Matthew Pascarella is a financial advisor at Mutual Advisors, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Mutual Advisors since 2020, following seven years at Founders Financial Securities, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director at Woods End Merchants Services, LLC, a merchant services firm. Mutual Advisors, LLC manages approximately $6.75 billion through a network of 123 advisors and serves individuals, institutional investors, trusts, and retirement plan participants. The firm offers a range of services including asset management, financial consulting, and ERISA plan advisory, employing both passive and active investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Nicole Wegman is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Modera Wealth Management, LLC since 2023. Her prior experience includes roles at Element Financial Group, Commonwealth Financial Network, and UBS FS. Modera Wealth Management provides fiduciary, fee-only advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an allocation-driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing diversified portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and incorporates tax planning and trust-related services for some clients.

Joseph Petracca is a financial advisor at Santander Securities LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Santander Securities, Santander Bank, Bank of America, and Merrill. Santander Securities LLC provides investment advisory and related services to a broad mix of clients, including individual investors, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and other institutional clients. The firm offers wrap-fee advisory programs and financial planning services, delivering investment advice through a managed-account platform with oversight and reporting supported by its clearing custodian.

Steven Lieberman is a CFP® professional with 35 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Merit Financial Advisors since 2026. His prior roles include eight years at Summit Financial, LLC and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and 27 years at Summit Equities, Inc. and Summit Financial Resources, Inc. He is also involved in financial planning and wealth management through a partnership at Summit Financial, LLC. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 260 advisors serving approximately 20,000 clients across 66 offices. The firm offers coordinated wealth-management services and employs a long-term, diversified investment approach managed by an internal team, with options for customized portfolio management.

William Conger is a financial advisor at Simon Quick Advisors, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Red Hook Management for 14 years before joining Simon Quick Advisors in 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as chairman of the Raptor Trust, a non-investment related position. Simon Quick Advisors serves individuals, families, pension and non-profit entities, endowments, foundations, and corporate clients by providing wealth management, investment consulting, financial and tax planning, and administrative services. The firm employs a diverse investment approach including unaffiliated independent managers, mutual funds, ETFs, and affiliated private investment funds, and offers integrated tax and back-office services alongside its investment management.

Eric Mangold is a financial advisor at Summit Financial, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Minnesota Life Insurance Co, Securian Financial Services Inc, Allied Wealth Partners, and First Allied Advisory Services. Outside of his advisory role, he volunteers with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Summit Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm with approximately $26.35 billion in assets under management, serving around 17,800 clients. The firm offers investment advisory and portfolio management services through both discretionary and consultative platforms, alongside financial planning and retirement plan advisory.

David Gottlieb is a financial advisor with Savvy in West Orange, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at EisnerAmper Wealth Management, Ameriprise Financial Services, and APW Capital, Inc. He also provides fixed insurance and annuity products through Advisors Excel. Savvy offers customized discretionary and non-discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s investment approach combines an index-based core with tailored strategies such as direct indexing with tax-loss harvesting, active and passive stock portfolios, and ESG-focused models, supported by a proprietary technology platform and external sub-advisers.

Caitlin De Groat is a CFP® with six years of industry experience currently with Cary Street Partners. She previously worked for Beacon Trust Company for 13 years. Cary Street Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers various portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing proprietary strategies, sub-advisers, and AI tools to support investment decisions.

Emilio Rivera is a financial advisor with Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and over 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Simplicity Investments, MassMutual Investors Services, New York Life Insurance Company, and AXA Advisors. Rivera is President and CEO of E. Rivera & Associates and serves as a board member for the Staten Island University/Northwell Hospital Foundation, participating in fundraising activities. Fortis Capital Advisors serves individuals, families, businesses, retirement plans, institutional clients, and other advisers with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm offers customized investment advice through discretionary management, advisor-specific styles, and model portfolios incorporating passive, active, tactical, and ESG-oriented strategies.

Colleen Sylvester is a financial advisor at SpiderRock Advisors, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with BlackRock since 2010. SpiderRock Advisors provides discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a range of clients including institutional investors, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs systematic, technical, and quantitative strategies combined with fundamental analysis to deliver option-based hedges and yield-enhancing overlays, operating under proprietary software and real-time risk monitoring.

