Michael Giannotto is a financial advisor with Summit Financial, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at LS Securities, Lotus Advisory, MUFG, and Ladenburg Thalmann. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets with over 200 advisors. The firm offers investment advisory and portfolio management services, including discretionary and consultative programs, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and access to alternative investments.

Alyssa Cortelyou is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. since 2019. She previously worked at Calton & Associates, Inc. from 2016 to 2023. RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. is an SEC-registered multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $2.9 billion and serving individual, retirement plan, and institutional clients. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and educational seminars, employing both traditional and specialist investment strategies.

Joseph Villa Jr. is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc. in Livingston, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has been with ValMark Advisers and Valmark Securities since 2004 and has a long tenure with National Life Insurance companies dating back to 1982. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in an insurance agency, NJ Life & Casualty Associates, Inc. ValMark Advisers provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional entities. The firm utilizes goal-based model portfolios and diversified asset allocation, with oversight from an investment committee, and offers unique investment-company products such as the TOPS® ETF Portfolios and related index licensing arrangements.

Matthew Mc Hale is a Series 65 licensed advisor at RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. in Montclair, NJ, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to joining RMR, he was employed at Becton Dickinson in 2022 and attended Loyola University Maryland from 2019 to 2023. 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.

Mary Bellofatto is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has held roles at multiple firms, including Benefit Providers LLC and Roseland Retirement Planning. Outside of her advisory work, Mary is involved in real estate sales through Blue Line Realty and serves as president of Retire Now LLC, focusing on insurance product sales. Simplicity Wealth provides advisory services to a diverse clientele, including individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a fund-of-funds investment approach, combining ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, and offers technology and operational support to other advisers through its managed account platform.

Sean Donovan is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at CW Advisors, LLC since 2025 and previously spent 13 years at Delta Financial Group, Inc. 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, estates, and institutions, and employs a Core-and-Satellite investment framework that integrates active, passive, strategic, quantitative, and ESG strategies across various asset classes.

Marc Scudillo is a CFP® professional with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving at Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company. His career includes roles at EisnerAmper Wealth Management, Aurora Private Wealth, EverBank, and DAI Securities, among others. Outside of his advisory work, he holds CFO positions with software technology companies Smart Data Fusion, LLC and ShelfScreen, LLC, and serves as Executive Vice President and shareholder of EAG Wealth Management Strategies LLC. Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company advises individuals, trustees, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services. The firm employs a diversified investment approach with discretionary and non-discretionary management, often utilizing third-party independent managers and model portfolios.

Lauren Cecala is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Beacon Trust in Morristown, NJ, where she has been with the firm since 2013. She has no prior industry experience before joining Beacon Trust. 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 employs a multi-team advisory staff, delivering investment advice through an open-architecture platform with a risk-first framework and tax-aware management.

Michael Depasquale is a financial advisor with M Holdings Securities, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 35 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Madison Rose Advisors LLC, Madison & Main Advisors LLC, Atlas Advisory Group, LLC, and Provident Mutual. He serves as an advisor for National Social Security Partners, LLC. M Holdings Securities, Inc. serves individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities through a nationwide network of independent Member Firms and Financial Professionals. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services including discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and insurance advisory, utilizing a multi-faceted approach supported by third-party sub-advisors and platform providers.

Sun Hyung Kim is a financial advisor at RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. He previously worked at KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. for nine years. Kim holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. RMR Wealth Builders is a multi-team SEC-registered investment advisory firm managing approximately $2.2 billion in client assets, serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, annuity services, and digital-asset management, organizing client relationships around registered investment adviser representatives who implement model-based allocation strategies.

Safet Musovic is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Santander Securities LLC. His prior experience includes roles at CitiGroup, LPL Financial, Northfield Bank, and Capital One Investing. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as an owner of a rental property business 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 financial planning services, delivering investment advice through a managed-account platform with third-party managers and a centralized implementation process.

