Deborah Liguori is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Comprehensive Wealth Solutions, LLC since 2004. Comprehensive Wealth Solutions provides advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other entities. The firm focuses on asset allocation and the selection of outside managers, offering discretionary portfolio management and tailored financial planning.

Michael Kelly is a financial advisor at Podell Financial Group LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Eagle Strategies LLC and Nylife Securities LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent in New Jersey. Podell Financial Group LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies tailored to client objectives and manages both individual and employer-sponsored retirement accounts.

Leslie Beck is a CFP® with 26 years of experience in financial advising, currently with Compass Wealth Management, LLC in Rutherford, NJ. She has held roles at Strategic Blueprint, LLC and The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc., and has also taught at William Paterson University and Bloomfield College. Outside of advising, she is a partner in 379 Associates LLC, a small business consulting and personal coaching firm. Compass Wealth Management provides financial planning and investment advice focused on retirement, education, estate, insurance, and special-needs planning. The firm emphasizes comprehensive written plans tailored to clients’ goals and does not directly manage client assets, instead facilitating implementation through affiliated registered advisers.

Robert Mastrandrea is a financial advisor at East Coast Wealth Management, Inc. with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with the firm since 2005. In addition to his advisory role, Mastrandrea owns a CPA and tax consulting practice. East Coast Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts and business entities, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm constructs portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and third-party managers, applying a mix of fundamental and technical analysis with a long-term orientation.

Philip Fabrizio is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has worked with Kingsbridge Advisors, LLC and Axa Advisors, LLC, and has served on the executive committee of the Knickerbocker Country Club, overseeing golf and social activities. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by offering financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and third-party managers. The firm uses a hybrid referral and implementation model, combining advisory and brokerage channels to tailor services based on client goals and risk tolerance.

Rodrigo Curiel is a financial advisor at Blue Ox Capital Management, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His career includes roles at Citigroup Global Markets from 2007 and other positions from 2016 to 2020 before joining Blue Ox in 2021. Blue Ox Capital Management provides advisory services to individuals and high-net-worth clients by selecting and directing them to third-party investment advisers and funds. The firm focuses on manager selection and due diligence without discretionary portfolio management or trading of client accounts.

Thomas Kahn is a CFA® charterholder with 57 years of industry experience. He is a manager and analyst at Kahn Brothers Advisors LLC, where he has been working since 1978. His career includes extensive roles within affiliated investment advisory and asset management entities. Kahn Brothers Advisors LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm employs a modified value investing approach focused on bottom-up fundamental analysis of publicly traded U.S. equities, emphasizing downside protection and typically holding investments for three to five years or longer.

Robert Canzani is a financial advisor at Saiph Capital, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and WELLS FARGO Advisors. Saiph Capital provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, pension plans, and banking and thrift institutions. The firm employs a long-term strategic asset allocation approach with tactical adjustments and utilizes a range of investment vehicles, combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis tailored to client risk tolerance and time horizon.

Leslie Quick is the managing partner of The Quick Group LLC and holds a Series 66 designation with 19 years of industry experience. Prior to founding The Quick Group in 2025, Leslie spent ten years at Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated. Leslie also serves as a registered representative for Finalis Securities LLC. The Quick Group LLC provides discretionary asset management primarily to high net worth individuals, families, and related trusts or foundations. The firm emphasizes separate-account portfolio management with a combination of top-down and bottom-up investment processes, tax-aware strategies, and cost-conscious portfolio construction across a range of asset classes.

Francis Astorino is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience, currently serving at The Astorino Financial Group, Inc., where he has worked since 1998. He also maintains a long-term association with LPL Financial beginning in 2003. Astorino is a notary public and has experience selling non-variable insurance products through outside companies. The Astorino Financial Group provides stand-alone financial planning and consulting services to individuals and retirement plan clients, delivering written plans and recommendations on investment, estate, insurance, and tax-related matters. The firm does not provide investment supervisory or portfolio management services but assists clients who choose to implement recommendations through LPL Financial or other providers.

