Derek Hankins is a financial advisor at Mariner with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Mariner, he held roles at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Before entering the financial industry, he worked in the retail sector at Simons Hardware and Bath. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm employs customized, discretionary portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, and provides integrated tax and accounting services uncommon for a firm of its size.

Jacob Schultz is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with four years of industry experience and a Series 66 credential. He has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2019 and previously held roles at Pepperdine and Bloomingdales Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Schultz serves as a trustee for a family trust based in Morristown, NJ. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management with tailored strategies supported by in-house investment research and a range of service platforms.

Brian Santini is a CFP® professional based in Madison, NJ, currently with Mariner. He has prior experience at US Trust Company of Delaware and has a background that includes academic and other non-investment roles. Mariner serves a diverse range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering customized investment management, financial planning, tax services, and employer financial-wellness tools. The firm combines in-house research with external managers to provide discretionary portfolio solutions across various asset classes and maintains a notable integration of tax and accounting services.

Paige Tulenko is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Clover Boutique and Aegis Capital. Outside of her advisory work, she has experience in educational settings, having worked at Holmdel High School and Satz School. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients, providing financial planning and portfolio management supported by strategic allocation models, manager selections, and a range of fee arrangements. The firm leverages its integration within the broader Goldman Sachs platform to offer specialized programs and access to alternative investments.

John Combias is a CFP® professional with 46 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with Mariner and MSEC, LLC and has previous experience at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and FCG Wealth Management. Combias serves as a trustee of the Belle Buoy Foundation, a family charitable organization. Mariner serves a broad mix of clients including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with a notable integration of tax and accounting services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Joseph Biscardi is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc., holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at American Century Investment Services, Inc. and Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients within the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using Schwab's standard asset allocation models and research tools. The firm offers investment guidance across a range of securities but leaves final trading decisions to clients, conducting annual reviews without discretionary trading authority.

Ryan Sullivan is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 14 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. and has previously worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and TD Ameritrade, Inc. Ryan is based in Jersey City, NJ. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations. The firm delivers advice using standard asset allocation models and Schwab research tools, with clients retaining final trading decisions.

Nicolas Michel Polito is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner. Prior to joining Mariner Wealth Advisors, he worked at Bederson LLP and held teaching positions at Fairleigh Dickinson University, where he continues to serve as an adjunct professor of Accounting, Taxation, and Finance on a semester basis. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal research team and third-party managers, with a notable integration of tax and accounting services and specialized operational capabilities.

William Angelo Jr. is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Private Advisor Group since 2013 and also maintains a CPA firm, Angelo & Associates CPA, which provides accounting and income tax preparation services. 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, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset management programs.

Jason Frieder is a CFP® with 27 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021 and previously held roles at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied and The Ayco Company, L.P./Goldman Sachs & Co. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Caldwell, NJ. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and offers tailored services such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large integrated financial group.

Joseph Costello is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. His career includes prior roles at Ameriprise and Royal Alliance. OSAIC Institutions serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering advisory and brokerage services through customized engagements, financial planning, alternative investments, and lending solutions. The firm operates primarily via a network of investment adviser representatives who provide a mix of fundamental and technical analysis and utilize both discretionary and predominantly non-discretionary asset management approaches.

Ryan Grealy is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Cohen & Steers Capital Management and Cohen & Steers Securities. His activities include involvement in insurance outside of Guardian Life. Primerica Advisors operates within the enterprise category, serving a broad retail client base with various brokerage and advisory services. The firm offers a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs along with financial planning and consulting solutions.

George Siderias is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he operates a personal development coaching business and is involved in managing a luxury car business and a nutrition supplements company. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and a variety of advisory programs. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management using model portfolios and digital advisory solutions integrated with proprietary and third-party strategies.

Balaji Dhandapani is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill from 2010 to 2022 before joining Advised Assets Group, LLC and GWFS Equities, Inc. in 2022. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s integrated approach combines proprietary and third-party planning methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates within platforms linked to Empower’s administrative and recordkeeping systems.

Ronan Obyrne is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His prior work includes eight years at Fieldpoint Private Securities LLC and roles at Sanctuary Advisors and Sanctuary Securities since 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he is the founder of Crescent Pine Family Office Group, a boutique firm providing family office services to ultra-high-net-worth families and business owners, and co-founded Crescent Pine Insurance Group, a property and casualty insurance brokerage. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering investment advisory and financial planning services through a network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm employs diverse investment approaches and provides portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and access to sub-advisers and third-party managed account platforms.

Charles Poggi is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Janney in two separate periods starting in 2017, as well as at UBS Financial Services from 2014 to 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is a managing partner of 1501 LLC, overseeing real estate properties on a part-time basis. 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, providing brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory services through multiple wrap programs and centralized portfolio management.

Brandon Fisk is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His prior experience includes roles at Citi Private Alternatives, Transamerica Capital, Wells Fargo Advisors, BrightHouse Securities, and Metlife Investors Distribution Company. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution 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.

Ryan Dugan is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following seven years at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individual, high-net-worth, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm provides tailored solutions through centralized investment resources and integrates services across affiliates, such as banking and retirement consulting, to deliver comprehensive wealth management.

William Ciemny is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2021. His background includes roles outside the financial sector, such as positions at Icona Avalon Resort, Davidson College, and Stone Harbor Yacht Club. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm serves clients often connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans and provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management with a fiduciary standard applied to its RIA services.

Matt Miller is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in New York, NY. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior work experience at Billfold and Yelp. Primerica Advisors serves a diverse retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and business consulting. The firm employs various investment strategies through proprietary and third-party model portfolios and supports a range of account services including lending solutions and donor-advised funds.