Hugh Mcdonald is a financial advisor with Virtue Capital Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Virtue Capital Management since 2016 and previously worked at B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. and Asset & Financial Planning, Ltd. Outside of his advisory role, Mcdonald is involved in several business ventures including serving as president of Atlantic College Planning, Inc., which provides college planning services. Virtue Capital Management, LLC is a federally registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, qualified retirement plans, and other advisers. The firm customizes portfolios according to client goals and risk tolerance using tactical, strategic, and dynamic investment approaches, supported by a multi-team model and an investment committee that conducts due diligence on third-party managers.

Steven Pisano is a financial advisor at Simon Quick Advisors, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Simon Quick Advisors since 2016. Simon Quick Advisors serves individuals, families, pension and non-profit entities, endowments, and foundations by providing wealth management, investment consulting, financial planning, tax planning and compliance, and administrative services. The firm utilizes a combination of proprietary quantitative analysis, due diligence, and ongoing monitoring to allocate assets among independent managers, mutual funds, ETFs, and private investment funds, and operates distinctive fund-of-funds structures and affiliated pooled vehicles.

Ori Pagovich is a financial advisor at Chelsea Advisory Services, Inc. with 27 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has previously worked at FSC Securities Corporation and OSAIC. Outside of his advisory role, Pagovich teaches in an after-school program with the nonprofit Makom NY. Chelsea Advisory Services provides financial planning, investment advisory, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, and some corporate clients. The firm emphasizes a fundamental, long-term investment approach and manages diversified portfolios across multiple asset classes, generally on a discretionary basis.

Michael Kaup is a financial advisor with Gladstone Wealth Partners in Morristown, NJ, holding a Series 63 designation and 25 years of industry experience. His career includes tenure at MetLife Securities Inc. and LPL Financial, LLC, in addition to his current roles at Gladstone Wealth Partners and related affiliated advisory entities. Gladstone Wealth Partners serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations through a large network of investment adviser representatives. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, employing a range of investment approaches including individual securities, mutual funds, alternative investments, and tax-managed strategies.

Jake Schermerhorn is a CFP®-credentialed advisor with one year of industry experience, currently with Kintra Wealth, LLC. Prior to joining Kintra Wealth, he worked at Tupler Financial for three years and has additional experience at the University of Delaware, North Jersey Country Club, Oakland Pizzeria & Restaurant, and W's Bar & Grille. Kintra Wealth serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, foundations, pension plans, and corporations, offering wealth management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and portfolio management. The firm combines client interviews and model-driven asset allocation with fundamental security analysis, applying these on a household basis to optimize tax efficiency and minimize duplicate holdings.

Eugene Mulvaney Jr. is a financial advisor with Independence Square Holdings, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Wunderlich Securities, Dominick & Dickerman, and Credit Suisse Securities. Independence Square Holdings serves individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients with financial planning, portfolio management, and ERISA advisory services. The firm operates as a multi-team advisor, combining customized portfolios, model portfolios, and third-party solutions, and uses extensive digital platforms and tools to support client strategies.

Tyler Whitehouse is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. since 2018. Prior to this, he worked at Calton & Associates, Inc. for ten years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with HR Ease LLC, a benefit administrative platform, and participates as a member of the From Tessa with Love Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit organization. RMR Wealth Builders is a multi-team SEC-registered investment advisory firm managing approximately $2.2 billion in client assets. The firm primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients through portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and specialized services including digital-asset management and annuity programs.

Jason Apuzzio is a financial advisor at Beacon Trust with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Truist Investment Services, PNC Investments, BlackRock Investment Management, and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. Beacon Trust offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and trustee services primarily to individuals, trusts, pension, and charitable entities. The firm manages approximately $4.26 billion in discretionary assets and utilizes an open-architecture platform combining proprietary strategies, factor-based models, and independent managers with a focus on tax awareness and customized fixed-income portfolios.

Michael Mac Dougal is a financial advisor with Summit Financial, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Summit Financial since 2018, following over two decades at Summit Equities, Inc. and Summit Financial Resources, Inc. Outside of advising, Mr. Mac Dougal sells firewood through a farmland property he owns in Hampton, NJ. Summit Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets for about 17,800 clients. The firm offers a range of advisory and portfolio management programs with both discretionary and consultative services, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and access to alternative investments.