Craig Forbes is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Enterprise since 2024 and previously worked with Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC for over two decades. He is also involved in a Prudential-sponsored non-variable insurance business related to investment activities. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance products through an integrated platform, utilizing model portfolios and third-party asset managers for investment advice and discretionary account management.

Nick Kouletas is a Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a role he has held since 2026. He joined Fidelity in 2023 and has progressed through several positions including Planning Consultant, Investment Consultant, and serving in Wealth Management Services. Prior to joining Fidelity, Nick worked in wealth management and client advisory roles at Wells Fargo Advisors and PNC Investments. His experience spans various aspects of financial planning and wealth management, focusing on helping clients establish clear and personalized strategies for retirement and other financial goals. Nick and his team aim to provide tailored guidance backed by Fidelity's trusted industry presence. Outside of his professional work, Nick enjoys spending time at the beach, cooking and baking, engaging in family activities, attending social events with friends, visiting museums, and traveling.

John Kennelly is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Pearl River, NY, holding the PFS™ designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 26 years of industry experience, including a decade at Sagepoint Financial Advisors before joining LPL Financial in 2020. Kennelly is also licensed to sell fixed insurance products. LPL Financial is a national SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, retirement plans, financial institutions, and charitable organizations, offering various advisory programs, financial planning, and brokerage services.

Fredericka Conner is a Series 66-licensed advisor with Merrill in Wayne, NJ, where she has worked since 1998. She has 25 years of industry experience. Merrill provides managed account services through its Select Portfolio Solutions program, serving a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries. The firm offers a range of investment strategies implemented by Managed Account Advisors LLC and Merrill’s Chief Investment Office, integrated within Bank of America’s broader corporate platform.

Michael Donahue is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2016 before joining Wells Fargo Clearing in 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a privately held investment-related entity and assists with financial matters for a family member. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. The firm’s IPS-driven advisory process incorporates modern portfolio theory and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary services, including plan benchmarking and participant education.

Lawrence Sailer is a Senior Vice President and Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in Wayne, New Jersey. With 44 years of experience at Merrill Lynch, he specializes in college education planning, managing new wealth, and retirement income strategies. His approach focuses on developing personalized financial plans that reflect clients’ unique goals and priorities, aiming to simplify the complexities of investing. Lawrence holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Jacksonville University and is a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). He resides in Kinnelon, New Jersey with his wife, Leslie. Outside of his professional work, Lawrence enjoys golfing, spending time with his family, traveling, and is actively involved in his church community.

William Banulski is a financial advisor with Merrill in Paramus, NJ, holding a Series 66 credential and over 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill since 2015. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries. The firm integrates its services with the broader Bank of America platform, providing access to a wide range of financial products.

Sabrina Abdelaaty is a financial advisor at Charles Schwab with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including TD Ameritrade, Tapfin/EY, Hightower Financial Principles, and Sax Wealth Advisors. Charles Schwab serves a large client base, primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm offers a combination of non-discretionary investment guidance with access to discretionary separately managed accounts, supported by multi-asset model portfolios and centralized operational infrastructure.

Megan Cooney is a financial advisor at Merrill with 19 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Merrill and Bank of America, N.A. since 2016. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies to a broad client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries.

Michael Aprigliano is a financial advisor at Merrill with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior experience includes roles at JP Morgan Securities, LLC and JP Morgan Chase Bank from 2016 to 2022, as well as at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Bank from 2015 to 2016. Merrill provides managed account services through the Select Portfolio Solutions program, serving a broad client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies integrated within Bank of America’s broader platform.

Theodore Agelis Jr is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Oakland, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at PFS Investments Inc. since 2008 and Primerica Financial Services since 2007. He is also involved in the sale of loan products and home security services through affiliates of PFS Investments Inc. Primerica Advisors sponsors and manages a wrap-fee asset management program primarily for individual investors, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and charitable clients. The firm operates at scale with thousands of advisors and offices and delivers advisory services using model-based strategies supported by third-party asset managers.

Michael Sander is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Tarrytown, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 21 years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Financial in 2017, he worked at National Planning Corporation from 2004 to 2017. He is also involved with The Creative Planners Group, Ltd., where he has been active since 2003. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a wide range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, banks, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs and financial planning services, supported by research and model portfolios from internal and third-party sources.

Chris Fiorenzi is a financial advisor at Mass Mutual Investors Services with 35 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked in the financial services sector since 1989, including roles at Sun Financial Group, MetLife Securities Inc., and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. In addition to his advisory work, he operates as an independent insurance agent specializing in disability, fixed annuities, life, accident, health, and long-term care insurance. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, using firm-approved tools to develop tailored financial strategies.

Kevin Fay is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has 34 years of industry experience, including 12 years at Oppenheimer prior to joining Wells Fargo Clearing in 2020. He also serves as a trustee for a family trust. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary options. The firm’s advisory process is guided by investment policy statements and modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related products and bank deposit sweep options in its investment menus.

Marc Rienas is a financial advisor at Ameriprise in Danbury, CT, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Northeastern, and John Hancock Financial. Outside of his advisory duties, he works as an Uber driver. Ameriprise offers retirement-income planning services primarily for individuals with significant investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to provide tailored, non-discretionary recommendations through a centralized consulting team.

Andrew Di Nardo is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities in Hartsdale, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan Securities and JP Morgan Chase Bank in 2021, he worked at Iron Birch Advisors and Ameriprise Financial Services. J.P. Morgan Securities provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers asset-allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting, utilizing a process that combines quantitative modeling with centralized due diligence and integrates ESG criteria in its recommendations.

Lori Sackler is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Paramus, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. She has worked with Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009 and was previously with Citigroup Global Markets. Outside of her advisory role, Lori is the creator and host of a radio show and author of "The M Word," a book she continues to develop, and she serves on several nonprofit and community boards, including the Martha Graham Dance Company and the New Jersey Israel Commission. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, emphasizing tailored financial planning through structured discovery and firm-approved tools, with approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets under management.

Edgar Lee is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors since 2006 and previously worked at Axa Advisors, LLC until 2020. Outside of his advisory role, Lee is involved in healthcare-related business activities, including work with a general agency for health care and insurance brokerage. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, retirement plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and third-party managers. The firm employs a hybrid referral and implementation model, offering both advisory and brokerage channels tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Jon Salmanson is a financial advisor at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at Cantella & Co., Inc. and Northeast Securities, Inc. He is also president of Hubble Wealth Management, a financial services firm. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and retirement-plan sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory through a network of independent financial professionals.

Michael Carbone is a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, having joined the firm in 2024. Prior to this role, he gained over eight years of experience in the financial technology and real estate sectors, which equipped him with a comprehensive understanding of customer needs and modern investment opportunities. His expertise includes college education planning, family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, liquidity management, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, small business strategies, special needs planning, and retirement income. Michael approaches wealth management with a thoughtful and forward-looking perspective, emphasizing personalized guidance. He works closely with individuals and families to understand their unique situations and priorities, such as retirement planning, business opportunities, and long-term wealth building. He develops customized strategies utilizing the resources of Merrill and Bank of America, maintaining active engagement to provide ongoing guidance and adjustments as clients' circumstances evolve. Born and raised in the tri-state area, Michael holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Scranton and has earned the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation. He resides in Essex County with his wife and enjoys engaging in his community, improving his golf game, and spending time with his family.