Emil Defeo is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 40 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and 65 licenses, and has been with PNC investments since 2007. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary account pilot aimed at employees. The firm uses algorithmic risk assessments and delegates portfolio implementation to third-party strategists, focusing on investments primarily in mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

John Beninato is a CFP® professional affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, with 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach that combines passive and active managers with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Randolph Warren is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. based in Bridgewater, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Vanderbilt Securities, Gitterman Wealth Management, and Triad Advisors. He also maintains a life insurance agent role focused on client needs and solutions. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs, financial planning, and third-party manager introductions. The firm employs a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and uses model-based allocations incorporating asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory, with distinctive use of market-timing and momentum-based strategies in select legacy programs.

Daniel Colluccio is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with Schwab Wealth Advisory Inc. and has previously worked at firms including Charles Schwab & Co., Wilmington Trust, M&T Securities, BlackRock Fund Advisors, and Merrill. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients, providing non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and point-in-time wealth management consultations based on Charles Schwab’s asset-allocation models and internal research tools.

Dustin Rudman is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with GWN Securities Inc. since 2018. He previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services and MetLife Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member of the Rolling Acres Home Owners Association and is involved in managing fixed annuity and insurance products through Schockproof Insurance LLC. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm offers a range of managed-account programs and investment strategies, including legacy market-timing and momentum-based approaches.

Andrew Hack is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Citigroup since 2017, following roles at HSBC Bank USA and Hertz Corporation. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and operations as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Michael Felix is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at City National Securities, Bank of America, and Merrill. Outside of his advisory role, Felix owns rental property investments. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, combining large institutional scale with specialized market roles and arrangements.

Christopher Pike is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors and has held roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2018. Prior to that, he worked at RFS Partners and National Financial Advisors, LLC. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and business consulting, utilizing a mix of proprietary model portfolios, third-party managers, and digital advice solutions.

Liang Cheng is a Series 66-registered advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, where he has worked since 2016. He is based in Millburn, NJ, and has 0 years of industry experience prior to his current role. 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 combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research, security pricing, and derivatives services.

John Franchi is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Private Advisor Group since 2015 and also has affiliations with LPL Financial and Main Street Wealth Management, LLC. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and managed account solutions through proprietary platforms and third-party strategists.

Fang Moore is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Piscataway, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Transamerica in 2019, Moore spent twelve years at Bristol Myers Squibb and is also a licensed health insurance agent and Pennsylvania notary. Moore assists with health insurance enrollment in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services with a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs. The firm manages approximately $1.66 billion in discretionary assets and operates as both a registered broker-dealer and registered investment adviser.

Michael Tartaglia is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 34 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, and A. G. Edwards & Sons. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs covering equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches.

Tarin Chiappa is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. She has been with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. since 2013 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing from 2011 to 2013. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through over 500 advisors. The firm offers a range of services including wrap-fee advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment management, utilizing both proprietary strategies and third-party model providers.

Timothy Wong is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Merrill, Morgan Stanley, PNC, and TD Ameritrade. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of programs and advisory services that include equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, delivered on discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Kyle Matthews is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he coaches lacrosse as a club coach at Evolution Lacrosse Academy and as an assistant varsity coach at Verona High School. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a wide range of investment and financial planning services through discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, with a notable emphasis on maintaining custody of client assets and managing a significant portion of advisory assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Thomas Russo is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2015. Russo also serves as an agent for non-securities insurance products with Agia. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, employing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Kathleen Gregory is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2016. Prior to that, she was involved with Trauma Resiliency Resources Inc., a nonprofit organization. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with pre-existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers a fiduciary standard within its advisory services and manages client portfolios through model-based and customized investment approaches.

Julia Payne is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® and Series 66 designations. Her prior experience includes roles at UBS Financial Services Inc. 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, combining discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across various asset classes.

Adrian Fedorkiw is a financial advisor at Mariner with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and is based in Madison, NJ. He has been with Mariner since 2022. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to pooled vehicles and third-party managers. The firm combines in-house research with third-party allocations across various strategies, and provides integrated tax, accounting, and family office services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Christopher Ibrahim is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC. He has previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services and Janney Montgomery Scott. Ibrahim is also associated with Ibrahim Wealth Advisory Group, where he contributes significant time as a financial advisor. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm provides financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a variety of proprietary and third-party solutions.