Steven Ford is a financial advisor at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. with 40 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research and Fcg Advisors LLC. Ford is a board member of the Summit Mens Lacrosse Alumni Association and the Summit Area YMCA Emeritus Board. J.W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent advisers offering fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and provides access to multiple platforms and third-party managers.

Paul Butler is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Bedminster, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services from 2014 to 2024 before joining Janney Montgomery Scott in 2024. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Ericka Towe is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. She has 23 years of experience in the industry, including roles at InheritGuard, LLC, WFG, and various business activities outside traditional advisory work. Outside of her financial career, she performs comedy at clubs through her involvement with I Work 4U, Entertainment, Inc. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios and providing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment programs.

Gunnar Himmel is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, and The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base, including individual investors and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and offers both active and passive investment strategies across various asset classes.

Bonnie Bravo is a financial advisor with \u0026PARTNERS in Florham Park, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. She previously worked at UBS Financial Services from 2013 to 2019 and again from 2020 to 2026. \u0026PARTNERS serves a diverse range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, universities, and sovereign wealth funds, offering investment advisory, brokerage, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm combines roles as both a broker-dealer and registered investment adviser, employing various portfolio management strategies and a mixture of proprietary and third-party investment solutions.

Austin Singer is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company and owns Renn Capital LLC and Shadow Pond Protection Services, LLC, which is involved in insurance sales. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services, including proprietary advisory programs and access to third-party investment platforms.

Michael Klinger is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Corient. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and RegentAtlantic. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that combines in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and employs risk management tools and stress testing to align portfolios with client objectives.

Ryan Miller is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied, Santander Securities, and Santander Bank. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm employs strategic and tactical allocation models and offers specialized programs such as Private Family Office services and Financial Wellness, supported by integrated capabilities across the Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Carolyn Lloyd Turbett is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory who holds the ChFC® designation and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has 38 years of industry experience, including long-term roles at Kestra Investment Services and her own firm, Carolyn Lloyd-Cohen LLC. In addition to her advisory work, she serves as a trustee in legal and fiduciary capacities and is involved in insurance sales and client relations. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services such as plan design, fiduciary consulting, investment advice, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a diverse client base that includes large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Darlene Giz is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. She has 21 years of industry experience, having previously worked at Principal Securities, Principal Life Insurance Company, Invesco Distributors, Oppenheimerfunds Distributor, and Blackrock Investments. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and advisor-managed accounts, serving clients that include large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Alfonso Saverino is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 10 years of industry experience. He is also a Certified Public Accountant practicing with Kelleher, Saverino & Petzold CPAs LLC, where he provides tax advice and preparation services. His work history includes roles at firms such as Ameriprise Financial Services Inc and Cetera Advisors. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting through a variety of advisory programs and access to third-party asset managers and turnkey asset management platforms.

James Leong is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Private Portfolio Partners and LPL Financial. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm provides a broad range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party managers, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support clients and advisors.

Shahid Malik is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2004. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a discretionary digital offering available by invitation to employees. The firm uses algorithmic risk assessments and delegates portfolio implementation to approved third-party strategists.

Samuel Berger is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked previously at Sanctuary Securities, Inc. and Fieldpoint Private. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm operates a large network of independent representatives and offers a range of solutions including discretionary and non-discretionary programs, separately managed accounts, and retirement plan advisory services.

Nicholas Schmidt is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, and Veritable L.P. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, universities, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers both investment advisory and brokerage services, utilizing a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies across fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis.

Griffin Mcparland is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Goldman Sachs AYCO Personal Financial Management. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in a financial services and insurance business under a DBA. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through managed account programs, financial planning, and access to third-party managers. The firm utilizes a variety of discretionary and model-based portfolio strategies, including market-timing and momentum-based approaches in select legacy programs.

Mark Van Houten is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney since 2006 and is also associated with GJ-MAC Enterprises, LLC, d/b/a Home Instead. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs through a combination of in-house portfolio management and third-party managers.

Joseph Mc Grath is a financial advisor at Mariner with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at US Bank and teaching positions at William Paterson University. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, and specialized services such as tax coordination and Core Family Office solutions. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, alongside comprehensive tax and administrative capabilities uncommon among large advisory enterprises.

John Bannan is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Bridgewater, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2016. Outside of advisory services, he is president of Bannan Financial Group LLC, an entity used as his DBA. GWN Securities provides investment advisory services to individual and corporate clients through multiple managed account programs, financial planning, and access to third-party managers. The firm combines discretionary portfolio management with model-based allocations and employs both affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers, offering strategies that include market-timing and momentum-based approaches.

Alexi Maher is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2021. His prior experience includes multiple roles at Pennsylvania State University and positions in education and club management. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs. The firm utilizes strategic allocation models and combines resources across Goldman Sachs affiliates to deliver tailored investment solutions.