John Coumarianos is the principal of Mindful Advisory, LLC, an independent investment advisory firm. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 11 years of industry experience, including roles at CityWire USA and Dow Jones. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as a writer and editor for CityWire USA, contributing approximately 20 hours per month. Mindful Advisory, LLC provides fee-only investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm employs a valuation-driven investment approach, managing portfolios with a focus on both fixed income and flexible long-duration assets, and occasionally uses short-term trading strategies tailored to client objectives.

David Dowd is a CFP® professional with 16 years of experience in financial planning. He has operated Dowd Financial Planning since 2009 in Montclair, NJ. Dowd Financial Planning is an independent, fee-only firm providing comprehensive financial planning to individuals and families through annual retainers, project retainers, and shorter Financial Fitness Reviews. The firm offers non-discretionary, tailored recommendations focused on tax-aware investment strategies and integrated financial and tax planning without managing client assets directly.

Giovanni Gambino is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Inner Circle Platinum Advisors LLC since 2011. He also operates a separate tax preparation and planning business, where he serves as president and sole owner. Inner Circle Platinum Advisors provides financial planning and investment advice to individuals, businesses, charities, and small pension plans, focusing on a conservative, advice-driven approach that emphasizes mutual funds and broad asset-class guidance. The firm offers hourly consulting and fixed-fee subscription arrangements, with clients implementing recommendations themselves rather than granting trading discretion or custody.

Kyle Wright is the principal of Wright Financial Advisory LLC in West Orange, NJ. He holds a Series 65 credential and has prior work experience at Brilliant Earth. Wright Financial Advisory LLC is an independent, fee-only firm offering comprehensive financial planning and investment consultation to individuals and small businesses. The firm provides advice on a non-discretionary basis without managing client assets, using fundamental and macroeconomic analysis delivered through various engagement models including hourly consulting and subscription services.

Daniel Simonds is the principal and sole adviser at Contrary Investment Advisors with 30 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. Simonds previously worked at Grove Point Investments, LLC for 29 years before founding Contrary Investment Advisors in 2010. He has also been involved in employee benefits and insurance sales since 1990. Contrary Investment Advisors is an independent, single-adviser firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers pension consulting, discretionary asset management, a Capital Group Direct‑at‑Fund mutual fund service, and financial planning, emphasizing fundamental analysis and client-specific investment policies.

Scott Doyle is a financial advisor at Horicon Wealth Management with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Ameriprise, J.P. Morgan Securities, and JPMorgan Chase Bank. Outside of finance, he works as a bartender with Dehart Associates LLC. Horicon Wealth Management is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser that primarily serves employer-sponsored retirement plans and also offers financial planning and wealth management services for individuals. The firm integrates goals-based planning with modern portfolio theory and provides pension consulting and ERISA 3(38) investment management services.

Harold Wachtel is the owner of Wachtel Capital Advisors, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Aurora Private Wealth, APW Capital, Inc., and Fortune Financial Services, Inc. prior to founding his advisory firm in 2009. Wachtel Capital Advisors, LLC provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as charitable organizations and pension or profit-sharing plan clients. The firm uses fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to manage discretionary accounts, often employing ETFs, mutual funds, fixed income, equities, and occasionally margin and options strategies.

Michael Ashton is the sole advisor at Enduring Investments LLC in Morristown, NJ, holding the CFA® designation and Series 63 license with 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Real Asset Strategies, LLC from 2019 to 2021. In addition to his advisory role, Ashton serves as an external consultant to BAG Corp, assisting with quantitative business evaluations for a polypropylene fabric manufacturing company. Enduring Investments LLC is a small independent investment adviser providing discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm focuses on inflation-linked investment strategies using instruments such as inflation swaps, CPI options, inflation futures, and TIPS, and also manages a private inflation-tracking fund while sub-advising a registered inflation-protection ETF.

Weirong Zhang is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience. Zhang has worked at Willow Wealth Management LLC since 2025 and previously held roles at Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Citi Private Alternatives, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and HSBC Securities. Outside of financial advising, Zhang is an independent distributor for an e-commerce company, Marketamerica Shop.com, primarily for personal use of its products. Willow Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services tailored to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers personalized investment advice based on client goals and risk tolerance, utilizing tools such as Monte Carlo analysis and may engage sub-advisors to implement investment strategies.

Xiaowei Jiang is a financial advisor at Oceanus Research LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Oceanus Capital Management LLC, GSA Capital, and Welton Investment Partners. Oceanus Research LLC provides customized investment management and consultation primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a defined investment process that combines top-down thematic analysis with fundamental and proprietary research, utilizing a variety of sophisticated strategies including derivatives and margin in separately managed accounts.

Marc Shapiro is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Shapiro Asset Management, LLC since 2008, serving clients from Denville, NJ. Shapiro Asset Management provides discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm offers customized, long-term focused portfolios primarily composed of ETFs, individual stocks, and bonds, using fundamental and technical analysis with emphasis on risk management through asset allocation and diversification.

