Carl Oppenheimer is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer + Close, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Oppenheimer + Close since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as managing member of Oppvest, LLC, an investment-related business, and is an unpaid board member of Malabar Investments, LLC, an India equity manager. Oppenheimer + Close serves individuals, families, retirement-plan participants, and trusts, offering discretionary portfolio management, fiduciary advice, and coordinated financial planning. The firm employs a long-term, value-oriented investment approach focused on domestic and foreign equities, with tailored portfolios and a notable use of limited partnerships and performance-based fees.

Kathryn O'Donnell is a financial advisor at Makrod Investment Associates Inc with 13 years of industry experience. She has been with Makrod Investment Associates since 2000. Makrod Investment Associates provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm uses fundamental analysis and a value-oriented approach, focusing on long-term purchases of blue-chip, dividend-paying stocks and investment-grade fixed income, managing approximately $803.7 million on a non-discretionary basis.

Christopher Kelly is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Planning Group with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including MML Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he is also licensed to sell life, disability, and long-term care insurance. 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, emphasizing passive investment strategies through low-cost mutual funds and ETFs while tailoring portfolios to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Karl Wellner is a financial advisor at Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with the Papamarkou Wellner organization since 2003, holding roles at Papamarkou Wellner Asset Management Inc. and Papamarkou Wellner & Co., Inc. during that time. Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors primarily manages pooled vehicles and institutional assets, serving high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, pensions, and other entities. The firm employs proprietary analytical modeling combined with a bottom-up equity research process and a multi-manager approach, offering a range of investment strategies overseen by an Investment Committee.

Christopher Fundora is a financial advisor at Traphagen Financial Group in Oradell, NJ. He holds a Series 66 credential and has 12 years of industry experience, including 10 years with Traphagen Financial Group. Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, provides discretionary and fee-for-service options, and integrates tax and accounting services through its affiliation with an accounting practice.

Rodd Berro is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Sports & Entertainment Investment Advisers, LLC from 2016 to 2024 and has been with Pegasus Group, LLC since 2001. Pegasus Group, LLC provides discretionary, fee-only investment advisory services primarily to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm focuses on portfolio management for individual accounts and employs a sub-advisory arrangement with its affiliated SEC-registered adviser, Pegasus Asset Management, to implement investment strategies.

Jordan Kaufman is a CFP® and CFA® with 21 years of industry experience. He currently serves at Green Ridge Wealth Planning LLC, where he has worked since 2020, following roles at Advisory Services Network LLC, Oppenheimer, and Goldman Sachs & Co. Kaufman holds volunteer board positions with several nonprofit organizations, including West Bergen Mental Healthcare, The Ridgewood AM Rotary Club, and the Ridgewood High School Alumni Association. Green Ridge Wealth Planning LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $383.8 million in discretionary assets using proprietary model portfolios and primarily invests in exchange-traded funds, stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.

Michael Dwyer is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience, currently serving at Strategic Family Wealth Counselors, L.L.C. in Fairfield, NJ. He has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Strategic Family Wealth Counselors since 2007. In addition to his advisory role, he is licensed as an insurance agent and sells insurance to clients when financial plans warrant. Strategic Family Wealth Counselors provides wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and a multi-tiered discovery process, tailoring portfolios with active and passive strategies while integrating financial planning and portfolio implementation.

Timothy Boulanger is a financial advisor with Strategic Family Wealth Counselors, L.L.C. in Fairfield, NJ, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 38 years of industry experience and has been with Strategic Family Wealth Counselors and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2007. Strategic Family Wealth Counselors provides wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes a multi-tiered discovery process with tailored portfolios that incorporate both active and passive strategies, managing approximately $1.31 billion in assets.

Lawrence Zagarola is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Access Wealth Planning LLC since 2004. Access Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional entities, providing discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory principles and uses an investment committee to construct diversified models and evaluate third-party managers.

