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Edward Harrington Jr. is a CFP® with 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Financial Planning Professionals, Inc. since 1992 and previously worked at Securities Service Network, Inc. for 21 years. Outside of advising, he serves as a member of a condominium board and has ownership interests in a storage facility and related commercial properties. Financial Planning Professionals, Inc. provides discretionary asset management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs global asset allocation model portfolios with active market timing and primarily focuses on ETF-based strategies implemented on a discretionary basis.

Jared Gruccio is the principal of Advice to Thrive and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at GWN Securities Inc. for 14 years before founding Gruccio Financial, LLC. He serves as a board member of the Greater Vineland Chamber of Commerce and is a partner in a tax planning and consulting firm. Advice to Thrive provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial services, including financial, tax, estate, and insurance planning, primarily for business owners, high-net-worth individuals, and multigenerational families. The firm uses fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation to build primarily long-term portfolios and offers consulting and coordination with other professional advisors.

Michael Cherrey is a CFP® and Series 66-registered advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has led MDC Financial Consulting, LLC since 2001 and has operated his own CPA and financial planning practice since 1997. MDC Financial Consulting provides financial planning, investment management, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm develops individualized investment policy statements and implements balanced, asset-allocation portfolios, offering discretionary portfolio management and educational workshops, including services for institutional accounts and employee education programs.

Alex Perricone is a financial advisor at A.M. Perricone LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Planning Alliance, Park Avenue Securities, and Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a licensed insurance agent. A.M. Perricone LLC is a registered investment adviser offering asset management, financial planning, and consulting services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small business owners. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, factor-based investing, and passive strategies to tailor asset allocations, operating with discretionary trading authority and conducting periodic account reviews.

Peter Zeuli is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Philadelphia Investment Partners, LLC since 2001, where he serves as Managing Partner. Outside of his advisory role, he is the Treasurer of Hillcrest Development Corp. Philadelphia Investment Partners provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and select institutional clients, including state and municipal entities. The firm employs a top-down, macroeconomic-driven investment approach combined with quantitative and fundamental analysis for security selection.

Mark Ghazal is a financial advisor at Orion Financial Advisors with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory role, he holds a 16% ownership stake in a family-held S corporation that operates a travel agency. Orion Financial Advisors provides discretionary wealth and portfolio management primarily for individual clients and trusts with an emphasis on non–high-net-worth households. The firm employs a long-term investment approach based on fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing diversified portfolios of low-cost ETFs, mutual funds, and occasionally individual securities.