Gary Reneau is a financial advisor at IHP Wealth Management in Morristown, NJ, holding the CFA® designation and Series 66 license with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Pickwick Capital Partners, Indian Head Partners LLC, and Silver Leaf Partners, LLC. Reneau is also involved in consulting for a carbon capture company and participates in decentralized finance projects in advisory and information-gathering roles. IHP Wealth Management provides tailored investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, endowments, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes a top-down macro asset allocation and sector rotation approach, incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers access to alternative investments and third-party asset managers.

Sean Pullman is a financial advisor at Pullman Wealth in Montclair, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation with less than one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Glassner Carlton Financial and Wellmont Advisory LLC. Pullman Wealth is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with investment management and financial planning services. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework to construct portfolios tailored to clients' goals and risk tolerance, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside formal financial planning.

Domingo Ramos is a financial advisor at Swapnick, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Prudential, Policygenius, and Havas prior to his current role. Ramos leads the Swapnick Community Foundation, which focuses on financial literacy. Swapnick, LLC is a fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a buy-and-hold investment strategy with global diversification and active monitoring, operating as a single-advisor practice with no account minimums.

Frederick Palmerton is the sole advisor at Palmerton Financial Services, LLC, an independent firm based in Newark, NJ. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 21 years of industry experience, including more than two decades leading his own firm since 2002. Palmerton Financial Services, LLC provides discretionary supervisory management of individually managed investment portfolios primarily for individuals, as well as corporations and nonprofit entities. The firm focuses on a long-term investment approach emphasizing fundamental analysis, with portfolios concentrated in a limited number of actively traded equity and convertible securities tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Richard Berse is a financial advisor at Northstar Financial Advisors, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been the president of Richard E Berse, CPA, PC, a public accounting and tax planning practice, since 1982. Northstar Financial Advisors serves individuals, trusts, and retirement plans by providing discretionary portfolio management and limited financial planning. The firm emphasizes fundamental, value-oriented analysis with a long-term holding discipline and manages approximately $195 million in discretionary assets.

Asta Sanders is the owner and President of Empowered Retirement, Inc. She brings over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. She received her Bachelor of Science in Economics from Vilnius University in Lithuania and her CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation from the College of Financial Planning in Denver, Colorado, in 2001. In addition, she obtained an Enrolled Agent certification in 2020. An enrolled agent is a person who has earned the privilege of representing taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service by either passing a three-part comprehensive IRS test covering individual and business tax returns or through experience as a former IRS employee. Enrolled agent status is the highest credential the IRS awards. Individuals who obtain this elite status must adhere to ethical standards and complete 72 hours of continuing education courses every three years. In addition, she obtained a Certified Private Wealth Advisor® (CPWA®) professional certification administered by the Investments and Wealth Institute® and taught at the Yale School of Management. CPWA® professionals must demonstrate at least five years of client-centered experience and spend a material amount of their business hours working directly with high-net-worth clients. Advisors who have earned the CPWA® credentials have the specialized knowledge and skills to guide sophisticated clients through the accumulation, preservation, and distribution of wealth. She is passionate about helping clients bring all the pieces of their financial life together into a single coherent plan and ensure it evolves in tandem with their changing circumstances. She has guided clients through various investment options to help them reach their goals and fulfill their dreams. After completing your initial plan, we'll work closely with you throughout our relationship. Typical areas in which we provide ongoing advice are: • annual portfolio withdrawal strategies • establishing a spending plan • Roth conversions • establishing when to claim Social Security • selecting pension payment types • transferring and/or consolidating investment accounts • reallocating investment portfolios • determining health insurance options • amending insurance coverage • updating estate documents and beneficiary forms • changing income tax withholding elections When Asta is not helping her clients, you will find her hiking, traveling, or spending quality time with her family and friends.

John Eichler is the sole advisor at Omega Strategies LLC, an independent firm, and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 24 years of industry experience, including roles at UBS Financial Services and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., and has been lecturing at the Parker College of Business of Georgia Southern University since 2014. His work history also includes time at Montclair Golf Club and a brief period of retirement. Omega Strategies LLC offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, limited-scope consultations, and project work for individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s approach combines fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analyses alongside Modern Portfolio Theory and incorporates options strategies and Sub-Advisors. It also provides a subscription-based newsletter offering market commentary separate from advisory fees.

Brian Deane is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Apostolic Financial Advisors, LLC since 2013. Apostolic Financial Advisors, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach, including charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and uses both long-term and active strategies such as short sales, margin transactions, and options writing.

Donald Davret is a financial advisor at Flomartin Securities Corporation in Morristown, NJ, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses with two years of industry experience. He has been with Flomartin Securities since 2014. Flomartin Securities Corporation provides investment advisory and pension consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension and profit-sharing plans, managing a range of instruments including fixed income, real estate funds, equities, ETFs, mezzanine debt, and private placements. The firm primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis and employs a written Investment Policy Statement and model portfolios tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.