Thomas Makowsky is the sole advisor at TCM Investment Management in Lawrence, NJ, holding Series 65 and Series 63 designations with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding TCM, he worked at CIM Securities and Whole Foods. Outside of his advisory role, he has been involved with local community organizations including the Scotch Plains YMCA. TCM Investment Management is an independent registered investment adviser serving individual clients through discretionary portfolio management and a financial consulting subscription. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis for security selection and employs a long-term holding strategy while accommodating client-directed short-term trades.

Tara Stewart is a financial advisor at TGF Assets with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with firms including Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of her advisory role, she is an independent property and casualty insurance agent and also consults on medical billing services. TGF Assets provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers customized portfolio management using a variety of securities and sponsors a wrap fee program that absorbs transaction costs for clients, alongside pursuing venture capital and private equity opportunities.

Meet Sean Lovison, the founder of Purpose Built Financial Services, LLC, your trusted advisor for achieving financial independence. Based in Moorestown, NJ, but serving clients virtually across the U.S., Sean specializes in guiding professionals with equity compensation and solo entrepreneurs. With a transparent, fee-only, flat-rate structure and a fiduciary commitment to unbiased advice, Sean prioritizes your financial well-being. His comprehensive services, including tax preparation and wealth management, are designed to organize, grow, and protect your assets, all with the goal of helping you live a more purposeful life. Take the first step toward financial freedom by contacting Sean today.

Gregory Davis is a financial advisor with Vertex Financial Advisors LLC, holding a Series 63 credential and over 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Kestra Financial Services, Inc. from 2016 to 2019 and has been with Vertex Financial Advisors since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the investment committee for Visit Philadelphia, is a board member for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Public Private Partnership, and acts as treasurer for the political action committee The Green Fund and for the Friends of Derek Green mayoral campaign. Vertex Financial Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, municipalities, and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a customized, asset-allocation driven approach combining strategic portfolio construction with various analytical methods and provides institutional-style services such as qualified plan consulting and participant-level advice.

Patrick Clark is a financial advisor with Neshaminy Creek Advisors in Bensalem, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 21 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Kestra Financial Services, Inc., and Attleboro Wealth Management. Neshaminy Creek Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and public entities. The firm typically uses primarily passive, low-cost portfolios with index funds and ETFs while incorporating active strategies and multiple analysis methods when appropriate, and offers ongoing retirement-plan consulting and fiduciary services to nonprofit organizations and endowments.

Stephen Peiffer is the principal advisor at SP Wealth Planning, an independent firm based in Churchville, PA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 26 years of industry experience, including eight years at VOYA Financial Advisors. Prior to founding SP Wealth Planning in 2022, he also worked as a caregiver for one year. Although he is a licensed insurance agent, he no longer sells insurance products or maintains affiliations with insurance companies. SP Wealth Planning is a fee-only, state-registered investment adviser serving individual clients and plan sponsors with wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and held-away account advice. The firm operates as a single-advisor practice, providing non-discretionary investment management and retirement plan consulting, and combines passive and active strategies within individualized portfolios.

Michael Coen is the principal of East West Advisers with 26 years of industry experience. He held a role at Seslia Securities for 17 years before founding East West Advisers in 2016. He also operates MCC Advisory, a freelance consulting business, and is a managing member of Horizons Capital LLC, which manages a small private investment fund. East West Advisers provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and institutional clients, including educational institutions and endowments. The firm emphasizes a combined bottom-up and top-down investment approach focused on low expenses, diversified exposure, and long-term orientation, and it also sponsors a private pooled investment vehicle with performance-based fees and structured risk management features.

Lamonte Williams is the CEO and Investment Advisor Representative of Jhanti Financial, with nine years of industry experience. He has managed Jhanti Financial since 2009 and concurrently holds a part-time position with Piedmont Airlines. In addition to his financial advisory role, he is involved in Jhanti International, an export/import company registered as a Veteran Owned Small Business. Jhanti Financial provides portfolio management, investment advisory, and financial planning services to corporations, business development companies, charitable organizations, small businesses, and individuals. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis along with sector and political analysis, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis while also offering education seminars and subscription-based newsletters.

David Tobin is the sole advisor at Tobin Investment Planning LLC, an independent firm based in Yardley, PA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 13 years of industry experience. Tobin has managed his own advisory practice since 2014. Tobin Investment Planning LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and referrals to third-party money managers for individuals, trusts, partnerships, and charitable organizations. The firm primarily allocates assets to mutual funds and ETFs, applying Modern Portfolio Theory and a mix of long- and short-term strategies, and manages approximately $35 million for about 22 clients.

Keith McGowan is a financial advisor at American Advisors LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with American Advisors LLC since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he manages a family partnership through McGowan Enterprises. American Advisors LLC offers portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employee benefit plans, employing a range of investment strategies including options trading and short sales within discretionary accounts.

Andrew White is a financial advisor at Latham Financial LLC in Ivyland, PA, with one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he served for 21 years at the United States Department of Defense. He holds the Series 65 designation. Latham Financial LLC provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, estates, churches, and businesses. The firm focuses on long-term, research-based asset allocation and tax-aware strategies, including consulting on technology-related investments such as Bitcoin-related securities.

Neil Werberig is the owner and sole advisor at Maximum Asset Strategies with 43 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Maximum Asset Strategies since 1987, with prior experience at Madison Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Tree of Life Ministries, a nonprofit organization, and volunteers in an advisory capacity on the Upper Makefield Township Pension Committee. Maximum Asset Strategies is an independent, sole-practitioner firm that provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and entities such as trusts and estates. The firm refers investment assets to third-party money managers and focuses on non-discretionary advice, offering written financial plans and educational seminars rather than direct portfolio management.

Ronald Saul II is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Omaris Financial, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Vanguard and Collective Wealth Partners, LLC. He is also involved in financial education and literacy, creating content, hosting webinars, and providing one-on-one coaching through Omaris Financial. Omaris Financial, LLC provides financial planning and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm blends passive and active investment strategies, constructs individualized policies, and incorporates third-party managers in its portfolio management.

My name is Rob Stromberg. I’m a CFP® and the founder of Mountain River Financial. I provide fiduciary and fee-only advice, investment management, and financial planning to six-figure earners in their 30s and 40s. I focus on helping clients make wise and purposeful decisions with their money so they can live a rewarding life today while building wealth for a successful tomorrow. With insight gained from my time working at an institutional wealth management firm in Connecticut where I consulted with other independent advisory firms to help them build better portfolios for their clients and more efficient overall advisory practices, I got my CFP® certification and founded Mountain River Financial so that I could begin working directly with my core client market of high-income earners under 50. I’m an active member of NAPFA and the XY planning network and am a frequent contributor to publications including The Wall Street Journal, US News & World Report, The Washington Post, Investment News, CNN Business, Nerdwallet and Yahoo! Finance, among others. Above all else, I’m committed to being the best husband and dad I can be. When I’m not manning the helm at Mountain River, you’ll find me enjoying quality time with my wife Kara, son Noah, daughter Addison, and our dog Autumn. We love spending time at the shore, generally enjoying the outdoors, and hanging together with our large extended family around the mid Atlantic.

George Antonak is a financial advisor at Thrift Financial, Inc. with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at ClearBridge Investments, Legg Mason Investor Services LLC, Harding Loevner Funds, and Quasar Distributors, LLC prior to joining Thrift Financial in 2021. Thrift Financial provides investment management and consulting services to individual and institutional clients, including endowments, foundations, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory with varied allocation strategies, and is notable for its active work with institutional clients and pension consulting for government, public, and private plans.

William McKenna is a financial advisor at McKenna & Sullivan Inc with 45 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license and has been with McKenna & Sullivan since 1999. The firm provides estate and financial planning, personal money management, small business consulting, and investment management services to individuals, estates, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses. Their investment approach emphasizes non-discretionary asset management, utilizing SEI institutional model portfolios and mutual funds, with client approval required for all trades and rebalancing.

Ben Engel is a financial advisor at Modesto Capital with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has held roles at WideQ Financial and Meged Funding Group, where he performs accounting and finance tasks alongside his advisory work. Modesto Capital serves individual investors, high-net-worth individuals, and businesses, offering discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm combines public seminars and workshops with pension consulting and manages a concentrated client base with a focus on strategic asset allocation and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

John Baranauskas is a CFP® and Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Sweetgum Laboratories LLC, an independent advisory firm he has led since 2019. His prior experience includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Sterne Agee Financial Services, RPH Financial, and Equinox Group Distributors. He is also a licensed insurance agent. Sweetgum Laboratories LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a combination of cyclical, fundamental, modern-portfolio-theory, and quantitative analysis with a long-term trading orientation, managing client portfolios primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Dean Spear is a financial advisor with The Benchmark Group RIA Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and over 23 years of industry experience. He has been with The Benchmark Group since 1998 and has served in roles across related firms since 1997. Outside of advising, he is a partner and owner of commercial real estate ventures and is a 50% owner of Solarbridge Capital, LLC, a start-up focused on commercial solar projects. The Benchmark Group RIA Services, LLC provides comprehensive financial planning to high-net-worth individuals and owners of family-owned businesses, as well as consulting for pension and employee benefit plans. The firm’s services emphasize planning and consulting over portfolio management, working closely with clients’ legal and accounting advisers and referring plan sponsors to independent investment managers.

Jonathan Heller is a CFP® and CFA® with 18 years of experience in financial advising. He is the principal of KEJ Financial Advisors, an independent firm based in Newtown, PA, which he has led since 2008. KEJ Financial Advisors serves middle- and upper-income individuals and families with comprehensive, fee-only financial planning, including tax preparation, retirement planning, and estate plan reviews. The firm provides tailored investment recommendations primarily using no-load mutual funds and operates on a non-discretionary basis, focusing on client authorization for transactions.