Haorong Huang is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2013. Huang holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and operates with large institutional scale, providing a range of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio solutions.

James Galbraith III is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 34 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Private Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial LLC, having previously worked at firms including Steward Partners Global Advisory, Wells Fargo Advisors, and A. G. Edwards & Sons. In addition to his advisory work, he operates Galbraith Wealth Management, a non-investment related business entity. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model that combines client goal assessments with discretionary and non-discretionary management, utilizing proprietary platforms and third-party strategists.

Owen Gold is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Raymond James & Associates Inc., Morgan Stanley, and involvement in the hospitality sector with South Kitchen + Bar and Mission Taco. Owen has also held teaching positions at the University of Georgia and Long Island University. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale, SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services through both proprietary and third-party portfolio management solutions.

Brian Dorflinger is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Raymond James Financial and Kennedy Insurance Services. Outside of advisory work, he is also an Uber driver and operates a property and casualty business through Edgewood Associates. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model that combines technology platforms and a range of investment strategies, frequently implementing advice through third-party managers and turnkey asset management programs.

Pablo Luna is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and derivatives services.

Gavin Natelli is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2014, following positions at Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo Clearing. He volunteers as a weekly usher at the Church of the Little Flower in Berkeley Heights, NJ, and participates in campaign fundraising on a volunteer basis. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers a range of programs combining discretionary and non-discretionary services, including asset management, consulting, and retirement planning.

Gerald Spitzer is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at UBS Financial Services for 10 years. Outside of advising, he serves as a board member for NAMI NYC, a nonprofit focused on mental illness, and holds advisory roles related to employee ownership initiatives. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a broad range of clients, including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm supports a network of over 400 independent advisers who employ diverse investment strategies and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management through various platforms and sub-advisers.

James Moore is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2018 and was previously with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Co of America from 2015 to 2018. Outside of his advisory work, Moore serves as a trustee for the Hillsborough Jr Raiders Sports and is a board member of the Somerset County 200 Club. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering both transaction-based brokerage and fee-based advisory services. The firm utilizes proprietary model portfolios, third-party strategists, and a digital advice solution to manage accounts on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis, supporting a range of investment products and lending solutions.

Aaron Loor is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and the United States Department of State. Loor also serves as a military officer in the United States Army Reserves, where he works as a civil affairs governance officer. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with both discretionary and non-discretionary options and maintains significant institutional capabilities, including in-house research and roles as a security-based swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Brendan Pilaar is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Gramercy Place Partners LLC, Lawrenceville Township, and The College of New Jersey. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management, employing a fiduciary standard within a vertically integrated advisory model.

Kayla Rodriguez is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. She has worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2018 and previously spent four years at Glen Eagle Advisors, LLC. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm employs customized, discretionary portfolios supported by an Investment Committee and combines in-house research with third-party managers across a wide range of strategies, including alternatives and digital assets.

Joseph Rivara is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Paramus, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors since 1999 and has concurrently worked with The Guardian Life Insurance Company since 1995. Rivara is also involved in insurance sales beyond Guardian products. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both transaction-based brokerage and fee-based advisory services, utilizing a variety of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and platforms.

Derek Hankins is a financial advisor at Mariner with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Mariner, he held roles at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Before entering the financial industry, he worked in the retail sector at Simons Hardware and Bath. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm employs customized, discretionary portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, and provides integrated tax and accounting services uncommon for a firm of its size.

John Combias is a CFP® professional with 46 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with Mariner and MSEC, LLC and has previous experience at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and FCG Wealth Management. Combias serves as a trustee of the Belle Buoy Foundation, a family charitable organization. Mariner serves a broad mix of clients including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with a notable integration of tax and accounting services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Nicolas Michel Polito is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner. Prior to joining Mariner Wealth Advisors, he worked at Bederson LLP and held teaching positions at Fairleigh Dickinson University, where he continues to serve as an adjunct professor of Accounting, Taxation, and Finance on a semester basis. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal research team and third-party managers, with a notable integration of tax and accounting services and specialized operational capabilities.

William Angelo Jr. is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has 27 years of industry experience and has been with Private Advisor Group since 2013 and LPL Financial since 2012. In addition to his advisory work, he is the owner of Angelo & Associates CPA, a full-service CPA firm specializing in accounting and income tax preparation. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and provides access to proprietary managed account solutions, third-party TAMPs, and alternative investments.

Joseph Costello is a financial advisor at Osaic Institutions, Inc. based in West Orange, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations with 19 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Ameriprise and Royal Alliance. Osaic Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary assets.

Ryan Grealy is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Cohen & Steers Capital Management and Cohen & Steers Securities. His activities include involvement in insurance outside of Guardian Life. Primerica Advisors operates within the enterprise category, serving a broad retail client base with various brokerage and advisory services. The firm offers a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs along with financial planning and consulting solutions.

George Siderias is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he operates a personal development coaching business and is involved in managing a luxury car business and a nutrition supplements company. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and a variety of advisory programs. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management using model portfolios and digital advisory solutions integrated with proprietary and third-party strategies.

Balaji Dhandapani is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill from 2010 to 2022 before joining Advised Assets Group, LLC and GWFS Equities, Inc. in 2022. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s integrated approach combines proprietary and third-party planning methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates within platforms linked to Empower’s administrative and recordkeeping systems.