Stephen Craffen is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and previously worked at Atlas Fiduciary Financial and Stonegate Wealth Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of a Retro Fitness location in Ringwood, NJ. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

Nancy Greene is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Ringwood, NJ, holding a Series 63 designation and over 30 years of industry experience. She has been with Money Concepts Capital Corp since 1995. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as Vice President and Secretary of LCG Tax Services, LLC, and is involved in non-investment-related businesses including group health insurance and payroll services as well as Medicare supplement and Medicare Advantage insurance through Integrity Family Resources Inc. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages multiple programs using model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and both discretionary and non-discretionary account structures.

Jason Burklow is a CFP® and ChFC® with two years of experience in financial advisory. He is currently with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC and has prior experience at Ameriprise and Burklow & Rotella, LLC. Outside of finance, he has worked in education and the hospitality sector. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves a broad client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and consulting services.

John O'Keeffe is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Kestra Investment Services, Trust Financial Services, Capitas Financial, O'Keeffe Financial Partners, and Raymond James Financial Services. O'Keeffe is the owner of O'Keeffe Financial Partners LLC and serves as an independent contractor specializing in life insurance. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and utilizes multiple management platforms and third-party solutions to support its services.

Michael Grofsick is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Mahwah, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2004 and also serves as an agent for non-securities insurance products at Agia. Valic Financial Advisors is a large SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering wrap programs, portfolio management, and financial planning services through a network of over 1,200 advisors.

Maribel Perez is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Rockaway, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. She has worked at Principal Securities Inc. since 2016 and Principal Life Insurance Company since 1997. Outside of finance, she is the owner and photographer of a registered non-compensated photography business, Sunkissed Photos by Maribel, and is a founder of the nonprofit SWAG Network Group. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Daniel Trout is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 23 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Securities America Advisors Inc. and his own firm, Financial Principles, LLC, where he also conducts insurance sales. Outside of his advisory duties, Trout serves as president of the West Milford Youth Soccer Organization, overseeing local recreational soccer programs. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach incorporates manager selection, multi-manager solutions, and a range of investment vehicles supported by proprietary research and operational features.

Dominique Vitalis is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Carson Wealth, Taylor Financial, Royal Alliance, Bank of America, Merrill, and Monumental Sports and Entertainment. Outside of advisory work, he has been involved in residential property flipping. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a nationwide network of over 600 advisors. The firm employs discretionary management using model portfolios overseen by an Investment Committee and integrates fundamental and technical analysis, third-party sub-advisors, and customization tools.

Anthony Marotti is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC since 2020. Prior to this, he worked for 13 years at Berson & Corrado Investment Advisors, LLC. He is president of the Anthony Marotti Memorial Scholarship Foundation, which supports youth sports through scholarships and donations, and serves on the board of the Union College Fighting Dutchmen Gridiron Club, a booster organization for the college football team. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement plan advisory, using customized portfolios with a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income, and combines its enterprise scale with a broad selection of model and wrap-fee options.

Michael Ormond is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at PNC Investments since 2015 and at PNC Bank from 2015 to 2017. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through various model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio offering that utilizes algorithm-driven risk assessments and invests primarily in mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Nicholas Capezzuto is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at StoneX Financial Inc., Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Ameriprise, and Burklow & Rotella, LLC. He also serves as a consultant for knowledge-on-demand firms Alphasights and Dialectia, providing insights on advisory services. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account solutions.

Christopher Veal is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Secure Investment Management, LLC and Investment Advisor Corp. In addition to his advisory role, Veal operates insurance agencies focused on annuities, life insurance, and employee benefits consulting. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser providing fee-based asset management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds. The firm delivers investment management primarily through discretionary model portfolios, unified managed accounts, and separately managed accounts, supported by a large advisor network and a turnkey asset management platform.

Dana Calabrese is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Pompton Plains, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group, Dana worked at Sentinel Group and Mutual of America in various roles from 2015 to 2025. Outside of advisory work, Dana serves as a trustee on the Board of Directors for Comprehensive Behavioral Healthcare and is a member of the Board of Trustees for the White Sands Beach Condominium Association. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as select retail clients. The firm integrates its advisory services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions focused on long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates.

Gregory Chebuske is an investment advisor with Kestra Advisory in Fairfield, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has served at Kestra Advisory since 2016 and has been involved with Kestra Investment Services and Fhc Advisors since 2010. In addition to his advisory roles, he leads educational courses related to the financial industry. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including plan sponsors and institutional investors. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan design, and a variety of investment management solutions, serving clients that range from individual investors to sovereign wealth funds.

Christopher Rotella is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 29 years of industry experience. He is currently with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC and has previously worked at Burklow & Rotella, LLC and Ameriprise, each for 19 years. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member for the nonprofit fraternal fellowship NCS Bergen County. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is a national SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management solutions.

David Bubnowski is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding a Series 66 designation and having 20 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC investments since 2010. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including the Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, an invitation-only, algorithm-driven, discretionary model account available to employees with PNC Bank online-banking credentials. The firm uses approved model strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists and executes investments via mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Larenz Mitchell is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Wayne, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill and TD Bank before joining PNC. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an online discretionary model account offered as an invitation-only employee pilot that uses algorithm-driven portfolio recommendations and invests in mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Colleen Silver is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Truist Advisory Services. She previously spent 14 years at Fiduciary Trust Co International/Franklin Templeton Investments. Colleen serves as a volunteer investment committee member for the Science Museum of Minnesota, assisting with oversight of the museum’s endowment management. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Dennis Alicea is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 16 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Santander Securities, Santander Bank, LPL Financial, M&T Bank, and JPMorgan Chase. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account for employees that uses algorithm-driven portfolio selection and third-party portfolio management.

Thomas Nolan Jr. is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2006. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account for employees. The firm’s approach involves algorithm-driven risk assessments and the use of approved model strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists.