David Yates is a financial advisor with Podell Financial Group LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at New York Life Insurance Company and various affiliated firms from 2000 to 2023. He is also an independent insurance agent based in Fairfield, NJ. Podell Financial Group LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and plan sponsors. The firm tailors investment recommendations based on client objectives and risk tolerances, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary managed-account programs.

Zachary Tombs is a financial advisor with Private Client Group Asset Management in Gladstone, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Lincoln Investment and Citizens Securities, among others. Private Client Group Asset Management serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities by providing financial planning and investment supervisory services. The firm manages approximately $143 million across about 109 client accounts, focusing on model portfolios and third-party money managers while overseeing overall suitability.

John Callahan is a CFA® charterholder with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Merrion Investment Management Co., LLC since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer and Finance Committee Chairman of Baltusrol Golf Club and is a Trustee and Endowment Chair for the Scholarship Fund for Inner City Children, a nonprofit providing education scholarships. Merrion Investment Management Co., LLC manages approximately $244.8 million in discretionary client assets, serving individuals, family trusts, nonprofits, pension plans, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a research-based investment process focused on exchange-traded equities and fixed-income securities, and may use borrowing and derivatives in separately managed accounts to implement investment strategies.

Taylor Peters is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience. She is affiliated with Prosperity Road, LLC in Santa Ana, CA, where she has worked since 2021 and also serves as a paraplanner for the firm. Her prior experience includes roles at Lavish Financial Planning, Davidson Capital Corporation, and self-employment. Prosperity Road provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamental investment approach using institutional mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, and manages approximately $156.9 million for about 60 clients.

Paul Zoch is a CFP® professional with over 31 years of industry experience, currently serving at Asset Advisory Group, Inc. since 1994. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Kinnelon, NJ. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in life, health, and disability product sales through various insurance carriers. Asset Advisory Group, Inc. provides comprehensive financial planning and asset management services to individual and institutional clients, including pension plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a long-term, research-supported investment approach primarily employing mutual funds and ETFs, and manages approximately $480 million in assets across two advisors.

Andrea Zilli is a CFA® charterholder and holds the Series 66 license with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Merrill Lynch and Kore Private Wealth, and is the founder and CIO of AZ Partners, an advisory and consulting firm for asset management entities. He has been with SFI Advisors, LLC since 2025 and concurrently involved with AZ Partners since 2023. SFI Advisors serves individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and qualified retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, corporate retirement plan consulting, and family office services. The firm implements tailored portfolios using approaches such as modern portfolio theory and long-term purchase strategies.

Linda Kalata is a financial advisor with BPP Wealth Solutions, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and over 35 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. BPP Wealth Solutions, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals—including high-net-worth clients—pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm offers financial planning through its Security Income Planner® process, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and supplemental services such as family office bookkeeping and bill-pay.

Kaushal Majmudar is a financial advisor at Ridgewood Investments with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Ridgewood since 2002 and Global Asset Services since 2020, where he serves as CEO. Majmudar is also president of a private investment holding company and holds ownership interests in various private funds and business ventures. Ridgewood Investments provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and foundations. The firm employs fundamental research and proprietary models with a long-term investment approach and sponsors multiple private pooled investment vehicles across diverse strategies.

Matthew Sherbine is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience and has been with GCI Financial Group since 2001. He is a 50% owner and serves as Managing Member of JHP Real Estate Group, LLC, which owns the office condominium housing GCI Financial Group. GCI Financial Group, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser providing asset management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, pension, and corporate clients. The firm manages approximately $105 million for around 100 clients, employing individualized investment strategies with ongoing supervision and periodic reviews.

Giuseppe Roveccio is a CFP® and Series 66 licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently the sole advisor at G & R Financial Solutions LLC, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to this, he spent seven years at Stawnychy Financial Services, Inc. and one year at Regal Investment Advisors, LLC. Roveccio is also a licensed insurance agent involved in the sale of various insurance products. G & R Financial Solutions LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes tailored advice based on clients’ objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizon, employing a blend of asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, technical analysis, and trading techniques with a focus on tax awareness and regular account reviews.

Daniel O'Donnell is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65 licensed advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Xpotential Inc. since 1999. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an independent director on the board of Informetric Systems Inc., a software company focused on manufacturing automation. Xpotential Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, foundations, small businesses, pensions, and other institutions. The firm uses globally diversified portfolios with low-cost index funds and ETFs, applying both strategic asset allocation and tactical overlays to manage risk and liquidity according to client objectives.

Kevin Saia is a CFP® professional with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving at S Squared Retirement Solutions LLC. His prior roles include positions at American Portfolio Advisors, Inc. and American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. He is the owner of College Planning of NJ and the author of a book titled *Retirement and Income*. S Squared Retirement Solutions LLC provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as charities and business entities. The firm uses fundamental analysis to build individualized asset allocations, typically employing ETFs, mutual funds, stocks, and bonds, and offers oversight of third-party advisers through the Envestnet platform.

Sarah Pezzino is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently with Avrio Wealth LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Avrio Wealth PTE LTD and Cambly Inc. Outside of financial advising, she works seasonally as a shopper for Whole Foods Market. Avrio Wealth LLC advises high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and institutions, including cross-border clients, on integrated financial planning and investment management. The firm offers a comprehensive planning process with written Investment Policy Statements and manages globally diversified portfolios using ETFs, equities, bonds, real estate, private equity, and alternative investments.

Patrick Ceccacci is a financial advisor at Prosperiant Wealth Management, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. His experience includes roles at Laidlaw Wealth Management prior to joining Prosperiant in 2023. Prosperiant Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, focusing on long-term trading guided by cyclical and fundamental analysis. The firm manages approximately $50 million across about 47 clients and emphasizes customized investment policy statements and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

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.

Bernard Kiely is a CFP® with 22 years of experience in financial advising and over 40 years as a CPA. He has been with Kiely Capital Management, Inc. since 1993 and maintains an active CPA practice. The firm advises individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals and trusts, offering comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. Kiely Capital Management emphasizes diversified portfolios primarily composed of no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and fixed-income securities, integrating tax planning through its affiliation with an active accounting practice.

Alyssa Loughlin is a financial advisor with Diversified Planning Strategies Advisors LLC, holding a Series 65 credential. She has one year of experience in the industry and previously worked for nine years at Spark Foundry. Diversified Planning Strategies Advisors LLC provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $154.4 million in discretionary assets across about 364 client accounts and uses third-party model portfolios and a sub-adviser in its investment approach.

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.