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Stephanie Burke is the owner of Stargazer Financial Planning and holds a Series 65 designation. She has seven years of experience at Brigade Capital Management and currently works in an operations role at HIGHLAND Financial Advisors, LLC while pursuing CFP certification. Stargazer Financial Planning is a fee-only, advice-only practice providing hourly financial planning services to individuals, families, and small business owners. The firm follows a passive, indexing-oriented investment approach and emphasizes client education, behavioral finance, and on-demand planning without taking custody of client assets.

John Dibello is a financial advisor at Chambers Capital, LLC in Denville, NJ, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Chambers Capital since 2015. He also has experience with Precision Financial Services from 2020 onward. Chambers Capital provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, focusing on quantitatively driven strategies that combine equity exposure, ETF-based fixed income, and active macro hedging. The firm manages a small number of accounts internally, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis alongside options trading under discretionary authority.

Gene Tortorello is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He is the principal of 3i Wealth Management LLC and has previously worked at Hedged Alpha Capital Management, PGIM, First Principles Capital Management, and ACA Compliance. In addition to his advisory role, he provides tax advisory and accounting services. 3i Wealth Management offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, integrating investment strategies that include derivative-linked instruments and hedging. The firm also provides business and tax advisory services through its in-house accounting practice.

Joseph Obertlik is the principal and sole advisor at Obertlik Wealth Management LLC, holding a Series 65 credential. He has been with the firm since its founding in 2025 and has no prior industry experience. Outside of financial advising, he serves as president of several non-investment businesses, including vending operations and pickup delivery services. Obertlik Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs fundamental and cyclical analysis for investment selection and offers personalized portfolio management with periodic rebalancing and quarterly reviews.

Ketu Desai is a financial advisor at I-Squared Wealth Management, Inc. in Totowa, NJ, with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with I-Squared Wealth Management since 2016. Desai serves as an independent board member for several closed-end funds, including Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund, Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II, and ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited. I-Squared Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management and institutional investment consulting to individuals, high net worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm employs a range of portfolio strategies, including long and short positions, option writing, hedging, and the use of derivatives and structured credit, tailoring portfolios to client goals and risk tolerances while also offering defined retirement plan consulting to employer plan sponsors.

Derrick Horvath is a financial advisor at Amber Wealth Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has prior work experience at Shiseido Americas Corporation and Marubeni America Corporation. Amber Wealth Advisors, LLC provides fee-only financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, focusing on fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory in its investment recommendations. The firm emphasizes tax-aware advice and business-planning services, using a billing structure based on hourly and fixed fees rather than asset-based charges.