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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.

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.

John Macmillan is the sole advisor at Macmillan Financial LLC in Annandale, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Macmillan Agencies since 2006. Macmillan Financial provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and institutional clients, including pension plans, businesses, charities, and trusts. The firm follows a fundamental, research-driven approach that emphasizes long-term investing while allowing short-term trades when appropriate, managing client accounts with limited discretionary authority.

J. Manley is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Manley Capital Management, LLC since 2013. Manley Capital Management provides discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, trusts, endowments, and other institutions. The firm employs a value-driven, economically balanced asset-allocation strategy that incorporates equities, fixed income, commodities, and currencies, with portfolio adjustments based on market valuation and risk-reward considerations.

Douglas Robb Jr. is a financial advisor at ABC Wealth Inc with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including CUSO Financial Services, Lincoln Financial Distributors, and LPL Financial. He also operates a sole proprietorship as an insurance agent. ABC Wealth Inc is an independent investment adviser serving primarily individual clients with discretionary asset management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm sponsors a wrap fee program and uses sub-advisors and third-party managers to tailor portfolios to clients’ goals, providing financial planning at no additional cost.

Robert Stickel is a CFP® and CPA with 29 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is the sole advisor at RLS Financial Services, an independent firm he has operated since 2011. Prior to that, he held positions at Avantax Advisory Services and Avantax Investment Services Inc for over two decades. In addition to his advisory work, Stickel provides tax preparation, accounting, and insurance services including Medicare supplement, life, disability, and long-term care insurance. RLS Financial Services offers financial planning and portfolio management primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes fundamental research and manages wrap fee accounts alongside non-wrap accounts, operating mainly on a non-discretionary basis to allow clients to retain decision-making authority.