Eleanore Szymanski is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Access Wealth. She has worked at The Financial Planning Answerplace, LLC since 2012 and at EKS Associates, LLC since 2000. Access Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional entities, providing discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory principles, utilizing an investment committee to construct diversified models and regularly monitoring and rebalancing client portfolios.

Robert Giarraffa is a financial advisor with New Horizons Wealth Management in Cedar Knolls, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 46 years of industry experience. He has worked at New Horizons Wealth Management since 1982 and at TFS Securities, Inc. since 1987. Outside of his advisory role, he has authored an autobiography. New Horizons Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual clients, families, and businesses across various income levels. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory-based approach that integrates active and passive mutual funds and ETFs, along with financial planning tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Jeffrey Halpert is a financial advisor with Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, LLC in Florham Park, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 35 years of industry experience. He has worked with The Jeffrey Matthews Financial Group, L.L.C. since 1996. Outside of advisory services, he is an independent insurance agent and may receive referral compensation from a real estate advisory firm. Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension plan participants, trusts, and charitable institutions. The firm offers portfolio management programs with buy-and-hold and active trading strategies, and clients may choose discretionary or non-discretionary account management.

Alan Reef is a financial advisor at Cary Street Partners Asset Management with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Tradition Asset Management from 2013 to 2020. Cary Street Partners Asset Management provides discretionary third-party asset management and sub-advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm uses a combination of quantitative asset allocation and qualitative fundamental analysis across its model portfolios and separate accounts, and it manages a proprietary actively managed ETF along with wrap fee and model programs.

Sean Cole is a Series 65 licensed advisor with Green Ridge Wealth Planning LLC in Montville, NJ, where he has worked since 2021. He has three years of industry experience, including a prior role at Amerisave Mortgage Corporation. Green Ridge Wealth Planning LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as to pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm uses model portfolios emphasizing ETFs, individual stocks, and bonds, and manages roughly $383.8 million in discretionary assets for about 283 clients.

Jeffrey Hanson is a CFP® professional with 24 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Fidelity Investments for 22 years before joining Breakwater Capital Group in 2022. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and is based in Paramus, NJ. Breakwater Capital Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses fundamental analysis to build diversified portfolios and employs a range of strategies, including options writing and margin transactions, tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Edward Naphor is a financial advisor with Fortis Group Advisors LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has been with Fortis Group Advisors and LPL Financial since 2018 and previously worked at Monmouth University and in the oil industry. Fortis Group Advisors is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, institutions, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates. The firm’s investment approach integrates fundamental and technical analysis, strategic asset allocation, and manager selection, with a focus on institutional manager due diligence and tax-aware decisions.

Marina Ditommaso is a financial advisor with Transcend Capital Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing seven years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Fidelity Brokerage Services and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. She is a co-founder of Ravello Intimates LLC, an online retail store. Transcend Capital Advisors manages approximately $2.9 billion and serves individual clients, family offices, trusts, and private foundations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach across various asset classes and provides a range of advisory services including financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting.

Chagit Raskin is a financial advisor at Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Leumi Investment Services Inc. and Valley National Bank. Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.69 billion for individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a client-driven investment process with a strategic and tactical allocation approach, utilizing individual securities and funds as appropriate.

Frank Vicendese is a financial advisor with Fortis Group Advisors LLC in Westwood, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Foresters Advisory Services LLC, and Vicendese Mortgage and Realty Corp. He is also a commissioned notary in New Jersey. Fortis Group Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and wealth-planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans, institutions, trusts, and estates. The firm employs diversified, asset-allocation portfolios with institutional share classes and risk-profiling technology, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and ERISA plan services.

Thomas Paluck is a financial advisor at TSP Capital Management Group, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with TSP Capital Management Group since 2004. Paluck serves on the boards of several nonprofit charitable organizations and participates in an investment club. TSP Capital Management Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, business entities, and an investment club. The firm manages customized portfolios primarily consisting of publicly traded equities and investment-grade corporate debt, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis tailored to clients’ income needs and tax considerations.

Samuel Alleyne is a financial advisor with Colomb Investment Management Company, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 35 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC, Horter Investment Management, Intrinsic Wealth Strategies, Inc., and The College Funding Academy, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he provides debt counseling services through Debt Free for Life. Colomb Investment Management Company, LLC offers personalized, fee-based investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm utilizes long-term strategic portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory and factor models, often delegating investment implementation to third-party managers under co-advisory arrangements.

Paul Muller is a financial advisor with Vision Retirement who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Vision Retirement since 2014 and also maintains a long-standing affiliation with LPL Financial. In addition to his advisory work, Muller collaborates with local CPAs to prepare tax returns for clients. Vision Retirement is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals and high-net-worth clients through a multi-adviser team. The firm offers integrated financial planning, fiduciary investment management, and automated investing solutions, combining third-party portfolio strategists and custodial technology with firm oversight and tax-aware tools.

Stephen Tuttle is a financial advisor at Signet Financial Management, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Signet since 2001, also working at Summit Financial, LLC since 2026. Signet Financial Management provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and sub-advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $1.06 billion in discretionary assets and employs a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis to construct diversified portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, fixed-income securities, options overlays, independent managers, and private funds.

William Scholz is a financial advisor at Maltin Wealth Management, Inc. in Ridgewood, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. He has been with Maltin Wealth Management since 2012. Maltin Wealth Management is a fee-only, SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm combines macroeconomic analysis with fundamental and technical security selection to construct diversified portfolios, often incorporating mutual funds, ETFs, structured notes, options, and individual securities.

David Netkin is a financial advisor at Woodstock Wealth Management, Inc. with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Woodstock Wealth Management since 2018 and at St. Bernard Financial Services since 2021. He also operates a branch office for Woodstock Wealth Management through Edgewood Financial Group, Inc. Woodstock Wealth Management provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and access to third-party asset managers to individuals, businesses, charities, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $629.9 million on a discretionary basis and offers tailored strategies with a distinctive performance-based fee program.

Brianna Vanacore is a financial advisor at Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. with two years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Her prior work includes roles at LPL Enterprise, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Valley National Bank. She has also worked in various positions outside finance, including at Rutgers University and Anthony Gerald Studio D. Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.32 billion through a multi-advisor team, serving institutional clients and individual investors, including high-net-worth households. The firm employs a client-specific investment process that incorporates tactical allocations and a proprietary Valuation Analysis for equity selection, offering discretionary portfolio management and multiple wrap fee programs.

Martin Herrmann is a financial advisor at NobleBridge Wealth with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at firms including The Cash Edge, where he serves as President overseeing mergers and acquisitions of advisors, Millington Securities, Hanlon Investment Management, Northern Lights Distributors, and FSC Securities Corporation. He dedicates a small portion of his time to prospecting advisors for mergers and acquisitions outside of securities trading hours. NobleBridge Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans by offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and tax-planning services. The firm uses a combination of strategic core allocation, active tactical overlays, and model-driven tools, with a focus on both quantitative and qualitative manager selection.

Nicholas Maguire is a financial advisor at Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously served in the United States Marine Corps from 2017 to 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a residential rental property with his wife. Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.69 billion for individual and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, employing a client-driven process that combines strategic equity, fixed income, and cash allocations tailored to each client’s objectives.

Christopher Cacchiola is a financial advisor at Emissary Wealth with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Mercer Global Advisors and Beacon Wealth Management. Outside of advisory work, he owns Emissary Tax, LLC, a separate tax and accounting firm. Emissary Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, business entities, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management, emphasizing fundamental analysis and a goal-driven approach tailored to client objectives.