I formed JSFA because I found it nearly impossible to do the right thing for clients when there is a complex corporate structure (and sales pressure) telling me what to do/not to do for clients. Let me be your guide to establishing a financial life plan that allows you to live life looking forward without fear. I do my best work with: • Recent (or soon to be) widow or widower. • Couples within 5 years (before or after) of retirement. • Total assets (excluding primary residence) of at least $1,000,000. • Your spouse handled all the money decisions; and now you need a guide to help you evaluate & prioritize financial decisions. • You need/want a thinking partner to help you clarify & organize your financial life. I do not work for an insurance company or investment firm. It’s just me and you. In fact, I will put in writing that I am a fiduciary and will put your interests first. I charge a fixed, flat fee for financial planning and investment management which is very different from most others in the financial business. Although I’m normally near the beach in Eastern Monmouth County, New Jersey or on a ski slope in Vermont, I can work remotely with clients regardless of geographic location.

Scott Buttfield is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience, operating through his independent firm, Buttfield & Associates, in Red Bank, NJ. He previously worked for First Affirmative Financial Network for 17 years and has been managing Buttfield & Associates since 1990. Buttfield & Associates provides fee-only financial planning and investment management to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, and small businesses, focusing on sustainable, responsible, and impact (SRI) investing. The firm utilizes a third-party sub-advisor, First Affirmative, to implement SRI strategies and typically charges fixed or income-based fees with stated minimums.

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.

Keun Soo Kim is a financial advisor at Klimax Wealth Management, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Klimax Asset Management, LLC since 2004. Klimax Wealth Management, LLC is an independent, single-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, and pension/401(k) plans. The firm provides financial planning and consulting services alongside non-discretionary investment management, with a focus on pension and 401(k) plan consulting in addition to individual portfolio management.

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.

James Desimone Jr. is the principal of Desimone Investments, LLC, an independent firm based in North Brunswick, NJ. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 15 years of industry experience, all with Desimone Investments since its founding in 2011. Desimone Investments provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual, retirement, and trust clients, with a focus on retirement planning and IRA/401(k) rollovers. The firm uses both fundamental and technical analysis to actively manage portfolios and offers modular or comprehensive financial planning as part of its service.

Umesh Gaur is the principal of Gaur Asset Management, Inc., an independent investment advisory firm based in Somerset, NJ. He holds over 20 years of industry experience and has managed his firm since 1996. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as vice-president and treasurer of a pediatric home nursing business co-managed with his wife. Gaur Asset Management provides personalized portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, non-financial business entities, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, risk/return-optimized asset allocation using primarily mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, managing client accounts mostly on a non-discretionary basis with a small client roster and approximately $45 million in assets under management.

William Battistelli is a financial advisor at Nisonoff & Quadrel Investment Management LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has served in the US Army ARDEC since 2011. In addition to his advisory role, he is a partner in a life insurance agency. Nisonoff & Quadrel Investment Management LLC provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, corporations, small businesses, and business owners. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and customized financial planning, with a focus on no-load stocks, bonds, ETFs, and mutual funds, supported by closely affiliated accounting and insurance services.

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.

Sanford Share is the sole advisor at Share and Harris, L.L.C., an independent firm based in East Brunswick, NJ. He holds a career spanning over 22 years in the financial industry and has been with Share and Harris since 1980. Share and Harris provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual clients, focusing on comprehensive, tailored planning and quantitative analysis. The firm operates from an accounting practice foundation and emphasizes individual portfolio management and planning rather than institutional or fund-based offerings.

Ari Teplitz is a CFP® and ChFC® with 15 years of experience in financial advisory services. He is the principal of Teplitz Financial Group LLC, an independent firm he has led since 2014. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. Ari serves as Vice President of Youth at the Marlboro Jewish Center and holds board positions with the Theatre Development Fund. Teplitz Financial Group LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory approach with diversified portfolios, offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, and operates a wrap-fee program while managing approximately $132 million in client assets.

Sambasivan Amarnath is a financial advisor at Shri Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Shri Advisors since 2013. The firm serves individual clients, including both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth households, managing approximately $101 million in client assets through separately managed accounts and hourly investment consulting. Shri Advisors employs a modern portfolio theory framework with multiple distinct strategies, focusing exclusively on separately managed accounts and operating as a fee-only advisory.

Riddhi Jain is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving at HAPPYRICH Capital. She has held roles at MFA Wealth Inc., MFA Capital Private Ltd., and MFA Consulting Private Limited since 2011. Outside of her advisory duties, she serves as Senior Vice President of Planning at MFA Capital Private Ltd. in India, where she is involved in goal-based investment planning, risk management, tax strategies, and mentoring financial planning team members. HAPPYRICH Capital (MFA Wealth Inc.) provides fee-only investment management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm manages approximately $45 million in client assets, emphasizing strategic asset allocation with a combination of passive index funds and tactical active funds, and supports client relationships with documented investment policy statements.

Alexander Strauss is a financial advisor with RDM Capital Associates Inc, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services from 2016 to 2022 before joining RDM Capital Associates in 2022. RDM Capital Associates provides personalized asset management to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, pensions, and corporations, primarily serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages client accounts on a discretionary, household basis using proprietary asset-allocation models, combining active and passive strategies along with third-party sub-advisers as appropriate.

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.

Stuart Stern is a financial advisor at Stern Capital Management, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Stern Capital Management since 1999. Stern holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Stern Capital Management primarily serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as charitable organizations and plan participants. The firm uses model asset allocation portfolios focused on mutual funds and ETFs, managing accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Henry Zupko Jr. is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Tranquility Path Investment Advisors, LLC since 2011. He also works as an independent insurance agent, a role he has maintained since 1985. Tranquility Path provides investment consulting, managed-account guidance, and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and entities. The firm employs a broadly diversified, passive investment approach that integrates models sub-advised by firms such as Dimensional Fund Advisors, BlackRock, and Vanguard, with operational management handled by third-party co-advisors.

Deepak Malhotra is a financial advisor with Strategic Wealth Solutions LLC in Middletown, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 14 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc, Penn Mutual, MML Investors Services, and Mass Mutual. In addition to his advisory work, he is the sole owner of an accounting and tax practice. Strategic Wealth Solutions LLC provides portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial planning services primarily for individual clients and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $35.9 million across about 130 clients, employing a long-term, multi-method investment approach without discretionary trading authority.

Brett Igoe is a financial advisor at 360 Degrees Capital Management LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2016. Prior to his current role, he served on the Long Branch Board of Education for eleven years. 360 Degrees Capital Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals and business entities, preparing customized Investment Policy Statements for each client. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis along with modern portfolio theory, and includes cryptocurrency as part of its investable asset classes.

Maha Gannavaram is a financial advisor at Unique Financial Advisors LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Verizon for 20 years. Unique Financial Advisors LLC provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, and businesses, utilizing a primarily passive investment approach with asset-class-weighted portfolios composed of index mutual funds and ETFs. The firm integrates tax services through a separate practice operated by its principal and manages client accounts on a discretionary basis with periodic reviews and rebalancing.