John Bello is a financial advisor at Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. with 38 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at APW Capital, Inc. since 2003, as well as at Comprehensive Capital Management and Summit Financial Resources. Outside of advisory services, he is a senior financial consultant and independent insurance agent specializing in life and long-term care insurance. Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning and investment management through a team of advisors, employing customized strategies and third-party platforms to manage approximately $374 million in assets.

Michael Sanders is a financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience, currently with 5C Capital Management, LLC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Clark Dodge Asset Management LLC for seven years. Sanders serves as a trustee on the BYRAM HILLS School District Board of Education and owns Impact Consulting. 5C Capital Management provides customized financial planning and investment management services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and corporate retirement plans. The firm uses a fiduciary approach with discretionary portfolio management that incorporates quantitative measures, fundamental and technical analysis, and tax-aware construction.

Joseph Spinelli is a financial advisor with Vision Retirement, bringing 32 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Cetera and LPL Financial, and he has operated Spinelli Financial Services since 1995. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Vision Retirement is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning and fiduciary investment management. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, automated investing solutions, and integrates technology with a focus on global diversification, tax-aware strategies, and coordinated tax and financial planning services.

Ethan Kupfer is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Planning Group with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Capri Holdings Limited and a variety of positions during his education at James Madison University. Cornerstone Planning Group serves individuals, businesses, retirement plans, foundations, trusts, and estates with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a fee-only, independent model with a preference for low-cost, passive ETFs and mutual funds, and offers ERISA fiduciary consulting for retirement plans.

John Petrella is a financial advisor with Access Wealth in Totowa, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Access Wealth Planning, LLC since 2013 and is also associated with Tuthill and Merker, LLC, and Morris Merker & Co, LLC. Access Wealth serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory principles, utilizing an investment committee to build diversified models and evaluate third-party managers.

Curtis Brooks is a financial advisor at 5C Capital Management, LLC in Woodcliff Lake, NJ, with 40 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. 5C Capital Management provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, discretionary investment management, and periodic asset allocation and rebalancing. The firm constructs portfolios using a mix of institutional mutual funds, separately managed accounts, ETFs, individual equities, fixed income, and alternative assets when appropriate, following a structured due-diligence process and regularly monitoring accounts under discretionary authority.

Dov Fobar is a financial advisor at Comprehensive Capital Management, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at APW Capital, Inc. since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he provides general management consulting and insurance services through a separate business. Comprehensive Capital Management, Inc. serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses by offering portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and technical investment methods and manages accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Daniel O'rourke is a financial advisor at Archford Capital Strategies, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation. Prior to joining Archford, he was affiliated with the University of South Carolina and Indiana University. Archford Capital Strategies serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and businesses. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, employing a customized, long-term asset-allocation approach using a variety of investment vehicles and specialized client offerings.

Gina Stormont is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Planning Group with 22 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Her prior experience includes roles at New York Life, Eagle Strategies, and operating her own firm, Stormont Financial Strategies. She serves as a volunteer community leader for the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), acting as a communications liaison for educational initiatives. Cornerstone Planning Group provides discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, businesses, and institutions. The firm operates as a fee-only fiduciary, emphasizing passive investment strategies through low-cost mutual funds and ETFs while tailoring portfolios to client goals and risk tolerance.

John Parisi Sr. is a financial advisor with Parisi Gray Wealth Management, LLC in Mendham, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 36 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of his advisory work, he is also a licensed insurance agent offering fixed and life insurance solutions. Parisi Gray Wealth Management provides wealth management, discretionary investment management, and financial planning services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach utilizing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, with portfolios that may include mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, options, and derivatives.

Marybeth Garry is a financial advisor at Woodstock Wealth Management, Inc. in Springfield, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 40 years of industry experience. She has been with Woodstock Financial Group, Inc. since 2011. Woodstock Wealth Management, Inc. serves individuals, businesses, charities, and retirement plans by providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm manages approximately $629.9 million on a discretionary basis and offers tailored investment strategies, including a performance-based fee program linked to the SPDR S&P 500 ETF.

Lyle Hatch is a financial advisor with Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 48 years of industry experience. Prior to joining his current firm, he worked at The GMS Group, LLC for 16 years. He serves as a board member on the Hawthorne, NJ zoning board. Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plan participants, trusts, and charitable institutions. The firm offers various portfolio management strategies and financial planning options, including wrap-fee programs and money-manager referrals.

Reed Fraasa is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at HIGHLAND Financial Advisors, LLC since 2005. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Riverdale, NJ. HIGHLAND Financial Advisors is a registered investment adviser that serves individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, endowments, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small business entities. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory and strategic asset allocation, using fundamental analysis and third-party research to manage diversified portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, and private alternative allocations.

Irene Stolte is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Planning Group with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously with Eagle Strategies and New York Life. Stolte serves as an instructor at Rutherford Adult School, teaching an SMRU-approved seminar, and holds board positions with the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) New Jersey chapter, BNI International’s Summit of Success Chapter, and the nonprofit adoption agency Family Options. Cornerstone Planning Group provides discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, businesses, and institutions. The firm operates as a fee-only fiduciary, focusing on passive investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, and offers specialized ERISA fiduciary consulting services for plan sponsors.

Pasquale Recupido is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at New Horizons Wealth Management. He has previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill and is also active with TFS Securities, Inc. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as an insurance producer through TFS Insurance Agency. New Horizons Wealth Management is an SEC-registered firm that provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including middle-class households, high-net-worth individuals, multi-generational families, and businesses. The firm employs a portfolio management approach based on modern portfolio theory, integrating both active and passive funds alongside financial planning tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Anthony Depersio is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cornerstone Planning Group. His background includes roles at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and NYLIFE Securities, spanning from 2013 to 2020. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers as a recreational basketball coach. Cornerstone Planning Group serves individuals, businesses, retirement plans, foundations, trusts, and estates, providing discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm is an independent, fee-only SEC-registered adviser that emphasizes low-cost, passive investment strategies guided by documented client objectives.

Ernest Volkmann Jr. is a financial advisor at Makrod Investment Associates Inc with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Longwave Management Solutions, Polarium Energy Solutions, and Panasonic Corporation. Makrod Investment Associates provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a value-oriented approach focusing on equities, investment-grade fixed income, and cash/money market funds, operating primarily on a non-discretionary basis with tailored portfolio recommendations.

Gerard Mcgeough is a financial advisor at Chatham Wealth Management with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Chatham Wealth Management since 2017. His prior experience includes roles at O'Neil Securities, Incorporated, and William O'Neil + Company, each since 2016. Chatham Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to build tailored portfolios and utilizes derivatives such as options and structured products in managed accounts.

Cary Schwartz is a financial advisor at Blackhill Capital, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Blackhill Capital since 1988. Blackhill Capital serves high net worth individuals, family groups, trusts, and charitable organizations with discretionary portfolio management tailored to clients’ assets, income, obligations, and risk tolerance. The firm employs a conservative, value-oriented equity strategy focused on larger-cap, globally oriented companies and manages nearly $2 billion with a small advisory team.

Edward Leach is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at HIGHLAND Financial Advisors, LLC since 2013. He previously worked briefly at Traphagen Financial Group in 2014. Outside of financial advising, he holds a New Jersey real estate license and works on a referral basis without dedicating regular hours to real estate activities. HIGHLAND Financial Advisors provides financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and institutions. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and integrates tax-aware asset location and fundamental analysis in managing approximately $640 million in discretionary assets.