Howard Kades is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously led Kades & Cheifetz, LLC and Kades Financial, Inc. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, businesses, and nonprofits. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach focused on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios and offers a range of implementation options and affiliated service lines.

Sabrina Reeves is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at LPL Financial and Transcend FMC. Outside of her advisory role, she has longstanding employment at BJ's Wholesale Club involving cash handling and reconciliation. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting through various programs and access to third-party asset managers. The firm utilizes multiple investment strategies and provides a range of tools and services to accommodate client preferences.

David Webb is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott Inc. since 1993. Webb holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. 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, charitable organizations, and municipalities, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Matthew Panarese is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Wilmington Trust and Rockefeller Capital Management. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform that includes discretionary, non-discretionary, and model-delivery solutions across various asset classes.

Zachary Walker is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining Hightower in 2025, he worked at The Vanguard Group for four years and held positions at Randstad, BioTelemetry, and Holy Family University. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

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.

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 a business that purchases and resells Philadelphia 76ers basketball season tickets. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary and offering participant investment options through risk-based mutual fund portfolios. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and education services for plan sponsors and participants.

Glenn Wiener is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 66 and Series 63 designations and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Prudential Investment Management Services LLC and Prudential Insurance Company of America from 2011 to 2022. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management mainly to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail clients. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Mark Jones is a ChFC® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at M Holdings Securities and Axa Advisors, LLC. Jones is also involved in insurance brokerage, focusing on Penn Mutual life products. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by providing advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both as an SEC-registered adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer, managing a multi-billion-dollar asset base through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary account options.

Katherine Ettingoff is a financial advisor with J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. She holds the Series 66 designation and has 10 years of industry experience. Prior to joining J.W. Cole Advisors in 2019, she worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a national network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm provides portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, access to third-party managers, and multiple managed account solutions.

Nicholas Zamparelli is a CFA® charterholder with 8 years of industry experience. He is currently with Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. and previously spent 14 years at Zeke Capital Advisors, LLC. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan and business-consulting services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, and family offices. The firm utilizes a combination of in-house model portfolios, custom accounts, and third-party manager selection, supported by an Investment Policy Committee and comprehensive research resources.

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 2015, including a decade at PNC Investments and prior service at PNC Bank. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering that uses algorithm-driven model selection and investment execution by third parties. The firm’s approach features annual rebalancing and mutual fund and ETF investments within an employee-only pilot structure.

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, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Walter Watson Jr. is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Private Advisor Group and affiliated LPL Financial since 2013. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset management programs through various platforms.

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.

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 Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A., Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, Bergin & Co., LLC, and Ironview Capital Management LLC. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families and family offices, as well as institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and operates as a registered broker-dealer providing securities transactions, variable insurance products, and placement and investment banking services within a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform.