James Locke Jr.

I’m Delaware’s only professional futurist and the founder of StratFI, a boutique investment advisory firm built around a simple question: “What happens next?” Before launching StratFI, I served as lead portfolio manager for a multi-family office working with inherited wealth families. At the start of my career, I worked as a financial planner for what is now Ameriprise. Today, StratFI provides active investment management for active people — particularly professionals and retirees focused on building, preserving, and navigating long-term wealth. I intentionally work with a limited number of clients to maintain meaningful relationships and deliver a highly personalized experience. Clients receive direct access to their portfolio manager, customized investment strategies, and thoughtful guidance grounded in experience. All client assets are custodied with Charles Schwab. StratFI operates as a fee-only fiduciary, meaning no commissions and no conflicts of interest. To maintain a high standard of service and customization, we typically work with clients who have $500,000 or more in investable assets.

Li Ma is a financial advisor at Annova LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Annova since 2020. Prior to that, he was employed at Axalta Coating Systems LLC for six years. Li is also a licensed independent life insurance agent in California, Delaware, Florida, and Pennsylvania and may recommend annuities or life insurance as part of financial planning. Annova LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individual, institutional, and corporate clients through its Portfolio Management Account wrap-fee program. The firm uses risk-based and outcomes-based asset-allocation models and delegates trading and model implementation to selected investment managers, offering quarterly performance reporting and employing strategies that may include derivatives and alternative investments.

Mark Marinzoli is a Series 65 credentialed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Keystone Wealth Management Services Inc. since 2015 and is also a vice president and partner at Keystone Family Office Inc., where he is involved in accounting, tax, and business advisory services. Keystone Wealth Management Services Inc. provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and business entities, with a focus on irrevocable trusts and related LLCs. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis, incorporates institutional research, and offers specialized services including directed trust relationships and alternative billing arrangements.

Robert Peloso is a financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at 3rd Level Analytics. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill and Bank of America, N.A. Mr. Peloso also provides math tutoring for high school students on a part-time basis. 3rd Level Analytics offers portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods to develop long-term investment strategies, primarily operating on a non-discretionary basis with regular client reviews.

Michael Kwiatkowski is a CFA charterholder and financial advisor with two years of industry experience. He is the principal of WHTG Wealth Management, LLC, an independent firm he founded in 2025. Prior to establishing WHTG, he worked for eight years at The Board of Pensions - PC USA. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance professional who dedicates a portion of his time to insurance sales. WHTG Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that includes fundamental and cyclical analysis to build diversified portfolios of low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual bonds, and occasionally closed-end funds and cryptocurrency ETFs.

Anthony Passerini is a financial advisor at AJP Financial Services, LLC in Wilmington, DE, with 54 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. Prior to founding his independent firm in 2017, he worked at Next Financial Group Inc for 11 years. AJP Financial Services serves individuals, including business owners, professionals, and retirees, as well as sponsors of qualified retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting, using a process based on capital market assumptions and modern portfolio theory.