Peter Contini is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 35 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA since 1990 and with TIAA-CREF since 2001. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with prior relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides a fiduciary standard for its advisory services and operates within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds and donor-advised fund management.

Anju Sharma is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2021, following nine years at Primerica Advisors. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in health and life insurance services and serves as a co-trustee for estate assets. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial and business consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary model portfolios, third-party managers, and digital advice platforms.

Roy Shubert is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding the ChFC® and PFS™ designations and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 29 years of industry experience, including roles at LPL Financial since 2009 and Private Advisor Group since 2016. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in the sale of fixed life insurance in conjunction with a Massachusetts Mutual Life agent. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered firm managing over $41 billion for more than 135,000 clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset management programs, employing a variety of investment strategies and supporting held-away account management through technology partnerships.

Michael Amato is a CFP® professional with 35 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Rockefeller Financial LLC. He has held roles at Rockefeller Capital Management and Stifel, among others. 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 discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, while operating as a registered broker-dealer with a consolidated investment platform delivering a range of portfolio solutions across equities, fixed income, and alternatives.

Adam Moran is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021 and previously spent seven 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 combines centralized investment resources and model portfolios with a broad range of tailored services and operates within a large integrated financial group offering distinct features such as affiliated banking and retirement consulting capabilities.

Kevin Tapia is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group in Jersey City, NJ. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and joined Empower Financial Services, Inc. in 2024. Prior to his current role, he worked in window washing and in the valve and pump industry. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as select IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s services are integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasize long-term portfolio returns and savings rates in their planning approach.

Alec Sciarra is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management in Morristown, NJ. His prior roles include positions at Janney Montgomery Scott and PNC Bank. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital offering that employs algorithm-driven risk assessment and uses mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Jeffrey Jordan is a CFP® with ten years of industry experience currently with Mariner Wealth Advisors. He has worked previously at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and TIAA-CREF. Mariner serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs a discretionary, customized investment approach supported by an internal portfolio management team and integrates tax and accounting services through affiliated CPAs and enrolled agents.

Angel Tineo is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Citi Wealth Advisors, Bank of America, and Merrill. He 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 and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm supports a broad range of investment approaches and offers portfolio management through Advisor-Directed programs, Separately Managed Accounts, and Unified Managed Accounts.

Mitchell Lanzl is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has two years of industry experience, including roles at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. His previous work includes positions at North East Private Client Group and Strategic Turnaround, as well as teaching experience at Kean University. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of financial planning, retirement consulting, and investment advisory programs, utilizing both proprietary and third-party models.

Lucia George is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. She holds a Series 66 designation and has 13 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Bankers Life Securities, Inc. and Bankers Life & Casualty, Inc., where she manages a team of agents and is involved in hiring and training. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored portfolios aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

James Reilly is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with Corient, where he has worked since 2022, following a 22-year tenure at RegentAtlantic. His background includes roles at Corient Services LLC and CIPW Service Company, LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party managers and incorporates risk management tools and alternative investments where appropriate.

Jeffrey Benowitz is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with over 32 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has been affiliated with Park Avenue Securities, WJB Financial Services, and Guardian Life since the mid-1990s. He is also involved in insurance activities outside of Guardian, including life and disability insurance from other companies. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a subsidiary of Guardian Life, provides brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships, including a hybrid digital advisory solution and tailored services.

John Paul Saitta is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 14 years of industry experience and has been affiliated with New York Life and its related entities since 2010. He also owns and operates insurance brokering businesses including Thrive Financial Services & Insurance Solutions, LLC and Concierge Insurance Services. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse group of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers tailored advice through multiple program types, focusing primarily on non-discretionary asset management and working within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Danny Arroyave is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work experience includes positions at Merrill, Bank of America, American Express, and several other organizations. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with pre-existing employer retirement plan relationships. The firm offers both point-in-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management through model and customized portfolios.

Kelley Trilling is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Steward Partners in 2024, Trilling worked at Burklow & Rotella, LLC and Ameriprise. Outside of advisory work, Trilling is involved in fiduciary activities serving in roles such as trustee and executor. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is a national SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individual and institutional clients, providing a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account services through both proprietary and third-party solutions.

Kevin Pfeffer is a CFP® professional affiliated with Osaic Institutions, Inc. in West Orange, NJ, with nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, First Eagle Investment Management, LLC, and AXA Distributors, LLC. Osaic Institutions, Inc. serves individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments and lending solutions, operating under a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model that includes both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Rafael Arellano is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and has held various roles there since 2018. Prior to that, he worked at Beacon Wealth Management, LLC and JFL Consulting, Inc. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, business owners, corporate plan sponsors, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach, emphasizing globally diversified portfolios with multi-factor tilts and tax management, and offers a range of implementation options and affiliated service lines.

Michael Weiss is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2004. Weiss also conducts life insurance business outside of Guardian. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and business consulting, utilizing a range of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and platforms.

Laurie Goldsmith Heitner is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations. She has 42 years of industry experience, including roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities. She is also engaged in the sale of insurance products and operates a sole proprietorship under her name. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm offers proprietary and third-party investment programs and supports a range of account-level services, including securities-based lending and tax-harvesting strategies.