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Nitin Apte is a financial advisor at GA Advisors LLC in Bridgewater, NJ, with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Azul Systems Inc and Credit Carbon Inc for seven years each. He serves as Chair of the Investment Committee for the nonprofit organization Marathi Vishwa of New Jersey. GA Advisors LLC provides personalized investment advice and discretionary portfolio management to individual clients, focusing on global equity and fixed income markets. The firm employs an asset-allocation model adjusted for market conditions, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and occasionally individual securities, along with options trading, supported by regular research and account monitoring.

Chingtai Hung is a financial advisor with Acorn Asset Management LLC in Princeton, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. Hung previously worked for Cambridge Investment Research, INC and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, INC for 20 years. Outside of advisory work, Hung serves as a certified swim official for USA Swimming and volunteers as a competition official for the NCAA Swimming and Diving program. Acorn Asset Management LLC is a single-advisor independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, high net worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, state or municipal entities, and insurance companies. The firm provides discretionary asset management, written financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, focusing on long-term growth and income strategies while allowing clients to set reasonable investment restrictions.

Bryan Zegar is a CFP® professional with six years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the principal advisor at Hearthstead Financial, LLC, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to this, he spent seven years at Ameriprise and AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, Inc. Outside of finance, he is involved with Allshapes Bonsai Nursery, where he assists with inventory management, customer support, and technology. Hearthstead Financial is a registered investment adviser that provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm employs a mixed-methods investment approach combining fundamental and charting analysis with mutual fund and ETF evaluation, focusing on both passive and active strategies implemented on a non-discretionary basis.

William Sands Jr is a financial advisor at DEL VAL Retirement and Investment Services Inc with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 designations and has worked at several firms including PNC Investments and Winthrop Partners. Sands also serves as a board member of the Plumstead Historical Society and is involved in charitable fundraising through the Willow Charitable Fund. DEL VAL Retirement and Investment Services Inc provides discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, small businesses, and estates. The firm employs a tailored investment approach using fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis and manages approximately $1.9 million in discretionary assets across a small client base.

Kurtis Baker is a financial advisor at Certified Wealth Management & Investment LLC in Princeton, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 12 years of industry experience. He has operated his own advisory business since 1998 and has been president and owner of Alternate Mortgage & Investment Corp. since 1986. Outside of his advisory work, Baker serves on the boards of the National Alliance on Mental Illness and the Everybody Loves Kenny Project, focusing on mental health education and fundraising. Certified Wealth Management & Investment LLC provides investment supervisory services, financial planning, and advisory consulting to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a fundamental analysis and tailored asset allocation approach, utilizing a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, REITs, and private placements.

Peter Carril is the managing member of Patton Hall, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Princeton, NJ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 12 years of industry experience. Carril has been with Patton Hall since its founding in 2013. Patton Hall provides discretionary management through separately managed accounts to individuals and various institutional clients, focusing on credit‑focused strategies that invest across a broad range of domestic and international debt. The firm emphasizes downside protection and diversification while managing a small number of client accounts with a boutique approach.