Jay Patel is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Ahara Advisors and previously worked at BOFA Securities, Inc. and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Ahara Advisors serves high-net-worth families and institutional clients by providing portfolio management, trade execution, and a two-stage financial consulting service. The firm employs an institutional investment process that includes fundamental and economic analysis, customized stress-testing, and tailored asset-allocation strategies.

Aseem Garg is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Ahara Advisors since 2021. He previously worked at Tetragon Financial Group from 2015 to 2021. He is a minority owner in multiple private investment pass-through entities, which he uses occasionally for personal investment opportunities. Ahara Advisors offers portfolio management, trade execution, and financial consulting services to high-net-worth families and institutional clients. The firm employs an institutional investment process focused on fundamental and economic analysis, customized stress testing, and tailored asset allocation, while providing consolidated portfolio reporting across public and private assets.

Alina Bykovtseva is a financial advisor at Covington & Associates, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Covington & Associates since 2014. Covington & Associates provides personalized investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, corporations, pension plans, foundations, and trusts. The firm employs a combination of macroeconomic analysis, fundamental research, and traditional value investing to construct customized portfolios, managing approximately $279.5 million in assets across 43 client accounts.

Steven Gitter is a financial advisor at PureVest with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Voya Financial Advisors and Cetera Advisor Networks. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing Door Clipper Inc., a local advertising and coupon business. PureVest provides comprehensive asset management and integrated financial planning primarily for individual clients, including mass-affluent and high-net-worth households, as well as businesses and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes non-discretionary portfolio management with services including personalized asset allocation, retirement plan consulting, and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Luis Dacosta is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and has been with LPL Financial since 2005. He is based in Caldwell, NJ, and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a family construction business. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves a broad range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, and institutions through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers financial planning, various advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, with discretionary and non-discretionary management options supported by research from LPL Research and third-party subadvisors.

Tanya Pulver is a financial advisor at Pulver Capital Management LLC with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Pulver Capital Management since 2009. Pulver Capital Management is a small advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm provides personalized investment supervisory and portfolio management services, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis with an emphasis on corporate high-yield bonds and dividend-paying equities.

Anthony Calabrese is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with LPL Financial since 2005. He has engaged in various insurance-related business activities, including managing group health and non-variable insurance products. Outside of financial advising, he serves as president and coach of The Full Kourt Academy Basketball. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, financial institutions, and charitable organizations through a large national network. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services supported by proprietary and third-party research, with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Frank Fernandez is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at PCB Capital LLC. His prior roles include positions at Weingarten Associates LLC and Omni 360 Wealth, Inc. He holds the Series 65 license as well. PCB Capital LLC provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as small businesses, trusts, estates, and non-profits. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with asset-allocation principles and modern portfolio theory, utilizing both in-house model portfolios and recommended independent managers.

Kenneth Shapiro is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience and has operated Kenneth B. Shapiro & Co., Inc. since 1982. He is affiliated with Shapiro Financial Security Group, Inc., a supported firm. Outside of advising, he is involved with an accounting firm. Shapiro Financial Security Group provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management primarily for individual clients. The firm integrates tax preparation and bookkeeping services alongside portfolio management and offers educational seminars and workshops to its clients.

James Perrello is a financial advisor at Lancaster with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and no industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Lancaster Systematic, Inc., Lancaster Partners, LLC, and Wolverine Trading. Lancaster Labs, LLC provides discretionary investment management focused on municipal and other fixed-income instruments for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm uses a systematic and quantitative approach incorporating artificial intelligence and algorithmic execution to pursue intermediate-term, tax-exempt income with active trading.

Thomas Capola is a financial advisor with DGM Asset Management, L.L.C. in South Orange, New Jersey, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with one year of industry experience. He is the founder of Rebel Goat Partners, LLC, established in 2024, which manages various residential and commercial real estate holdings for his family. Capola also founded DGM Asset Management in 1997 and remains involved in its operations. DGM Asset Management provides discretionary investment management and ongoing portfolio supervision to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs fundamental analysis alongside technical and cyclical methods and offers a range of strategies including long-term holdings, short-term trading, margin, option writing, and short sales.

