William Villafranco is the principal advisor at Villafranco Wealth Management in Cresskill, NJ, with 30 years of industry experience. He has held Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Apb Financial Group, Inc. He is involved in several nonprofit organizations, serving as a trustee for the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation III and the National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction, and is the founder of Footprints in the Sand as well as owner of Humble Yoga LLC. Villafranco Wealth Management provides personalized investment management services to wealthy individuals, high net worth families, trusts, private foundations, and internal private investment vehicles. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, sponsors and advises private pooled investment vehicles, and manages related private funds, with a focus on customized portfolios using model allocations, fundamental analysis, and a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and third-party managers.

Justin Hod is a financial advisor with Revel Wealth Management, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. His career includes roles at May Capital Group, L.L.C., Strategic Wealth Management Group, Bank of America, and Merrill. Revel Wealth Management provides discretionary wealth management and financial consulting to a range of clients, including individuals, families, and business entities. The firm employs a diverse investment approach that incorporates quantitative and qualitative analysis, Modern Portfolio Theory, and charting, typically managing accounts on a discretionary basis with a focus on a high asset-to-client ratio.

James Korzik is a financial advisor with First Light Wealth Advisors, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 20 years of industry experience, including seven years at Ameriprise Financial Services prior to joining First Light Wealth Advisors in 2018. Outside of his advisory work, he is a licensed private marine captain. First Light Wealth Advisors provides advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm combines fundamental and cyclical analysis with a derivative of Modern Portfolio Theory to construct discretionary client portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, equities, debt securities, and real estate investment trusts.

Brigitte Brombergklein is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at East Coast Wealth Management, Inc. since 2014. She is also the owner and president of Winning Strategies Group, LLC, a firm that markets various insurance and annuity products. East Coast Wealth Management provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and participant-directed retirement plans. The firm employs a client-specific approach using risk tolerance assessments and combines in-house management with selected third-party managers to implement diversified portfolios.

Christian Carrillo is a financial advisor at Blue Ox Capital Management, Inc. in Tenafly, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Blue Ox Capital Management since 2015. Blue Ox Capital Management provides advisory services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients by selecting and directing them to third-party investment advisers and funds. The firm operates on a consultative, referral-oriented model without discretionary trading or custody of client assets.

Jennifer Kerr is a financial advisor at Podell Financial Group LLC with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Slavic401k and Hollywood Firefighters Pension. In addition to her advisory role, she is a licensed realtor in New Jersey, dedicating a small amount of time monthly to that activity. Podell Financial Group LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and plan sponsors with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm customizes investment strategies based on client objectives and risk tolerance, managing both individual accounts and employer-sponsored retirement plans.

John Sampers is a financial advisor at SFI Advisors, LLC with over 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at SFI Advisors since 2009, in addition to roles at Kestra Financial Services and Private Client Services. Outside of advising, he manages a real estate property through Osprey Pointe LLC. SFI Advisors serves individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and qualified retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services. The firm employs approaches such as modern portfolio theory and long-term purchase strategies while conducting regular portfolio reviews.

John Bodnar is a financial advisor with Bodnar Financial Advisors, Inc. in Florham Park, NJ, holding the CFP® designation and a Series 63 license. He has 43 years of industry experience, including roles at LPL Financial LLC and Cambridge Investment Research advisors, Inc. Outside of advisory work, he has been involved in marketing services for NortonLifeLock. Bodnar Financial Advisors provides personalized financial planning and consulting to individuals, small-business pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts. The firm emphasizes a structured planning process and ongoing support, focusing on advice without discretionary portfolio management or custody of client assets.

Luke Papa is a financial advisor at Diversified Planning Strategies Advisors LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2022. Prior to his advisory role, he was affiliated with the University of South Carolina for four years. Diversified Planning Strategies Advisors LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs third-party model portfolios managed by a sub-adviser and offers services such as discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning.

Jonathan Varelas is a financial advisor at Sterling Legacy Advisors Inc. with four years of industry experience. He has previously worked at LPL Financial, Equitable Advisors LLC, NYLife Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Co. Since 2006, he has been an independent insurance agent specializing in various life and disability insurance products. Sterling Legacy Advisors Inc. is a New Jersey-based investment adviser providing portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and family office services to individuals, corporations, and municipal entities. The firm uses an individualized approach incorporating fundamental and technical analysis, modern portfolio theory, option strategies, and may manage accounts on a discretionary basis.

