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Stephen De Cesare is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as the principal of De Cesare Retirement Specialists since 2008. His prior roles include positions at Triad Advisors, LLC, Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., Investment Advisors Asset Management, LLC, and Investment Advisors & Consultants, Inc. In addition to his advisory work, he is an independent insurance broker. De Cesare Retirement Specialists provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative investment methods, offers both discretionary and non-discretionary services, and incorporates a range of strategies including leveraged and inverse funds as well as crypto-focused ETFs for clients with higher risk tolerance.

Santino Rao is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at TD Bank, Rowan University, Ocean Casino & Resort, and several educational institutions. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers collaborative, annual financial planning engagements using firm-approved software and emphasizes investment category recommendations without discretionary authority.

Hi, I’m Andrew! I founded Wrought Financial Planning to help entrepreneurs and self-employed professionals forge their path to financial freedom. We help our clients manage their cashflow, reduce their taxes, and grow their wealth. I’ve been interested in history, finance, and psychology since I was a kid growing up in Ocean City, New Jersey. After graduating from The College of New Jersey with honors, I began my financial services career in the alternative investment industry (private equity, hedge funds, commercial real estate and other fancy investments) first with Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments in Princeton, New York, and Boston and then with FS Investments based in Philadelphia. I grew tired of getting on airplanes for work and being away from my family so with the entrepreneurial spirit calling me I began my wealth management practice at Merrill Lynch and then I founded the independent and fee-only firm Wrought Financial Planning. I am married to my beautiful and patient wife and together we reside in Haddonfield, NJ with our two young daughters and Labrador Retriever. We enjoy traveling and sharing new experiences with my girls and being involved with their sports teams and activities. I am the Vice President and soon to be President of the Rotary Club of Haddonfield where we provide grants and scholarships to deserving organizations and underprivileged students. With whatever free time is left to me I love to read, listen to podcasts, and stay active by jogging with my dog and squeezing in a round of golf when possible.

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.

Jason Zola is a financial advisor at Cartera Investments with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cartera Investments, he worked at Exelon Corporation for a total of 14 years in various roles. Cartera Investments is an independent, state-registered, fee-only advisory firm that provides personalized investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual, high-net-worth, and pre-retirement clients. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and fundamental analysis, combining active and passive funds with select individual bonds and equities, and focuses on formal non-discretionary procedures requiring documented client approvals for transactions and rebalancing.

Kevin Womack is a financial advisor at Bryn Mawr Investments with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. He has previously worked at Citi Bank, MUFG Bank, Trident Mortgage, and TD Bank. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member of an abstractor corporation specializing in land and title insurance. Bryn Mawr Investments provides planning, discretionary portfolio management, and corporate advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a data-driven, quantitative investment approach combining macro analysis, proprietary models, AI forecasting, and derivatives strategies, alongside offering corporate advisory services and access to structured products.