Karen Creel is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. in Summit, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at First Republic Securities Company, LLC, Rockefeller Financial LLC, and MetLife Investment Distributors Company. She currently serves as Head of Wealth Structuring at Sequent (Florida) LLC. 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 portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary services through a network of independent advisors and sub-advisors.

Ashley Chowdhury is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. She has been with The Ayco Company LP since 2016. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized services such as Private Family Office programs and Financial Wellness, leveraging strategic allocation models and extensive resources within the Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Jonathan Gerrard is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. based in Summit, NJ. He holds a Series 66 designation and has eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Gerrard Advisors LLC, The Leaders Group, Douglas Gerrard, TIAA-CREF, Merrill, and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, pension plans, and other institutional investors. The firm offers investment supervisory services, portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and fiduciary services, using manager selection and ongoing monitoring grounded in fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Max Roy is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including UBS Financial Services, M&T Bank, and Citibank. Prior to his advisory career, he was involved with Club Z Tutoring and Bergen Community College. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients, providing non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning. The firm uses standard asset-allocation models and internal research tools to tailor recommendations based on client goals and risk tolerance, while trades require client authorization.

Pierre Couture is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Citi Private Bank since 2019, following a 12-year tenure at Voya Financial. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and integrates internal standards and oversight committees to select and monitor managers.

James Mcbratney is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including LPL Financial and UBS Financial Services. Outside of advising, he has ownership interest in a restaurant in Staten Island, NY. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a fiduciary-based approach combining client goals and risk tolerance assessments with access to both proprietary and third-party investment strategies.

Mark Gold is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has been in the financial services industry since 2026 and has prior experience in healthcare and startup sectors. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty U.S. military personnel stationed abroad. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

David Sprung is a CFP® and Series 66-registered advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, where he has worked since 2022. He has four years of industry experience, including prior roles at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc and Monroe Capital. Outside of financial services, he has experience in entrepreneurial ventures such as College Movers & Junk Hauling. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning primarily for clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and select Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and investment selection based on proprietary research and standard models, offering tailored advice without discretionary trading authority.

Edwin Colvin Jr. is a financial advisor with Tlg Advisors, Inc. and holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, with 41 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Capitas Financial LLC and The Leaders Group, Inc. since 2009. Outside of his advisory roles, he is a partner and agent at Pinnacle Group, which supports life insurance and annuity brokerage services. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm focuses on investment supervisory services, portfolio management, and comprehensive financial planning, employing a manager selection process grounded in fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Bogdana Sokolov is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and instructs at Hayatidance, a dance studio in Buffalo, NY, where she also performs. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles and multi-asset investment strategies.

Mark Gori is a Series 66-licensed advisor with six years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with TLG Advisors, Inc. and The Leaders Group Inc. Prior to these roles, he worked at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diversified client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm focuses on manager selection and ongoing portfolio monitoring, employing fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to build diversified portfolios, and offers both advisor-managed and direct-to-consumer investment programs.

Eli Retek is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life and its related entities since 1997. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an officer for the Congregation of Whispering Woods. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of financial planning and consulting services, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and access to insurance and alternative investments.

Elio Benvenuto is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at MML Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance, Northwestern Mutual, and in educational roles at Salem State University. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a variety of programs and advisory services, including strategic and tactical asset allocation with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Julio Alejandro Torres Lopez is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Citibank NA since 2022, following roles at Banco Nacional de Mexico SA and Dell Mexico. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains in-house research and specialized market roles that differentiate it from peers.

Brian Flynn is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Hightower Advisors, where he has worked since 2026. Prior to this, he held roles at Journey Strategic Wealth LLC, Magnus Financial Group, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc., and Dynasty Wealth Management, LLC. Flynn is also an independent insurance broker, dedicating less than 10% of his business hours to this activity. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers supported by proprietary research and diversified portfolio construction.

Scott Borg is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2016 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles including in-house research, security pricing, and futures commission merchant activities.

Keith Cannella is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Millburn, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked with PNC Investments since 2005. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through various model‑based programs, including a Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering that uses algorithmic risk assessment and third-party managed model strategies executed with mutual funds and ETFs. This employee-only pilot program features annual rebalancing and incorporates affiliated cash-sweep and revenue-sharing arrangements.

John Stoltzfus is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Oppenheimer since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, Stoltzfus is a part-time adjunct professor at New York University’s School of Professional Studies, where he teaches finance courses in the evenings. He is also involved as a musician with Exile on Broad Street. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment and consulting services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary advisory assets and custody of client assets as a qualified custodian.

George Olney IV is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with CITI Private Bank since 2009. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth segments. The firm offers a range of investment advisory programs and execution services, implementing multi-asset, multi-manager strategies across discretionary and non-discretionary platforms.

Daniel Sullivan is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Finra, Bank of America, Merrill, Worldwide Express, and MSI Financial Services. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers a range of programs including asset management, consulting, retirement services, and financial planning, with advisory services covering equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios using strategic and tactical allocation approaches.