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Scott Buttfield is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at First Affirmative Financial Network, LLC since 2003 and has operated Buttfield & Associates since 1990. Buttfield & Associates is an independent, fee-only firm offering personalized financial planning and investment management focused on sustainable, responsible, and impact investing. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, and charitable organizations, providing tailored financial plans followed by discretionary portfolio management in coordination with an SRI specialist.

Zak Shaik is the sole advisor at ARPP with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Ing Financial Partners since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he is a principal in Peploans.com, a commercial real estate and business lending brokerage firm operating nationwide. ARPP LLC dba Sabur Private Wealth Management serves high-income individuals, business owners, professional athletes, executives, and family offices, focusing primarily on advanced tax planning and strategic financial planning. The firm provides non-discretionary investment advisory services and emphasizes coordination with tax and legal professionals while using tax modeling and cash-flow projections to develop tax-focused financial plans.

Donald Cash is the principal of Donald W. Cash & Associates, LLC in Red Bank, NJ, holding the CFP® designation and Series 65 license with 16 years of industry experience. He has been involved with Donald W. Cash Insurance Advisors and Elder Care Associates, Inc., both insurance-related businesses, for over two decades. His firm provides personalized financial planning and co-advisory services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, working with third-party money managers who have discretionary trading authority. The firm emphasizes a Modern Portfolio approach with asset-class allocations and periodic rebalancing, while also maintaining a concurrent insurance practice through the principal’s role as an insurance producer.

Jeffrey Stevens is a financial advisor with Preferred Wealth Advisors, LLC in Freehold, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and possessing nine years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Gradient Advisors, LLC and ownership of several related businesses, including Preferred Retirement Strategies, LLC, The Stevens Agency, and Preferred College Funding Strategies. Stevens also operates as an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. Preferred Wealth Advisors provides investment management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $3.16 million across about two dozen accounts. The firm uses third-party platforms for portfolio management and offers public educational seminars and workshops that provide general financial education rather than personalized advice.

John Papandrea is a financial advisor with Dominion Wealth Advisors, LLC in Manasquan, NJ. He holds the PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and 65 licenses and has 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Dominion Wealth Advisors since 2011 and also operates Dominion Financial Consultants, a CPA and tax preparation firm. Dominion Wealth Advisors provides investment supervisory services to individuals, high-net-worth investors, and business entities, developing customized Investment Policy Statements and managing diversified portfolios. The firm employs multiple methods of analysis and a range of investment strategies, operating as a single-advisor practice with discretionary portfolio management.

Joseph Rudy is a financial advisor at Onyx Wealth Management LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Ameriprise Financial Services, and VEA Group LLC. Outside of advising, he works as a financial analyst for Enchante Accessories, a wholesale marketing company. Onyx Wealth Management LLC provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, some high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm customizes portfolios based on clients’ objectives, risk tolerance, and tax situations, using diversified ETFs and equities alongside fundamental and technical analysis.

Moshe Sussman is a financial advisor at Fortune Capital Management LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Fortune Capital Management since 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he is the Chief Strategy Officer and an equity stakeholder at a tech startup called FirmVO. Fortune Capital Management provides portfolio management and investment consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach integrates charting, fundamental and technical analysis, focusing primarily on equities and ETFs, and employs options strategies, short sales, and margin trading as appropriate.

Robert Amabile is a financial advisor with RACK Consulting LLC in Wall, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has led RACK Consulting since 2015 and also has involvement with Central Jet Charter since 2012. RACK Consulting LLC provides individualized portfolio management and advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, using a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis. The firm manages assets primarily on a non-discretionary basis and serves a small client base with internally managed portfolios.

Timothy Windos is the principal advisor at TJW Fiduciary Plan Consultants, LLC in Little Silver, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. He has operated as a sole proprietor since 2017 and has been affiliated with TJW Fiduciary Plan Consultants since 2015. Outside of advisory services, he is also an insurance agent involved in providing insurance products. TJW Fiduciary Plan Consultants offers financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, as well as advisory services to qualified and non-qualified retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach is based on modern portfolio theory, focusing on asset allocation and fund evaluation, and it provides specialized services including pension consulting, plan‑level portfolio management, and participant education.

Ari Teplitz is a CFP® and ChFC® credentialed advisor with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as the principal of Teplitz Financial Group LLC. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. for 10 years and most recently at OSAIC. He holds board roles outside of his advisory work, including Vice President of Youth at the Marlboro Jewish Center and serving on the Board of Trustees and Finance Committee for the Theatre Development Fund. Teplitz Financial Group LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory approach with diversified portfolios, offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, and acts as a wrap-fee program sponsor managing approximately $132 million in client assets.

Donald Ayers Jr. is a financial advisor with Innovative Wealth Partners, LLC in Manasquan, New Jersey, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 39 years of industry experience, including nine years at THE O.N. Equity Sales Company and ten years with Ohio National Financial Services. Outside of investment advising, he serves as treasurer for Brick United, a charitable foundation. Innovative Wealth Partners, LLC is a New Jersey-registered investment management firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs an asset-allocation driven investment process beginning with an investment policy statement and manages portfolios across multiple asset classes, generally on a nondiscretionary basis.

Peter Maldjian is a financial advisor at Rilex Capital LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at National Asset Management and National Securities Corporation from 2008 to 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 50% owner of a tax and business consulting practice. Rilex Capital provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to create diversified, model-based portfolios tailored to clients' objectives, and offers coordinated tax, accounting, and insurance services.

Alexander Strauss is a financial advisor with RDM Capital Associates Inc, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. for six years before joining RDM Capital Associates, where he has been since 2022. RDM Capital Associates provides personalized asset management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $164 million in discretionary assets. The firm uses proprietary asset-allocation models and a combination of active and passive strategies to manage client portfolios on a discretionary, household basis.

Paul Campadonico is a financial advisor with Varbeco Wealth Management, LLC in Colts Neck, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Varbeco Wealth Management and affiliated with LPL Financial since 2002. Campadonico is also licensed in non-variable insurance and dedicates part of his work to that area. Varbeco Wealth Management provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals and various institutional clients, focusing on analysis and recommendations rather than discretionary management of client accounts. The firm emphasizes a structured planning process and client education, offering fee arrangements that differ from typical asset-based models.

Grace Gallagher is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Zynergy Retirement Planning with two years of industry experience. She has been with Zynergy since 2023 and previously worked at Endless SUP Company. Zynergy Retirement Planning is a fee-only advisory serving individuals and couples near retirement, offering financial planning, discretionary asset management, and integrated tax services. The firm emphasizes diversified, low-cost portfolios primarily made up of index mutual funds and ETFs, combining investment management with bundled tax and estate planning services.

Matthew Perri is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Zynergy Retirement Planning in Red Bank, NJ. His prior experience includes roles at Stifel Independent Advisors, LPL Enterprise, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Zynergy Retirement Planning is a fee-only advisory that serves individuals and couples near retirement, offering ongoing financial planning, discretionary asset management, and integrated tax services. The firm’s investment approach focuses on diversified, low-cost portfolios primarily made up of index funds and ETFs, combined with regular rebalancing and a higher-touch “Private Office” service that adds estate and generational planning.

Ryan Zacharczyk is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience in financial planning. He has been with Zynergy Retirement Planning since 2007, where he serves as one of three advisors. Zynergy Retirement Planning works with individuals and couples at or near retirement, offering fee-only financial planning and discretionary investment management tailored to retirement goals. The firm employs a passive, index-focused investment approach and integrates multi-level tax services into its advisory offerings.

Timothy Mullooly is a financial advisor with Mullooly Asset Management, Inc., holding a Series 65 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has been with Mullooly Asset Management since 2014. Mullooly Asset Management is a small advisory team providing discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, as well as charitable and corporate clients. The firm serves both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth investors, integrating financial planning with portfolio management and employing a range of strategies including fundamental analysis, technical charting, options, short sales, and margin trading.

Anthony Scibetta is a financial advisor with Garden State Retirement Specialists, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Sagepoint Financial, Inc. and OSAIC and has been affiliated with Elite Brokerage Group LLC since 1980. In addition to his advisory roles, Scibetta is a partner in A&M LLC, a business that owns and rents office space. Garden State Retirement Specialists serves individual clients, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals, focusing on retirement-oriented investment management and financial planning. The firm utilizes risk-tolerance assessments and asset allocation modeling and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through various third-party wrap and managed-account programs.