Cengiz Ozdemir is a financial advisor at Arman James Investments with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Arman James Investments since 2010. Arman James Investments provides customized portfolio management primarily for individual clients, focusing on value-oriented, research-driven investment strategies. The firm emphasizes account accessibility and liquidity, offering concentrated portfolios with active trading and option strategies tailored to client risk profiles.

Giuseppe Bianco is the principal of Bianco Wealth Advisors LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at New York Life Insurance Company and NYLife Securities LLC, as well as work with Cornerstone Planning Group, LLC. In addition to his advisory work, he operates an insurance brokerage through Cambium Strategies LLC. Bianco Wealth Advisors LLC provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services primarily to pooled vehicles and institutional clients, while also serving individuals, trusts, small businesses, and estates. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and options strategies, with portfolio reviews conducted at least quarterly.

Robert Centrella is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of industry experience. He has been the principal advisor at Forza Investment Advisory, LLC since 2010. Forza Investment Advisory provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consultation to private individuals, select small businesses, and a variety of institutional clients. The firm employs a combined top-down macroeconomic and bottom-up fundamental approach, tailoring portfolios to client objectives with a focus on documented investment policies and disciplined risk management.

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.

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 Sciortino is a ChFC® and Series 63 credentialed advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Fig Tree Wealth Management LLC, an independent firm he has led since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at National Wealth Management, Foresters Financial Services, and Sound State Entertainment. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in book publishing and education on biblical stewardship through Fig Tree Stewardship and is a member-owner of Godwit Coffee LLC, a coffee roastery focused on charitable activities. Fig Tree Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm’s investment approach includes diversified allocations tailored to risk profiles, with a Biblically Responsible Investing overlay that screens for consistency with specified Christian values, and offers pension consulting and participant education services.

Mohit Desai is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is the principal of MD Wealth Advisors Inc. and also owns MD Tax Advisors, a tax preparation business. His prior experience includes roles at Fidelity, Morgan Stanley, and Strategic Advisers. MD Wealth Advisors Inc. provides holistic wealth planning and investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers tailored discretionary portfolios and retirement-plan advisory services, with an affiliated tax-preparation practice as part of its comprehensive approach.

Stephen Corsano is the sole advisor at Freedom Money Management LLC, an independent firm based in Belle Mead, NJ. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has 12 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Morgan Stanley and Merrill. Freedom Money Management LLC provides personalized financial planning and investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentals-based investment approach with strategic and tactical asset allocation, offering both discretionary and largely non-discretionary portfolio management.

Desi Dimaio is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Dimaio Private Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Alliance Wealth Management Group, LLC and Bleakley Financial Group, LLC. Dimaio Private Wealth, LLC provides discretionary wealth management and investment advisory services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive financial planning and individualized portfolio management. The firm constructs portfolios primarily from model allocations using ETFs, individual equities, mutual funds, and bonds, with an emphasis on fundamental analysis and a long-term investment horizon.

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.

Ajit Paranjpe is a financial advisor at Prima Innotech with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Prima Innotech since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, he has a long tenure at Veeco Instruments starting in 2006. Prima Innotech is an independent registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and consulting services to individual clients. The firm employs a proprietary OptionMaximizer analysis engine to guide investment decisions and supports clients through educational seminars, publications, and a subscription-based platform for self-directed investors.

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.

Cheng Kou is a financial advisor at Time Investment Advisers with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for ten years at Verisk Data Analytics. Time Investment Advisers provides portfolio management, financial planning, and advisory services tailored to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm integrates fundamental and technical analysis in its investment approach and offers both long-term portfolio management and short-term trading strategies, including option strategies.

Stuart Ruff is the principal and sole advisor at Ruff Choices, an independent registered investment adviser based in Cranford, NJ. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 22 years of industry experience, founding Ruff Choices in 1999. Ruff Choices provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, as well as charitable organizations and certain institutional clients. The firm employs a range of investment strategies including equities, ETFs, and mutual funds, and incorporates the use of margin, short sales, and options for separately managed accounts.

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.

Michael Maye is a CFP®, PFS™, and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He has been the principal of MJM Financial Advisors, LLC in Gillette, NJ since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, he conducts educational seminars and workshops for community groups, including seniors, women's groups, and university events. MJM Financial Advisors serves individual investors and their families, including high-net-worth clients, advising approximately 27 family groups with around $42 million in assets under management. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and integrated wealth management that includes retirement, estate, tax planning, and business consulting. Its investment approach combines institutional-style no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and ETNs with a strategic asset allocation process, emphasizing a passive core and selective active allocations, alongside tax-sensitive implementation. The firm also offers tax planning and preparation services through its CPA affiliation.

Robert Bonavito is a financial advisor at The Financial Planning Group, Inc. in Scotch Plains, NJ, holding the PFS™ designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with The Financial Planning Group since 1995. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. Their approach includes tailored portfolio construction based on suitability assessments and combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in security selection.

Steven Rokeach is a CFA® charterholder and the principal advisor at Elliot Investment Management, LLC, with 23 years of industry experience. He founded and has operated the independent firm since 2003. Elliot Investment Management provides ongoing investment supervisory services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis with a range of strategies including options writing, managing portfolios across mutual funds, equities, bonds, fixed income, and select alternative products.

Robert Sefcik is the principal advisor at Main & Wall Capital Management, Corp., an independent firm based in Millburn, NJ. He holds Series 65, Series 63, and Series 66 licenses and has 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Main & Wall Capital Management since 2011, following earlier roles within affiliated firms dating back to 2008. Main & Wall Capital Management provides wealth management and personalized portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a goal-based process centered on capital preservation and risk management, utilizing behavioral finance concepts and model asset-allocation portfolios with both strategic and tactical elements.