Tamir Shabat is a financial advisor at VCP Financial LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with VCP Financial since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Shabat is a co-founder and managing partner of LIFE 143, LLC, which focuses on life and health insurance sales, as well as Vessel Capital Management, LLC, where he is involved in client portfolio management for private funds. VCP Financial LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, pension plans, and business entities. The firm employs a range of investment strategies including fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, and manages accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Yisha Wang is a CFP® and Series 66 credentialed advisor with nine years of industry experience. She currently works at Taurus Financial and has previously held positions at Goldman Sachs Group, Clearbrook Advisory Inc, and LPL Financial. Wang is a co-founder of Taurus Solution Inc, an accounting and tax preparation business. Taurus Financial serves individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities, managing approximately $162 million across about 90 client relationships. The firm uses fundamental, quantitative, and modern portfolio analysis to guide portfolio construction, offering discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside financial planning and pension consulting services.

Jeffrey Waters is a CFP® with 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at OFC Financial Planning, LLC since 2005. OFC Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, business entities, and charitable organizations with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs diversified investment strategies including equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and options, and offers features such as account aggregation and client-imposed management restrictions.

Maria Garyfallos is a financial advisor at Tepp Wealth Management with four years of industry experience and a Series 65 credential. She has been with Tepp Wealth Management since 2018 and previously worked at Pantagis Renaissance for 23 years. Tepp Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth families, estates, trusts, retirement plans, and corporate clients, offering investment management and financial planning services. The firm focuses on diversified asset allocation with a combination of strategic and tactical investments and integrates tax planning through an affiliation with Tepp Accounting and Business Services, Inc.

Alexander Petronella Jr. is a financial advisor with Stolzer Rothschild Levy LLC in Basking Ridge, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation and seven years of industry experience. He has operated AJP Consulting since 2010 and is also engaged in the sale and consulting of corporate benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance. Stolzer Rothschild Levy LLC provides wealth management, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, trusts, corporate plans, and other advisors, using a top-down global investment framework that emphasizes buy-and-hold strategies and portfolio optimization.

Kelly Pearce is a financial advisor with BPP Wealth Solutions, LLC, holding a Series 66 license and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining BPP Wealth Solutions, Pearce worked at Mutual Securities, Inc. and Ogilvy Health. BPP Wealth Solutions provides financial planning and investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, diversification, and volatility management, using independent professional managers and customized portfolios aligned with clients’ risk tolerances and liquidity needs.

Oscar Casas Jr. is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience and is currently a principal at Tranquility Path Investment Advisors, LLC. He previously worked at Ernst & Young for eight years. Casas also serves as a volunteer treasurer for a local Cub Scouts pack in Monmouth County, NJ. Tranquility Path provides investment consulting, managed-account guidance, and financial planning to a range of clients including individuals, families, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a diversified, passive investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and partners with established sub-advisers such as Dimensional Fund Advisors and Vanguard.

Dhvani Udani is a financial advisor with Unique Financial Advisors LLC holding a Series 65 designation and beginning her career in the industry in 2024. Prior to entering financial services, she worked at Verizon for eight years. Unique Financial Advisors LLC provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, and businesses, utilizing a primarily passive investment approach with tax services integrated through a separate tax practice operated by the firm’s principal.

Anna Christakos is a financial advisor at Westfield Wealth Management, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has a longstanding career that includes ownership of Christakos & Co., PC, a CPA firm specializing in tax preparation, accounting, and bookkeeping since 1988. She is also active in real estate sales as an associate with Century 21. Westfield Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans by offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs tailored asset allocations and a combination of fundamental, cyclical, and technical analysis, emphasizing long-term strategies while maintaining flexibility for short-term trading when appropriate.