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Allan Katz is a financial advisor at Stirlingshire Investments with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Stirlingshire RIA LLC and Stirlingshire BD LLC since 2023, in addition to serving as president of Comprehensive Wealth Management Group, LLC since 2007. Outside of finance, Katz is a freelance trombone player and owns a model train business. Stirlingshire RIA LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, and other entities, serving both non‑high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a diverse investment approach that includes quantitative, fundamental, and technical analysis, offering a range of investment vehicles and model strategies through the Advyzon marketplace.

Jaime Quinones is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Stockade Wealth Management. He previously worked at LPL Financial for 13 years and at First Investors Corporation for six years. Quinones is also a licensed notary public in New Jersey. Stockade Wealth Management is a single-advisor registered investment adviser that provides discretionary asset management, wealth management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm utilizes a combination of modern portfolio theory, fundamental and technical analysis, and offers flexible fee structures alongside direct annuity-account management.

Kyle Medric is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, holding Series 7, 63 and Series 65 licenses and having two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Equitable Advisors, he worked as an independent contractor and held various roles including tech support for a Swiss manufacturing company and working for Verizon. Inside of financial advising, he is available for in-home visit services as well as virtual and office meetings. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, retirement plan support, and asset management through LPL programs and third-party managers. The firm operates a hybrid referral and implementation model, combining advisory and brokerage channels to tailor services based on clients’ goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon.

Chirag Surti is a financial advisor at CNIV Financial Planning LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He is also an Associate Professor at Rider University, where he teaches business courses and conducts research. In addition to his advisory role, he offers educational seminars and consulting services related to financial planning through his business, IV Educational Ventures. CNIV Financial Planning LLC provides hourly, fee-only investment advice to individuals, families, retirement plan sponsors, nonprofit trustees, and other advisers. The firm follows a passive, long-term investment approach focused on low-cost index funds and ETFs, offering advice without managing or holding client assets.

Matthew Wright is the principal of WRIGHT Investment Partners LLC and holds a Series 65 designation with nine years of industry experience. He has led Wright Investment Partners since 2016. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as a principal in a business that owns a small class C office building. Wright Investment Partners LLC provides portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, typically operating under discretionary authority. The firm uses a blend of fundamental and quantitative analysis to guide investment decisions, focusing on equities and diversified through mutual funds, fixed-income securities, ETFs, annuities, and non-U.S. securities.

Joseph Kelly is the principal of Joseph C. Kelly & Associates, Inc., an independent advisory firm based in Middletown, NJ. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 21 years of experience in the financial industry. In addition to his advisory role, he has operated a certified public accounting practice, Kelly & Co., CPA, since 1989. Joseph C. Kelly & Associates, Inc. provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and hourly consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to manage portfolios and offers standalone financial planning engagements.