Mark Swingle is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors since 2024. His prior roles include positions at Prospect Capital Services, Inc., Kestra Financial Services, Inc., and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Swingle serves on the board of directors for the Westfield Area YMCA, where he chairs both the Property and Investment Committees. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with 264 advisors managing approximately $23.9 billion in client assets across 66 offices. The firm offers coordinated wealth-management services and utilizes a long-term, diversified investment approach supported by an internal Investment Management team and customized portfolio options.

Salvatore Picciallo is a financial advisor with Strategic Blueprint, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities and LPL Financial, and he operates a separate business focused on fixed annuities and fixed insurance. Strategic Blueprint, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering customized, goal-based investment strategies through a network of independent advisors. The firm provides various portfolio management options, financial planning, and a subscription advisory program that emphasizes ongoing client education and fee transparency.

Joseph Amato 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 since 2013, following a three-year tenure at Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in several business ventures including management roles in holding companies and partnerships. Alexander Capital Wealth Management LLC provides portfolio management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients through discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, often via wrap-fee programs. The firm employs a combination of cyclical, technical, and fundamental analysis and offers both long- and short-term trading strategies.

Yun Ze Feng is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Santander Securities LLC. Prior to joining Santander in 2022, he worked at Key Investment Services and MUFG Union Bank. Feng is also the Chief Operating Officer and co-owner of Finwise Tech, LLC, a firm focused on developing a digital platform to streamline referrals. Santander Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, offering investment advisory services, portfolio management through wrap-fee programs, and access to various financial products. The firm delivers investment management primarily through the FMAX wrap-fee platform, leveraging third-party discretionary managers and maintaining an affiliated banking relationship.

Tori Benjamin is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience. She is currently with CW Advisors, LLC and previously worked at Delta Financial Group, Inc. and Nationwide Planning Associates, 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 combining active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and provides wealth management, family office services, retirement plan advisory, and portfolio management.

Joseph Macellara is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at CW Advisors, LLC since 2025 and previously spent 34 years with Delta Financial Group, Inc. Macellara is also a partner in a real estate business outside of his advisory work. CW Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach that integrates active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and offers wealth management, family office services, retirement plan advisory, and sub-advisory solutions.

Marcel Hillary Smith is a financial advisor at Santander Securities LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Santander Securities and its affiliated firms since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a rental property in Rahway, NJ. Santander Securities LLC provides investment advisory and related services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporations, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers wrap-fee advisory programs and financial planning services, using a managed-account platform with third-party investment managers and discretionary account management.

Joseph Marrocco is a CFP® designated financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He currently works at CW Advisors, LLC and has previously been with Delta Financial Group, Inc., Strategic Advisers, Inc., and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. CW Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach combining active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and provides wealth management, family office services, retirement plan advisory, and portfolio management.

Francis Milo is a financial advisor with Latitude Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Latitude Advisors and GWN Securities since 2010 and also operates the Frank G. Milo Insurance Agency, where he offers a range of individual and group insurance products. Latitude Advisors serves both individual and business clients, providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and pension consulting. The firm utilizes a combination of internally managed valuation and momentum models along with third-party strategies to manage client portfolios, typically on a discretionary basis.

Garry Bale is a financial advisor with A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Euro Pacific Capital, Inc. since 2015. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement-plan sponsors, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and capital markets services. The firm emphasizes international investing through its EPC Advisors Group division, combining macro themes with security selection in long-term strategies.

Joseph Napolitano is a financial advisor at Gladstone Wealth Partners with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including LPL Financial, Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors, and National Securities Corp. He also provides investment advisory services through Gladstone Wealth Group, an independent registered investment advisor. Gladstone Wealth Partners offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base that includes individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm operates through a network of independent adviser representatives who tailor strategies and monitor accounts, utilizing third-party managers and technology to serve clients’ needs.

Robert Bucher is a financial advisor at Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Silvercrest since 2015 and holds the Series 63 designation. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC provides investment management and family-office services to families and select institutional investors, including endowments and foundations. The firm offers a range of proprietary equity and fixed-income strategies alongside outsourced CIO, due diligence, and quantitative risk analytics, tailoring portfolios to individual client objectives.

Wayne Howell is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience and is currently with CW Advisors, LLC. He previously worked at Delta Financial Group, Inc. for 13 years and maintains an accounting and tax practice under Wayne W Howell, CPA. CW Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities, providing wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach that integrates active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies with oversight from an Investment Oversight Committee.

Timothy Checko is a financial advisor at Realta Investment Advisors, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has previously worked at Merrill and LPL Financial LLC. Realta Investment Advisors offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes individualized advice and implements strategies using diversified asset allocation, operating the NOVA platform and various third-party manager programs.

Todd Scorzafava is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional at Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He has held positions at LPL Financial and Greenberg & Rapp Financial Group. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC manages approximately $6 billion in client assets through a team of over 150 advisors, serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines a goals-based planning approach with an evidence-based investment framework that integrates behavioral economics and proprietary quantitative measures to construct diversified, long-term portfolios.

Keith Behrmann is a financial advisor with Vicus Capital, Inc. in Bridgewater, NJ, holding the CFP®, CFA®, ChFC®, and Series 63 designations, and has nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at AM Best Company and Cetera Wealth Services. Outside of financial services, he is a PADI-certified scuba instructor leading recreational diving programs. Vicus Capital provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, businesses, trusts, and employee benefit plan sponsors. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across various strategies, including core-satellite, momentum, fixed income tacticals, ESG, and faith-based allocations, while placing a particular emphasis on retirement plan consulting and fiduciary services.

Patrick Rogers is a Senior Relationship Manager at Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company with 14 years of industry experience. He has held roles at firms including Dai Securities, APW Capital, and Scottrade. His current work focuses on client relationship management and wealth advisory services. Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company serves individuals, trustees, estates, retirement plans, and business entities with financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory. The firm manages approximately $5 billion in client assets, emphasizing asset allocation and diversification through both discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies.

David Greenberg is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 23 years of industry experience. Greenberg is president of Integrated Planning Concepts LLC, where he advises clients on health insurance matters. He also serves as an ambassador for the Morris County Chamber of Commerce. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. The firm provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, and corporate clients.

Brian Daly is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Raritan, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked with Guardian Life Insurance Co of America and Primerica Advisors since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, Daly is part owner of a building used for his business operations and operates an LLC for selling non-Guardian insurance products. Primerica Advisors is part of Park Avenue Securities LLC, which serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types.

Ryan Petti is a CFP® and ChFC® with six years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Hornor, Townsend & Kent LLC since 2020 and has held roles at Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2019. In addition to his advisory work, Petti is involved in multi-line insurance sales and financial advising through several independent ventures. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans with advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines SEC-registered advisory services with broker-dealer capabilities and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account options to tailor client investment strategies.