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.

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 a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at Enduring Investments LLC, an independent firm he has been associated with since 2009, and previously worked at Real Asset Strategies, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an external consultant to BAG Corp, assisting with quantitative business issues such as sales targeting and inventory management. Enduring Investments advises individuals, institutional clients, and pooled investment vehicles, providing discretionary portfolio management and licensed access to systematic model portfolios. The firm focuses on inflation-indexed products and employs a variety of securities and techniques to tailor accounts according to client objectives and risk profiles.

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 Capital Management in Miami, FL, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Oceanus Capital Management in 2024, Jiang worked at Oceanus Research LLC, GSA Capital, and Welton Investment Partners. Oceanus Capital Management provides customized investment management and consulting services primarily to high-net-worth and sophisticated investors. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, top-down thematic research and proprietary data science to construct diversified portfolios, often employing hedging techniques and derivatives as part of its investment approach.

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.

Steven Bedell is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience and has been with Omega Capital Management, LLC since 1999. He holds a Series 63 license and operates out of Flanders, NJ. Omega Capital Management, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, retirees, retirement plans, businesses, and trust and estate clients. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach informed by Modern Portfolio Theory, offering both passive and active investment options tailored to client needs.

Gary Reneau is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently the CEO, CIO, and CCO of IHP Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2010. Prior to founding IHP Wealth Management, he was with Silver Leaf Partners, LLC, from 2010 to 2020. Outside of his advisory role, Reneau provides consulting services to an oil services and carbon capture company and writes a monthly investor newsletter covering financial markets and macroeconomic trends. IHP Wealth Management provides investment advisory services to pooled vehicles, institutional clients, and a variety of other account types including individuals, trusts, pensions, and endowments. The firm employs a top-down, macro-driven investment process focused on relative asset-class and sector allocations, using mutual funds, ETFs, and occasionally individual securities, while conducting due diligence on recommended independent 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.

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.

Dushyant Pandit is a financial advisor at Dorchester Advisors LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Dorchester Advisors since 2010. Dorchester Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and outside money-manager selection for individuals, businesses, trusts, charities, and endowments. The firm serves a range of clients, including high-net-worth households and small pension and profit-sharing plans, using a fundamentally driven, value-oriented investment approach that emphasizes tailored portfolios and routine monitoring.

Vinod Iyer is a financial advisor at Gaelin LLC with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has over 12 years of industry experience, including a prior role at Macquarie from 2013 to 2025. Gaelin LLC provides portfolio management and online access to public and private market investment themes for accredited, qualified, and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on long-term strategies across various asset classes and emphasizes client-directed investment decisions, typically without discretionary trading authority.

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 approximately $4.4 million in assets. The firm uses written Investment Policy Statements and model portfolios to tailor asset allocation and security selection, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis while employing active trading tools that may increase portfolio volatility.

Welcome! I'm Cynthia Meyer, CFA®, CFP®, ChFC®, a real estate investor, financial planner, and real estate business coach. I founded Real Life Planning to mentor a new generation of real estate investors. We help real estate investors take practical steps to build financial freedom, create multiple sources of income, and make working for someone else optional. At Real Life Planning, we speak both real estate and financial planning. Whether you're adding to your properties, contemplating a 1031 exchange, listing your place on Airbnb, getting started as a landlord, or looking to buy a home overseas, we'll help you create a realistic plan for your financial life goals. As you build your investment property portfolio, we will help you plan to optimize taxes and diversify risks, manage total cash flow, and prepare for new opportunities. Who we help: -Rental property investors looking for a comprehensive financial plan -Real estate investors planning for 1031 exchanges -Real estate investors who are scaling their property portfolios -Professionals considering a real estate side hustle -People with inherited rental property -Homeowners maximizing opportunities for income -Accredited Investors Evaluating DSTs, 721 Exchanges, and Syndications -Married couples building strong economic partnerships We're a Fee-Only fiduciary firm, so we work for you, not for Wall Street. That's why our fees are inclusive and transparent. My husband Steve and I have three young adult kids and live in central NJ, in the NYC metro area. We are both first-generation real estate investors with small multifamily properties, single-family homes, and a small apartment complex. We invest out of state and use a property manager. A financial advisor since 1997, I founded Real Life Planning and co-founded the Real Estate Financial Coach Course, Real Estate For Generations, and the You Unlimited coaching program. Real Life Planning works with clients virtually from anywhere and in-person in the NYC area. Interested in the real (estate) life? Book a discovery call today.

Richard Taborda is a CFP® with 15 years of experience in wealth management and insurance services. He is the president and investment adviser representative of LBT Wealth Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2011. His prior experience includes roles at Freeman Capital Advisors, LLC and Wealth More Enterprise, Inc. LBT Wealth Management, LLC provides investment supervisory and financial planning services to individual clients, preparing tailored Investment Policy Statements and managing portfolios that utilize both long- and short-term trading strategies, including leverage and derivatives. The firm also offers financial planning across insurance, retirement, college, and debt matters, and manages held-away employer retirement plan assets through a third-party system.

Andrew Donoghue is the founder of AMD Wealth Management LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has one year of industry experience, including prior roles at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC and JPMorgan Chase. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as a non-selling registered assistant at Cambridge Financial Group, assisting with insurance and investment business activities. AMD Wealth Management LLC is an independent, fee-only advisory firm serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management, using asset allocation and modern portfolio theory, with a focus on tax efficiency and fundamental analysis.

James Higley is a financial advisor at Eames Financial in Florham Park, NJ, holding a Series 63 designation with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Eames Financial since 1994. Eames Financial provides investment management and financial counseling to individuals, trusts, and charitable foundations. The firm employs a multi-step, goals-driven process emphasizing fundamental analysis and broad diversification, managing the majority of client assets on a non-discretionary basis while offering tailored portfolio solutions and comprehensive planning services.

Gary Feldman is the sole advisor at Grand Ridge Capital, LLC, a state-registered independent investment adviser based in Roseland, NJ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 35 years of industry experience. He has been managing Grand Ridge Capital since 2005. Grand Ridge Capital manages approximately $4.95 million across nine client accounts, serving high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm primarily manages accounts on a non-discretionary basis and employs a range of investment strategies including fundamental research, technical analysis, and allocations to independent managers and alternative investments.