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Stephen De Cesare is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as the principal of De Cesare Retirement Specialists since 2008. His prior roles include positions at Triad Advisors, LLC, Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., Investment Advisors Asset Management, LLC, and Investment Advisors & Consultants, Inc. In addition to his advisory work, he is an independent insurance broker. De Cesare Retirement Specialists provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative investment methods, offers both discretionary and non-discretionary services, and incorporates a range of strategies including leveraged and inverse funds as well as crypto-focused ETFs for clients with higher risk tolerance.

Santino Rao is a financial advisor at MassMutual Investors Services with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining MassMutual, he held positions at TD Bank, Rowan University, and Ocean Casino & Resort. MassMutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers a range of programs including wrap and money-manager services, along with educational seminars.

Matthew Conroy is a financial advisor at Conroy Capital LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 license and has previously worked at Fortis Group Advisors, LPL Financial, and Prudential. Outside of his advisory role, he is employed by Pro Football Focus, a sports analytics company. Conroy Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations, and manages a privately offered pooled investment vehicle. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis across a range of asset classes and offers customized, discretionary account management with regular portfolio monitoring and reporting.

Hi, I’m Andrew! I founded Wrought Financial Planning to help entrepreneurs and self-employed professionals forge their path to financial freedom. We help our clients manage their cashflow, reduce their taxes, and grow their wealth. I’ve been interested in history, finance, and psychology since I was a kid growing up in Ocean City, New Jersey. After graduating from The College of New Jersey with honors, I began my financial services career in the alternative investment industry (private equity, hedge funds, commercial real estate and other fancy investments) first with Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments in Princeton, New York, and Boston and then with FS Investments based in Philadelphia. I grew tired of getting on airplanes for work and being away from my family so with the entrepreneurial spirit calling me I began my wealth management practice at Merrill Lynch and then I founded the independent and fee-only firm Wrought Financial Planning. I am married to my beautiful and patient wife and together we reside in Haddonfield, NJ with our two young daughters and Labrador Retriever. We enjoy traveling and sharing new experiences with my girls and being involved with their sports teams and activities. I am the Vice President and soon to be President of the Rotary Club of Haddonfield where we provide grants and scholarships to deserving organizations and underprivileged students. With whatever free time is left to me I love to read, listen to podcasts, and stay active by jogging with my dog and squeezing in a round of golf when possible.

Gerald Levin is the sole advisor at GBL Asset Management, Inc., an independent firm based in Huntingdon Valley, PA. He holds 35 years of industry experience and has led the firm since 1985. Levin serves as Secretary of the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Association of Individual Investors, a nonprofit focused on investment education. GBL Asset Management manages approximately $34.3 million for individual and select institutional clients, employing a value-oriented, income-aware investment approach centered on mutual and closed-end funds, fixed-income instruments, and occasional equities. The firm operates primarily on a non-discretionary basis and utilizes block trading and a family-group fee structure.

Phyllis Storms is a financial advisor at Arrington Financial Advisors, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 designations and has worked at Touchstone Financial Advisors since 2011. Arrington Financial Advisors provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a top-down investment approach combining active and passive strategies, serving a diverse client base including retail, institutional, and charitable entities.