Paul Conforti is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 30 years of industry experience. He is currently with Mariner and has held roles at Msec, LLC, Lincoln Investment, and Capital Analysts Incorporated. Outside of his advisory duties, he serves as treasurer and board member of the Spring Lake Golf Club. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, tax services, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines in-house research with third-party managers to deliver customized portfolios and also provides integrated tax and accounting services as well as employer financial wellness solutions.

Laura Anacker is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill from 2014 to 2022 before joining Sanctuary Advisors and Sanctuary Securities in 2022. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and financial planning services delivered through a network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives utilizing multiple analytical approaches and both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Robert Giunco Jr. is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with 34 years of industry experience. He previously worked at George McKelvey Co., Inc. for 34 years before joining Allworth Financial in 2024. He holds the Series 63 designation. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management using a range of strategies, including model allocations and options-based overlays, and is notable for its ownership structure and specialized services such as an Airline division and management of privately offered income funds.

Patrick Kenny is a CFP® with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with Primerica Advisors and has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life for over a decade. Outside of his advisory role, Kenny officiates lacrosse games. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and consulting. The firm utilizes a range of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports various account-level services including lending solutions and charitable giving options.

Alexander Tragnitz is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Co since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he assists clients and others with tax preparation and serves on the golf committee of CPC Behavioral Healthcare, a nonprofit organization. Primerica Advisors operates under Park Avenue Securities LLC, serving a diverse retail client base with both brokerage and advisory services. The firm offers multiple proprietary and third-party investment programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, and provides financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and business consulting services.

Peter Congilose is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Guardian Life and its affiliates since 1991, including a decade at Park Avenue Securities. He also operates Congilose & Associates, a business active since 1983. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships using a variety of model portfolios and proprietary digital solutions.

Brian Blair is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having 36 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, he is a musician with the group The Soulstirs. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital offering for employees that uses algorithm-driven model strategies executed via mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Zachary Housen is a financial advisor at Mariner with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Mariner since 2017, including time at Mariner Wealth Advisors and its successors. Prior to his advisory career, he worked at the University of Delaware for four years. Mariner serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by both in-house research and third-party managers, with a distinctive offering of integrated tax, accounting, and financial wellness services.

Michael Oberdorf is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding the CFA® designation and Series 63 license. He has 15 years of industry experience, including roles at Regal Securities, Inc. and Commonwealth Financial Network since 2017. Outside his advisory work, he is a co-owner of 520 Real Estate Ventures, LLC, a company involved in managing commercial real estate. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services, supporting advisors in portfolio implementation through both internal and external models.

Daniel Phillips is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Jackson, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in selling life, health, and long-term care insurance products to clients. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm manages approximately $3.65 billion across more than 37,000 client accounts and offers a range of managed-account programs, including legacy market-timing and momentum-based strategies.

Megan Schneider is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. She has worked at Park Avenue Securities LLC since 2021 and previously at Guardian Life Insurance Company of America and LPL Financial, LLC. 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 both transaction-based brokerage and fee-based advisory services, utilizing proprietary model portfolios, third-party managers, and a digital advice platform.

John Spottke is a ChFC® credentialed advisor with 39 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance, and previously worked at Primerica Advisors and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Director Emeritus and Chairman of the annual golf outing for the Jersey Shore Chamber of Commerce. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering both brokerage and fee-based advisory services with a variety of proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Charles Maratta is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Toms River, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and a CRPC designation. He has 14 years of industry experience, including roles at GWFS Equities and PNC Investments. He is also a registered New Jersey notary, though he does not engage in notary activities professionally. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, leveraging an integrated model tied to Empower’s administrative platforms. The firm’s approach focuses on long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates through a combination of point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Lisa Parisi is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with PNC since 2015, including roles at PNC Investments and PNC Bank. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including the Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, an invitation-only online, discretionary model account available to select employees. The program uses algorithmic risk assessment and approved model strategies executed via mutual funds and ETFs, with portfolio management delegated to third parties.

Keith Bermeo is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations, along with Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. He has 28 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Resources. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in life insurance sales through a separate financial services business. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios, delivering advice primarily through managed-account programs on the Fidelity-supported FMAX platform.

Louis Esposito is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc., Trans World Assurance, and Woodbury Financial Services. In addition to advisory work, he operates as an insurance agent specializing in non-variable insurance and serves as managing partner of Mendham Wealth Management, a marketing entity. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan services, and brokerage solutions through a network of 477 independent advisors. The firm employs an open-architecture platform with multiple custodians and third-party money managers, primarily managing non-discretionary assets.

Jennifer Chapman is a financial advisor at Mariner with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. She has been with Mariner since 2014. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services, utilizing discretionary portfolios supported by both in-house research and third-party managers.

Richard Poveromo is a financial advisor at SPC with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with SPC and Sigma Financial Corporation since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, he is a fiction writer and self-publishes novels under his imprint, Blue Coral Books, and also assists with his wife's resale business. SPC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm supports a large advisory network and offers tailored, discretionary investment advice delivered at the individual advisor level.

Richard Pasick is a ChFC® with over 40 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Guardian Life and its subsidiaries since 1992 and currently works at Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he conducts Social Security workshops and provides coaching and education to agents on sales techniques and client service. Park Avenue® Wealth Management, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs using both proprietary and third-party strategies.

Daravy Son is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for George McKelvey Co., Inc. for 21 years before joining Allworth Financial in 2024. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs customized portfolio strategies, including core-satellite and specialized approaches, and incorporates technology to manage held-away retirement accounts.