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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.

Chirag Surti is a financial advisor at CNIV Financial Planning LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He is also an Associate Professor at Rider University, where he teaches business courses and conducts research. In addition to his advisory role, he offers educational seminars and consulting services related to financial planning through his business, IV Educational Ventures. CNIV Financial Planning LLC provides hourly, fee-only investment advice to individuals, families, retirement plan sponsors, nonprofit trustees, and other advisers. The firm follows a passive, long-term investment approach focused on low-cost index funds and ETFs, offering advice without managing or holding client assets.

Michael Karris is the sole advisor at EndowBridge Capital, LLC in Princeton, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with EndowBridge Capital since 2013. EndowBridge Capital provides discretionary investment management and sub-advisory services primarily to institutional and nonprofit clients such as endowments, foundations, and pension plans. The firm offers balanced growth and income strategies implemented through transparent, low-cost ETF portfolios guided by a modern endowment investment approach.

Robert Gregov is a CFP® and CFA® with 21 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Roche Financial Partners LLC since 2004. Roche Financial Partners LLC is an independent firm providing continuous financial oversight and discretionary investment management to individual clients and their families. The firm employs a diversified, tax-aware asset allocation strategy using low-cost index funds and incorporates derivatives in separately managed accounts to manage risk, with portfolios tailored to client specifications.

Peter Pandolfo Jr is the sole advisor at Pandolfo Capital, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Robbinsville, NJ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 26 years of industry experience, leading his firm since 2008. Pandolfo Capital provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals and various organizational clients, including pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a fundamental, value-oriented investment approach with concentrated portfolios and maintains a tailored, discretionary relationship with its clients.

Michael Benklifa is a financial advisor at Aliya Financial with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66, Series 65, and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at firms including LPL Enterprise LLC, Better Options LLC, Alight Financial, USAA Financial Advisors, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Aliya Financial is an independent investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, and small business owners. The firm offers integrated financial planning and investment management using both quantitative and qualitative analysis, managing diversified portfolios and options-based income strategies while avoiding uncovered options and margin.