Alex Ruiz is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup since 2015. The firm serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. Citigroup Global Markets is notable for its multi-asset, multi-manager strategies, in-house research capabilities, and its roles as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Steven Kramer is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he provides disability and health insurance consulting services and is a partner at Q6 Group, LLC, involved in the sale and service of various insurance and financial products. 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, with a platform that includes third-party asset manager relationships providing discretionary and non-discretionary account options.

John Finney is a CFP® professional at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 41 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bleakley Financial Group, LPL Financial, Private Advisor Group, and Northwestern Mutual. In addition to his advisory work, he is an insurance agent with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced CIO solutions to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers across active and passive strategies and offers customized reporting and education for retirement plans.

Nathaniel Siegel is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Lockton Investment Advisors, LLC, and The Leaders Group Inc. Outside of his work at TLG Advisors, he serves as Senior Vice President and Director of executive benefits at Vanbridge, an EPIC company. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm specializes in investment supervisory services, portfolio management, and financial planning, employing manager selection and Modern Portfolio Theory to build diversified portfolios, often through sub-advisors and program platforms.

Maria Flora Algarate is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Her prior work includes positions at HSBC Bank USA and Banco Santander International. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

William Wright is a CFP® with 41 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with TLG Advisors, Inc. and has previously worked at Allegis Advisor Group, VOYA Financial Advisors, and Financial Professionals Group. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in business development and insurance sales activities, including work with eldercare referral services. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, offering investment supervisory and portfolio management, financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios.

Anila Young is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with ten years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Neuberger Berman, Legg Mason & Co, and as a self-employed advisor. Outside of her advisory role, she is a passive co-owner of a short-term vacation rental property managed through an LLC. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment programs and execution services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory solutions.

David Hill is a CFP® professional with 16 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors and Brinton Eaton before joining Mariner. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations through customized investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines internal research with third-party managers and offers integrated tax services and family office solutions alongside traditional portfolio management.

John Gannon is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Private Advisor Group since 2016 and previously spent five years at LPL Financial. He is also affiliated with Shembe & Gannon, LLC, a CPA affiliate program based in Basking Ridge, NJ. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and provides access to proprietary and third-party managed account solutions.

Virendra Tavathia is a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including MassMutual Life Insurance Co and Woodbury Financial Services. Tavathia is also the managing owner of Amogh Associates LLC, an independent insurance agency specializing in life, health, and related insurance products. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, with a focus on tailored investment strategies supported by third-party asset managers.

Devin Satterthwaite is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Farther with one year of industry experience. Before joining Farther, he worked at Workday for eight years across multiple roles. Farther provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates using a web and mobile platform along with in-person meetings. The firm follows an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory with model portfolios and algorithmic rebalancing, employing ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income, supported by AI tools subject to internal controls.

Joel Nielsen is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Citigroup since 2018 and previously held roles at Deutsche Bank and Strategic Funding Source. 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 with both discretionary and non-discretionary options, supported by in-house research and large-scale institutional capabilities.

Matthew Lawlor is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Ameriprise, and Tyton Partners. Outside of finance, he has experience with Baruch College Athletics and has been involved in educational environments. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across wealth management segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies and a broad range of advisory and execution services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, including in-house research, swap dealing, and futures commission merchant activities.

Samuel Jacobs is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including The Leaders Group Inc, Arthur J Gallagher, and Lion Street Financial. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in life insurance and annuities sales and consulting through Manor House Capital Insurance Services. TLG Advisors, Inc. manages approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets and serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm provides investment supervisory and portfolio management, comprehensive financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and the Starlight Portfolios direct-to-consumer program, employing fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory in its investment approach.

Leena Gupta is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Short Hills, NJ, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and five years of industry experience. She has been with Transamerica since 2023 and has a longstanding role as a high school math teacher with the Jersey City Board of Education since 2004. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services with a variety of proprietary and third-party investment models.

James Perhacs is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with firms including PAG Financial LLC, Private Advisor Group, LPL Financial, and Morristown Financial Group. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a fiduciary-based advisory model and a variety of investment strategies, often implementing advice through third-party managers and technology platforms such as Orion and Pontera.

Bruce Hyde is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cerity Partners LLC since 2022 and previously spent 10 years at Round Table Wealth Management. Based in Westfield, NJ, Hyde provides wealth management services through Cerity Partners. Cerity Partners serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in assets as of December 31, 2025. The firm’s investment approach combines client-specific profiles, proprietary quantitative screening, and customized asset allocation, offering a range of services from discretionary investment management to access to alternative and private market solutions.

Ethan Dawson is a Series 66-licensed advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, based in Morristown, NJ, and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, he held roles with 13th Street Bikes, Uncle Oogies Pizzeria, and Fairleigh Dickinson University. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm provides financial planning and portfolio management with tailored strategies supported by proprietary research, a range of fee arrangements, and access to affiliated Goldman Sachs capabilities.

John Friebely III is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer in New York, NY, since 2008. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm provides a wide range of investment programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and retirement services.

Stephanie Yang is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Citigroup Global Markets since 2022 and previously spent eight years at Morgan Stanley. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal standards and oversight committees for manager selection and monitoring, and operates with significant institutional scale and diverse market roles.