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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Bhushan Bhangale is the principal of Bsquare Investalytix LLC and holds a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. He has worked at Cognizant from 2021 to 2024 and BNP Paribas RCC from 2007 to 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he is a managing member of Gill Lane Investment Partners LLC, a passive real estate investment entity. Bsquare Investalytix LLC is a registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management and a subscription service offering trade recommendations. The firm focuses on equities, ETFs, and equity options using a combination of charting, cyclical, fundamental, and technical analysis.

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.

Welcome! I'm Cynthia Meyer, CFA®, CFP®, ChFC®, a real estate investor, financial planner, and real estate business coach. I founded Real Life Planning to mentor a new generation of real estate investors. We help real estate investors take practical steps to build financial freedom, create multiple sources of income, and make working for someone else optional. At Real Life Planning, we speak both real estate and financial planning. Whether you're adding to your properties, contemplating a 1031 exchange, listing your place on Airbnb, getting started as a landlord, or looking to buy a home overseas, we'll help you create a realistic plan for your financial life goals. As you build your investment property portfolio, we will help you plan to optimize taxes and diversify risks, manage total cash flow, and prepare for new opportunities. Who we help: -Rental property investors looking for a comprehensive financial plan -Real estate investors planning for 1031 exchanges -Real estate investors who are scaling their property portfolios -Professionals considering a real estate side hustle -People with inherited rental property -Homeowners maximizing opportunities for income -Accredited Investors Evaluating DSTs, 721 Exchanges, and Syndications -Married couples building strong economic partnerships We're a Fee-Only fiduciary firm, so we work for you, not for Wall Street. That's why our fees are inclusive and transparent. My husband Steve and I have three young adult kids and live in central NJ, in the NYC metro area. We are both first-generation real estate investors with small multifamily properties, single-family homes, and a small apartment complex. We invest out of state and use a property manager. A financial advisor since 1997, I founded Real Life Planning and co-founded the Real Estate Financial Coach Course, Real Estate For Generations, and the You Unlimited coaching program. Real Life Planning works with clients virtually from anywhere and in-person in the NYC area. Interested in the real (estate) life? Book a discovery call today.

Jay Patadia is a financial advisor with Veritas FINPRO Advisor, holding the PFS™ designation and one year of industry experience. He has worked at Veritas FINPRO Advisor since 2026 and previously at Hornor, Townsend, & Kent LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Patadia provides tax preparation services through his own practice, Veritas Planning Advisors. Veritas FINPRO Advisor offers investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement-plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of passive and active strategies and asset-allocation principles, managing discretionary accounts and recommending model portfolios or outside managers when appropriate.

Jay Brennan is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Brennan Financial Group, LLC since its founding in 2001 in Princeton, NJ. Brennan Financial Group, LLC provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm combines ongoing tax preparation and bookkeeping services with fee-only advisory engagements, focusing on long-term, asset-allocation driven portfolios managed primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Charles D'angelo is a CFA® charterholder serving as the sole advisor at Westmount Capital Group LLC with four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Cantex Holdings II, LLC and Alexandria Capital, LLC. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in a real estate consulting practice. Westmount Capital Group LLC provides investment advisory and wealth management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, and estates. The firm combines fundamental and quantitative analysis to pursue strategies including long-term equity and fixed income investing, tactical asset allocation, and alternative investments, generally managing client accounts on a discretionary basis.

Rajeev Nedunuri is the principal of Lasani Wealth Management and holds a Series 65 designation. He has been active in financial and technology roles since 2016, including positions at IQCIO LLC and Workspend/Broadridge. Outside of his advisory firm, he maintains a minority ownership interest in an institutional advisory technology provider and works full-time in technology consulting. Lasani Wealth Management is an independent registered investment adviser offering portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals and families. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental and technical research, quantitative screening, and AI-assisted tools to manage risk-based and custom portfolios.

James Desimone Jr. is the principal of Desimone Investments, LLC, an independent firm based in North Brunswick, NJ. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 15 years of industry experience, all with Desimone Investments since its founding in 2011. Desimone Investments provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual, retirement, and trust clients, with a focus on retirement planning and IRA/401(k) rollovers. The firm uses both fundamental and technical analysis to actively manage portfolios and offers modular or comprehensive financial planning as part of its service.

Ravi Chahil is a financial advisor at Sabattis Capital with a Series 65 designation and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Volaris Capital Management and Citigroup. Sabattis Capital Management LLC offers customized portfolio management through separately managed accounts for individuals, family offices, registered investment advisers, and institutional clients. The firm uses a systematic, rules-based approach incorporating technical, quantitative, and fundamental analysis to implement option-based strategies such as income generation and risk mitigation tailored to each client’s objectives.

Jeffery Wimer is the principal of Wimer Investment Management and holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses with 27 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his independent advisory firm in 2024, he spent 12 years at Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Wimer Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities, applying fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory. The firm manages approximately $85.6 million across about 15 client accounts and utilizes a range of investment strategies including equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and options.

David Schram is the sole advisor at Elements 5 Investment Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Bridgewater, NJ. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 12 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role since 2013, Mr. Schram has worked part-time as an attorney providing legal counsel to a biotechnology company through Axiom Global, Inc. since 2012. Elements 5 Investment Management offers personalized financial planning, investment management, and consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, family offices, and business owners. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolio construction using quantitative analysis and modern portfolio theory, focusing on volatility reduction and strategic asset allocation.

Umesh Gaur is the principal of Gaur Asset Management, Inc., an independent investment advisory firm based in Somerset, NJ. He holds over 20 years of industry experience and has managed his firm since 1996. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as vice-president and treasurer of a pediatric home nursing business co-managed with his wife. Gaur Asset Management provides personalized portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, non-financial business entities, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, risk/return-optimized asset allocation using primarily mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, managing client accounts mostly on a non-discretionary basis with a small client roster and approximately $45 million in assets under management.