Eric Henry Kerssen

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.

Joseph Obertlik is the principal of Obertlik Wealth Management LLC, an independent advisory firm he founded in 2025. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. Outside of financial advising, he serves as president of several non-investment related companies involved in vending and pickup delivery services. Obertlik Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management to individuals and high net worth clients, managing approximately $20 million across about 25 client relationships. The firm constructs tailored investment programs based on client objectives and employs fundamental and cyclical analysis, with regular portfolio reviews that include rebalancing and tax-loss harvesting.

William Haggerty is the founder of The Haggerty Investment Group, LLC, a Ridgewood, NJ–based independent investment advisory firm. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 19 years of experience in the industry. In addition to his advisory work since 2013, Haggerty is the founder and owner of Haggerty & Bosch, LLP, a CPA and accounting practice established in 2001. The Haggerty Investment Group provides discretionary portfolio management and selects third-party advisers for individuals, small businesses, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs fundamental analysis and various investment strategies across equities, debt instruments, ETFs, mutual funds, and other assets, with a concentrated client base and a notable affiliation with the accounting firm Haggerty & Bosch, LLP.

David Schachter is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Arrow Investment Mgmt. in Suffern, NY, and has three years of industry experience. He has worked at EPAM Systems since 2020 and previously spent over two decades at Refinitiv (formerly Thomson Reuters, ILX Systems). Arrow Investment Mgmt. provides fee-only, discretionary investment management primarily to individual clients, with no account size minimums. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis across various asset classes, including equities, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and options, and offers both ongoing portfolio management and hourly investment advice.

I started Joint Financial after moving back to New Jersey from Colorado. During my time out west, I noticed how many people had interests outside of their work, which inspired me to help others become work-optional and pursue their own personal interests and passions. My work focuses on helping clients build a tax-efficient roadmap to financial independence before age 65. This includes retirement projections, long-term tax planning, asset withdrawal strategies, investment management, equity compensation, and insurance/estate review. In my free time, I am likely working on my golf game, or if the weather won't cooperate, thinking about playing golf. All jokes aside, I love to exercise, read, ski, and cook when I am not golfing, or thinking about golfing!