Russell Babiarz is a financial advisor with Transcend Capital Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. He is also the founder of Babz LLC, where he has been developing a social networking mobile app since 2019. Transcend Capital Advisors manages approximately $2.9 billion and serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as various entities such as family offices, trusts, and private foundations. The firm’s investment approach focuses on long-term, diversified asset allocation across multiple investment types and offers a range of advisory services including portfolio management and retirement-plan consulting.

William Lachance is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience and has been with WJL Financial Advisors since 2013. He holds a Series 65 license and also works as a health and life insurance agent. WJL Financial Advisors serves individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates with financial planning, portfolio guidance, and tax services. The firm employs an academic-based investment approach focused on low-cost, passively managed funds and emphasizes client approval before trade execution.

Scott Wallach is a financial advisor at Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Wells Fargo Advisors and Comprehensive Asset Management and Servicing. Outside of finance, Wallach is involved in music production. 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, consulting, and investment management through a team of 18 advisors, employing a range of strategies including individual portfolios, model portfolios, and third-party managers.

Cara Mastrangelo is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience currently advising with Revolve Wealth Partners, LLC. Her prior experience includes roles at Apollo Global Securities, Apollo Global Management, AllianceBernstein, and Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC. Revolve Wealth Partners is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.42 billion for individual, high-net-worth, trust, estate, retirement plan, and business clients. The firm emphasizes diversified, globally aware portfolios tailored to client risk profiles and goals, offering a range of financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services.

Christaphor Thomasian is a financial advisor at Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC in Fairfield, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Merrill Lynch and LPL Financial. Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities, providing financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management. The firm uses fundamental analysis and customized portfolio strategies, combining in-house management with independent managers, and offers retirement-plan consulting and financial planning reports.

Marc Foti is a financial advisor with Fortis Group Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fortis Group Advisors since 2019 and previously held roles at LPL Financial, MML Investors Services, MassMutual, and M&T Securities. Outside of his advisory role, Foti serves as an adjunct lecturer of mathematics at Middlesex Community College. Fortis Group Advisors is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, institutions, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates. The firm offers comprehensive investment management and financial planning services, employing a process that combines fundamental and technical analysis, strategic asset allocation, and institutional manager due diligence, with attention to tax-aware decisions.

Robert Jaffe is a financial advisor at CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He has held positions at CFS Investment Advisory Services since 1999, with a break between 2005 and 2017 during which he worked at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. CFS Investment Advisory Services provides financial planning, consulting, investment management, and retirement plan consulting for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $2.73 billion in assets and customizes client portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and independent managers.

Leanne Polizzano is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. She has been with Hallmark Capital Management Inc. since 2016. Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. manages approximately $2.69 billion for individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wrap fee programs. The firm follows a client-driven investment process that balances equities, fixed income, and cash, utilizing individual securities and funds as appropriate, supported by a strategic investment committee and third-party services.

Shawn Hirsch is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Signet Financial Management, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Signet Financial since 2013 and recently joined Summit Financial, LLC in 2026. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Hirsch also offers insurance products as a broker through multiple companies, earning both cash and non-cash compensation. Signet Financial Management provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $1.06 billion in discretionary assets and employs a long-term, fiduciary approach that combines fundamental and quantitative analysis with diversified portfolios.

Hunter Kolmodin is a financial advisor at Wiss Private Client Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 credential. He joined the firm in 2024 and has prior experience working at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Ski Barn, and Eagle Landscaping. Wiss Private Client Advisors, LLC manages approximately $810 million for a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pension plans. The firm offers wealth management, financial planning, investment management, and consulting services, employing a mix of fundamental and technical analysis with both long- and short-term strategies.

Jason Hoffman is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently with Wiss Private Client Advisors, LLC and has prior experience at US Bank, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill Lynch. Wiss Private Client Advisors, LLC manages approximately $810 million for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm provides wealth management, financial planning, investment management, and consulting services, employing a mix of fundamental and technical analysis with both long- and short-term strategies.

Joel Orris is a financial advisor at Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Wachovia Securities Financial Network, Realta Investment Advisors, and Realta Equities. Key Client Fiduciary Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities by providing financial planning, consulting, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm develops client-specific investment policies and constructs portfolios based on fundamental analysis, with ongoing monitoring and periodic reviews.

Stephanie Hughes is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. She has worked at Wiss Private Client Advisors, LLC and Wiss & Company, LLP since 2018, and previously held roles at Bank of America and Merrill. Wiss Private Client Advisors, LLC is a team of ten advisors managing approximately $1.2 billion for high-net-worth clients, including individuals, families, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis in its investment approach and offers a range of services such as wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning.

Chethan Gourkanti is a financial advisor at Traphagen Financial Group with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and REI Systems. Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, and trusts. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis, offers both discretionary investment management and fee-for-service planning, and integrates tax and accounting services through its affiliation with an accounting practice.

Timothy Urie is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Legacy Edge Advisors. His prior experience includes roles at WealthShield Partners, Orbis Wealth, and TIAA. He is also an independent licensed insurance agent. Legacy Edge Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as trusts, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and a sponsored wrap-fee program. The firm employs a diversified investment approach combining fundamental, modern portfolio theory, quantitative, and technical analysis tailored to client goals.

Victoria Sullivan is a financial advisor at New Horizons Wealth Management with 13 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms, including Dempsey Lord Smith, LLC and Cabot Lodge Securities LLC. New Horizons Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm that offers discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual clients across income levels, as well as corporations and businesses. The firm uses a process based on modern portfolio theory, combining active and passive funds with occasional buffered ETFs to manage risk, and integrates financial planning into its client relationships.

Glad Perez is a financial advisor with Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 16 years of industry experience and has worked previously with firms such as Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Insight Private Advisors. In addition to his advisory role, he owns Glad Reiki Healing, LLC, which offers therapeutic touch services. Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides financial planning and investment management through a team of advisors utilizing customized portfolios, model strategies, and third-party platforms.

V. Traphagen Jr. is a PFS™ and Series 66 credentialed advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has been a principal at Traphagen Investment Advisors, LLC since 1997 and is also a partner at Traphagen & Traphagen CPAs, a CPA firm where he contributes part-time. Traphagen Financial Group provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm integrates investment management with tax, accounting, and estate-planning services through its affiliation with an accounting practice.

David Boak is a Certified Financial Planner® with 19 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Wiss Private Client Advisors, LLC and previously held positions at Fidelity Investments for a combined 13 years. Wiss Private Client Advisors is a team of ten advisors managing approximately $1.2 billion in assets, serving high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to tailor portfolios across mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and Independent Managers, with services that include discretionary portfolio management and financial planning.

Robert Waas is a financial advisor at RSW Investments with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with RSW Investments and its related entities since 2005. RSW Investments manages municipal fixed-income portfolios for individual and institutional clients, primarily through financial intermediaries and wrap-fee program sponsors. The firm focuses on municipal bond strategies emphasizing after-tax total return, using credit research, yield-curve targeting, and duration management across three core mandates.