James Francis 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 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. 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.

Wayne Wagner Jr. is a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) with 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with WealthPlan Investment Management LLC and has held previous roles at WealthPLAN Partners, Securities America Inc., LPL Financial, and Ascend Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the advisory board of the American Society of Pharmacovigilance Physicians, hosts the Envizion More Podcast covering investing, business, and life topics, and is involved in ventures including solar panel projects, franchising, and equipment leasing. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC is an SEC-registered firm with a team of 29 professionals managing approximately $2.18 billion in assets. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and retirement services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors, utilizing model-based strategies across a broad range of asset classes and employing a mix of proprietary and third-party investment solutions.

Jeffrey Kropp is a financial advisor with OSAIC, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Woodbury Financial Services, Market Street Wealth Management, USA Financial Securities Corporation, and Patriot Financial Group. He is also the owner of Brandywine Financial Advisors, a sole proprietorship offering life and health insurance and fixed annuities. OSAIC Wealth, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA member broker-dealer serving a diverse client base that includes individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a comprehensive investment process integrating risk-tolerance assessments, asset allocation software, and portfolio optimization tools, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management across a wide range of investment products.

Li Ma is the sole advisor at Annova LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Wilmington, Delaware. He holds a Series 65 designation and has six years of industry experience, including six years at Axalta Coating Systems LLC prior to founding Annova in 2020. Li is also a licensed life insurance agent authorized to serve clients in California, Delaware, Florida, and Pennsylvania and may recommend annuities or life insurance when appropriate. Annova LLC serves individual investors as well as institutional and corporate clients, including trusts and foundations. The firm offers portfolio management through a sponsored wrap-fee program, using risk-based and outcomes-based asset-allocation models across multiple asset classes and engages third-party managers to implement strategies on a discretionary basis.

Mark Marinzoli is a financial advisor at Keystone Wealth Management Services Inc., holding a Series 65 credential with 11 years of industry experience. He has served as vice president and partner of Keystone Family Office Inc. since 2003, overseeing accounting, tax, and business advisory services. Keystone Wealth Management Services Inc. is an independent, single-advisor registered investment adviser that primarily manages discretionary assets for irrevocable trusts and related limited liability companies. The firm combines fundamental analysis and technical charting to implement individualized, longer-term portfolios and offers integrated tax and business consulting through its affiliate, Keystone Family Office Inc.

Robert Peloso is a financial advisor at 3rd Level Analytics with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill and Bank of America from 2016 to 2024. Outside of his advisory role, he provides part-time math tutoring for high school students. 3rd Level Analytics offers portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as charitable organizations. The firm uses fundamental and quantitative analysis combined with modern portfolio theory to build long-term portfolios, delivering services on a primarily non-discretionary basis while clients retain trading authority.