Theodore Fiore is a financial advisor at Diversified Planning Strategies Advisors LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including NYLIFE Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Company, Jones Lang Lasalle, Primerica Advisors, and Keller Williams. Outside of his advisory role, he volunteers as a youth basketball coach at Saint Catherine of Siena School in Cedar Grove, NJ. 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 million in assets across about 364 client accounts, using third-party model portfolios and a sub-adviser for trading and reporting, while handling client supervision and advice internally.

Junyi Yuan is a financial advisor with Quantel Asset Management LLC based in New York, NY. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Quantel AI, Inc., Rutgers Business School, and Shanghai University. Yuan has no prior industry experience outside his current advisory role. Quantel offers investment services to mass-affluent, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through a web-based platform and mobile app. The firm uses a systematic, algorithm-driven process combining fundamental, technical, and sentiment analysis to manage portfolios aligned with client risk profiles, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services.

Tyler Kennedy is a financial advisor at Vaughan and Company Securities, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has previously worked at Betterment. Vaughan and Company Securities, Inc. provides discretionary investment advisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension, profit-sharing, and 401(k) plan sponsors. The firm’s investment approach includes individual portfolio management, financial planning, and the use of third-party managers, with strategies aligned to clients’ objectives and reviewed regularly.

Catherine Gilhuley is an advisor at Sterling Legacy Advisors Inc. with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at LPL Financial and Equitable Advisors, LLC. Outside of her advisory roles, she was involved with USATF New Jersey for two years. Sterling Legacy Advisors Inc. is a New Jersey-based firm offering portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and family office services to individuals, corporations, and municipal entities. The firm employs an individualized approach using various analytical methods and integrates financial planning with ongoing portfolio management.

Lauren Wong is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Tandem Capital Management, Inc. since 1990. She also serves as Vice President of SYS Investors Corp., the parent holding company for Tandem Capital Management. Tandem Capital Management provides wealth management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutions. The firm employs a combination of top-down macro and sector analysis with bottom-up fundamental research, focusing on long-term growth and a defensive fixed income strategy, while managing portfolios with a concentrated, personalized approach.

William Chen is a financial advisor at Tandem Capital Management, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He has been with Tandem Capital Management since 2018 and previously worked at CLSA Americas from 2015 to 2017. Chen holds the Series 65 designation. Tandem Capital Management provides wealth management and investment-advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, families, entrepreneurs, executives, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of top-down macro and sector analysis with bottom-up fundamental research, managing concentrated equity portfolios alongside defensive fixed income strategies with a long-term perspective.

Christina De Marval is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with Target Rock Wealth Management, LLC in New York, NY. She has one year of industry experience, including a brief tenure at JP Morgan Private Bank. Outside of her advisory role, she volunteers with Savvy Ladies Inc., a nonprofit that provides free financial education to women. Target Rock Wealth Management serves affluent and high-net-worth individuals as well as institutions, offering discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm employs passive index-based funds and ETFs alongside fundamental analysis, and it can create customized ESG portfolios upon client request.

Theodore Groesbeck is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Groesbeck Investment Management Corp since 1999. Groesbeck Investment Management Corp is an employee-owned investment adviser that provides discretionary equity portfolio management to high net worth individuals, trusts, endowments, pension plans, and IRAs. The firm focuses on two primary equity strategies—Growth of Income and Growth—using a bottom-up research process emphasizing dividend-growth potential and above-average earnings prospects.

Marc Bautis is a financial advisor at Bautis Financial, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Bautis Financial since 2008. The firm provides discretionary investment supervisory services and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately 275 client relationships with around $197 million in discretionary assets. Bautis Financial emphasizes client-specific Investment Policy Statements and employs a range of analytical tools to implement diversified trading strategies across multiple asset classes.