A fee only and hourly NAPFA - Registered Financial Advisor and Certified Financial Planner ™ professional who enjoys helping clients take the many puzzle pieces in their financial lives and connect them so that they have the financial lives they want to have now or in the future. Specialties: fee only financial planning, wealth management, client management, retirement planning, education planning, financial literacy As an hourly only financial strategist, I leverage my knowledge and experience working with individuals and families at all levels of wealth and at multiple institutions to benefit my clients.

Simon Dixon is the sole advisor at Hudson House Capital Incorporated, holding a Series 65 credential with no prior industry experience before joining the firm in 2025. He is also CEO of Fundsnet Limited, an online discount fund broker, and City House Investors Limited, an investment advisory firm, both based in Harrogate, UK. His involvement in these businesses includes approximately 30 hours per month combined, with City House Investors Limited work occurring during trading hours. Hudson House Capital Incorporated is a fee-only registered investment adviser providing discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a mix of passive and active strategies, focusing on asset allocation and security selection, and serves a broad client base including non-high-net-worth individuals.

Fred Busler Jr. is a financial advisor at Augulis Financial Firm, L.L.C. in Warren, New Jersey, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Augulis Financial Firm since 2016. Outside of advising, he is also an insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance sales and works as a tax preparer. Augulis Financial Firm provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s goal-driven investment approach incorporates fundamental and technical analysis, tailored asset allocation, and may involve sub-advisors, while also offering educational seminars and comprehensive financial planning.

Richard Polo Jr. is a financial advisor with Retirement Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 designations and having 12 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Retirement Wealth Management in 2020, he was a self-employed consultant and worked at Cetera and Merrill. He is also involved in a public accounting and tax consulting practice, Polo Financial Consulting & Tax Services, LLC. Retirement Wealth Management, LLC is a supported advisory firm managing approximately $60.7 million for around 86 clients including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach and offers discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and third-party insurance consulting, with a distinctive affiliation to an accounting and tax-preparation entity.

Esteban Handal is the principal of Handal Dunaway LLC, an investment manager based in New York, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has two years of industry experience, including prior roles at Nomura Securities International Inc. and Centerview Partners. Outside of advisory work, he is the founder and 50% owner of Washington Academy S.A. de C.V., a technical school offering various vocational courses in Monterrey, Mexico. Handal Dunaway LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individual and corporate clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a mix of fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, with a broad investable universe that includes mutual funds, ETFs, derivatives, and margin transactions.

Robert Colby is the principal of Robert W. Colby Asset Management, Inc. in New York, NY, with 9 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been self-employed since 2001. Colby conducts quantitative and technical research, and he is an author of books and articles published on multiple platforms, including his own websites. His firm serves individual and high-net-worth clients with approximately $4.63 million in discretionary assets under management. The firm employs proprietary quantitative and technical methods focused on Exchange Traded Funds and systematic ranking, offering a limited selection of actively managed portfolios and allocations with dynamic allocation strategies.

Anthony Ford is a CFP® professional with five years of experience in financial advising at Ford Financial Solutions, LLC in New York, NY. He is also the owner and principal of Ford Law, PLLC, a New York law firm providing legal services to individuals. Ford Financial Solutions serves both high-net-worth and non-HNW individual clients with comprehensive financial planning and coordinated investment management. The firm employs a primarily passive, asset-allocation-driven approach using low-cost index funds and third-party asset managers, and offers a range of planning engagements along with educational programming.

Bryan Koslow is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Clarus Group LLC in New York, NY. He has been with Clarus Group, CommonWealth Financial Network, and Cetera Advisors since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Koslow is a sole proprietor providing accounting, tax preparation, and business valuation services, and he serves on the boards of the Foundation for MERS and Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children of Monmouth County, Inc. He also chairs the Investment Committee for the New Jersey Society of CPAs. Clarus Group provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plan participants. The firm manages approximately $158 million for about 182 clients, employing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to build primarily long-term portfolios while utilizing options and derivatives as part of its strategies.

Christian Vivas is a financial advisor with Ronald Gelok & Associates, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and has two years of industry experience. He has been associated with Ronald Gelok & Associates since 2017 and also worked at AAG Capital Inc. Outside of finance, Vivas teaches group fitness classes at the Madison and Meadowlands YMCA facilities. Ronald Gelok & Associates manages approximately $75 million for around 230 clients, serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charities, and business entities. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, discretionary investment management, and access to brokerage and insurance products, with an investment approach that emphasizes fundamental analysis and tailored manager selection.

