Zachary Walker is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 credentials. Prior to joining Hightower in 2025, he worked for The Vanguard Group for four years and has experience in other professional roles including Randstad and BioTelemetry. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach includes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with an emphasis on portfolio construction and operational support.

Omar Khalifa is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Blackrock Investments, LLC for three years before joining Janney Montgomery Scott in 2017. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large enterprise firm managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. It serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services through various portfolio management programs.

Robert Gelsher is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience and has been with Janney Montgomery Scott LLC since 1997. He serves as a trustee for the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse clientele and offers a range of brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory services.

Ralph Richetti Jr. is a financial advisor at PlanMember Securities Corporation with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked for Hartford Funds Distributors LLC for 12 years. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates a consulting company involved in the purchase and resale of Philadelphia 76ers basketball season tickets. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm utilizes a top-down strategic asset allocation approach and manages risk-based mutual fund portfolios, offering education and support through seminars, personalized planning, and participant services.

Glenn Wiener is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 designations. His prior work includes over a decade with Prudential Investment Management Services and Prudential Insurance Company of America. 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 recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm’s approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates through point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Mark Jones is a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 66 designations. His prior experience includes roles at M Holdings Securities, Axa Advisors, and LPL Financial. Outside of advising, he is involved in insurance brokerage focusing on Penn Mutual life products. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a network of advisors, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both advisory and broker-dealer services, combining custody, execution, brokerage, and investment advice with third-party asset manager relationships and discretionary and non-discretionary account options.

Katherine Ettingoff is a financial advisor at J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. in Wayne, PA, with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing from 2016 to 2019. J. W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent advisors and provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies along with both fundamental and technical analysis.

Nicholas Zamparelli is a financial advisor at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. with nine years of industry experience. He holds the CFA® designation and the Series 66 license. His prior experience includes roles at Zeke Capital Advisors, BlackRock Investment Management, and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and related consulting services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, family offices, corporations, charitable organizations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of model portfolios and custom solutions, using a range of investment vehicles overseen by an Investment Policy Committee.

Kevin Petrone is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Philadelphia, PA, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2016 and previously worked at Equitable Advisors in 2015. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a discretionary online model account available by invitation to employees. The firm’s approach incorporates algorithm-driven portfolio recommendations and uses mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Steven Hacker is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at LPL Financial and TFS Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is president of Qualified Plan Consultants, a third-party administration and ERISA consulting firm, and operates as a licensed insurance agent under the DBA Evolution Financial Group. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to a range of clients including individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms that incorporate both long-term strategies and options for shorter-term trading, utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios.

Guojun Zhu is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Zhu has been with Transamerica since 2025 and has additional experience as a franchisee of WIZE LLC, which offers K-12 extracurricular classes in computer and robotics. Zhu is also involved with Hope Chinese School VA Inc, a nonprofit providing Sunday school services to the Chinese immigrant community. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm delivers its services through a large advisor network using model portfolios and third-party managers, supported by multiple program platforms such as Transamerica ONE, TFA365 Advisory Program, and Transamerica ALPHA.

Joy Massimi is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 17 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2017, following four years at The Vanguard Group. Outside of her advisory role, she is an owner of a vacation home used as a rental property. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm also offers referrals to affiliated services and acts as investment adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Joseph Diorio is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Truist Investment Services, Suntrust Advisory Services, BB&T Securities, Wells Fargo Clearing, and other firms. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, fiduciary support, and manager-selection programs, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by AI-enabled research and a range of third-party platform partnerships.

Walter Watson Jr. is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial since 2013, following prior roles at Raymond James Financial and Wells Fargo Clearing. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and uses a range of investment strategies, often implementing advice through third-party managers and technology platforms such as its proprietary WealthSuite.

John Paul Bradley is a CFP® with 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and has held prior roles at Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Wells Fargo Clearing, and PNC Investments LLC. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments with investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing globally diversified portfolios implemented through low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other strategies, supported by educational content and specialized client programs.

Robin Morris is a Series 63-licensed financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott LLC since 1993. Outside of his advisory role, Morris is the owner of Specialty Electric Co., Inc. and serves as a volunteer treasurer for the Rockledge Volunteer Fire Company without compensation. 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 municipalities, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs.

Jessica Landreth is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. She has 19 years of industry experience, including six years at CCO Investment Services Corp. Prior to her current role beginning in 2020, she worked with Citizens Securities. Outside of advising, she sells hand-made knitwear online under the name Garden to Ewe. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides digital advisory portfolios managed with proprietary algorithms as well as traditional managed accounts.

Sean Bergin is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. and Bergin & Co., LLC. Bergin is a partner in Ironview Equity Partners, a private equity fund of funds. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a Private Advisor model and consolidated investment platform, combining discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across asset classes.

Stephen Ryan is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 1994. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer, offering a range of discretionary and non-discretionary account options supported by third-party asset manager relationships.

Michael Kelley is a financial advisor at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. in Berwyn, PA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 registrations with eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Zeke Capital Advisors and Wells Fargo Advisors. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and related consulting services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs both model and custom portfolio management strategies, utilizing a variety of investment vehicles and supported by fundamental, technical, and cyclical research.