Barjes Angulo is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Planning Group with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Cornerstone in 2022, Angulo worked at Eagle Strategies, NYLife Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company. He also operates Angulo Strategies LLC, through which he sells insurance products and services. Cornerstone Planning Group provides discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm operates as a fee-only fiduciary, emphasizes passive investment strategies using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and offers specialized ERISA fiduciary consulting for plan sponsors.

John Bello is a financial advisor at Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. with 38 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at APW Capital, Inc. since 2003, as well as at Comprehensive Capital Management and Summit Financial Resources. Outside of advisory services, he is a senior financial consultant and independent insurance agent specializing in life and long-term care insurance. Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning and investment management through a team of advisors, employing customized strategies and third-party platforms to manage approximately $374 million in assets.

Joseph Spinelli is a financial advisor with Vision Retirement, bringing 32 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Cetera and LPL Financial, and he has operated Spinelli Financial Services since 1995. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Vision Retirement is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning and fiduciary investment management. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, automated investing solutions, and integrates technology with a focus on global diversification, tax-aware strategies, and coordinated tax and financial planning services.

Ethan Kupfer is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Planning Group with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Capri Holdings Limited and a variety of positions during his education at James Madison University. Cornerstone Planning Group serves individuals, businesses, retirement plans, foundations, trusts, and estates with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a fee-only, independent model with a preference for low-cost, passive ETFs and mutual funds, and offers ERISA fiduciary consulting for retirement plans.

John Petrella is a financial advisor with Access Wealth in Totowa, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Access Wealth Planning, LLC since 2013 and is also associated with Tuthill and Merker, LLC, and Morris Merker & Co, LLC. Access Wealth serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory principles, utilizing an investment committee to build diversified models and evaluate third-party managers.

Dov Fobar is a financial advisor at Comprehensive Capital Management, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at APW Capital, Inc. since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he provides general management consulting and insurance services through a separate business. Comprehensive Capital Management, Inc. serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses by offering portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and technical investment methods and manages accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Gina Stormont is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Planning Group with 22 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Her prior experience includes roles at New York Life, Eagle Strategies, and operating her own firm, Stormont Financial Strategies. She serves as a volunteer community leader for the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), acting as a communications liaison for educational initiatives. Cornerstone Planning Group provides discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, businesses, and institutions. The firm operates as a fee-only fiduciary, emphasizing passive investment strategies through low-cost mutual funds and ETFs while tailoring portfolios to client goals and risk tolerance.

Reed Fraasa is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at HIGHLAND Financial Advisors, LLC since 2005. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Riverdale, NJ. HIGHLAND Financial Advisors is a registered investment adviser that serves individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, endowments, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small business entities. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory and strategic asset allocation, using fundamental analysis and third-party research to manage diversified portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, and private alternative allocations.

Irene Stolte is a financial advisor with Cornerstone Planning Group in Fairfield, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 25 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Eagle Strategies, Horizon Wealth Strategies, and New York Life Insurance Company. Stolte serves as an educator at Rutherford Adult School and holds board positions with industry and nonprofit organizations, including the NAIFA New Jersey state board and Family Options, a nonprofit adoption agency. Cornerstone Planning Group provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, businesses, and institutions. The firm combines fundamental analysis with low-cost, passive investment strategies and offers fiduciary consulting for retirement plans, operating as a fee-only, independent SEC-registered adviser.

Anthony Depersio is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cornerstone Planning Group in Fairfield, NJ. His prior experience includes roles at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and NYLIFE Securities LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers as a recreational basketball coach. Cornerstone Planning Group serves individuals, businesses, and institutional clients with discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm emphasizes a disciplined investment process focused on low-cost, passive ETFs and mutual funds, and offers fiduciary consulting for retirement plans.

Ernest Volkmann Jr. is a financial advisor at Makrod Investment Associates Inc with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Longwave Management Solutions, Polarium Energy Solutions, and Panasonic Corporation. Makrod Investment Associates provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a value-oriented approach focusing on equities, investment-grade fixed income, and cash/money market funds, operating primarily on a non-discretionary basis with tailored portfolio recommendations.

Lance Drucker is a financial advisor at Drucker Wealth with 41 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining Drucker Wealth and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, he worked for Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc. for 39 years. Drucker Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, mid-career professionals in technology and healthcare, and small business owners with financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and tactical analysis alongside behavioral finance to guide asset allocation and portfolio implementation, and utilizes sub-advisors and third-party managers as part of its investment approach.

Edward Leach is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at HIGHLAND Financial Advisors, LLC since 2013. He previously worked briefly at Traphagen Financial Group in 2014. Outside of financial advising, he holds a New Jersey real estate license and works on a referral basis without dedicating regular hours to real estate activities. HIGHLAND Financial Advisors provides financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and institutions. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and integrates tax-aware asset location and fundamental analysis in managing approximately $640 million in discretionary assets.

Gerald Brown is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Maltin Wealth Management, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Janney Montgomery Scott and Ernst and Young LLP before joining Maltin Wealth Management in 2022. Maltin Wealth Management is a fee-only, SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm combines macroeconomic analysis with fundamental and technical security selection to build diversified portfolios, using mutual funds, ETFs, structured notes, options, and individual securities, and offers multi-generational planning and continuous client reviews.

Joey Casolaro is a CFP® professional with six years of experience at HIGHLAND Financial Advisors, LLC. He previously worked at Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo, LLC and Newbridge Securities Corporation. HIGHLAND Financial Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, endowments, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small business entities. The firm focuses on wealth and investment management using Modern Portfolio Theory and strategic asset allocation, employing diversified mutual funds and ETFs alongside fundamental analysis and third-party research.

John Moynihan is a CFP® with 24 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Accretive Wealth Advisors LLC since 2026, following a 20-year tenure at Waterstone Wealth Advisors, LLC, and four years at Ameriprise. He is based in Parsippany, NJ, and holds a Series 63 license. Accretive Wealth Partners provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and financial institutions. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis, internal due diligence, and regular client interaction to establish goals and risk tolerance.

John Bartlett is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC since 2012. He previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. Bartlett volunteers as a coach at Animal CrossFit in Lyndhurst, NJ, and owns Harrisons Bagel Shop in Harrison, NJ. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $2.73 billion in assets and employs a tailored investment approach using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and Independent Managers.

Eric Furey is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 registered advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Accretive Wealth Partners, LLC since 2018 and previously at Regent Atlantic for ten years. Accretive Wealth Partners, LLC provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and financial institutions. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, bonds, and options.

Ethan Kraft is a financial advisor at Precision Financial Services with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including Prime Pensions Inc. and Leigh Baldwin & Co., LLC. Precision Financial Services serves individual investors, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and charitable organizations with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment approach includes mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, fixed income, options strategies, and allocations to independent managers and private investment funds.

Fahmin Fardous is a CFP® professional at Zenith Wealth Partners with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at securities and banking firms, including over a decade at PNC Bank. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in managing an investment property. Zenith Wealth Partners serves individuals, small businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations with financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes low-cost, diversified index exposures combined with selective active management and ongoing portfolio monitoring through a documented Investment Policy Statement.