Eric Mangold is a financial advisor at Summit Financial, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Minnesota Life Insurance Co, Securian Financial Services Inc, Allied Wealth Partners, and First Allied Advisory Services. Outside of his advisory role, he volunteers with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Summit Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm with approximately $26.35 billion in assets under management, serving around 17,800 clients. The firm offers investment advisory and portfolio management services through both discretionary and consultative platforms, alongside financial planning and retirement plan advisory.

Caitlin De Groat is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cary Street Partners. She previously worked at Beacon Trust Company for 13 years before joining Cary Street Partners. Cary Street Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm uses a broad investment menu and proprietary strategies to serve clients, including specialized institutional niches such as state and municipal government entities and insurance companies.

Derren Burse is a financial advisor at Gladstone Wealth Partners with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Charles Schwab, LPL Financial, and MetLife/Brighthouse Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he is employed with Abound Health and is involved with a basketball-related organization called Yes, I Can Basketball. Gladstone Wealth Partners serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations through a network of nearly 100 advisers. The firm offers a range of services including discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, with investment approaches tailored at the representative level and supported by platform-level due diligence.

Anthony Caruso is a financial advisor with Gladstone Wealth Partners, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 43 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. from 2013 to 2020, and he has been with Gladstone Wealth Partners and LPL Financial since 2020. Gladstone Wealth Partners serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations through a network of nearly 100 advisors. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and utilizes a range of investment strategies including individual equities and bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and tax-managed strategies.

Colleen Sylvester is a financial advisor at SpiderRock Advisors, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with BlackRock since 2010. SpiderRock Advisors provides discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a range of clients including institutional investors, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs systematic, technical, and quantitative strategies combined with fundamental analysis to deliver option-based hedges and yield-enhancing overlays, operating under proprietary software and real-time risk monitoring.

Anibal Guerrero Russo is a CFP® professional at Kintra Wealth, LLC with five years of industry experience. He has held roles at several firms, including Premier Path Wealth Partners, Peapack Private Bank & Trust, and Rockwood Wealth Management. Russo is also a silent partner in a family-owned handyman business. Kintra Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, and institutions, offering integrated wealth management and financial planning services with a model-driven investment approach that emphasizes tax efficiency and customized portfolio management.

Michael Dugan is a financial advisor with Private Client Services, LLC in Raritan, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Private Client Services since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in youth sports coaching, serving as a head coach for both boys’ and girls’ basketball programs and as treasurer for a local youth lacrosse club. Private Client Services is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension plan sponsors, and other businesses. The firm employs a structured discovery and risk-profiling process to develop investment strategies and offers a range of implementation platforms, including discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Tucker Sandercock is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Chatham Wealth Management and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC. Merit Financial Group is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual investors, retirement plans, ESOPs, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes long-term, diversified asset allocation with both internally managed and third-party strategies, offering a range of account options and investment customization through its network of advisers.

Richard Lewis is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts, holding a Series 66 designation and 30 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Lincoln Investment since 2012 and has an ongoing role with Kim Financial Group since 2002. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in benefits consulting for public sector employees and is a co-owner of a real estate partnership. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, advisor-managed custom and model portfolios, third-party manager access, and retirement-plan advice through a nationwide network of advisors and its in-house investment management team.

Peter Gellman is a financial advisor at Belpointe Asset Management LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Palmerston Group Advisors LLC for 28 years and is a managing member of Palmerston Group, L.P. and Palmerston Group Indemnity Solutions, L.L.C., firms affiliated with his prior employer. Belpointe Asset Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 160 advisors managing more than $7.5 billion for individuals, corporations, trusts, and other advisers. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, employing customized portfolios and a range of advisory and administrative services.

Jenica Roffina is a financial advisor at Kintra Wealth, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for Commonwealth Financial for 12 years. Outside of finance, she owns Sea Change Fitness, a personal training business. Kintra Wealth serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, foundations, pension plans, and corporations with wealth management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and portfolio management. The firm combines client interviews and document review with model-driven asset allocation and fundamental security analysis to optimize tax efficiency and account integration.

