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Brandon G. Furlan is an advisor at Capital Gains Advisory LLC, a New Jersey fee-only registered investment adviser, and holds the Series 65. He is also a Certified Public Accountant licensed in New Jersey. Before Capital Gains Advisory, he earned a B.S. in Accounting from Rutgers University and spent several years in Finance Transformation at a Big Four consulting firm.

Zachary Sirota is a financial advisor at IRON Financial LLC with five years of industry experience. He previously worked at CAMPAIGN Capital LLC and B. Riley Securities, Inc., and has credentials including Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. IRON Financial LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, charities, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm manages approximately $472 million in assets, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis across various equity, fixed-income, and multi-asset strategies.

Richard Dragotta is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 34 years of industry experience. multiple securities licenses and industry designations and has worked at LPL Financial since 2003, Dragotta serves as a FINRA arbitrator in a non-public capacity. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, financial institutions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers financial planning, advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by research, model portfolios, and technology-driven strategies.

Stephanie Burke is the owner of Stargazer Financial Planning and holds a Series 65 designation. She has seven years of experience at Brigade Capital Management and currently works in an operations role at HIGHLAND Financial Advisors, LLC while pursuing CFP certification. Stargazer Financial Planning is a fee-only, advice-only practice providing hourly financial planning services to individuals, families, and small business owners. The firm follows a passive, indexing-oriented investment approach and emphasizes client education, behavioral finance, and on-demand planning without taking custody of client assets.

Hubert Parzecki is a financial advisor at Wavelet Advisors with over 20 years of industry experience, including roles at Lazard Asset Management and Rothschild & Co Asset Management. He holds the Series 63 designation. Parzecki has adjunct teaching experience in addition to his advisory work. Wavelet Advisors is an independent, single-advisor firm providing fee-based, discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy grounded in fundamental analysis and offers institutional and business client services uncommon for a boutique practice.

Jay Taparia is a CFA® charterholder with 26 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Sanskar Advisors, Inc., an independent registered investment adviser based in Nyack, NY. His prior roles include positions at Climate CFOs, Inc. and New York University, and he has been involved with Sanskar Tax Advisors, Inc. since 2005. Sanskar Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individuals and families, as well as charitable organizations, estates, and trusts. The firm emphasizes long-term holdings using both fundamental and technical analysis, offers diversification across multiple asset classes, and is affiliated with an in-house tax and accounting practice.