Edward Ruja is a Series 66-licensed advisor at Simplicity Wealth with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Guardian Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of financial services, he has work experience in the hospitality and service industries. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional clients, and other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, while also offering model portfolios, independent managers, and various overlays such as tax optimization. Simplicity Wealth combines advisory services with technology and operational support, including a private-label asset management software program and a third-party asset management platform (TAMP).

Jeanpaul Skovronck is a financial advisor at Alexander Capital Wealth Management LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Alexander Capital Wealth Management and its affiliated entities since 2012. Alexander Capital Wealth Management LLC provides portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients through discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, primarily via wrap-fee programs. The firm employs a combination of cyclical, technical, and fundamental analysis with both long- and short-term trading strategies and manages approximately $212.1 million in discretionary assets.

Mike Saul is a financial advisor with Cary Street Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and over 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Transcend Capital Advisors, Bank of America, and Merrill. Outside of his advisory activities, Saul serves as a trustee of a condominium association and is involved in local Jewish community organizations as a board member and investment committee member. Cary Street Partners serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm uses a client-profile-driven investment approach, engages third-party managers, and incorporates AI-assisted tools while maintaining human oversight.

Jitender Gidwani is a financial advisor at Arkadios Wealth Advisors with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Gitterman Wealth Management and Triad Advisors. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a board member for Gulf Atlantic Bank. Arkadios Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans, utilizing advisor-managed accounts, third-party money managers, and an internal portfolio team. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and acts as a fiduciary in retirement plan consulting.

David Severe is a financial advisor with Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of experience in the financial industry and a prior career of over two decades at AT&T. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a broad client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm employs an academic-based, multi-asset class investment approach, combining passive and active strategies while offering ERISA fiduciary consulting and managing held-away accounts through third-party platforms.

Reuben De Almeida is a financial advisor with Santander Securities LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America N.A., Merrill, Pruco Securities, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. He is currently based in Scotch Plains, NJ. Santander Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base with approximately $3.14 billion in regulatory assets under management across about 10,800 client relationships. The firm offers investment advisory services, portfolio management through wrap-fee programs, and access to securities-based lending and insurance products, primarily onboarding retail investors through its FMAX wrap-fee platform and third-party discretionary managers.

Joseph Palermo is a financial advisor with Chelsea Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Crestline Investors and Alta Park Capital, as well as positions in education at Penn State University and Poly Prep Country Day School. He is also involved in insurance sales through the Palermo Insurance Agency. Chelsea Advisory Services provides financial planning, investment advisory, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, and some corporate clients. The firm typically manages diversified portfolios on a discretionary basis with a fundamental, long-term approach and integrates its advisory services with an affiliated broker-dealer and custody platform.

Stephen Roth is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Gladstone Wealth Partners since 2015 and previously worked at Private Portfolio Partners, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. Roth is also involved in benefit consulting and insurance-related activities through firms such as Emerson Reid Company and Crump. Gladstone Wealth Partners provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individual and high-net-worth investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm operates through a network of independent advisers who implement tailored strategies, utilize third-party managers, and offer ongoing financial planning and consulting services.

Jeffrey Crystal is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, Prudential Insurance Company of America, and BrookeReed Consulting. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and institutional investors. The firm uses a fund-of-funds investment approach with ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, and combines advisory services with technology and operational support for other advisors through its managed account platform.

Richard Gustafson is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including C2P Capital Advisory Group and ONETEAM Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Assistant Director of Divorce Professionals of Ft. Lauderdale, a networking organization for professionals assisting individuals through divorce. Simplicity Wealth serves a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional investors, and other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds strategy using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, providing advisory services as well as technology and operational support for other advisers through its managed account platform.

Zohaib Tariq is a financial advisor at Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has held roles at firms including American Global Wealth Management, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and Spartan Capital Securities. Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. serves individuals and various entities with discretionary and nondiscretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party and affiliated asset managers. The firm’s investment approach incorporates personalized financial assessments and uses historical data and optimization software to guide asset allocation, with portfolio management conducted by in-house advisors, sub-managers, or recommended external managers.

