Angela Hopkins is a financial advisor with Capitol Securities Management, Inc. in Sparta, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Capitol Securities since 2009 and previously worked at Talbots from 2018 to 2020. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the Membership Committee for BNI Business Developers, where she engages with and monitors membership. Capitol Securities Management serves individual, corporate, and charitable clients, providing brokerage and investment advisory services along with financial planning, pension consulting, insurance products, and educational seminars. The firm offers asset management through separately managed accounts, wrap fee programs, third-party money managers, and model portfolios, with investment advice delivered by its network of representatives who manage accounts using a range of securities and strategies.

William O’Brien Jr. is a financial advisor at Summit Financial, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Summit Equities, Inc. and Summit Financial Resources, Inc. for 25 years before joining Summit Financial in 2018. He holds a Series 63 designation and is also licensed to offer insurance products through various companies. Summit Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets for around 17,800 clients. The firm provides a range of investment advisory and portfolio management programs alongside financial planning and retirement plan advisory services, offering both discretionary and consultative investment options.

Susan Hayes is a financial advisor at Beacon Trust with 28 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Fahnestock & Co., Inc. for 13 years before joining Beacon Trust in 2016. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, 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 risk diversification, tax-aware management, and customization, supported by its affiliation with a chartered trust company and bank holding company.

Eoin Monahan is a financial advisor at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. in Parsippany, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Hennion & Walsh since 2006. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of programs including wrap-fee portfolio management, personalized UMA programs, and managed accounts, employing both fundamental and technical analysis across multiple asset classes.

Liza Cifelli is a financial advisor at Cumberland Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has held positions at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, State Street Global Markets, and John Hancock prior to joining Cumberland Advisors in 2026. Cumberland Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients including retirement plans, corporations, foundations, and government entities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management focused on active fixed-income strategies and ETF-based equity approaches, alongside consulting and financial planning services.

Salvatore Benigno is a financial advisor at OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors, LPL Financial, and Private Advisor Group. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to individual investors, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a mix of third-party managers, custodian platforms, and proprietary models to create client-specific portfolios and integrates technology and operational outsourcing into its service model.

Eric Passin is a financial advisor at Savvy with 33 years of industry experience, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Farther Finance Advisors and Prudential Insurance Company of America. Outside of his advisory work, he is an insurance agent affiliated with DPL Financial Partners. Savvy serves individuals, trusts, businesses, ERISA plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, providing a range of investment and financial planning services. The firm customizes investment plans based on client objectives and employs a primarily index-based, long-term approach while incorporating active equity portfolios, tax-aware strategies, and specialized sub-adviser solutions.

Matthew Renov is a financial advisor at OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bleakley Financial Group, Private Advisor Group, and Summit Equities. Renov is also licensed as an insurance agent, focusing on life and long-term care insurance. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to individual investors, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including proprietary models and third-party managers, supported by technology and operational outsourcing.

Ryan Schoeffield is a financial advisor with Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. in Parsippany, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Hennion & Walsh since 2016. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a range of strategies across various asset classes and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, with multiple program options including wrap-fee and personalized UMA programs.

John Pawlik is a financial advisor at Beacon Trust with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Lassus Wherley for 17 years. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and trustee services to individuals including high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension, and charitable entities. The firm utilizes an open-architecture platform combining in-house strategies, factor-based and ETF portfolios, and independent managers, with an emphasis on tax awareness and customized fixed-income portfolios.

Kevin Kreuzer is a financial advisor at Summit Financial, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior roles include work with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and several Summit entities, including Summit Risk Management, Inc., where he sells insurance products. 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, combining discretionary and consultative services tailored to client needs.

David Scheidel is a PFS™ credentialed advisor with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Sierra Financial Advisors, LLC since 2006. He has held concurrent roles at SAX Wealth Advisors, LLC and SAX Advisory Group since 2026, and maintains involvement in his CPA firm, Scheidel & Sullivan CPA, LLC, as well as other business ventures dating back over two decades. Sierra Financial Advisors provides personalized financial planning and fee-only investment management to individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm delivers primarily non-discretionary advice using a mix of fundamental and technical analysis, managing portfolios that include mutual funds and individual securities, and maintains an affiliation with an accounting firm while keeping advisory services distinct.

Emmett Newton III is a financial advisor at Vanderbilt Advisory Services with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC for 17 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a notary in Denville, NJ. Vanderbilt Advisory Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, trusts and estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing strategic asset allocation and a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis.

Matthew Pascarella is a financial advisor with Mutual Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mutual Advisors since 2020 and previously held roles at Founders Financial Securities, LLC and 1st Worldwide Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is a director involved in merchant services at Woods End Merchants Services, LLC. Mutual Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, trusts, estates, retirement plans, qualified purchasers, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of advisory services using both active and passive investment strategies, emphasizing diversification and client-specific objectives, and manages approximately $9.45 billion across 154 advisors.

Nicole Wegman is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Modera Wealth Management, LLC since 2023. Her prior experience includes roles at Element Financial Group, Commonwealth Financial Network, and UBS FS. Modera Wealth Management provides fiduciary, fee-only advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an allocation-driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing diversified portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and incorporates tax planning and trust-related services for some clients.

James Freda is an advisor at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Hennion & Walsh since 2023. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and consulting services to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $768.8 million for about 1,087 clients through a team of 73 advisors, employing a range of investment strategies across various asset classes and program structures.

Steven Lieberman is a CFP® professional with 35 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Merit Financial Advisors since 2026. His prior roles include eight years at Summit Financial, LLC and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and 27 years at Summit Equities, Inc. and Summit Financial Resources, Inc. He is also involved in financial planning and wealth management through a partnership at Summit Financial, LLC. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 260 advisors serving approximately 20,000 clients across 66 offices. The firm offers coordinated wealth-management services and employs a long-term, diversified investment approach managed by an internal team, with options for customized portfolio management.

William Conger is a financial advisor at Simon Quick Advisors, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Red Hook Management for 14 years before joining Simon Quick Advisors in 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as chairman of the Raptor Trust, a non-investment related position. Simon Quick Advisors serves individuals, families, pension and non-profit entities, endowments, foundations, and corporate clients by providing wealth management, investment consulting, financial and tax planning, and administrative services. The firm employs a diverse investment approach including unaffiliated independent managers, mutual funds, ETFs, and affiliated private investment funds, and offers integrated tax and back-office services alongside its investment management.

Caitlin De Groat is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cary Street Partners. She previously worked at Beacon Trust Company for 13 years before joining Cary Street Partners. Cary Street Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm uses a broad investment menu and proprietary strategies to serve clients, including specialized institutional niches such as state and municipal government entities and insurance companies.

Joseph Spada is a CFP® professional with 42 years of industry experience, currently serving at Summit Financial, LLC since 2018. He previously spent 35 years with Summit Equities, Inc. and Summit Financial Resources. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Spada is involved in nonprofit work, serving as chairman of the Tri County Scholarship Fund and as a board member of Several Sources Shelters, both organizations supporting community and social causes. 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, financial planning, and retirement plan services, combining discretionary and consultative approaches to portfolio management.