Wolf Perl is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 63 credential and over 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at both firms since the early 1990s and late 1990s respectively. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms, delivering tailored financial planning and consulting services.

Eric Sprung is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has worked at firms including Valley Financial Management, Inc., Valley National Bank, and Jefferies. His background includes four years of service in the U.S. Air Force and an MBA from Baruch College. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs discretionary unified managed accounts with tax-aware and impact overlays and operates at scale with over 1,200 advisors managing nearly $29.2 billion in assets.

Ekta Parekh is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Edison, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. She previously worked with Mass Mutual Investors Services and MassMutual Life Insurance Company before joining Eagle Strategies and affiliated NY Life entities in 2023. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved as a committee member with Boys Scout Troop 86. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, often integrating insurance and annuity products, with a focus on tailored, mostly non-discretionary advisory solutions.

Craig Ballington is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with both Penn Mutual and Hornor, Townsend & Kent since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in life insurance brokerage, serving as an agent and managing partner of related insurance ventures. 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, providing custody, execution, and brokerage capabilities alongside investment advice.

David O Connell is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co and Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in multi-line insurance brokerage activities, including the sales and service of life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers a dual-registered platform combining SEC advisory services with broker-dealer capabilities, supporting tailored investment strategies and managing approximately $8.4 billion in discretionary assets under management.

Ahmed Elgohary is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets in New York, NY. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Citibank N.A. UK since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a rental property in London, coordinating tenant relations and property maintenance. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs, execution and custody services, and derivatives and futures capabilities. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains unique market roles including operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Bridger Dawson is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. His prior work includes roles at Edward Jones and Charles Schwab Bank. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering comprehensive investment advisory and planning services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing globally diversified portfolios with low-cost ETFs, index funds, and other strategies, supported by a range of specialized services and client education initiatives.

Analicia Brocchetto is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 15 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Citigroup since 2019, following prior roles at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs while maintaining unique market roles including in-house research and activities as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

John Lapilusa is a financial advisor at Cetera Planning Partners with 27 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. His prior experience includes roles at Avantax Investment Services, 1st Global Advisors, and O’Connor, Davies LLP. He serves as secretary and trustee for Peace Care Inc., a nonprofit organization overseeing nursing homes. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees by providing investment management, comprehensive financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement advice. The firm offers additional services such as tax planning, bookkeeping, and estate planning through a third-party provider, employing a diversified investment approach aligned with clients' objectives and risk tolerance.

Jan Nilsen is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Berkeley Heights, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2006 and also serves as an agent with Agia, working with non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering wrap programs, portfolio management, and financial planning through a large network of advisors. The firm employs discretionary unified managed accounts using Envestnet’s platform and supports a high client count per advisor with centralized technology and model solutions.

Rakesh Sharma is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Edison, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 28 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies since 2014 and also operates DGP Financial, LLC, which focuses on selling New York Life products and brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional 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.

Joseph Maleh is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience and previously worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of advising, he consults for a men’s jewelry business, Man of the World LLC, and Planning Alliance Consulting LLC. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, providing financial planning, education, and access to proprietary and third-party advisory programs.

Luander Mccaskill is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF and TIAA since 2015. Outside of his advisory work, he owns a single-family home rental property. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers point-in-time planning services as well as ongoing discretionary management using model and customized portfolios, and it advises the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Rosemary Abreu is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at several firms including LPL Financial, Flagstar Bank N.A., and City National Bank. 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, and access to alternative investments within a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure.

Peter Derosa is a CFP® with 46 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with GWN Securities Inc. since 2014. He previously spent over three decades at Jost Financial Management Corp., where he was a principal owner. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in independent fixed insurance sales as a licensed producer with several firms. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through managed account programs, financial planning, and third-party manager introductions. The firm employs a mix of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and utilizes both traditional and momentum-based market-timing strategies in its portfolio management.

Michelle Nguyen is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with six years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2019, following a year at Ernst & Young. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base—including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients—offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs. The firm employs strategic and tactical allocation models, manager selections, and both discretionary and non-discretionary implementations, supported by proprietary research and analytics.

Gonzalo Blanco is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Citigroup since 2017, following two years at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Based in New York, NY, his career spans both private banking and wealth management. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a range of wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, including in-house research and custody services.

Austin Kline is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Fidelity Investments, Santander Securities, Merrill, and Citizens Securities. His background also includes roles outside of finance, such as positions at DoorDash and Home Depot. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a wide range of advisory programs across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, using both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, and maintains custody of client assets as a qualified custodian.

Jose Raposo is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, E*TRADE Capital Management, and TD Ameritrade. His career includes multiple roles in advisory and investment management across well-known financial institutions. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporations, and small retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model distinguishes between one-time financial planning and ongoing discretionary management using model or customized portfolios, operating under a fiduciary standard with disclosed potential conflicts related to affiliated funds and fee structures.

Robert Esposito is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Regal Investment Advisors, Cornerstone, and Intervest International. Outside of his advisory role, Esposito officiates NCAA hockey games. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional clients, offering services such as portfolio management, financial and estate planning, and ERISA fiduciary services. TLG uses a research approach based on fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory and provides a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios.