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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.

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.

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.

Dennis O'Brien is a financial advisor at Coastal Financial Advisors, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been involved in business consulting through Coastal Business Services, LLC, where he serves as president. Coastal Financial Advisors, Inc. is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management with a goal-based, individualized investment approach, and also provides fiduciary services for ERISA retirement plans and nonprofit endowments.

James Miller Jr. is a financial advisor at Miller Wealth Management with Series 65 and Series 66 designations and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Sikich, LLP, Propeller Industries, LLC, Escalon Services, and ADP, Inc. Miller Wealth Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm employs a fee-only fiduciary approach, using a combination of passive and active strategies tailored to each client, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Howard Shemitz is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Integrated Asset Management, Inc. since 1991. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and standalone financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and sponsors of pension and profit-sharing plans. Integrated Asset Management employs a range of strategies including long-term, short-term, and trading approaches, and offers pension consulting and participant education as part of its services.