James Joseph Lauber

Kyle Medric is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, holding Series 7, 63 and Series 65 licenses and having two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Equitable Advisors, he worked as an independent contractor and held various roles including tech support for a Swiss manufacturing company and working for Verizon. Inside of financial advising, he is available for in-home visit services as well as virtual and office meetings. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, retirement plan support, and asset management through LPL programs and third-party managers. The firm operates a hybrid referral and implementation model, combining advisory and brokerage channels to tailor services based on clients’ goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon.

Chirag Surti is a financial advisor at CNIV Financial Planning LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He is also an Associate Professor at Rider University, where he teaches business courses and conducts research. In addition to his advisory role, he offers educational seminars and consulting services related to financial planning through his business, IV Educational Ventures. CNIV Financial Planning LLC provides hourly, fee-only investment advice to individuals, families, retirement plan sponsors, nonprofit trustees, and other advisers. The firm follows a passive, long-term investment approach focused on low-cost index funds and ETFs, offering advice without managing or holding client assets.

Michael Karris is the sole advisor at EndowBridge Capital, LLC in Princeton, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with EndowBridge Capital since 2013. EndowBridge Capital provides discretionary investment management and sub-advisory services primarily to institutional and nonprofit clients such as endowments, foundations, and pension plans. The firm offers balanced growth and income strategies implemented through transparent, low-cost ETF portfolios guided by a modern endowment investment approach.

Robert Gregov is a CFP® and CFA® with 21 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Roche Financial Partners LLC since 2004. Roche Financial Partners LLC is an independent firm providing continuous financial oversight and discretionary investment management to individual clients and their families. The firm employs a diversified, tax-aware asset allocation strategy using low-cost index funds and incorporates derivatives in separately managed accounts to manage risk, with portfolios tailored to client specifications.

Peter Pandolfo Jr is the sole advisor at Pandolfo Capital, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Robbinsville, NJ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 26 years of industry experience, leading his firm since 2008. Pandolfo Capital provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals and various organizational clients, including pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a fundamental, value-oriented investment approach with concentrated portfolios and maintains a tailored, discretionary relationship with its clients.

Michael Benklifa is a financial advisor at Aliya Financial with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66, Series 65, and Series 63 licenses. His prior work history includes roles at LPL Enterprise LLC, Better Options LLC, Alight Financial, USAA Financial Advisors, MassMutual Investors Services, and UBS Financial Services, among others. Aliya Financial is an independent investment adviser that provides investment management and integrated financial planning to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and small business owners. The firm employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis and offers both traditional diversified portfolios and options-based income strategies, delivering advice and financial planning together under an asset-based advisory relationship.