James Messner III is a CFA® charterholder with over one year of industry experience. He currently works at Kennedy Investment Group, where he has been since 2024. Prior to this, he spent 11 years at Glenmede Investment Management, LP. Kennedy Investment Group provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $545 million on a discretionary basis and employs a fundamentally driven, generally long-term investment approach using diversified portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, options, and alternative investments.

Zachary Merring is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with two years of industry experience. He is currently with RTD Financial Advisors Inc in Philadelphia, PA, where he has worked since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Lincoln Financial Advisors, OmniGrowth Wealth Professionals, and William Paterson University. RTD Financial Advisors is a multi-team, SEC-registered firm serving individuals, families, and institutional clients such as pension plans and non-profits. The firm focuses on life-centered financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services, emphasizing individualized investment programs, tax-aware management, and comprehensive retirement-plan support.

Christopher Vassallo is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with RTD Financial Advisors Inc since 2010. RTD Financial Advisors serves individuals, families, and a variety of institutional clients including pension and ERISA-covered retirement plans, pooled employer plans, trusts, non-profits, and corporations. The firm focuses on life-centered financial planning, personalized investment management, and fiduciary consulting, utilizing an asset-allocation driven approach with ongoing monitoring and tax-aware management.

Tyler Reedman is a financial advisor at HFM Investment Advisors, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at HFM Investment Advisors since 2019, as well as at BNP Paribas and PGIM Investments in prior roles. HFM Investment Advisors is a seven-advisor team managing approximately $404 million for around 532 clients, serving individual investors and employer plan sponsors. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan services, frequently utilizing third-party subadvisors such as GeoWealth and Betterment to assist clients with portfolio allocation and account management.

Richard Malesich is a financial advisor with PTS Brokerage, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been involved with R.C. Malesich & Associates, LLC since 1998 and has maintained roles at PTS Brokerage and RCM Capital Management since 2007. Outside of investment advisory, he manages a practice under Richard C. Malesich & Assoc, LLC and is active in non-variable life, health, and disability insurance sales. Professional Trading Services Brokerage, LLC provides investment supervisory and money management services to individuals, estates, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm uses a tactical investment approach with both fundamental and technical analysis, manages discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios, and operates as a dual FINRA-member broker-dealer and registered advisory firm.

Jordan Goldstein is a financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience, currently associated with 1st Financial Investment, Inc. He holds credentials as a CPA and IT Auditor Manager and serves as a board member of 1st Financial Investments, Inc. Goldstein's prior work includes roles at Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Delaware River Port Authority, and Clarivate, Inc., among others. He also operates JGold Consulting, LLC. 1st Financial Investment, Inc. provides personalized financial planning and investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a strategic core-and-satellite asset-allocation approach combining passive index funds and ETFs with active managers, offering advice on a non-discretionary basis while monitoring outside money managers.

Patrick Mc Crindle is a financial advisor with Laurel Oak Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise, Private Advisor Group, LPL Financial, SGI Wealth Management, as well as teaching appointments at Rutgers School of Business and Camden County College. Laurel Oak Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement/ERISA plan advisory services to individuals, high net worth clients, and institutions. The firm combines active and passive strategies with tactical asset allocation and alternative investments within a scaled, predominantly discretionary service model.

Branden Hess is a financial advisor at Wealth Management Associates, Inc. in Cherry Hill, NJ, with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Securities America Inc and ARI Fleet. Wealth Management Associates, Inc. serves individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, estates, and institutions by providing financial planning, asset management, retirement plan consulting, and educational seminars. The firm employs fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation with a long-term focus, utilizing model portfolios, third-party sub-advisors, and in-house management.

Michael Young Jr. is a financial advisor at Almanack Investment Partners with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Redwood Wealth Management Group, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, New York Life Insurance, and LPL Financial, among others. Almanack Investment Partners provides investment management and financial planning services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model asset allocation portfolios focused on diversified, risk-conscious strategies and manages adviser-led pooled vehicles and private funds.

