Joseph Prendergast is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds the Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience, including his current roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to this, he spent two years at Certified Financial Services and has academic experience at Montclair State University and New Milford High School. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with a range of financial planning, brokerage, and advisory services.

George Molloy is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Partners with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Equitable Advisors and Private Wealth Systems. Prior to his advisory career, he was involved with the Ojai General Store for four years. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients, with a notable focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.

David Scher is a CFP® and ChFC® with 24 years of experience in financial advisory services, currently with Kestra Advisory since 2016. He has also been involved with Kestra Investment Services, LLC and Applied High Voltage, LLC. Scher holds a board position as an observer with the Ridgewood AM Rotary Club, which supports local scholarships and community charities. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering fiduciary consulting, plan design, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Yanelys Benham is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. She has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily for individuals with pre-existing TIAA retirement plan relationships, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between point-in-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund within a vertically integrated structure.

John Rapport is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® certification and Series 66 license. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, while also operating as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking services.

Bruno Palmieri is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding a Series 65 credential and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Caputo & Associates since 2018 and has provided tax and accounting services as a sole proprietor since 1992. His background also includes 25 years at Astenbeck Capital. Hightower Advisors serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients with investment advisory and planning services, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and access to pooled vehicles and private funds.

Philip Sandt is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Janney since 2001. 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, providing brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Angel Quito is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked at Mirador and Northwestern Mutual. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, along with proprietary research and various investment strategies.

Peter Christian Della Volpe is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and possessing one year of experience. His prior work includes roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Before entering the financial industry, he spent several years in education at Bridgewater-Raritan Middle and High Schools and Franklin and Marshall College. 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, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types.

Anthony Croce is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Altium Wealth Management, Investmark Advisory Group, and he serves as an infantry officer and platoon leader in the Connecticut Army National Guard. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and access to pooled vehicles and private funds.

Philip Scott is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 63 designation and 12 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company. He is also involved in soliciting the sale of insurance products outside of Guardian’s offerings. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm offers multiple proprietary and third-party investment programs and supports a range of account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Peter Trulli is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 17 years of industry experience, including roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Outside of his advisory work, he operates a separate business entity for tax and investment purposes. 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 a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting services through both proprietary and third-party platforms.

Stephanie Fernandes is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience. She currently works at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and has previously been employed at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC, ValMark Securities, Inc., and Verde Wealth Group, LLC. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and focuses on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using low-cost index vehicles and multi-factor tilts, with implementation options including ETFs, mutual funds, separate accounts, and direct indexing.

Hai Xia Wang is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Citigroup since 2014. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, including in-house research and derivatives services.

Paul Sarama is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Steward Partners Global Advisory, LLC and Steward Partners Investment Solutions, LLC since 2017, with prior roles at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., Wells Fargo Clearing, and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Sarama also owns The Baker Sarama Wealth Management Group, a support company unrelated to investment activities. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, pensions, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account programs through both proprietary and third-party solutions.

Ross Beck is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with a Series 66 designation and has been in the industry for one year. He has experience working with various organizations, including United States Hockey League and USA Hockey, and has been involved in community activities such as Monroe Parks and Recreation's Summer Fun Days. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and investment advisory programs that combine proprietary and third-party strategies.

Otto Tannure is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company and Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation since 2020, as well as positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2020. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves employer-sponsored retirement plan participants and IRA owners through various advice programs, focusing on asset allocation, contribution rate, and retirement age guidance. The firm utilizes Morningstar Investment Management’s proprietary software and model portfolios to deliver both managed and non-discretionary advice to a large client base.

Matthew Brady is a Series 66-registered advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, possessing 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life since 2012 and joined Park Avenue Securities in 2022. Outside of his advisory role, Brady serves as a freshmen basketball coach at Ridgefield High School. Park Avenue Securities LLC operates as a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser under Guardian Life. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, retirement consulting, and advisory services through proprietary and third-party platforms.

Jenny D Daly is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2017, following prior positions at Bank of America and Merrill. Daly is based in Hackensack, NJ. 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, and institutional clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs with a mix of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Robert Guldner is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. and Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is co-owner of Pepper Co, LLC, a consulting and online sales business. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets and serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account services delivered through both proprietary Steward Partners solutions and third-party managers.