Paul Prendergast Sr.

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.

Jared Gruccio is the principal of Advice to Thrive and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at GWN Securities Inc. for 14 years before founding Gruccio Financial, LLC. He serves as a board member of the Greater Vineland Chamber of Commerce and is a partner in a tax planning and consulting firm. Advice to Thrive provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial services, including financial, tax, estate, and insurance planning, primarily for business owners, high-net-worth individuals, and multigenerational families. The firm uses fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation to build primarily long-term portfolios and offers consulting and coordination with other professional advisors.

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.

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.

James Burkeitt is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 41 years of industry experience. He is currently with Chesapeake Capital Management, LLC and has prior experience at ProEquities, Inc and Capital Financial Services Corp, where he also serves as Vice President and advisor. Chesapeake Capital Management, LLC is a team of seven advisors serving individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory solutions, supplements investment work with client communications and education, and sponsors a wrap-fee program.

Donald Hill is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Hill and LaBarre Wealth Management in Williamstown, NJ. He has four years of industry experience, including roles at Premier Investment Services and prior careers with Piedmont Airlines and the United States Air Force. Outside of finance, his background includes aviation training at Crosswinds Flight School. Hill and LaBarre Wealth Management is a newly registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and other advisory clients. The firm offers both active and passive portfolio management, financial planning, and educational programs, employing a value-oriented investment approach with tactical and strategic asset allocation and option strategies.