Paul Cummings is a financial advisor with Arax Advisory Partners in Madison, NJ, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Transcend Capital Advisors, Corient, Geller Advisors, Fiduciary Trust Company International, Abbott Downing (a Wells Fargo business), and Merrill. Arax Advisory Partners serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and businesses. The firm offers a range of services such as portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and private fund advisory, utilizing a combination of in-house teams, external managers, model portfolios, and alternative investments.

Kevin Lynch is a financial advisor with First Heartland Consultants, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations with 22 years of industry experience. He has worked with several firms, including First Heartland Capital, Trinity Enterprise Solutions, Westminster Wealth Management, and American Prosperity Group. In addition to his advisory roles, Lynch is involved with Healing To Wellness, a physical therapy business, and serves as an officer and director for the Society For Financial Awareness, a nonprofit organization focused on financial education, as well as the Montgomery/Rocky Hill Rotary. First Heartland Consultants provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, businesses, and retirement plan participants. The firm offers personalized asset management, third-party asset management (TAMP) services, and a model-based self-directed brokerage account (SDBA) program, delivering advisory services through independent representatives using a range of analytic and asset-allocation techniques.

Tracy Hummel is a financial advisor with John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. She has been associated with John Hancock and its related entities since 2005 and has also worked with Manulife Asset Management since 2012. John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC provides financial planning and consultative services to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profits, and business entities. The firm uses third-party financial planning software to produce written recommendations, primarily focusing on asset allocation, retirement, and estate planning, and serves a large client base through a technology-assisted model.

Mike Saul is a financial advisor at Cary Street Partners with 31 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Transcend Capital Advisors, Bank of America, and Merrill. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member of the Jewish Foundation of Somerset, Hunterdon & Warren County, NJ, and as a trustee for the Ocean View Condo Association. Cary Street Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad investment menu and proprietary strategies through its affiliated asset manager, serving a diverse client base that includes institutional niches such as state and municipal government entities and insurance companies.

David Severe is a financial advisor with Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of experience in the financial industry and a prior career of over two decades at AT&T. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a broad client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm employs an academic-based, multi-asset class investment approach, combining passive and active strategies while offering ERISA fiduciary consulting and managing held-away accounts through third-party platforms.

Reuben De Almeida is a financial advisor with Santander Securities LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America N.A., Merrill, Pruco Securities, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. He is currently based in Scotch Plains, NJ. Santander Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base with approximately $3.14 billion in regulatory assets under management across about 10,800 client relationships. The firm offers investment advisory services, portfolio management through wrap-fee programs, and access to securities-based lending and insurance products, primarily onboarding retail investors through its FMAX wrap-fee platform and third-party discretionary managers.

Thomas Trynin is a financial advisor at Simon Quick Advisors, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at Red Hook Management, LLC for ten years before joining Simon Quick Advisors in 2022. Simon Quick Advisors serves individuals, families, pension and non-profit entities, endowments, foundations, and corporate clients by providing wealth management, investment consulting, financial and tax planning, and administrative services. The firm combines private fund management, sub-advisory relationships, and integrated back-office offerings, including tax return preparation and bill-pay services.

Denise Vecchione is a financial advisor with Gladstone Wealth Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 33 years of industry experience. She has worked at Gladstone Wealth Partners and LPL Financial since 2020 and previously spent seven years with Ameriprise Financial Services. Gladstone Wealth Partners serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations through nearly 100 investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of investment and retirement plan services, including discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, with investment approaches tailored at the representative level.

Jeffrey Crystal is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior work includes positions at Morgan Stanley, Prudential Insurance Company of America, and BrookeReed Consulting. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional investors, and other financial firms. The firm utilizes a fund-of-funds investment approach, combining ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, while providing advisory services alongside operational technology solutions and a third-party asset management platform.