Nina Talao Pazymino is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Bayonne, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at GWFS Equities, Prudential Investment Management Services, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Pruco Securities. She also serves as the Religious Education Director at St. Henry Roman Catholic Church, where she assists in managing and implementing religious education programs. 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 select retail brokerage clients, delivering services through a model integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

David Elwood is a CFP® professional with over 30 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently affiliated with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC and has previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services and Wells Fargo Advisors. Elwood holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and operates The Elwood Wealth Management Group as a support business. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through both proprietary and third-party solutions.

Nathan Pugliese is a CFP® and ChFC® with 28 years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and has held prior roles at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., Summit Financial, LLC, and LPL Financial. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides 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 assets and employs a diversified investment approach combining passive and active managers, overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Alex Ruiz is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup since 2015. The firm serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. Citigroup Global Markets is notable for its multi-asset, multi-manager strategies, in-house research capabilities, and its roles as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Steven Kramer is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he provides disability and health insurance consulting services and is a partner at Q6 Group, LLC, involved in the sale and service of various insurance and financial products. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a network of advisers, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both advisory and broker-dealer services, with a platform that includes third-party asset manager relationships providing discretionary and non-discretionary account options.

John Finney is a CFP® professional with 40 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Bleakley Financial Group, LPL Financial, and Private Advisor Group. Outside of advisory work, he is also an insurance agent with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC, focusing on life, health, and accident insurance products. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a manager-driven investment approach, utilizing third-party independent managers selected through a formal due-diligence process and supported by platforms such as Envestnet UMA.

Nathaniel Siegel is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has 13 years of experience. His prior work includes roles at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. He also serves as Senior Vice President and Director of Executive Benefits at Vanbridge, an EPIC company. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm focuses on manager selection and monitoring using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to build diversified portfolios, offering both advisor-managed and digital investment programs.

Maria Flora Algarate is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Her prior work includes positions at HSBC Bank USA and Banco Santander International. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

William Wright is a CFP® with 41 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with TLG Advisors, Inc. and has previously worked at Allegis Advisor Group, VOYA Financial Advisors, and Financial Professionals Group. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in business development and insurance sales activities, including work with eldercare referral services. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, offering investment supervisory and portfolio management, financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios.

Anila Young is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with ten years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Neuberger Berman, Legg Mason & Co, and as a self-employed advisor. Outside of her advisory role, she is a passive co-owner of a short-term vacation rental property managed through an LLC. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment programs and execution services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory solutions.

David Hill is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2012. He is based in Madison, NJ. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations by providing investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm employs a discretionary, customized portfolio approach supported by both in-house research and third-party managers, with capabilities that include alternatives, structured notes, and digital assets alongside comprehensive tax and administrative services.

John Gannon is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Private Advisor Group since 2016 and at LPL Financial since 2011, and has been involved with Shembe & Gannon, LLC since 2000. Outside of his advisory roles, he is affiliated with a CPA affiliate program through Schembre & Gannon, LLC. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various advisory programs. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model that utilizes multiple investment strategies and technology platforms while providing clients with options for third-party managers and proprietary solutions like WealthSuite.

Virendra Tavathia is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at MassMutual Life Insurance, Woodbury Financial Services, and Questar Capital Corporation. He is also the managing owner of Amogh Associates LLC, an independent insurance agency specializing in life, health, and property and casualty insurance. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both advisory and broker-dealer platforms, utilizing third-party asset managers and providing discretionary and non-discretionary account options.

Devin Satterthwaite is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Farther with one year of industry experience. Before joining Farther, he worked at Workday for eight years across multiple roles. Farther provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates using a web and mobile platform along with in-person meetings. The firm follows an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory with model portfolios and algorithmic rebalancing, employing ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income, supported by AI tools subject to internal controls.

Joel Nielsen is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Citigroup since 2018 and previously held roles at Deutsche Bank and Strategic Funding Source. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various 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, supported by in-house research and large-scale institutional capabilities.

Matthew Lawlor is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Ameriprise, and Tyton Partners. Outside of finance, he has experience with Baruch College Athletics and has been involved in educational environments. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across wealth management segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies and a broad range of advisory and execution services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, including in-house research, swap dealing, and futures commission merchant activities.

Samuel Jacobs is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including The Leaders Group Inc, Arthur J Gallagher, and Lion Street Financial. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in life insurance and annuities sales and consulting through Manor House Capital Insurance Services. TLG Advisors, Inc. manages approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets and serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm provides investment supervisory and portfolio management, comprehensive financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and the Starlight Portfolios direct-to-consumer program, employing fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory in its investment approach.

Leena Gupta is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors holding Series 63, 65, and 66 registrations and four years of industry experience. She has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2023 and maintains a long-term role as a high school math teacher with the Jersey City Board of Education. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party model portfolios, operating as both a registered broker-dealer and registered investment adviser.

James Perhacs is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Private Advisor Group since 2011 and is also associated with PAG Financial LLC and Morristown Financial Group, LLP. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various advisory programs. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model, using technology platforms and multiple investment strategies while offering managed account solutions including proprietary and third-party programs.

Bruce Hyde is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Consultants with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Round Table Wealth Management for 10 years before joining Cerity Partners in 2022. Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Consultants advises plan sponsors on defined contribution and defined benefit plans, providing ERISA fiduciary services, participant advice, plan design, and administrative support. The firm emphasizes asset-allocation driven model portfolios, written investment policy statements, and ongoing monitoring, managing most assets on a non-discretionary basis.