James Puckett is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Oakland, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked with Primerica Advisors and Primerica Financial Services since 1998. Outside of his advisory role, he is a chemistry tutor and an adjunct instructor at Assumption College for Sisters. Primerica Advisors provides discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, serving individual and high-net-worth clients with model-delivery strategies and separately managed account options. The firm curates third-party asset managers and employs a tiered wrap-fee structure for its services.

Kevin Mahoney is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Raymond James & Associates since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in an LLC that manages rental real estate. Raymond James & Associates is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, institutions, pension plans, and municipal entities. The firm offers financial planning and investment consulting through a variety of strategies, supported by extensive research and an affiliated advisory network.

Scott Turner is a financial advisor with MassMutual Investors Services in Elmsford, NY, holding CFP® and Series 63 credentials and 19 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Kestra Advisory Services and Kestra Investment Services from 2011 to 2023. In addition to his advisory role, Turner is an insurance agent who sells life, fixed annuities, disability, long-term care, and health insurance. MassMutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and asset management to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs collaborative, annual planning relationships using advanced tools and offers specialized services such as divorce planning and employer-sponsored planning programs.

Barry Hess is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 44 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2011. Hess is based in Wyckoff, NJ. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service tailored to individuals approaching or in retirement who meet specific asset criteria. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to provide non-discretionary, written recommendation reports, with a focus on assets held in Ameriprise Managed Accounts.

Michael Macieira is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include long-term positions with Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC. He is also involved in property and casualty insurance through the Roman Insurance Agency Inc., where he serves clients in personal and commercial lines. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients through advisory and brokerage channels. The firm offers financial planning, asset management programs, and a range of brokerage and insurance products, utilizing an integrated platform that supports both advisory services and insurance sales.

Phillip Shetsen is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Enterprise since 2024 and previously worked at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC. Outside of his advisor role, he operates Bona Vita Benefits Group LLC, providing consultative services to individuals and business owners. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other institutional clients through advisory and brokerage channels. The firm offers financial planning, access to model wealth portfolios, third-party asset management, and a range of brokerage and insurance products, supported by an integrated platform combining adviser programs with active financial product sales.

Theresa Kohles is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Hackensack, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 27 years of industry experience. She has worked at LPL Financial since 2013 and previously spent nine years at Private Portfolio Partners, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she is a partner at ABT Associates, a tax preparation, accounting, and bookkeeping business. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, retirement plans, banks, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing model portfolios and research from multiple sources to support its investment management services.

Jae Oh is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in the sale of a property and casualty insurance business. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients through advisory and brokerage channels. The firm offers financial planning, access to model portfolios, third-party asset management, and a range of brokerage and insurance products via an integrated platform.

Patrick Mannion is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in Paramus, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, he was involved with Ridgewood Party Rental and has held roles at Bucknell University and Ridgewood Country Club. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs that include tailored financial planning supported by structured discovery processes and firm-approved tools. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers services that combine broad retail and institutional investment capabilities.

Charlene Sasso is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. She has worked at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC, where she spent over a decade before joining LPL Enterprise. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and institutions through advisory and brokerage channels. The firm offers financial planning, access to model wealth portfolios, third-party asset management, and a range of brokerage and insurance products via its integrated platform.

Owen Corry is a financial advisor at OSAIC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott and the New Jersey Institute of Technology among other roles. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory services and utilizes asset-allocation tools, risk-tolerance assessments, and automated rebalancing to manage portfolios across various asset classes.

Joseph Saccomanno is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors, including its prior iteration as AXA Advisors, since 2009. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, charities, and institutions. The firm offers financial planning, broker-dealer services, insurance distribution, and access to third-party asset management programs, operating as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Steven Klimaszewski is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 33 years of industry experience. He is currently with MassMutual Investors Services and also serves as the principal and founder of J Matrik Wealth Management, LLC. His background includes roles at Kestra Advisory Services and Kestra Investment Services. In addition to advisory services, he is involved in outside insurance sales specializing in life, disability, long-term care, fixed annuities, and health insurance products. MassMutual Investors Services, LLC operates as a subsidiary of MassMutual and provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm delivers planning through collaborative annual engagements using advanced analytical tools and offers a range of investment and educational programs.

Jackson Kuwata is a financial advisor at Mass Mutual Investors Services with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at MassMutual Life Insurance Co and Mass Mutual Investors Services since 2024. Prior to his advisory role, he has experience at Amazon and Bridge Street Premium Ice, and he has a background that includes studying at the University of Delaware. Kuwata also works as an insurance broker in life, fixed annuities, disability, long-term care, and health insurance. Mass Mutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, focusing on collaborative, annual planning engagements with a broad range of client types.

Peter Tuffy is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Yonkers, NY, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise since 2016 and also operates Tuffy & Associates, a business active since 2003. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved in fiduciary activities and serves as an agent named in a health care directive or living will. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service targeted at individuals approaching or in retirement with substantial investable assets. The firm provides written, non-discretionary recommendation reports that incorporate research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis, combining automated algorithms with oversight from a dedicated retirement income consulting team.

David Colin is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Raymond James & Associates since 2020 and previously spent 10 years at UBS Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, Colin serves on the Emerson Shade Tree Commission. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser overseeing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and municipal entities, offering financial planning and consulting services through non-discretionary relationships supported by comprehensive research and multiple portfolio management approaches.

Stephon Watson is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Outside of finance, he is involved in visual art through a private business where he creates various works a few hours a week. J.P. Morgan Securities provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, using a quantitative asset-allocation approach combined with centralized due diligence and an ESG eligibility framework.

Christine Contursi is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 28 years of industry experience. She has been with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009 and holds a Series 63 designation. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that provides a range of advisory programs to individual and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning supported by structured discovery conversations and proprietary planning tools. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers services both directly and through Corporate Financial Planning agreements.

Dean Kantzos is a financial advisor at Cetera with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has held roles at Avantax Advisory Services, Avantax Investment Services, and 1st Global Advisors, among others. Kantzos is also the founder of Dean Financial Group, a financial services firm based in Glen Rock, NJ. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through a multi-manager platform that combines affiliated and third-party managers.

Lenay Courtwright is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Westwood, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2000. Outside of her advisory role, she is employed as a sales person at a retail loft in Paramus Park Mall. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service targeting individuals nearing or in retirement with significant investable assets. The firm provides comprehensive, research-driven recommendation reports and a range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through its affiliated companies.