Christopher Heiser is a financial advisor with Laurel Oak Wealth Management, LLC, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and a Series 63 license. He has 33 years of industry experience, including 20 years with Ameriprise and currently works at Laurel Oak and PKS Investments. He assists a family member with managing a rental real estate firm in Knoxville, TN. Laurel Oak Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement/ERISA plan advisory services to individuals, high net worth clients, and institutions. The firm manages approximately $1.399 billion in assets and combines active and passive strategies, tactical asset allocation, and alternative investments within a wrap fee program and independent manager platforms.

David Koehler is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Eagle Wealth Strategies. His previous experience includes roles at Janney Montgomery Scott and Raymond James Financial Services. He is a board member of the South Jersey Young Professionals Associates, a nonprofit organization supporting local South Jersey nonprofits. Eagle Wealth Strategies is a SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-driven investment process with diversified model portfolios and offers comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services.

Lillia Smith is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with two years of industry experience. She is currently with RTD Financial Advisors Inc and previously worked at Corient and Radnor Financial Advisors, among other firms. RTD Financial Advisors serves individuals, families, and institutional clients including pension and ERISA-covered retirement plans. The firm focuses on life-centered financial planning, personalized investment management, and fiduciary consulting, utilizing an asset-allocation driven approach with ongoing monitoring and tax-aware management.

James Whalen is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of industry experience. He currently works at Cypress Financial Planning, joining the firm in 2025 after seven years with Dravo Bay, LLC dba Blue Rock Dravo Bay and one year at Blue Rock Financial Group. Cypress Financial Planning is a fee-only, SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, families, businesses, and institutional plan sponsors. The seven-advisor team manages approximately $490 million in assets, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan consulting through a tailored, holistic process that includes advanced trading strategies and a fiduciary fee-only model.

James Mc Monigle Jr. is a financial advisor with Wealth Management Associates, Inc., holding a Series 63 designation and over 45 years of industry experience. His prior roles include long tenures at Securities America, inc. and Securities America Advisors, Inc. He has also serviced variable annuity contracts written in previous years. Wealth Management Associates, Inc. serves individuals, pension plans, charities, and small businesses, managing approximately $646.8 million in assets across four offices. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, with a multidisciplinary approach that includes accounting affiliations alongside investment advisory services.

Garret Desjardins is a CFP® and Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at RTD Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2019 and previously spent five years at Compass Financial Solutions. RTD Financial Advisors serves individuals, families, and institutional clients, offering life-centered financial planning, personalized investment management, and fiduciary consulting for retirement plans and trusts. The firm employs an asset-allocation driven approach with ongoing monitoring, tax-aware management, and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Erin Mcclain is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Clark Asset Management, LLC. Prior to joining Clark Asset Management, Erin worked at several firms including The Vanguard Group and MyCIO Wealth Partners. Outside of financial advising, Erin works as a regional sales manager and independent contractor, assisting local businesses with payment processing and related services. Clark Asset Management provides wealth management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on passive investment strategies using index funds and ETFs, with comprehensive planning that includes retirement, tax, risk management, and estate considerations.

Caroline Burke is a financial advisor at Laurel Oak Wealth Management, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC for a combined 11 years. Laurel Oak Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement/ERISA plan advisory services to individuals, high net worth clients, and institutions. The firm employs a combination of active and passive investment strategies with tactical asset allocation and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Howard Verfaillie Jr. is a financial advisor at Victory Wealth Partners with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at LPL Financial since 2023, alongside his long-term role at Victory Asset Management Co. Inc. since 1995. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in non-investment business activities including co-ownership in a separate business entity. Victory Wealth Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, businesses, and retirement plan sponsors by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm’s investment approach integrates momentum and fundamental analysis with quantitative screening and fiduciary scoring, offering discretionary and non-discretionary management across mutual funds, ETFs, and model allocations.

Justin Hewins is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Cora Capital Advisors. He previously worked at American Portfolios Financial Services Inc. and American Portfolios Advisors, Inc. Hewins is involved in the sale of fixed insurance products and group benefits through affiliated entities. Cora Capital Advisors is an SEC-registered fiduciary managing approximately $587 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm offers wealth management, discretionary portfolio management using diversified mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, and third-party managers, as well as financial planning and retirement plan advisory services.

Andrew Johnston is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Wealth CMT and Hightower Advisors. Johnston is currently affiliated with Victory Wealth Partners, a DBA for LPL Financial. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a range of investment solutions supported by an in-house Research team and a large network of investment adviser representatives.