Michele Lugiano

Edward Harrington Jr. is a CFP® with 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Financial Planning Professionals, Inc. since 1992 and previously worked at Securities Service Network, Inc. for 21 years. Outside of advising, he serves as a member of a condominium board and has ownership interests in a storage facility and related commercial properties. Financial Planning Professionals, Inc. provides discretionary asset management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs global asset allocation model portfolios with active market timing and primarily focuses on ETF-based strategies implemented on a discretionary basis.

Michael Cherrey is a CFP® and Series 66-registered advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has led MDC Financial Consulting, LLC since 2001 and has operated his own CPA and financial planning practice since 1997. MDC Financial Consulting provides financial planning, investment management, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm develops individualized investment policy statements and implements balanced, asset-allocation portfolios, offering discretionary portfolio management and educational workshops, including services for institutional accounts and employee education programs.

Lee Molotsky is the principal of Molotsky Tax Advisory Group, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Voorhees, NJ. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has 19 years of experience in financial advisory services. Molotsky also works as an independent insurance agent, spending approximately half of his professional time in this capacity. His work history includes roles at Greentree Mortgage Company and SHM Financial Group. Molotsky Tax Advisory Group primarily serves individual clients, as well as trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary asset management and comprehensive financial planning, customizing portfolios based on clients’ objectives and risk tolerances using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Eric Nelson is a CFP® and Series 66 credentialed advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Independence Wealth, where he has worked since 2018. His prior experience includes roles at Summit Brokerage and Woloshin Investment Management. Nelson is also licensed as a life and health insurance agent, dedicating part of his time to sales and service in that capacity. Independence Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses, providing discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm focuses on passively oriented portfolios using index mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by fundamental and technical analysis, and offers business- and exit-planning advice for corporate clients.

Scott Champion is a financial advisor at Champion Financial & Tax Services, LLC in Sewell, NJ, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Linsco Private Ledger since 2006 while operating his own firm since 2001. His practice includes both investment advisory and tax preparation services, with licensure as an insurance agent. Champion Financial & Tax Services manages approximately $30 million in discretionary portfolios primarily for individual clients, focusing on growth-oriented equity selection based on fundamental and technical analysis. The firm combines investment management with tax planning and insurance services, offering integrated updates during tax season without accepting commissions or custodial research payments.

Kenneth Darby is a financial advisor at Darby Investment Services LLC with four years of industry experience and a Series 65 designation. He has a background in tax preparation, operating Darby Tax Service since 2016, and previously worked at PHI Service Company for 11 years. Darby Investment Services LLC is a fee-only financial planning firm serving individuals and families, providing advice on taxes, cash flow, retirement planning, and investment allocation. The firm offers fiduciary, non-discretionary recommendations tailored to clients’ tax situations and risk tolerance, typically focusing on no-load mutual funds, ETFs, dividend-paying large-cap stocks, and cash-equivalent instruments.