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Allan Katz is a financial advisor at Stirlingshire Investments with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Stirlingshire RIA LLC and Stirlingshire BD LLC since 2023, in addition to serving as president of Comprehensive Wealth Management Group, LLC since 2007. Outside of finance, Katz is a freelance trombone player and owns a model train business. Stirlingshire RIA LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, and other entities, serving both non‑high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a diverse investment approach that includes quantitative, fundamental, and technical analysis, offering a range of investment vehicles and model strategies through the Advyzon marketplace.

Jaime Quinones is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Stockade Wealth Management. He previously worked at LPL Financial for 13 years and at First Investors Corporation for six years. Quinones is also a licensed notary public in New Jersey. Stockade Wealth Management is a single-advisor registered investment adviser that provides discretionary asset management, wealth management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm utilizes a combination of modern portfolio theory, fundamental and technical analysis, and offers flexible fee structures alongside direct annuity-account management.

Timothy Moran is a CFP® and holds the Series 66 designation, with 11 years of industry experience. He currently works at Condor Capital Wealth Management and has previously held roles at Investors Bank/Citizens, Allied Wealth Partners, Prestige Wealth Management Group, Wells Fargo Bank, PNC Investments LLC, and Edward Jones. Condor Capital Wealth Management serves individuals, business entities, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers fee-only investment programs that include discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and specialized services such as pension plan consulting and direct indexing, incorporating advanced tools like AI to support adviser analysis.

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.

Damian Mbadugha is the sole advisor at Hillgate Financial, LLC, a New Jersey-registered investment adviser. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he is registered as a commodities trading advisor, and works as an insurance agent and tax preparer, focusing on research during weekends. Hillgate Financial provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, and estates, applying modern portfolio theory to build diversified portfolios primarily using passively managed funds and ETFs. The firm emphasizes tax-aware strategies and manages a historically significant asset base with a focus on individualized client portfolios.

Phillip Defranco is the Managing Member and Chief Compliance Officer of Heartland Northeast LLC, an independent advisory firm. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of experience in the financial industry. Prior to founding Heartland Northeast, he was associated with Kornett, Inc. for 12 years and has been the owner of Northeast Advocacy Network, Inc., where he is also a licensed insurance agent. Heartland Northeast LLC provides investment advisory and portfolio management services for individual and retirement accounts, including specialized partial Roth conversion strategies, and sponsors a wrap fee program. The firm uses a combination of analytical methods and generally pursues long-term trading strategies while tailoring investment policy statements to client risk tolerance.