Ketu Desai is the sole advisor at I-Squared Wealth Management, Inc., based in Totowa, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation and having 10 years of industry experience. Since 2016, Desai has led the firm and serves as an independent board member for several closed-end funds, including Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund, Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II, and ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited. I-Squared Wealth Management offers discretionary asset management and institutional investment consulting to individuals, high net worth clients, retirement plans, and employer plan sponsors. The firm employs a broad range of portfolio strategies, including long and short positions, option writing, hedging, and the use of derivatives and structured credit, tailoring portfolios to client goals and risk tolerances.

Richard Ascher is a financial advisor at Wealth Management Advisors, LLC in Livingston, NJ, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2002. Wealth Management Advisors, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporate entities, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm focuses on manager selection and monitoring, fixed-income portfolio management, and written financial planning, typically delivering advice on a nondiscretionary basis while emphasizing oversight of third-party managers.

Gwen Gepfert is a financial advisor with Oaktree Financial Planning and Consulting in Basking Ridge, NJ. She holds a Series 65 designation and has 18 years of industry experience. Since 2006, she has been with Oaktree Financial Planning and Consulting, an independent firm. Oaktree Financial Planning and Consulting provides fee-only financial planning and investment consultation to individual investors, focusing on retirement planning, education funding, tax and estate coordination, and educational workshops. The firm emphasizes a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach using low-cost index funds and ETFs, delivering non-discretionary advice through time- or project-based engagements rather than ongoing asset management.

Tibor Dani is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in financial services. He is the founder of Wealthness LLC and has previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 16 years. Outside of advising, he serves as a business consultant through Monetare LLC and hosts a talk show interviewing successful family business owners via Family Business Media. Wealthness LLC provides holistic wealth management to individuals, business-owning families, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, nonprofit organizations, and business entities. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, asset management, business wealth consulting, and retirement plan consulting, including specialized services for qualified plans and held-away accounts.

Matthew Taranto is a CFA® charterholder with six years of experience in financial advising at Mountainpoint Investment Advisors. He is also Senior Vice President at Everest Group Ltd, a property and casualty reinsurance company, where he manages the company’s internal general account asset portfolio. Mountainpoint Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individuals, non-profit organizations, and institutional clients such as foundations and endowments. The firm employs a combination of fundamental macro and sector analysis with bottom-up security research, emphasizing diversified, low-turnover investments including ETFs and mutual funds.

Mark Meyerowitz is the sole advisor at Meyerowitz Investment Management in West Orange, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 21 years of industry experience. He has managed his independent firm since 2003. Meyerowitz Investment Management provides advisory and asset management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and small businesses. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and offers personalized portfolio management across various investment instruments, with an emphasis on discretionary management and periodic portfolio reviews.

Neil Grossman is a financial advisor at Indfin LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 65 license. In addition to his work at Indfin, he is the managing member of GB Associates, LLC, a registered municipal advisor providing financial analysis and advisory services to municipalities, public agencies, and private corporations. He is also a licensed insurance agent. Indfin LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and advisory consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporate clients. The firm manages about 55 accounts with approximately $128 million in assets, utilizing target asset allocations across individual securities, ETFs, and mutual funds, with risk management strategies including periodic rebalancing and stop-loss orders.

Edward Dove is the president of ESD Advisory Services Inc, an independent registered investment adviser. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 12 years of industry experience. He has been associated with ESD Advisory Services since 1982 and Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation since 1994. In addition to his advisory work, he prepares income tax returns. ESD Advisory Services operates as a solo practice, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $42 million, focusing on a small number of larger accounts with an emphasis on long-term, quality-oriented portfolios and careful manager selection.

Mohammad Hosseini Nejad is a financial advisor with Investment Management 911, holding 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Investment Management 911 since 2000 and also has a long tenure with Unilever HPC USA starting in 1989. Investment Management 911 serves individual and business clients by providing discretionary investment management, customized investment policies, periodic rebalancing, and financial planning. The firm focuses on diversified, asset-allocation portfolios using primarily low-cost, no-load mutual funds and ETFs, emphasizing tax-efficient placement and minimizing investment costs.

I’m Paul Cipriano, the founder of Cipriano Wealth Management. I decided to launch Cipriano Wealth Management as a fee-only, independent registered investment advisor to eliminate the inherent conflicts of interest that investors are often forced to accept when engaging with a financial advisor. I offer comprehensive financial planning under a monthly subscription service. I also combine financial planning with ongoing investment management services and charge fees based on the value of the assets managed (AUM). I prioritize the development of your unique comprehensive financial plan as the foundation of our relationship. I am not singularly focused on gathering assets and refrain from managing investment portfolios unless we have developed a strategic plan for your assets. I worked on the trading desks at several large global investment banks for over 20 years where I was responsible for advising hedge funds and asset managers on portfolio management, investment strategy and market risk. I combine that experience with my training as a CFP® professional to help middle- and high-income families from working class backgrounds achieve their personal financial goals. Would you like to connect? Book a 20 Minute Intro call on my online calendar at calendly.com/ciprianowealth.

