Shrikant Nadkarni is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC since 2022. He is an Emeritus Partner at Withum Smith + Brown, an accounting firm where he provides business advisory, accounting, and tax services. Nadkarni is also an investment committee member of Marathi Vishwa, Inc., a not-for-profit cultural organization. Fortis Capital Advisors offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, businesses, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes customized portfolio construction and ongoing monitoring, employing a range of strategies including passive, active, tactical, blended, and ESG-integrated approaches.

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.

Hongwei Liu is a CFP® and Series 66 licensed advisor at Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC with six years of industry experience. He has held roles at Ni Advisors Inc and runs his own CPA practice providing accounting and tax services. Liu also serves as Vice President of Amerelite Financial Group LLC, a life and health insurance business. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC manages approximately $6.0 billion in client assets with over 150 advisors, serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines a goals-based planning process supported by proprietary software with an evidence-based investment approach that includes access to alternative investments and third-party managers.

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 at Santander Securities LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at various firms including Provident Bank and Cetera Investment Services. Giraldo is based in Newark, NJ. Santander Securities LLC provides investment advisory and related services to a diverse client base including individual investors, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm offers wrap-fee advisory programs and uses the FMAX managed-account platform, delivering investment advice through third-party managers with discretionary portfolio management.

Patrick Bergin is a CFP® with 36 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Capital Analysts in Cranford, NJ. He has worked with Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. and co-owns Biehl & Bergin Agency, Inc., both since 1990. Outside of his advisory role, he manages an independent financial services office and is involved in health insurance referrals. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management leveraging in-house research and model portfolios, with a structure that supports various advisory styles and outside business activities.

Scott Bresky is a financial advisor with Chelsea Advisory Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 36 years of industry experience. His prior firms include SCF Investment Advisors, Concorde Asset Management, and Chelsea Financial Services. Outside of advising, he is involved in commercial real estate sales as a licensed associate and works with small business owners to identify savings and growth opportunities through his consulting activities. Chelsea Advisory Services provides financial planning, investment advisory, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and some corporate entities. The firm emphasizes a fundamental, long-term investment approach with diversified portfolios and discretionary management, while integrating advisory services with an affiliated broker-dealer and custody platform.

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.

Brian Nolan is a financial advisor at Summit Financial, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Summit Financial, Summit Equities, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Nolan is licensed with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets for around 17,800 clients. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and portfolio management programs, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services through both discretionary and consultative platforms.

Philip Marchetti is a financial advisor at Gladstone Wealth Partners with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Gladstone Institutional Advisory and LPL Financial since 2016. Outside of advisory roles, he is involved with Crump, focusing on non-variable insurance. Gladstone Wealth Partners provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm operates through a network of independent advisers who utilize third-party managers and technology solutions to deliver tailored portfolio management and consulting services.

Jay Ahlbeck is a financial advisor at Mariner Independent with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. Prior to joining Mariner Independent and Kinney Munro Wealth Advisors in 2024, he worked at Planning Capital Management Corp. for 19 years. Outside of his advisory work, he oversees a hobby farm that produces hay, wood, and maple syrup. Mariner Independent provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, model portfolios, third-party managers, and retirement plan services supported by institutional resources and affiliated investment relationships.

Kevin Deutsch is a financial advisor at International Assets Investment Management, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. International Assets Investment Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and other business entities. The firm’s independent adviser representatives deliver customized, long-term portfolio strategies using mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income, with additional access to third-party managers and financial planning services.

Kenny Avenil is a financial advisor at Latitude Advisors, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has managed his own CPA firm for 25 years. His background includes roles at GWN Securities Inc and consulting for small businesses on managerial and cost-saving matters. Latitude Advisors serves individual and business clients, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, third-party manager selection, and pension consulting. The firm uses a combination of model-based strategies and fundamental/quantitative analysis to manage portfolios, primarily on a discretionary basis.

Kevin Albrecht is a financial advisor at Novem Group with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including LPL Financial, Cetera, and The Provident Bank. In addition to his advisory role, he maintains a part-time insurance agent activity. Novem Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory services and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, and government entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, cyclical, and technical analysis to manage portfolios across a range of asset classes, offering both wrap and non-wrap management arrangements.

Peter Rodick is a financial advisor at Capital Analysts with five years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He has been with Capital Analysts since 2021 and has simultaneous experience with Lincoln Investment and Bergin Agency, where he serves as a branch assistant. Prior to his financial services career, he worked in the hospitality industry, including roles at Nespolo Ristorante and Jockey Hollow Bar & Kitchen. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a variety of programs supported by an in-house investment management and research team that utilizes proprietary mutual-fund screening and model portfolios.

Brian Macellara is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently serving at CW Advisors, LLC. He previously worked for nine years at Delta Financial Group, Inc. CW Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach that integrates active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, combining third-party money managers with internally managed risk-managed strategies.

Anthony Romano is a financial advisor with A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and possessing 11 years of industry experience. Prior to joining A.G.P. in 2021, he worked at Aegis Capital Corp for six years. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in a trucking business and a detox and inpatient addiction recovery company as a partner and co-owner, respectively. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services combined with brokerage and investment banking capabilities. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach with an emphasis on international investing and manages assets through a mix of in-house and third-party managers while also maintaining an active broker-dealer business and involvement with pooled vehicle portfolios.

Jennifer Hoffman is a financial advisor at Gladstone Wealth Partners with 16 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and PNC Investments. Hoffman provides investment advisory services through an independent firm, Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC. Gladstone Wealth Partners offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm operates through a network of independent advisers and utilizes a combination of discretionary portfolio management, third-party managers, and retirement-account technology.

Timothy Piacentini is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Pinnacle Associates, Ltd. since 2002. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Holmdel, NJ. Pinnacle Associates, Ltd. is an investment management firm that serves individuals, families, trusts, endowments, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional clients. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up investment approach with a valuation-sensitive, long-term focus and offers tailored equity and balanced strategies alongside fixed income and option overlays for non-institutional clients.