Justin Calderon is a financial advisor at Santander Securities LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Santander Securities and Santander Bank since 2018, as well as at People's United Bank from 2016 to 2018. Santander Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base with approximately $3.14 billion in regulatory assets under management across roughly 10,800 client relationships. The firm offers investment advisory services, portfolio management through wrap-fee programs, goal-based financial planning, and access to securities-based lending and insurance products.

Samantha Booth is a CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 licensed advisor with six years of industry experience. She currently works at Beacon Trust and previously held roles at Orange Investment Advisors, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Haymarket Wealth Management, Market Street Mission, and Drew University. Beacon Trust serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and certain business entities with financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach focused on risk diversification, tax-aware management, and customization, and it maintains affiliations with a chartered trust company and a bank holding company.

Stephen Bene is a financial advisor with Simplicity Wealth, holding a Series 66 license and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Leaders Group Inc, Prosperity Capital Advisors, Beneficial Wealth, and Merrill. He is also involved in business health insurance sales. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering advisory services combined with technology-driven solutions and a managed account platform featuring a multi-manager investment approach.

David Pasi Jr. is a financial advisor at CW Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Delta Financial Group, Inc. for 14 years. Outside of advising, he serves as treasurer and property manager for Bambino Properties LLC and is a manager involved in private equity investments at 7103 Lily Way LLC. CW Advisors, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $15 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients, employing a Core-and-Satellite investment approach that integrates active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies across various asset classes.

Jeffrey Costello is a financial advisor with Simplicity Wealth in Summit, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 14 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at C2P Capital Advisory Group and Beneficial Wealth. Outside of advisory work, he owns and manages an employee benefits insurance agency that provides group health and dental insurance programs. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual 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, offering model portfolios with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing, and provides technology and operational solutions for other advisers through a managed account platform.

James Rabasca is a financial advisor with Summit Financial, LLC in Parsippany, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked for The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied for six years before joining Summit Financial in 2020. Summit Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets for about 17,800 clients through a team of 216 advisors. The firm offers investment advisory and portfolio management programs, financial planning, retirement plan advisory services, and access to alternative investments and variable annuities, operating both discretionary and consultative platforms.

Richard Callison is a financial advisor with Virtue Capital Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 35 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Lifemark Securities Corp., Tribal Capital Markets, LLC, and Red Oak Wealth Management, where he also serves as an independent insurance agent. Outside of financial services, he is secretary of Shenandoah Hospitality Group, Inc., which owns a hotel. Virtue Capital Management, LLC is a federally registered investment adviser serving a broad client base including individuals, trusts, estates, and institutions. The firm employs a multi-team model to deliver customized portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing tactical, strategic, and dynamic investment approaches.

Joshua Joffe is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Savvy. His prior roles include positions at Revolve Wealth Partners, LLC and Altfest Personal Wealth Management. Savvy provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, ERISA plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a primarily index-based, long-term approach combined with active equity portfolios and tax-aware direct indexing, utilizing third-party sub-advisers and technology platforms to deliver customized investment plans.

Dennis Karpenko is a financial advisor with RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining RMR Wealth Builders in 2020, he worked at Calton & Associates, Inc. and Assured Guaranty. RMR Wealth Builders is a multi-team SEC-registered investment advisory firm managing approximately $2.2 billion in client assets and serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, annuity services, and digital-asset management, with client relationships organized around registered investment adviser representatives who implement strategies on discretionary or non-discretionary bases.

Nicholas Thompson is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He currently works at Beacon Trust and has prior experience at CNR Securities, Hartford Funds Distributors, Villanova University, and JPMorgan. Outside of his advisory role, he personally manages two rental properties. Beacon Trust offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and trustee services to individuals, trusts, pension, and charitable entities, managing over $4 billion in assets. The firm utilizes an open-architecture investment platform that includes in-house and third-party strategies, with a focus on tax efficiency and customized fixed-income portfolios.

Nikolas Piccolo is a financial advisor at Summit Financial, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at multiple firms including Corient Services LLC, RegentAtlantic, RBC Wealth Management, and Equitable Advisors. Prior to his advisory roles, he studied at Seton Hall University from 2018 to 2022. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team 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 with both discretionary and consultative services, catering to diverse client needs through customized allocations and access to alternative investments.

Louis Russo is a financial advisor at Beacon Trust in Morristown, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Truist Investment Services, Inc. and PNC Bank, where he spent over a decade in total. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and trustee services to individuals, trusts, pension, and charitable entities. The firm uses an open-architecture investment platform combining in-house strategies, factor-based and ETF model portfolios, and monitored independent managers, with a focus on tax awareness and customized fixed-income portfolios.

John Strout II is a financial advisor with Prosperity Capital Advisors, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience, including prior roles at Sailwinds Financial Strategies, Inc., Key Motors of South Burlington, and the U.S. Department of the Army. Prosperity Capital Advisors is an SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth investors, corporations, trustees, and retirement plans. The firm employs model-based, asset-allocation strategies with ongoing portfolio supervision, utilizing suites from providers such as BlackRock, Dimensional, and Vanguard, and offers separately managed accounts and retirement plan services.

Ira Goldberg is a financial advisor at Perigon Wealth Management, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Vanderbilt Securities, LLC, Triad Advisors, Inc., Gitterman Wealth Management, LLC, and VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. Goldberg’s background includes roles in both investment advisory and insurance sales. Perigon Wealth Management offers 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 ongoing oversight of wrap-fee programs, distinguishing itself through its service to banking institutions and management of sub-advisor relationships.

Ryan Corcoran is a financial advisor at Leo Wealth, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Leo Wealth, he worked at Private Advisor Group and has held roles outside the financial sector, including positions at Ted's Restaurant & Bar and PGA Superstore. Leo Wealth serves individuals, trusts, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients, offering a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary consulting. The firm employs a combination of ETF-based core and thematic models along with systematic single-stock strategies to construct diversified, risk-tiered portfolios.

John Donoso is a financial advisor at NFSG Corporation with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Newbridge Financial Services Group, Cetera Advisors, and Chase Investment Services. Outside of advising, he is involved in consulting on commercial industrial real estate transactions, focusing on sourcing deals for buyers. NFSG Corporation provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services supported by internal research and multiple third-party asset manager arrangements.

Steven Sergio is a financial advisor with RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. in Montclair, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at RMR Wealth Builders since 2014 and was also associated with Calton & Associates, Inc. from 2014 to 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member of Wealth Builders Ventures OC, LLC, an entity formed for investment in Orange Comet. RMR Wealth Builders is a multi-team SEC-registered investment advisory firm managing approximately $2.2 billion in client assets. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth clients with services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, annuity services, and digital-asset management.

Timothy Davis is a financial advisor with Kovack Advisors, Inc. in Livingston, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Kovack Advisors in 2018, he worked at SCF Investment Advisors and National Securities Corp. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of a web design and IT consulting business. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 260 advisors and over $6 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, using a combination of proprietary and third-party investment models supported by an Envestnet workflow.

Patricia Hall is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. She has been with Beacon Investment Advisory Services, Inc. since 2015. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and certain business entities. The firm manages approximately $4.3 billion in regulatory assets and offers an open-architecture investment platform that emphasizes a risk-first framework, tax-aware management, and customization across equity, fixed income, and separately managed accounts.

William Lefkowitz is a financial advisor with Nfsg Corporation, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Aegis Capital Corp, B. Riley Wealth Management, and National Securities Corp. Nfsg Corporation provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers diversified portfolio construction using multiple asset classes and supports its advisors with internal portfolio management, research, and third-party asset manager options.