Larry Moons is a financial advisor at Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, LLC with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Concourse Financial Group Securities for 16 years. Outside of his advisory role, he owns ProInvestment Solutions, which provides securities and insurance products. Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement and trust accounts, and institutional clients. The firm offers portfolio management through an in-house wrap fee program, independent money manager referrals, customized financial planning, and educational seminars, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.

Ginny Colarusso is a financial advisor at Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked previously at The GMS Group, L.L.C. for over 20 years. Outside of her advisory role, she is a yoga instructor, owns an online small business called Good Karma Chick, and volunteers as a troop treasurer for local Girl Scout troops. Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension plan participants, trusts, and charitable institutions. The firm offers a range of portfolio management strategies and customized financial planning, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Alexandre Chasseriaud is a financial advisor at Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC in New York, NY. He holds a Series 65 designation and has eight years of industry experience, including prior roles at BNP Paribas and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. Transatlantique Private Wealth serves primarily high-net-worth individuals and private entities, focusing on cross-border portfolio management and asset allocation. The firm combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up research and maintains operational ties to Banque Transatlantique and the Crédit Mutuel group.

John Levin is a financial advisor with Levin Capital Strategies, L.P. in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has worked at affiliated entities including LCS Securities, LLC and LCS, LLC since 2006, and has served as managing general partner and chairman of several related investment management firms. Levin also chairs a tax-preparation subsidiary associated with his firm. Levin Capital Strategies, L.P. provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individual and institutional clients, managing assets through long-only large-cap equity portfolios and a private investment fund. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented investment process for separately managed accounts and operates a short/long alternative strategy in its private fund, which utilizes derivatives, leverage, and participates in IPOs and secondary offerings.

Eric Naphor is a financial advisor with Fortis Group Advisors LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He has been with Fortis Group Advisors and LPL Financial since 2021. Prior to his advisory roles, Eric held positions in various fields including home services and education. Fortis Group Advisors is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with strategic asset allocation and manager selection, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and estate coordination across a range of asset classes.

William Levesque is a financial advisor at Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fleet Fleet, JackRabbit, Bank of The West - BNP Paribas, and ISTEC Business School. Transatlantique Private Wealth serves primarily high-net-worth individuals and similar private entities, managing about $879 million in regulatory assets across roughly 400 client relationships. The firm focuses on discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and asset allocation advice with an emphasis on cross-border needs, leveraging proprietary modeling and affiliated European research teams.

Jeffrey Hanson is a financial advisor at Traphagen Financial Group with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC since 2012. 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 and offers both discretionary investment management and fee-for-service planning, with integrated tax, accounting, and estate-planning services through its affiliation with an accounting practice.

Chris Heintz is a financial advisor at Perennial with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Perennial Advisors LLC since 2013. Perennial serves individual clients, family offices, trusts, estates, small businesses, and other organizations, providing wealth advisory, financial planning, and portfolio management. The firm employs a customized, tax-aware investment process that includes fundamental research, diversification, rebalancing, and the use of derivatives and borrowing within separately managed accounts.

Cesar Flotat is a financial advisor at Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Banque Transatlantique, Deloitte, and educational institutions such as IAE Lille and HEI Lille. Outside of advisory roles, he has experience with a company named August Porsche Addiction and extended travel. Transatlantique Private Wealth serves primarily high-net-worth individuals and similar private entities, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management focused on cross-border needs. The firm emphasizes tailored asset allocation using proprietary modeling and benefits from its operational ties to Banque Transatlantique and the Crédit Mutuel group.

Gary Hirsh is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at HIGHLAND Financial Advisors, LLC. His career includes roles at Atlas Fiduciary Financial, Stonegate Wealth Management, and a long-standing position as Of Counsel at Sobel & Co., Inc., where he provides tax preparation, accounting, and tax planning services. HIGHLAND Financial Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, endowments, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small business entities. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach with strategic asset allocation, fundamental securities analysis, and tax-efficient portfolio management.