Rustam Nurhan is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His career includes ten years at Empire Asset Management and six years with Wells Fargo Advisors before joining his current firm. Outside of advisory work, he acts as a technology consultant for Kings Technical Services Inc. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to a range of managed account solutions. The firm operates on a fiduciary-based advisory model, utilizing various investment strategies and technology platforms while providing both discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Lee Samson is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and over 33 years of industry experience. His prior roles include fourteen years at UBS Financial Services and four years at Lindbrook Capital, LLC. He serves as a trustee for a family irrevocable trust. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles.

Douglas Duerr is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Private Advisor Group, LLC since 2013. He has previously worked with LPL Financial, U.S. Financial Advisors, and Equitable Advisors. Duerr also operates a CPA firm providing tax preparation and accounting services. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and utilizes both proprietary and third-party investment platforms and strategies.

Richard Brown is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Ameritas Advisory Services in 2021, he was involved with Yolo Marine LLC and has a longstanding association with Ameritas Life Insurance and related entities since 2008. He also operates a health insurance consulting business that assists individual clients with selecting appropriate health care plans through exchanges. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a variety of managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and variable universal life subaccounts, supported by a network of Investment Adviser Representatives and third-party partners.

John Venne is a CFP® and ChFC® with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Private Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial, having joined both firms in 2015. His prior experience includes roles at PNC Wealth Management and Ameriprise. 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 managed account solutions. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model, utilizing technology platforms and third-party managers to implement a range of investment strategies.

Sean O'Connor is a financial advisor at Corient with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Columbia Pacific Wealth Management, Lido Advisors, Bank of America, and Merrill. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs risk management tools and alternative investments where appropriate.

Erin Hoffman is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with four years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors and Park Avenue Securities. She has held concurrent roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2017 and Park Avenue Securities since 2020. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as vice chair and board member of the New Jersey National Women in Roofing Council and is involved with nonprofit boards including Eminae Network and Spry Forward, as well as running a consulting business focused on networking and personal brand development. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial and business consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary models and third-party managers, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts across various asset types.

Khine Khant Zaw is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets based in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has been with Citigroup since 2026 and previously held positions at JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, Citibank, and Network Capital Funding Corporation. Khant Zaw has no prior industry experience before 2022. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains distinctive institutional capabilities, including in-house research and roles as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Grace Pellegrino is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Jaffe Tilchin Investment Partners, LLC from 2023 to 2026. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan design and compliance testing, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving clients such as sovereign wealth funds and large institutional investors.

James Rie is a financial advisor at Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at TransAmerica Life Insurance Company and Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Valic Financial Advisors and Manning & Napier Investor Services. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through various managed advice programs and investment education services. The firm utilizes Morningstar Investment Management’s proprietary software and model portfolios to provide personalized asset allocation and retirement guidance.

Jared Marzocco is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently associated with CWM, LLC. His work history includes roles at Carson Wealth, Cetera Advisor Networks, and Taylor Financial Group, LLC. He is also licensed to sell fixed insurance products including life and health insurance. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, high-net-worth families, institutions, and corporations through a large network of advisors. The firm manages portfolios on a discretionary basis using model portfolios overseen by an internal Investment Committee and offers a range of services including financial planning, sub-advisory, and retirement plan management.

Eric Abramson is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Paramus, NJ, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors since 1999 and has worked concurrently with Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since 1993. Abramson serves as vice president of the Greater New Jersey Estate Planning Council, is involved in a management partnership arranging speaking engagements on non-financial topics, owns thoroughbred racehorses, and sits on the Board of Trustees for the CarePlus NJ Foundation. Primerica Advisors operates as part of Park Avenue Securities LLC, offering brokerage and advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, charities, and corporations. The firm provides a variety of investment programs, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Dennis Amico is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory Services, LLC with 55 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Kestra since 2006, currently serving as an Investment Advisor Representative. Outside of Kestra, he is president of Dancole Associates, an insurance company, and provides investment advisory and estate planning services through Wealth Preservation Solutions, LLC. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm provides services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, compliance testing, and employee education, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management within a broad supervisory framework.

Clara Humphrey is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower in 2024, she worked at Equitable Advisors and TD Bank. Outside of her advisory role, she has performed clerical and ministerial duties with a financial advisor group. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles.

James Forsythe is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fahnestock & Co. Inc. since 2003. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of programs including asset management, consulting, and retirement services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation along with manager selection in both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Matthew Mignon is a financial advisor at Corient with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Corient since 2022, including previous roles at RegentAtlantic from 2015 to 2023. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutional investors, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs risk management tools and alternative investments where appropriate.

John Occhipinti is a CFP® and ChFC® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Burklow & Rotella, LLC and Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. He serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors for North Jersey Friends of NRA, a nonprofit focused on firearm education and safety for youth. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm provides investment advisory, financial planning, pension consulting, and managed account services to individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a variety of portfolio management programs and third-party manager selections.

Kristen Han is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Eagle Strategies (NY Life). She has held roles at Millennial Estates Financial Group, LLC, Eagle Strategies, Nylife Securities, LLC, and New York Life Insurance Co. Han also operates under Millennial Estates Financial Group, LLC to sell New York Life products and broker non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional plans, and corporate clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Bryan Smalley is a financial advisor at Corient with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Corient since 2022, following over a decade at RegentAtlantic. Corient offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and employs advanced risk management tools to align portfolios with client objectives.

John Gillen is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has prior work experience with Athletic Edge LLC and Rutgers University. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains in-house research and security-pricing activities, with capabilities that include derivatives and futures services.