Anibal Guerrero Russo is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with five years of industry experience, currently with Kintra Wealth, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Premier Path Wealth Partners, Peapack Private Bank & Trust, and JPMorgan Chase. Outside the financial sector, he is a silent partner in a family-owned handyman business. Kintra Wealth serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, foundations, pension plans, and corporations by providing wealth management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and portfolio management. The firm’s investment process integrates client interviews with model-driven asset allocation and fundamental security analysis, implemented on a household basis to optimize tax efficiency and account coordination.

Annamaria Vitelli is a financial advisor at Beacon Trust with a Series 65 designation and 18 years of industry experience. She previously worked at PNC Bank from 2007 to 2025 before joining Beacon Trust in 2025. Beacon Trust serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management through a multi-team advisory staff and employs an open-architecture investment platform with a risk-first framework and tax-aware management.

Tucker Sandercock is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Merit since 2026 and previously at Chatham Wealth Management and Wells Fargo Clearing Services. His background also includes roles outside finance, such as with AMC Networks and the Department of the Army. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 260 advisors serving more than 20,000 clients across 66 offices. The firm offers coordinated wealth-management services and employs a long-term, diversified investment approach managed by an internal Investment Management team and Committee.

John Lapilusa is a financial advisor at Cetera Planning Partners with 27 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. His prior experience includes roles at Avantax Investment Services, 1st Global Advisors, and O’Connor, Davies LLP. He serves as secretary and trustee for Peace Care Inc., a nonprofit organization overseeing nursing homes. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees by providing investment management, comprehensive financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement advice. The firm offers additional services such as tax planning, bookkeeping, and estate planning through a third-party provider, employing a diversified investment approach aligned with clients' objectives and risk tolerance.

Bernadette Strout is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Prosperity Capital Advisors. Her prior roles include positions at Cetera and First Allied Securities. In addition to her advisory work, she provides financial education as an instructor with Kaplan. Prosperity Capital Advisors is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser offering financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, trustees, and retirement plans. The firm employs model-based, asset-allocation strategies and supervises portfolios using core and specialized models from providers like BlackRock, Dimensional, and Vanguard.

Scott Doyle is a financial advisor with Kovack Advisors, Inc. in Livingston, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Kovack Advisors since 2018 and previously held roles at SCF Investment Advisors and National Securities Corp. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in senior health insurance, operating a sole proprietorship that helps seniors find Medicare plans. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser serving a broad range of clients, including individuals, corporations, and pension plans, through a nationwide network. The firm emphasizes diversified asset-class exposure primarily via mutual funds and ETFs and offers services including discretionary asset management, third-party manager recommendations, and financial planning.

Kevin Roche is a financial advisor at Leo Wealth, LLC with 8 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has prior experience at Penn Capital Management and LHT Consultants. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an adjunct professor at Drexel University and is an elected commissioner and deputy mayor handling revenue and finance for the Borough of Haddonfield. Leo Wealth serves individuals, trusts, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary services. The firm employs a combination of ETF-based models and systematic stock selection strategies, utilizing internal models and third-party sub-advisors to manage diversified and risk-tiered portfolios.

Peter Gellman is a financial advisor at Belpointe Asset Management LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Belpointe since 2024 and concurrently serves at Palmerston Group Advisors LLC, where he has worked since 1997. Gellman is also a managing member of Palmerston Group, L.P. and Palmerston Group Indemnity Solutions, L.L.C., which provide investment and insurance services, respectively. Belpointe Asset Management serves a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, employing customized portfolios with a mix of passive, active, tactical, and blended strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Kevin Cave is a financial advisor at Santander Securities LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked within the Santander organization since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer of the Great Dane Club of Raritan Valley, a local dog club. Santander Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base with approximately $3.14 billion in assets under management across over 10,800 client relationships. The firm provides investment advisory services, portfolio management through wrap-fee programs, financial planning, and access to securities-based lending and insurance products, primarily leveraging third-party discretionary managers and the FMAX wrap-fee platform.

John Shall Jr. is a financial advisor with Cetera Planning Partners and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 20 years of industry experience and has worked at firms including Avantax and 1st Global Advisors. In addition to his advisory role, he is a partner and senior accountant at DeSantis, Kiefer, Shall & Sarcone LLP, an accounting firm where he is involved in tax and financial statement preparation. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees with services that include investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and Social Security optimization. The firm offers additional services such as tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate planning, employing a diversified investment approach aligned with client objectives and risk tolerance.