Steven Sergio is a financial advisor with RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. in Montclair, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at RMR Wealth Builders since 2014 and was also associated with Calton & Associates, Inc. from 2014 to 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member of Wealth Builders Ventures OC, LLC, an entity formed for investment in Orange Comet. 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.

Timothy Davis is a financial advisor at Kovack Advisors, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Kovack Advisors since 2018, following prior roles at SCF Investment Advisors and National Securities Corp. Outside of his advisory role, he is president of Davis Global Inc., a web design and IT consulting business. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and financial institutions. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and third-party manager recommendations, focusing on diversified asset-class exposure primarily through mutual funds and ETFs.

Patricia Hall is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. She has been with Beacon Investment Advisory Services, Inc. since 2015. 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 offers an open-architecture investment platform that emphasizes a risk-first framework, tax-aware management, and customization across equity, fixed income, and separately managed accounts.

William Lefkowitz is a financial advisor at NFSG Corporation with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including National Securities Corp., B. Riley Wealth Management, and Aegis Capital Corp. NFSG Corporation provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a broad range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers diversified portfolio construction with equities, ETFs, mutual funds, and fixed income, supported by internal portfolio management and third-party asset managers employing various investment styles.

Alyssa Cortelyou is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. since 2019. She has also been associated with Calton & Associates, Inc. since 2016. RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. is a multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $2.9 billion and serving individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and specialist advisory options including digital asset management and held-away retirement account advice.

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 a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Benefit Providers LLC, Roseland Retirement Planning, and Retire Now LLC, where she is involved in insurance product sales. She also holds a real estate sales role with Blue Line Realty DBA Keller Williams Suburban Realty. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional investors, and other financial firms. The firm offers advisory services ranging from financial planning and portfolio management to retirement plan services and a managed account platform, employing a fund-of-funds approach that incorporates ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities alongside independent managers and various portfolio overlays.

Sean Donovan is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with CW Advisors, LLC and previously worked at Delta Financial Group, Inc. for 13 years. 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, with investment manager oversight conducted by an Investment Oversight Committee.

Marc Scudillo is a financial advisor with Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 29 years of industry experience and has previously worked at firms including Aurora Private Wealth and EverBank. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Chief Financial Officer for two software technology companies and is Executive Vice President and a shareholder of an accounting firm. Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company serves individuals, trustees, estates, retirement plans, and business entities with financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs a multi-team approach, managing approximately $5 billion in client assets, and emphasizes asset allocation and diversification through both discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies often involving 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 at M Holdings Securities, Inc. with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has held roles at Madison Rose Advisors LLC, Madison & Main Advisors LLC, Atlas Advisory Group, and Provident Mutual. Outside of his advisory work, 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 provides a broad range of advisory and brokerage services including discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, and insurance advisory, supporting its services with platform providers and custodial arrangements.

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 registrations and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Virtue Capital Management since 2016. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president and owner of Atlantic College Planning, Inc., which provides college planning services. Virtue Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and qualified plans. The firm employs a combination of active tactical, strategic, and dynamic strategies alongside quantitative analysis and third-party manager selection to tailor portfolios to client objectives and risk tolerances.

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. He has been with Gladstone Wealth Partners and LPL Financial, LLC since 2017 and previously worked at MetLife Securities Inc. from 2015 to 2017. Gladstone Wealth Partners provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm operates through a network of independent advisers who tailor strategies and monitor accounts, offering discretionary portfolio management and access to third-party managers and model portfolios.

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 designations and bringing 35 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial, B. Riley Wealth Advisors, B. Riley Wealth Management, and Wunderlich Securities. Independence Square Holdings, LLC provides investment advisory, financial planning, pension consulting, and portfolio management to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory methods and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary services, integrating in-house portfolio management with LPL-sponsored programs and algorithmic tools.