Matthew Cilento is a financial advisor at Chelsea Advisory Services, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMORGAN Chase Bank, N.A. from 2021 to 2024. Chelsea Advisory provides financial planning, investment advisory, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, and corporate entities. The firm focuses on a fundamental, long-term investment approach with diversified portfolios and generally manages accounts on a discretionary basis.

Daniel Bodnar is a financial advisor with A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Alliance Global Partners in 2026, he worked at Edward Jones for four years and has experience in various roles at GE, Astellas Pharmaceuticals, Zoll, and Endo Pharmaceuticals. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm uses an open-architecture investment approach with a focus on international investing, offering portfolio management, financial planning, brokerage, and capital markets services.

Edward Ruja is a Series 66-licensed advisor at Simplicity Wealth with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Guardian Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of financial services, he has work experience in the hospitality and service industries. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth 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, while also offering model portfolios, independent managers, and various overlays such as tax optimization. Simplicity Wealth combines advisory services with technology and operational support, including a private-label asset management software program and a third-party asset management platform (TAMP).

Kevin Lynch is a financial advisor at First Heartland Consultants, Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including United Planners' Financial Services and Westminster Wealth Management. Outside of finance, Lynch is involved with Healing To Wellness, a physical therapy business, and serves as an officer and director for the Society For Financial Awareness, a nonprofit focused on financial education, as well as the Montgomery/Rocky Hill Rotary. First Heartland Consultants serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan participants, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers financial planning, model-based management for self-directed 401(k) accounts, and both wrap and non-wrap asset management solutions delivered through a network of independent investment adviser representatives.

Tracy Hummel is a financial advisor with John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. She has been associated with John Hancock and its related entities since 2005 and has also worked with Manulife Asset Management since 2012. John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC provides financial planning and consultative services to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profits, and business entities. The firm uses third-party financial planning software to produce written recommendations, primarily focusing on asset allocation, retirement, and estate planning, and serves a large client base through a technology-assisted model.

Mike Saul is a financial advisor with Cary Street Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and over 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Transcend Capital Advisors, Bank of America, and Merrill. Outside of his advisory activities, Saul serves as a trustee of a condominium association and is involved in local Jewish community organizations as a board member and investment committee member. Cary Street Partners serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm uses a client-profile-driven investment approach, engages third-party managers, and incorporates AI-assisted tools while maintaining human oversight.

Jitender Gidwani is a financial advisor at Arkadios Wealth Advisors with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Gitterman Wealth Management and Triad Advisors. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a board member for Gulf Atlantic Bank. Arkadios Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans, utilizing advisor-managed accounts, third-party money managers, and an internal portfolio team. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and acts as a fiduciary in retirement plan consulting.

David Severe is a financial advisor with Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of experience in the financial industry and a prior career of over two decades at AT&T. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a broad client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm employs an academic-based, multi-asset class investment approach, combining passive and active strategies while offering ERISA fiduciary consulting and managing held-away accounts through third-party platforms.

Reuben De Almeida is a financial advisor with Santander Securities LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America N.A., Merrill, Pruco Securities, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. He is currently based in Scotch Plains, NJ. Santander Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base with approximately $3.14 billion in regulatory assets under management across about 10,800 client relationships. The firm offers investment advisory services, portfolio management through wrap-fee programs, and access to securities-based lending and insurance products, primarily onboarding retail investors through its FMAX wrap-fee platform and third-party discretionary managers.

Denise Vecchione is a financial advisor at Gladstone Wealth Partners in Bedminster, NJ, with 33 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. from 2013 to 2020. Gladstone Wealth Partners provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm operates through a network of independent advisers who utilize a range of strategies, third-party managers, and technology to manage client portfolios and retirement accounts.

Joseph Palermo is a financial advisor with Chelsea Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Crestline Investors and Alta Park Capital, as well as positions in education at Penn State University and Poly Prep Country Day School. He is also involved in insurance sales through the Palermo Insurance Agency. Chelsea Advisory Services provides financial planning, investment advisory, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, and some corporate clients. The firm typically manages diversified portfolios on a discretionary basis with a fundamental, long-term approach and integrates its advisory services with an affiliated broker-dealer and custody platform.

Stephen Roth is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Gladstone Wealth Partners since 2015 and previously worked at Private Portfolio Partners, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. Roth is also involved in benefit consulting and insurance-related activities through firms such as Emerson Reid Company and Crump. Gladstone Wealth Partners provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individual and high-net-worth investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm operates through a network of independent advisers who implement tailored strategies, utilize third-party managers, and offer ongoing financial planning and consulting services.

Jeffrey Crystal is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, Prudential Insurance Company of America, and BrookeReed Consulting. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and institutional investors. The firm uses a fund-of-funds investment approach with ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, and combines advisory services with technology and operational support for other advisors through its managed account platform.

Richard Gustafson is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including C2P Capital Advisory Group and ONETEAM Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Assistant Director of Divorce Professionals of Ft. Lauderdale, a networking organization for professionals assisting individuals through divorce. Simplicity Wealth serves a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional investors, and other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds strategy using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, providing advisory services as well as technology and operational support for other advisers through its managed account platform.

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.