Thomas Suarez is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2019, with prior roles at The AYCO Company, Guardian Life Insurance, and Park Avenue Securities. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes strategic and tactical allocation models, manager selection processes, and a range of fee arrangements, drawing on resources across the Goldman Sachs ecosystem to deliver tailored wealth management solutions.

Angela Lestrade is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Iselin, NJ, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. She worked at Morgan Stanley for nine years before joining TIAA-CREF in 2019. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing portfolio management through model and customized portfolios within a vertically integrated advisory structure.

Giovanni Pistilli is a financial advisor at Guardian Life and holds the Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience and has previously worked at Park Avenue Securities. His background includes studying at Quinnipiac University and earlier roles outside the financial industry. 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 variety of financial planning and investment advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios managed in-house or through third parties.

Jeffrey Buczek is a financial advisor at SPC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Sigma Planning Corporation and Sigma Financial Corporation since 2009. He also sells various insurance products, including life, long-term care, and Medicare supplement insurance, through multiple insurance companies. SPC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm supports a large network of advisors delivering tailored, discretionary investment advice and maintains notable affiliations with broker-dealers and insurance agencies.

Patrick Atwood is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at Kestra Investment Services, LLC, the University of Delaware, and the Gilman School. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad mix of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and uses multiple management platforms and third-party solutions, serving clients that range from large institutional investors to sovereign wealth funds.

Timothy Brunnock is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Private Advisor Group since 2011 and has been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2007. In addition to his advisory work, he maintains limited legal practice activities and serves on the finance committee for the Morris County St. Patrick's Day Parade, a local nonprofit organization. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, using a range of strategies and third-party asset management programs.

Michael Donohue is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Advisors, Bank of America, and Merrill. He also owns and operates JONES MD LLC, an investment-related business based in Jersey City, NJ. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors, offering investment advisory, brokerage services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a range of portfolio management strategies and operates as both a broker-dealer and registered investment advisor.

Gavin Ford is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His prior roles include positions at Hartford Funds Distributors, IPTA Clinical LLC, and Rutgers University, among others. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to individual investors, corporations, pension plans, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers using both active and passive strategies across various asset classes.

Bret Kaye is a CFP® affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services and its predecessor firms since 2013. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides comprehensive financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management through a broad advisor network and employs a diversified investment approach that combines passive and active management overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Matthew Clifford is a financial advisor with RBC Rochdale, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with City National Rochdale since 2014. Outside of his advisory work, he is an LLC member of Sweet Vivi's Bakery, an online bakery venture involving his daughter. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations, employing a multi-strategy investment approach that combines quantitative modeling with fundamental analysis. The firm is known for its sponsorship of City National Rochdale mutual funds and its use of proprietary portfolio management tools.

Gregory Klar is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at SFI Advisors, LLC and TIAA/TIAA-CREF. Outside of advisory work, he is a managing member of an e-commerce platform, New Ventures AMZ, LLC. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal investment committee and combines in-house research with third-party managers, delivering a broad range of strategies and integrated tax, accounting, and financial wellness solutions.

Jasmine Britton is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 12 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at JP Morgan Securities LLC, JP Morgan Chase Bank, and the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University. Outside of advising, she serves as a notary officer for the state of New Jersey. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs along with brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides both digital and managed account advisory options and operates as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Abby Salameh is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with industry experience spanning several years across multiple firms, including RFG Advisory, CAIS, Hightower Advisors, and Private Advisors Group. She holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by providing investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm’s investment approach utilizes Modern Portfolio Theory with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through a combination of low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, direct indexing, and specialized strategies.

William Ryan Jr. is a CFP® with 35 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC since 2017. He has also been affiliated with LPL Financial, LLC since 1998. Outside of his advisory roles, he sells non-variable insurance products including life, health, disability, long-term care, and fixed annuities. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset management programs.

Youjun Liu is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Edison, NJ. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 10 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC since 2016 and New York Life Insurance Company since 2013. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a substantial portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Pablo Baiza Castro is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Bloomfield, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Primerica Advisors, Citizens Bank, and Harvard Business School. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s services integrate with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and focus on long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates.

James Dy is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Private Advisor Group since 2015 and has also worked at LPL Financial since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Lamington Capital Partners, LLC, a business entity used for tax and investment purposes. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm utilizes a variety of investment strategies and platforms, including both discretionary and non-discretionary management, and supports held-away account management through technology partnerships.

Bryan Kossove is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 29 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Ameriprise and Royal Alliance. Outside of his advisory role, he owns BHK Tax Services, a tax preparation business. OSAIC Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering advisory and brokerage services through customized engagements and access to alternative investments. The firm is notable for its predominantly non-discretionary assets and its dual broker-dealer/adviser status.

Hui Liang Lee is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 20 years of industry experience. Lee has worked extensively with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company over the past decade. Outside of advisory activities, Lee consults on Bank Owned Life Insurance (BOLI) in partnership with Protective Financial and Insurance Services. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, employing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types and supporting lending and tax-efficient features.

Lori Koval is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 32 years of industry experience. She has been with Oppenheimer since 2003. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of advisory and brokerage services, utilizing strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and various investment strategies tailored to client objectives.