Cengiz Ozdemir is a financial advisor at Arman James Investments with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Arman James Investments since 2010. Arman James Investments provides customized portfolio management primarily for individual clients, focusing on value-oriented, research-driven investment strategies. The firm emphasizes account accessibility and liquidity, offering concentrated portfolios with active trading and option strategies tailored to client risk profiles.

Charles Chiu is a financial advisor with Golden Lake LLC in Parsippany, NJ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 36 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Golden Lake LLC in 2013, he worked at TFS Securities, Inc. from 2015 to 2020. Golden Lake LLC provides investment management and consulting services primarily to individual clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a top-down, market-cycle approach incorporating macroeconomic analysis, market timing, tactical overlays, and quantitative technical analysis.

Rushi Patel is a financial advisor at Fairbridge Capital Management, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at TD Ameritrade and Gibbs Wealth Management. Patel also operates a separate insurance business as a licensed insurance producer. Fairbridge Capital Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $15.3 million across 55 client relationships. The firm employs tactical equity strategies focused on thematic and dividend value equities and integrates ongoing supervision and rebalancing based on client-specific investment policies.

Giuseppe Bianco is the principal of Bianco Wealth Advisors LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at New York Life Insurance Company and NYLife Securities LLC, as well as work with Cornerstone Planning Group, LLC. In addition to his advisory work, he operates an insurance brokerage through Cambium Strategies LLC. Bianco Wealth Advisors LLC provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services primarily to pooled vehicles and institutional clients, while also serving individuals, trusts, small businesses, and estates. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and options strategies, with portfolio reviews conducted at least quarterly.

John Coumarianos is the principal of Mindful Advisory, LLC, an independent investment advisory firm. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 11 years of industry experience, including roles at CityWire USA and Dow Jones. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as a writer and editor for CityWire USA, contributing approximately 20 hours per month. Mindful Advisory, LLC provides fee-only investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm employs a valuation-driven investment approach, managing portfolios with a focus on both fixed income and flexible long-duration assets, and occasionally uses short-term trading strategies tailored to client objectives.

David Dowd is a CFP® professional with 16 years of experience in financial planning. He has operated Dowd Financial Planning since 2009 in Montclair, NJ. Dowd Financial Planning is an independent, fee-only firm providing comprehensive financial planning to individuals and families through annual retainers, project retainers, and shorter Financial Fitness Reviews. The firm offers non-discretionary, tailored recommendations focused on tax-aware investment strategies and integrated financial and tax planning without managing client assets directly.

Kyle Wright is the principal of Wright Financial Advisory LLC in West Orange, NJ. He holds a Series 65 credential and has prior work experience at Brilliant Earth. Wright Financial Advisory LLC is an independent, fee-only firm offering comprehensive financial planning and investment consultation to individuals and small businesses. The firm provides advice on a non-discretionary basis without managing client assets, using fundamental and macroeconomic analysis delivered through various engagement models including hourly consulting and subscription services.

Scott Doyle is a financial advisor at Horicon Wealth Management with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Ameriprise, J.P. Morgan Securities, and JPMorgan Chase Bank. Outside of finance, he works as a bartender with Dehart Associates LLC. Horicon Wealth Management is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser that primarily serves employer-sponsored retirement plans and also offers financial planning and wealth management services for individuals. The firm integrates goals-based planning with modern portfolio theory and provides pension consulting and ERISA 3(38) investment management services.

James Chen is the sole advisor at Solid Street Capital Management in Pine Brook, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 11 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with City Index Group since 2012. Solid Street Capital Management offers discretionary portfolio management primarily for pooled vehicles and institutional or corporate accounts, utilizing a blend of technical, fundamental, and statistical analysis. The firm employs a proprietary SS-Rating system to guide security selection and position sizing, and emphasizes client education through seminars, workshops, and published materials.

Desi Dimaio is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Dimaio Private Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Alliance Wealth Management Group, LLC and Bleakley Financial Group, LLC. Dimaio Private Wealth, LLC provides discretionary wealth management and investment advisory services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive financial planning and individualized portfolio management. The firm constructs portfolios primarily from model allocations using ETFs, individual equities, mutual funds, and bonds, with an emphasis on fundamental analysis and a long-term investment horizon.