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.

Marjorie Rand is a CFP® with eight years of experience in financial planning and over three decades of experience owning and operating an accounting and tax preparation practice. She founded Rand Financial Planning, LLC in 2018, where she provides comprehensive financial planning services. Rand also owns Marjorie L. Rand, CPA, P.C., which offers accounting and tax preparation services, a role she maintains alongside her advisory work. Rand Financial Planning, LLC is an independent, fee-only advisory firm serving individuals and families with comprehensive financial planning that addresses tax, cash flow, retirement, investment allocation, estate, and insurance considerations. The firm offers annual fixed-fee planning engagements and provides investment recommendations without discretionary management or custody of client assets.

Michael Maglio is a financial advisor at Charter Advisory Group with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with the firm since 2014. Charter Advisory Group provides investment management, financial planning, tax advisory, and consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, and charitable entities. The firm serves a small client base primarily composed of wealthier households, trusts, and corporate executives, integrating tax and wealth planning into its investment process and typically implementing portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, and tax-efficient municipal bond strategies.

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.

Glenn Gawronski is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been principal at Byron Place Capital Management, LLC since 2015 and also owns the Gawronski Family Foundation, Inc. and Gawronski Holdings LLC, which invests in commercial real estate and private businesses. Byron Place Capital Management, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and other advisers by providing discretionary portfolio management focused on equity investing, including international securities. The firm combines fundamental, cyclical, and quantitative analysis within a long-term trading approach and is notable for acting as a subadviser and offering performance-based fee arrangements.

Michael Pierce III is the sole advisor at 65 and Sunny! Registered Investment Advisors, LLC in Bedminster, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 18 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his current firm in 2013, he worked at Bedrock Capital, LLC for eight years. He is also licensed as an insurance agent, providing life, health, and fixed annuities insurance in conjunction with financial and retirement planning. 65 and Sunny! Registered Investment Advisors focuses on retirement-oriented advice and portfolio management for individuals, trusts, non-profits, and pension plans, with particular expertise in federal and civilian employee benefits. The firm emphasizes capital preservation and employs specialized retirement-planning tools, offering both fee-based and commissionable solutions tailored to retiree needs.

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.

Dhwani Trivedi is a financial advisor at Aurelius Advisory Group LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Aurelius Advisory Group, Trivedi worked at Iqvia for eight years and at Verticl Inc. for one year. Aurelius Advisory Group provides fee-only financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, focusing on written financial plans covering cash flow, retirement, tax and estate planning, risk management, and investment analysis. The firm offers both ongoing fixed-fee and hourly project-based engagements and emphasizes asset allocation with a combination of passive and active strategies, without exercising investment discretion or accepting custody of client assets.

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.

Randolph Fisher Jr. is a financial advisor with Artemis Wealth Advisors in Flemington, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Tucker Asset Management, Regal Financial Group, and PRUCO Securities. Outside of advisory work, he provides seasonal tax preparation services without commission. Artemis Wealth Advisors offers investment management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, integrating multiple analytical methods and a variety of investment strategies. The firm also incorporates tax planning and preparation into its comprehensive suite of financial planning services.

Stephen Corsano is the sole advisor at Freedom Money Management LLC, an independent firm based in Belle Mead, NJ. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has 12 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Morgan Stanley and Merrill. Freedom Money Management LLC provides personalized financial planning and investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentals-based investment approach with strategic and tactical asset allocation, offering both discretionary and largely non-discretionary portfolio management.

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.

Michael Ashton is the sole advisor at Enduring Investments LLC in Morristown, NJ, holding the CFA® designation and Series 63 license with 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Real Asset Strategies, LLC from 2019 to 2021. In addition to his advisory role, Ashton serves as an external consultant to BAG Corp, assisting with quantitative business evaluations for a polypropylene fabric manufacturing company. Enduring Investments LLC is a small independent investment adviser providing discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm focuses on inflation-linked investment strategies using instruments such as inflation swaps, CPI options, inflation futures, and TIPS, and also manages a private inflation-tracking fund while sub-advising a registered inflation-protection ETF.

Weirong Zhang is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience. Zhang has worked at Willow Wealth Management LLC since 2025 and previously held roles at Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Citi Private Alternatives, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and HSBC Securities. Outside of financial advising, Zhang is an independent distributor for an e-commerce company, Marketamerica Shop.com, primarily for personal use of its products. Willow Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services tailored to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers personalized investment advice based on client goals and risk tolerance, utilizing tools such as Monte Carlo analysis and may engage sub-advisors to implement investment strategies.

Ajit Paranjpe is a financial advisor at Prima Innotech with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Prima Innotech since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, he has a long tenure at Veeco Instruments starting in 2006. Prima Innotech is an independent registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and consulting services to individual clients. The firm employs a proprietary OptionMaximizer analysis engine to guide investment decisions and supports clients through educational seminars, publications, and a subscription-based platform for self-directed investors.

Xiaowei Jiang is a financial advisor at Oceanus Research LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Oceanus Capital Management LLC, GSA Capital, and Welton Investment Partners. Oceanus Research LLC provides customized investment management and consultation primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a defined investment process that combines top-down thematic analysis with fundamental and proprietary research, utilizing a variety of sophisticated strategies including derivatives and margin in separately managed accounts.

Gary Reneau is a financial advisor at IHP Wealth Management in Morristown, NJ, holding the CFA® designation and Series 66 license with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Pickwick Capital Partners, Indian Head Partners LLC, and Silver Leaf Partners, LLC. Reneau is also involved in consulting for a carbon capture company and participates in decentralized finance projects in advisory and information-gathering roles. IHP Wealth Management provides tailored investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, endowments, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes a top-down macro asset allocation and sector rotation approach, incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers access to alternative investments and third-party asset managers.

Michael Maye is a CFP®, PFS™, and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He has been the principal of MJM Financial Advisors, LLC in Gillette, NJ since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, he conducts educational seminars and workshops for community groups, including seniors, women's groups, and university events. MJM Financial Advisors serves individual investors and their families, including high-net-worth clients, advising approximately 27 family groups with around $42 million in assets under management. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and integrated wealth management that includes retirement, estate, tax planning, and business consulting. Its investment approach combines institutional-style no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and ETNs with a strategic asset allocation process, emphasizing a passive core and selective active allocations, alongside tax-sensitive implementation. The firm also offers tax planning and preparation services through its CPA affiliation.

Robert Bonavito is a financial advisor at The Financial Planning Group, Inc. in Scotch Plains, NJ, holding the PFS™ designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with The Financial Planning Group since 1995. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. Their approach includes tailored portfolio construction based on suitability assessments and combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in security selection.

Anthony Locascio is a CFP® professional with over 43 years of experience in financial services. He is the sole advisor at Investment Capital Advisors, a firm he has led since 2018. His prior work includes roles at Kovack Advisors and Kovack Securities, as well as operating his own consulting and insurance agencies. Outside of his advisory work, Locascio is an author of a children's book and performs as a stand-up comedian. Investment Capital Advisors provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes a strategic asset allocation approach using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, managing primarily long-term, income-focused portfolios through its own wrap fee program without third-party asset managers.