Tracey Rinaldi is a financial advisor at NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously spent ten years at Capital Group Private Client Services. NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as certain charitable organizations, through discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning. The firm manages roughly $263 million in assets with a team of 14 advisors and primarily uses passive, asset-class-weighted portfolios supported by fundamental analysis.

Kathryn O'Donnell is a financial advisor at Makrod Investment Associates Inc with 13 years of industry experience. She has been with Makrod Investment Associates since 2000. Makrod Investment Associates provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm uses fundamental analysis and a value-oriented approach, focusing on long-term purchases of blue-chip, dividend-paying stocks and investment-grade fixed income, managing approximately $803.7 million on a non-discretionary basis.

Christopher Kelly is a financial advisor with Cornerstone Planning Group in Fairfield, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services, New York Life, and Eagle Strategies. He is also engaged in insurance sales and service related to life, disability, and long-term care insurance. Cornerstone Planning Group serves individuals, businesses, qualified retirement plans, foundations, trusts, and estates with comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis combined with low-cost, passive investment options and provides ERISA fiduciary consulting and retirement-plan services.

Christopher Fundora is a financial advisor at Traphagen Financial Group in Oradell, NJ. He holds a Series 66 credential and has 12 years of industry experience, including 10 years with Traphagen Financial Group. Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, provides discretionary and fee-for-service options, and integrates tax and accounting services through its affiliation with an accounting practice.

Rodd Berro is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Sports & Entertainment Investment Advisers, LLC from 2016 to 2024 and has been with Pegasus Group, LLC since 2001. Pegasus Group, LLC provides discretionary, fee-only investment advisory services primarily to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm focuses on portfolio management for individual accounts and employs a sub-advisory arrangement with its affiliated SEC-registered adviser, Pegasus Asset Management, to implement investment strategies.

Steven Mc Neilly is a CFP® and ChFC® with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Stark Wealth Management LLC and has previously worked at American Portfolios and American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. He serves as treasurer for the non-profit Reveal, NYC. Stark Wealth Management LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, emphasizing ETF-based, long-term strategies alongside traditional equities and fixed income. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis with tailored model allocations and offers access to third-party money managers and managed account solutions.

Jordan Kaufman is a CFP® and CFA® with 21 years of industry experience. He currently serves at Green Ridge Wealth Planning LLC, where he has worked since 2020, following roles at Advisory Services Network LLC, Oppenheimer, and Goldman Sachs & Co. Kaufman holds volunteer board positions with several nonprofit organizations, including West Bergen Mental Healthcare, The Ridgewood AM Rotary Club, and the Ridgewood High School Alumni Association. Green Ridge Wealth Planning LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $383.8 million in discretionary assets using proprietary model portfolios and primarily invests in exchange-traded funds, stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.

Rebecca Garcia is a financial advisor with Premier Path Wealth Partners, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. She previously worked at Merrill and Medix before joining Premier Path Wealth Partners. Premier Path Wealth Partners provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to private pooled investments. The firm employs a multi-analytic investment approach across various instruments and supports employer plan sponsors, using both internal and third-party managers.

Lee Clay is a financial advisor at Regatta Capital Group, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Regatta Capital Group since 2018. Prior to that, he was self-employed for ten years. Regatta Capital Group is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental-analysis approach to portfolio construction and offers a range of services including wealth management, retirement plan advisory, estate-document generation, and digital-asset account facilitation.

Sara Hudson is a financial advisor at Fairport Advisors, Inc. in New York, NY, with 17 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Fairport Advisors and its affiliated firms since 2011. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with The Mount, a nonprofit organization focused on development and fundraising for high-net-worth clientele. Fairport Advisors provides investment management, consulting, and business consulting services to individuals, closely held businesses, family trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm serves both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients, employing model-based portfolios that integrate tactical and strategic asset allocation with proprietary technical, quantitative, and AI-supported analysis.

Shweta Lawande is a CFP® professional at Francis Financial with five years of industry experience. She has worked exclusively at Francis Financial since 2016. Francis Financial is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $803 million for individual clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm offers investment supervisory services, personalized portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and specialized divorce financial planning, with an emphasis on custom investment policy statements and both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Michael Dwyer is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience, currently serving at Strategic Family Wealth Counselors, L.L.C. in Fairfield, NJ. He has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Strategic Family Wealth Counselors since 2007. In addition to his advisory role, he is licensed as an insurance agent and sells insurance to clients when financial plans warrant. Strategic Family Wealth Counselors provides wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and a multi-tiered discovery process, tailoring portfolios with active and passive strategies while integrating financial planning and portfolio implementation.

Timothy Boulanger is a financial advisor with Strategic Family Wealth Counselors, L.L.C. in Fairfield, NJ, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 38 years of industry experience and has been with Strategic Family Wealth Counselors and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2007. Strategic Family Wealth Counselors provides wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes a multi-tiered discovery process with tailored portfolios that incorporate both active and passive strategies, managing approximately $1.31 billion in assets.

Lawrence Zagarola is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Access Wealth Planning LLC since 2004. 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 and uses an investment committee to construct diversified models and evaluate third-party managers.

Larry Moons is a financial advisor at Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, LLC with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Concourse Financial Group Securities for 16 years. Outside of his advisory role, he owns ProInvestment Solutions, which provides securities and insurance products. Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement and trust accounts, and institutional clients. The firm offers portfolio management through an in-house wrap fee program, independent money manager referrals, customized financial planning, and educational seminars, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.

Ginny Colarusso is a financial advisor at Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked previously at The GMS Group, L.L.C. for over 20 years. Outside of her advisory role, she is a yoga instructor, owns an online small business called Good Karma Chick, and volunteers as a troop treasurer for local Girl Scout troops. Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension plan participants, trusts, and charitable institutions. The firm offers a range of portfolio management strategies and customized financial planning, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Daniel Moskowitz is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience and has been with Chatham Wealth Management since 2000. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Chatham, NJ. Chatham Wealth Management is a four-advisor team managing approximately $601 million in discretionary assets, serving individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers tailored portfolio management that includes a range of instruments such as options and structured derivatives, with ongoing monitoring conducted under discretionary authority.

Alexander Cripps is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience, currently working at Wellington Shields & Co., LLC since 2009. Prior to this, he was with H.G. Wellington & Co Inc for five years. In addition to his role at Wellington Shields, he serves as an investment committee member, research analyst, and portfolio manager at Wellington Shields Capital Management. Wellington Shields & Co. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with third-party manager selection and a variety of investment strategies to manage client portfolios.

William Prendergast is a financial advisor at Altfest Personal Wealth Management with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been associated with L. J. Altfest and Co., Inc. since 1993. Altfest Personal Wealth Management provides investment management, financial planning, and ERISA fiduciary services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and trusts. The firm manages portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, supported by an investment committee that oversees security selection and rebalancing.

Isabella Mc Closkey is a financial advisor at NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Equitable Advisors, LLC, Nexus Ligas, and Omni 360 Advisors. NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as certain charitable organizations through discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning. The firm primarily employs passive, asset-class-weighted portfolios supported by fundamental analysis and offers access to alternative investments and specialized strategies through third-party sub-advisers.