Matthew Kasper is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with M Holdings Securities, Inc. and Cohn Financial Group. His background includes roles at Citigroup Inc. and PriceWaterHouseCoopers LLP. He is also involved as an insurance producer and consultant serving corporations, partnerships, and high-net-worth clients. M Holdings Securities, Inc. serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations through a network of independent firms. The firm offers a mix of advisory and brokerage services, including discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, and insurance advisory, supported by a range of platform providers and sub-advisory arrangements.

Daniel Song is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors in Westfield, NJ. His prior experience includes roles at Westfield Financial Planning and Newbridge Securities. Merit Financial Group, LLC manages approximately $10.6 billion for a diverse client base that includes individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment strategy using model portfolios and customizable sleeves, with oversight from a central Investment Management team and Investment Committee.

Angelo Coppolino is a financial advisor with Cetera Planning Partners in Cranford, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Avantax Investment Services and 1st GLOBAL ADVISORS. He is also a Certified Public Accountant involved with Moore Stephens, P.C., a CPA firm. Cetera Planning Partners provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, many nearing or in retirement. The firm emphasizes a structured planning process with diversified portfolio management and offers additional services such as tax planning and estate-planning support.

Matthew Nugent is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Chelsea Advisory Services, Inc. for 10 years and holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations. Outside of his advisory role, Nugent is involved in fixed life insurance and fixed annuity sales through the Palermo Insurance Agency. Chelsea Advisory Services, Inc. provides financial planning, investment advisory, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, and corporate entities. The firm emphasizes a fundamental, long-term investment approach with discretionary portfolio management, focusing on diversified holdings across equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Juan Giraldo is a financial advisor with Santander Securities LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 14 years of industry experience. His career includes multiple roles within Santander Securities and Santander Bank, as well as positions at Provident Bank and Cetera Investment Services. Santander Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base with approximately $3.14 billion in regulatory assets under management across around 10,800 client relationships. The firm provides investment advisory services, portfolio management through wrap-fee programs, and access to securities-based lending and insurance products, primarily onboarding retail investors with minimums such as $25,000 for its Fund Strategist programs.

Edward Hoffman is an investment advisor representative at Perigon Wealth Management, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has prior roles at Vanderbilt Securities, LLC, Triad Advisors, Inc., and Gitterman Wealth Management. Hoffman is also involved in insurance services, designing insurance policies and annuity products through licensed agencies. Perigon Wealth Management provides customized investment advisory and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and banking or thrift institutions. The firm emphasizes individualized portfolio construction and serves as sponsor and overseer of wrap and sub-advisor programs.

Michael Provine is a financial advisor with Cary Street Partners in Morristown, NJ, holding 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Tradition Asset Management, Candor Wealth Advisors, and Tradition Capital Management LLC. Cary Street Partners offers discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a comprehensive process involving client profiling, allocation, manager selection, and ongoing monitoring, utilizing both third-party and in-house resources across a wide range of investment strategies.

Victoria Stout is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Simplicity Wealth and Roseland Retirement Planning since 2021. Outside of advisory work, she is also an owner and insurance agent involved in insurance sales and is active as a residential real estate agent with Keller Williams Suburban Realty. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional investors, and other financial firms. The firm uses a fund-of-funds approach with ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, offering model portfolios with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing, while combining advisory services with technology and operational solutions for other advisers.

Theodore Cambilis is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Circle Wealth Management, LLC since 2015. Circle Wealth Management is an independent, women-owned registered investment adviser specializing in customized wealth advisory, investment management, and family office services for high-net-worth individuals, multi-generational families, and related entities. The firm manages approximately $14.07 billion in assets across 73 client relationships and emphasizes coordinated estate, tax, insurance, and charitable planning alongside a broad range of investment strategies.