Carole Ann Sarson

Glenn Van Gieson is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience and has been with Penn First Advisors since 1993. He serves as president of Penn First Indemnity Company, managing the agency and selling insurance products. Penn First Advisors provides financial planning and investment management to individual clients, focusing on cash flow, insurance, employee benefits, retirement, taxes, and estate preservation. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, diversified portfolios, tax-aware strategies, and manages client assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Robert Stickel is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently operating as the sole advisor at RLS Financial Services. His career includes roles at Avantax Advisory Services and Avantax Investment Services Inc, spanning over two decades, and he has also held a CPA designation since 1983. Outside of advisory work, he provides tax preparation, accounting, and insurance services through his business. RLS Financial Services offers financial planning and portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and employs both long- and short-term trading strategies, delivering advice mainly on a non-discretionary basis and managing a wrap-fee program, with investment recommendations that include mutual funds, fixed-income securities, insurance products, equities, ETFs, and non-U.S. securities.

Michael Marino is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience. He is the principal at The Financial Planning Center, LLC and has previously worked with Lotus Investment Advisors, Empire Asset Management Company, and Divine Asset Management. Outside of his advisory work, Marino serves as president of the Washington Township Police Foundation, a nonprofit supporting the local police department. The Financial Planning Center, LLC serves individual investors, business owners, and families by offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with comprehensive financial planning services. The firm tailors investment strategies based on client objectives and coordinates with other professionals while managing approximately $26.3 million for about 63 clients.

Matthew Sheridan is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Vista Financial Services LLC since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in Sheridan Communications, Inc., a company providing printing and shipping services where he manages pricing formulas to improve billing efficiency. Vista Financial Services offers discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on equities, bonds, fixed income, ETFs, and government securities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with both long-term and short-term trading strategies, including higher-risk techniques such as short sales and options writing.

Mark Schultz is a financial advisor at Investment Capital Management, Inc. with 42 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked in various capacities since 1987, including roles at Almax Financial Solutions and founding Generations to Come, Inc., a business that provides mathematical computations for estimating future expenses such as retirement and college costs. He serves as owner and president of Generations to Come. Investment Capital Management, Inc. serves individuals and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $6 million primarily through discretionary management of mutual funds and variable annuity subaccounts. The firm’s investment approach relies on trend analysis and technical tools to balance risk and returns, and it frequently begins client relationships with brokerage purchases before moving to advisory contracts.

Anthony Locascio is a CFP® with 43 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the principal advisor at Investment Capital Advisors, an independent firm he has led since 2018. Prior to this, he worked at Kovack Advisors and Kovack Securities. Outside of advising, he is also an author of a children’s book and performs as a stand-up comedian. Investment Capital Advisors provides fee-based investment advisory and customized financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation using a variety of instruments and manages accounts primarily on a discretionary, longer-term basis.