Carmela Michaels

Thomas Mcneill is a financial advisor with Asset Management Services Group, Inc. in Toms River, NJ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Asset Management Services Group, Inc. since 1996 and has been self-employed since 1978. Asset Management Services Group, Inc. advises individual and business clients and manages risk-focused mutual fund and variable annuity portfolios used in various retirement and tax-advantaged accounts. The firm employs a combination of Modern Portfolio Theory and active market timing through a Price Trend Management process, providing continual oversight and buy-sell decisions aimed at downside protection.

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.

Joseph Faragi is the principal advisor at The Faragi Group, an independent firm based in Forked River, NJ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 18 years of industry experience, including 15 years leading his own firm. The Faragi Group provides ongoing investment supervisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and business entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental analysis, long- and short-term trading strategies, and options writing, managing diversified portfolios aligned with client-specific Investment Policy Statements.

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.

Mark Samel is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in financial advising. He is the principal at Choice Asset Management LLC and has been with the firm since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, he has taught at Yeshivat Keter Torah since 2012. Choice Asset Management provides portfolio management and investment advice primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, and trusts, managing approximately $50.7 million. The firm emphasizes individualized asset allocation using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, maintaining a non-discretionary management style with regular client approvals.

Chaim Gewirtz is a financial advisor at Lakewealth Capital, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Lakewealth Capital since 2018. He also has a long-standing involvement with B & H Investing, LLC since 2010. Lakewealth Capital provides discretionary investment management and related services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach combines factor-driven and quantitative value stock selection with special-situations investing, supported by tactical asset allocation and adaptive hedging.