Justin Esposito is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Florham Park, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bodnar Financial Advisors, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, and Quasar Distributors. He provides financial planning and consulting services through Bodnar Financial Advisors, an independent investment firm. LPL Financial serves a broad range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households, offering advisory and brokerage services supported by an in-house research team and a variety of investment delivery options.

Jason Armenti is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network and Duncan Financial Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with both firms since 2002. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and services, supporting affiliated advisors with operations, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice management while allowing flexibility in portfolio construction.

Asheem Asthana is a financial advisor at Tandem Capital Management, Inc. with 9 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Tandem Capital Management for 28 years. Tandem Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial and wealth planning for individual clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm employs an actively managed, growth-at-a-reasonable-price equity approach combined with selective fixed-income security selection and integrates wealth planning into portfolio management.

Stacy Goldsmith is a financial advisor at RPM Capital Management, LLC with 38 years of industry experience. She held a position at Herbert J Sims from 2012 to 2024 before joining RPM Capital Management in 2025. Goldsmith holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. RPM Capital Management specializes in discretionary portfolio management with a focus on high-yield tax-exempt municipal bonds and selected dividend-paying equities. The firm primarily serves individual clients, their affiliated trusts, foundations, and family offices, emphasizing municipal bond origination, underwriting, and ongoing monitoring.

Jason Kurz is a financial advisor with Comprehensive Wealth Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Signature Securities Group Corp./Signature Bank for 10 years, followed by Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. for two years, and has been with LPL Financial since 2025. Kurz manages a limited side business that supports transitioning client assets to LPL Financial. Comprehensive Wealth Services, LLC provides fee-based investment advisory and portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals and related entities. The firm employs strategies using mutual funds and ETFs, generally delivers discretionary services tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and tax situations, and maintains a cautious view of active management.

Christopher Desposito is a financial advisor at Michael J. Porro & Co. Financial Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 65 designation with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at the firm since 2009. Michael J. Porro & Co. provides investment management and financial planning services to individual clients, including both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth households, as well as trusts, estates, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm uses a structured six-step financial planning process and actively manages diversified portfolios, offering ongoing monitoring, rebalancing, and coordination with outside professionals when appropriate.

Amanda McGrath is a CFP® with 16 years of experience in the financial industry. She has worked at Asset Advisory Group, Inc. since 2017, following prior roles at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company AM. Asset Advisory Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional and business entities, providing personalized financial planning and asset management on a fee-only basis. The firm emphasizes long-term investment strategies supported by fundamental and technical analysis, managing portfolios on both discretionary and nondiscretionary bases.

Shannon Blanchard is a Series 65-registered financial advisor at Shamrock Financial Services with two years of industry experience. She has been with Shamrock Financial Services since 2018, with prior work including a role at WorldTeach in 2017 and experience in the hospitality sector from 2012 to 2016. Shamrock Financial Services is a state-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary asset management focused on ETF-based model portfolios. The firm employs a value-oriented, long-term investment approach combined with strategic asset allocation, and offers educational seminars and wrap-fee program sponsorship, utilizing third-party sub-advisers for portfolio implementation and rebalancing.

Yannik Mahlangu is a financial advisor at Zulu Dreams Capital LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at UBS Financial Services Inc. and AXA Advisors, LLC. Outside of finance, Mahlangu coaches tennis at Mountainside Racquet Club. Zulu Dreams Capital LLC provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to individual clients, employing a combination of charting, cyclical, fundamental, and quantitative analysis to construct diversified portfolios. The firm manages approximately $4.1 million across a small client base and conducts regular portfolio reviews without accepting performance-based or prepaid advisory fees.

Joe Solan is a financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience, currently with 4Sight Advisors LLC since 2017. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. Prior to 4Sight Advisors, Solan worked in mortgage loan origination roles at Reliant Home Funding, RealFi Home Funding, Residential Home Funding, and The Confluent Group. Outside of finance, he is the founder and CEO of Prepsta, Inc., a company that develops educational apps, and serves as an unpaid board member on two nonprofit organizations focused on education and community services. 4Sight Advisors provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and business entities. The firm utilizes a variety of analytical approaches and includes non-traditional investment vehicles such as real estate funds, venture capital funds, and private placements in its portfolios, managing assets in-house with custody arrangements through Interactive Brokers and Charles Schwab Advisor Services.