Bernard Paul Martin Jr.

Louis Tzamalas is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with three years of industry experience. He is the principal of Virtual Tax Planners and also serves as a CFP® instructor and adjunct professor at Boston University, where he develops curriculum and leads lectures. His background includes roles at Mariner, RSM US LLP, The Colony Group, and Mercer Global Advisors. Virtual Tax Planners serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, private foundations, endowments, nonprofits, corporations, and other advisers, managing approximately $407,000 across eight clients. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax preparation through a formal affiliation with an accounting and tax practice owned by the principal. Its investment approach emphasizes asset allocation and passive investing with mutual funds and ETFs, tailored to client goals, risk tolerance, and tax considerations.

George Appel is a CFP® professional operating under the firm George J. Appel, with 33 years of industry experience. He provides fee-only financial planning and investment advice primarily to individuals, families, small businesses, trusts, and estates. George J. Appel serves clients who are mostly non-high-net-worth individuals, offering a range of services from hourly retainers to ongoing planning engagements. The firm emphasizes a non-discretionary investment approach, uses third-party research tools, and employs a fee structure based on flat fees and fixed-dollar billing rather than asset-based percentages.

Jon Flynn Sr. is a financial advisor with Flynn Financial, LLC, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, and has 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Flynn Financial since 2011. Outside of his advisory work, he is co-owner of a life insurance business with his wife and serves as president of an LLC that owns his office building. Flynn Financial provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and small businesses, including those sponsoring retirement plans. The firm constructs customized portfolios using a variety of analytical methods and manages accounts with strategies tailored to tax sensitivity, liquidity, and income needs.

Edward Gilmartin is a financial advisor with Northeast Advisory Group, LLC in Scranton, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 34 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Northeast Advisory Group in 2019, he worked at Peoples Security Bank and LPL Financial. He is also involved with Northeast Benefit Administrators, LLC as a benefit consultant and insurance agent. Northeast Advisory Group provides investment advice to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans, offering asset management, consulting, participant education, and referrals to third-party money managers. The firm emphasizes mutual funds and uses the Fi360 Fiduciary Score for due diligence in its investment selection.

Clare Kull is a financial advisor at Stone Securities Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Leigh Baldwin & Co., LLC since 2013. Stone Securities provides discretionary asset management and investment advice to individuals, trusts, estates, and small corporations. The firm employs an active management approach combining fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, incorporating the CAN SLIM methodology for stock selection, with regular account reviews and discretionary authority across growth, balanced, and bond portfolios.

Cade Bekanich is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Park Lane Financial Group LLC. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and George J. Appel. Bekanich is also a licensed notary in Dunmore, PA. Park Lane Financial Group LLC, founded in 2024, provides discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals and small business entities. The firm employs methods such as fundamental analysis and Monte Carlo modeling, and it may engage sub-advisors to implement investment strategies.