Michael Koch is a financial advisor with Fortis Group Advisors LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, INVEST Financial Corporation, and Thrivent Investment Management. Fortis Group Advisors is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, institutions, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, estate coordination, and employs a combined fundamental and technical investment approach with a focus on manager due diligence and tax-aware decisions.

Todd Zangrilli is a financial advisor at Alden Investment Group with 42 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked previously at J Alden Associates, Cantella & Co., Wells Fargo Clearing, and A. G. Edwards & Sons. Outside of advisory work, he is a minority owner in investment property ventures. Alden Investment Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and fee-based financial planning to individuals, other advisors, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes customized asset allocations using proprietary strategies and third-party managers, with a focus on retirement programs and executive benefits for small and mid-sized employers.

Gary Ribe is a CFP®, CFA®, and holds a Series 66 license with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Accretive Wealth Partners, LLC since 2018 and previously at MACRO Consulting Group from 2015 to 2018. He serves on an oversight board for a company currently in the process of liquidating. Accretive Wealth Partners, LLC provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, estates, and financial institutions. The firm employs a long-term investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios and offers a Client Alignment Program that passes economies of scale back to clients through fee waivers.

Edward Swikart III is a CFP® professional with 44 years of industry experience, currently with CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC since 2018 and previously with the firm from 1995 to 2018. His background includes positions at EF Legacy Securities, LLC and Edelman Financial Services, LLC. He serves as an officer for Friends of Penn Sailing, a volunteer organization that raises funds for Penn Sailing’s varsity team. CFS Investment Advisory Services, LLC provides financial planning, consulting, investment management, and retirement plan consulting for individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $2.73 billion in assets and employs a tailored, multi-asset approach with ongoing monitoring and review processes for its clients.

Steve Garrett is a financial advisor at Revolve Wealth Partners, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked at Revolve Wealth Partners since 2023, following a prior role at VIA Insurance & Financial Services beginning in 2014. Revolve Wealth Partners provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business clients. The firm manages portfolios using a range of investment vehicles and emphasizes growth and value integration, global diversification, and tax sensitivity.

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.

Michael Sanders is a financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience, currently with 5C Capital Management, LLC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Clark Dodge Asset Management LLC for seven years. Sanders serves as a trustee on the BYRAM HILLS School District Board of Education and owns Impact Consulting. 5C Capital Management provides customized financial planning and investment management services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and corporate retirement plans. The firm uses a fiduciary approach with discretionary portfolio management that incorporates quantitative measures, fundamental and technical analysis, and tax-aware construction.

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.

Curtis Brooks is a financial advisor at 5C Capital Management, LLC in Woodcliff Lake, NJ, with 40 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. 5C Capital Management provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, discretionary investment management, and periodic asset allocation and rebalancing. The firm constructs portfolios using a mix of institutional mutual funds, separately managed accounts, ETFs, individual equities, fixed income, and alternative assets when appropriate, following a structured due-diligence process and regularly monitoring accounts under discretionary authority.

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 at Cornerstone Planning Group with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously with Eagle Strategies and New York Life. Stolte serves as an instructor at Rutherford Adult School, teaching an SMRU-approved seminar, and holds board positions with the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) New Jersey chapter, BNI International’s Summit of Success Chapter, and the nonprofit adoption agency Family Options. 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, focusing on passive investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, and offers specialized ERISA fiduciary consulting services for plan sponsors.

Pasquale Recupido is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at New Horizons Wealth Management. He has previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill and is also active with TFS Securities, Inc. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as an insurance producer through TFS Insurance Agency. New Horizons Wealth Management is an SEC-registered firm that provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including middle-class households, high-net-worth individuals, multi-generational families, and businesses. The firm employs a portfolio management approach based on modern portfolio theory, integrating both active and passive funds alongside financial planning tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Anthony Depersio is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cornerstone Planning Group. His background includes roles at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and NYLIFE Securities, spanning from 2013 to 2020. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers as a recreational basketball coach. Cornerstone Planning Group serves individuals, businesses, retirement plans, foundations, trusts, and estates, providing discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm is an independent, fee-only SEC-registered adviser that emphasizes low-cost, passive investment strategies guided by documented client objectives.

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.