Joseph Scutellaro is a financial advisor at Entrepreneur Wealth with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has a background that includes over a decade at CohnReznick LLP and its related wealth management entities. In addition to his advisory work, Mr. Scutellaro operates a CPA practice focused on tax return preparation and serves as CFO and minority owner of a company involved in equipment and software sales. Entrepreneur Wealth provides preliminary financial planning and consulting services to individuals, families, small businesses, and retirement plans, focusing on general planning topics such as budgeting and retirement. The firm refers clients to unaffiliated investment adviser managers for comprehensive asset management and does not engage in discretionary trading or asset selection.

John Nettuno is a financial advisor at J.H. Darbie & Co., Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at St Joseph's Health for nine years. J.H. Darbie & Co., Inc. provides non-discretionary investment advisory and brokerage services to individual and institutional clients, employing a combination of cyclical, fundamental, and technical analysis alongside value-oriented, tactical, and strategic asset allocation. The firm participates in third-party adviser programs and conducts regular account reviews.

Jill Schum is a financial advisor at Third Eye Associates, Ltd with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, she worked at Perfectress US and WE Consulting Group. Third Eye Associates provides financial life-planning and advisory services primarily to individuals and families, including affluent and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on comprehensive planning using values-based and transition-oriented approaches, referring clients to third-party money managers for investment execution.

John Connolly is a financial advisor at Atlantis Asset Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at New York Life Insurance Company and NYLIFE Securities LLC since 2008 and 2009, respectively. Outside of his advisory role, he is a broker for a health care insurance firm, receiving annual renewal compensation. Atlantis Asset Management is a small, fee-based SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, pension, and business clients. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management utilizing a combination of macro, fundamental, technical, and cycle analysis, and is noted for its use of derivatives primarily as risk-management tools to reduce volatility.

Mitchell Poirier is a financial advisor at SMP Financial Planning, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Novare Capital Management and TIAA-CREF. SMP Financial Planning provides wealth management and standalone financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and select employer-sponsored 401(k) plans. The firm constructs customized, generally long-term portfolios and focuses on managing restricted and legacy securities, incorporating concentration risk oversight, tax-budgeting, and estate integration.

We focus on helping you make the most of your retirement resources in a tax-efficient way. Our specialty is retirement income planning, aka decumulation planning…how to best live off your nest egg and other sources of retirement income. We take a comprehensive approach to optimizing all of your available resources to help you most effectively achieve your retirement goals. Our holistic process integrates cohesive consideration of Social Security benefits, pensions, investments, real estate, annuities, insurance, work wages, etc. to maximize your retirement income. Furthermore, we carefully consider tax-minimization throughout each step of our process. We provide ongoing tax-efficient retirement planning and investment management. Unlike most advisors, our fee is not a percentage of your investable assets. We feel that method often overcharges clients who have been diligent savers but who do not have complex financial lives. Instead, our fee is a fair and transparent fixed annual amount.

Zella Fisher is affiliated with Aldebaran Capital and holds a Series 65 credential. She has no prior experience as a financial advisor and previously worked for Macmillan Publishers for ten years. Aldebaran Capital provides discretionary asset management and financial planning primarily for individuals and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement-plan advisory services to qualified plans under a limited-scope ERISA 3(21) fiduciary arrangement. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis to manage accounts on a discretionary basis, offering strategies such as option writing and active trading.

Mark Cassidy is a financial advisor with Prosperiant Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 17 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Laidlaw Wealth Management, LLC and Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd., as well as Merrill Lynch. Prosperiant Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, focusing on equities, fixed income securities, and exchange-traded funds. The firm emphasizes long-term trading guided by cyclical and fundamental analysis, with portfolio design driven by client objectives, tax considerations, and documented risk tolerances.

Edwin Milner is a financial advisor with Comprehensive Wealth Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 28 years of industry experience. His prior firms include LPL Financial, American Investment Planners, and Signature Securities Group Corp./Signature Bank. He also provides limited services through Comprehensive Wealth Services during a transition to LPL Financial’s RIA platform. Comprehensive Wealth Services, LLC offers fee-based investment advisory and portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals and related entities, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs with discretionary management tailored to client risk tolerance, tax situations, and time horizons. The firm is modest in scale, with four advisors serving a mainly high-net-worth client base.

Manuel Ruiz is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Compass Private Wealth Group LLC since 2021. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and J.P. Morgan Securities. He is also a licensed insurance professional. Compass Private Wealth Group provides discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm employs a tailored, long-term investment approach using ETFs, stocks, and mutual funds, integrating financial planning with portfolio supervision.

Daniel Pulver is a financial advisor with Pulver Capital Management LLC in Summit, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Pulver Capital Management since 2009 and has also worked at Andera Capital LLC since 2006. Pulver Capital Management provides ongoing investment supervisory and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm uses both fundamental and technical analysis to construct portfolios emphasizing corporate high-yield bonds and dividend-paying equities, managing client assets directly under discretionary authority with a focus on concentrated, high-balance relationships.