John Gurrieri is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding the CFP® designation and Series 66 license. He has 14 years of industry experience and has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in multiple insurance brokerage activities through firms such as Empire Wealth Strategies and Black Belt Wealth Advisory, focusing on life, disability, and property/casualty insurance. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines advisory and broker-dealer services, supporting discretionary and non-discretionary accounts with third-party asset manager relationships and a broad range of investment and custody capabilities.

Thea Vunk is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Cravath, Swaine & Moore and various positions outside finance, including at Elon University and The Reluctant Panther Inn and Restaurant. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering advisory and brokerage services such as discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement services. The firm utilizes strategic asset allocation and a range of investment strategies, acting as a qualified custodian with a mix of commission-based and consulting-oriented advisory programs.

Andrew Karasyk is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Farther. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors, Symmetry Wealth Advisory Group, Cresset Asset Management, First Republic Bank, and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. He is co-chair of the Finance for Israel Committee at Jewish National Fund USA. Farther provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through a combination of digital platforms and in-person meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with algorithmic rebalancing and incorporates AI tools alongside advisor judgment.

Yong Hu is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with Series 66 credentials and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citi in 2022, he worked briefly at Northwestern Mutual in 2019 and was engaged in full-time education from 2014 to 2019. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional resources with unique market roles, including operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Peter Levine is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Infinex Investments, Apple Bank, JP Morgan Chase, HSBC Securities, and TD Ameritrade. Outside of finance, he works as a waiter and bartender for a staffing company and has been involved in merchandising for supermarkets and drugstores for over a decade. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure that supports both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Sanket Shah is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Pershing Advisor Solutions LLC and Pershing LLC. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, retirement plan sponsors, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting through multiple advisory program structures, primarily offering non-discretionary recommendations.

Nancy Protopapas is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Holmdel, NJ, holding a Series 63 designation and over 22 years of industry experience. She has worked at Principal Securities Inc. since 2002 and Principal Life Insurance since 2001. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as president of Auto Solutions Inc. and is a designated bank officer at Principal Bank and Trust Company, supporting retirement plan account relationships. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm provides direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under multiple advisory and promoter arrangements.

Benjamin Rosenberg is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Jersey City, NJ. He holds a Series 66 designation and began his advisory career in 2026. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group, he worked at Empower Financial Services, Inc. and spent twelve years at Englewood Hospital. 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 certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s integrated model leverages recordkeeping and administrative platforms to deliver point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Sahil Varma is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Morgan Stanley and Primerica. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with extensive internal oversight and provides solutions that include separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, alternatives, and digital-asset products.

Timothy Anthony is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include six years at The Brookings Institution and a period of self-employment before joining Citi in 2020. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, providing a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and leverages its large institutional scale and market roles to offer complex solutions, including discretionary accounts and alternative investments.

Vatsal Patel is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Edison, NJ, holding the Series 66 credential and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Bank of America, Merrill, Edward Jones, and New York Life. Outside of his advisory work, Patel owns and operates a beer and wine convenience store called Windsor Shoppe. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm offers multiple program types and focuses on tailoring advice to client goals, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Alejandro Noa is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank NA. Based in New York, NY, he has been with Citigroup since 2022. 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 and maintains in-house research and market roles that distinguish it from peers.

Logan Kostko is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 credential and three years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Citigroup and Citibank from 2018 to the present, following prior experience in the logistics sector with UPS, FedEx, DHL, and Nasha Pochta. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs and is notable for its large institutional scale and involvement in market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant services.

Jordan Heller is a CFP® and CFA® with 20 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2019, following 11 years at Heller Wealth Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Board of Directors for the New York School of Podiatric Medicine and the audit committee for Alzheon, Inc., a biomedical company. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a manager-of-managers approach, utilizing third-party independent managers selected through a formal due-diligence process, and sponsors proprietary investment vehicles and private funds.

Michael Ricciardi is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Prudential Investment Management Services and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. 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 certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Leonard Isaacs is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Eagle Strategies since 2021. Isaacs also operates Isaacs Financial Group, Inc., through which he sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs tailored to client objectives and emphasizes non-discretionary asset management within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Diandra Allen is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has prior experience with Northwestern Mutual and Atlantic Health System. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Jinping Lin is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2016 and is also involved with Investment Options LLC and RealMart Realty, where she serves as a referral agent. Lin provides health insurance and Medicare services alongside her advisory role. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party managed investment programs.

Brian Segel is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life), holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at New York Life Insurance Company, Cetera, Allied Wealth Partners, and MassMutual. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and emphasizes fiduciary responsibilities, particularly in non-discretionary asset management and retirement plan consulting.

Lesley Grannum is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at Kestra Advisory. She has been associated with Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2003 and has worked with Personal Capital Management Inc. since 1987. Grannum holds a role as a registered assistant with Personal Capital Management. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and investment advice, and manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets, serving clients that include large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.