy is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining TD in 2026, he worked at Nest Investments BD LLC and Nest Investments LLC from 2023 to 2026, and has held positions at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. among other firms. Hardy also operated Hardy Solutions from 2022 to 2023. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth private, and retail clients. The firm employs a portfolio construction approach combining strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from both affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Terence Coyle is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 47 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. His career includes roles at Private Advisor Group since 2011, LPL Financial since 2004, and WS Griffith Securities, Inc. from 2002 to 2004. Outside of advising, he is involved in several insurance-related businesses, including offering non-variable insurance and selling occasional disability income policies. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a fiduciary-based advisory model and employs a combination of proprietary technology platforms and third-party managers to deliver diversified investment strategies.

Juan Becerra is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC for seven years and Bergenfield Billiards for one year. Becerra holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management through various account structures and employs multiple analytical approaches, operating as a fiduciary when a written advisory agreement is in place.

Michael Santana is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior experience includes five years at Merrill and roles in education at Rutgers Business School and Union County College. Outside of finance, Santana owns and manages an online retail cigar business, Santana Cigars. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail investors. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from affiliated and third-party sub-managers, offering ongoing portfolio management and financial planning support.

Ashley Bittar is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill and Montclair State University. Outside of finance, she has experience working at Giovanna's Cafe. 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 and financial planning services and operates as a registered broker-dealer with capabilities that include securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking services.

Grace Guingon is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has prior experience at Regency Wealth Management, Liberty University, and Columbia Bank New Jersey. Outside of financial services, her work history includes roles in education and camp administration. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a broad client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers fee-based wrap programs, financial planning, and investment management services using a range of strategies monitored by an Investment Strategy Committee.

Davy Granados is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with credentials including the Series 66 designation. He has experience working in both financial services and the veterinary and retail sectors, including roles at LPL Financial, Fortius Financial LLC, and VCA Madison Animal Hospital. Granados’s background also includes work in the pet care and diving industries. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s advisory model is fiduciary-based and incorporates proprietary technology platforms and third-party managers to deliver a range of investment strategies.

Leonard Cheah is an investment advisor representative with TLG Advisors, Inc. in Summit, NJ, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Leaders Group Inc., Compass Management Holdings LLC, and GWN Securities, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is co-founder and CFO of OC Tech, LLC, a company focused on creator ERP systems, and co-founder and CFO of Good Fire Co. LLC, a hot sauce brand. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm employs a manager selection approach grounded in fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, offering both sub-advised portfolios and a direct-to-consumer digital program called Starlight Portfolios.

Chris Naum is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including LPL Financial and Ic Advisory Services. Outside of advising, he is involved in tax preparation and accounting through CHN Life Planning Services LLC and serves as a FINRA arbitrator. He also has roles in mortgage and real estate services. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting with both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements, employing a range of fundamental and technical investment analyses.

Mark Harbaugh is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 46 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services for 30 years. Harbaugh serves as an executor for the estate of Kareem Rosenberg. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a broad national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and institutional investors. The firm emphasizes tailored asset allocation and manager selection, integrating proprietary quantitative screens with third-party managers and individual securities.

Douglas Drehwing is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Citigroup since 2016, following roles at Santander Securities and Santander Bank. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, providing tailored discretionary solutions and maintaining in-house research and security-pricing capabilities.

Gari Semon is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 17 years of industry experience and has worked at firms including Park Avenue Securities, BGS Capital Management LLC, Cetera Financial Specialists LLC, and Victors Maywood. Outside of his advisory role, he maintains an independent financial professional business advising clients based on their goals and risk tolerance. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs that include both proprietary and third-party models.

Karin Feldstein is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life), based in Saddle Brook, NJ. She has 13 years of industry experience, including roles at New York Life Insurance Co and Nylife Securities LLC. Feldstein operates Persevere Wealth Strategies LLC, which sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base of individual and institutional investors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis through a network of affiliated adviser representatives.

Edgar Pino is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management in Clifton, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation with eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at PNC Bank, MML Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance, and TD Ameritrade. From 2020 to 2022, he was also involved with Vitamins 4 Troops, a nonprofit organization. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an online discretionary model account offered as an employee-only pilot. The firm’s approach involves algorithm-based risk assessment and uses mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing, delegating portfolio implementation and proxy voting to third-party strategists.

Brian Geltzeiler is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including RBC Capital Markets, Merrill, Wells Fargo Clearing, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup Global Markets. Outside of finance, he is an on-air radio host for Sirius XM and an NBA analyst for Turner Broadcasting. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a wide range of investment and retirement services, managing equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios through both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Boodram Someria is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 14 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Ameriprise and David Lerner Associates, Inc. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm provides customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments through a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with a focus on both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Etty Surkis is a financial advisor at SPC with credentials including Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and nine years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Parkland Securities, Sigma Planning Corporation, NYLIFE Securities, Eagle Strategies, and ExcelSum Capital, Inc., which she owns and operates alongside a corporate catering business. She is also a member of Zisels Links and Shloimys Club, supporting education and resources for orphans and their surviving parents. SPC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm supports a large network of advisors delivering tailored, typically discretionary investment advice through various account programs and partnerships.

James Clark is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 50 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. His prior experience includes long tenures at SII Investments, Inc., Leonard & Cantrill, State Mutual Companies, and Lincoln National Sales Corp. Clark is a vice president and licensed agent at Cantrill Clark, Inc., where he is involved in property and casualty, life, disability, and long-term care insurance. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary advisory model and a range of investment strategies, often implementing advice through third-party managers and technology platforms.