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David Lazzaro is a financial advisor at Stirlingshire Investments with over 31 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC®, Series 63, and Series 66 designations. His prior experience includes roles at Money Concepts Capital Corp., H. Beck, Inc., and mortgage-related firms. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member on the supervisory committee at Lakehurst Naval Federal Credit Union and manages DJL Wealth Management, LLC, which provides business consulting and commercial financial services. Stirlingshire Investments offers discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, and other entities, serving both non‑HNW and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs multiple analytical methods and a range of investment strategies, providing access to diverse investment types and model strategies through the Advyzon marketplace.

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.

Marc Morgan is the sole advisor at Heroic Financial LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. He has worked at Heroic Financial since 2021 and serves as a public safety officer in Evesham Township, a role he has held since 2008, as well as a trustee for the Police and Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey since 2019. Heroic Financial LLC provides retirement-plan advisory services to qualified ERISA plans and financial planning on an hourly basis, serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm typically acts as a limited-scope ERISA 3(21) fiduciary for retirement-plan clients and offers customized financial plans and educational seminars, distinguishing itself through its combination of pension consulting, public workshops, and an explicit hourly-fee model.

Yale Levey is a CFP® professional with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Next Generation Wealth Planning, LLC. He has been affiliated with Osaic Wealth, Inc. since 1997 and founded Next Generation Wealth Planning in 2006. Levey is active as an ambassador and teacher for Main Street Philanthropy, a nonprofit focused on philanthropy education for high school students. He is also a co-founder and president of Gateway for Good, a public benefit corporation. Next Generation Wealth Planning is an independent firm serving individual and institutional clients, including banks, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset management, financial and legacy planning, and nonprofit consulting, using a primarily non-discretionary, advisor-managed platform that incorporates third-party managers and custodial execution through national providers.

Mary Coughlin is the sole advisor at Barnegat Bay Capital Management LLC and holds a Series 63 designation with 21 years of industry experience. She has been with Barnegat Bay Capital Management since 1998. Barnegat Bay Capital Management provides investment supervisory services, occasional financial planning, and one-time portfolio reviews to a range of clients including individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm combines a single-manager structure with an institutional investment background and uses fundamental, charting, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios according to client goals and risk tolerance.

James Bernstein is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at QEX Asset Management LLC and has worked at Coastal Trade Securities since 2011 and Windsor Financial Research, LLC since 1995. Outside of finance, he owns Prime Green Coffee, a business that sells unroasted coffee to home roasters. QEX Asset Management LLC serves institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals with separately managed accounts and financial planning services. The firm employs systematic, model-driven strategies in high-yield fixed income and equity momentum trading, utilizing technical and quantitative analysis alongside third-party signal models.