Michael Jones is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Barton Investment Management, LLC and has previously worked at WCM Global Wealth, LLC, BNY Mellon, and Chartwell Investment Partners. Outside of finance, he is the founder and owner of Moreland Cattle Company and serves as a director of EIC Solutions, a thermoelectric air conditioner design and manufacturing firm. Barton Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high net worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a concentrated, fundamentals-driven equity approach with a long-term orientation and reports approximately $1.0 billion in discretionary assets across about 96 client relationships.

Barry Randall is a financial advisor at Crabtree Asset Management L.L.C. in Saint Paul, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Sparrow Capital Management Inc and Northstar Financial Companies, Inc. Crabtree Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual clients and acts as a subadvisor to other registered investment advisers. The firm’s investment approach centers on fundamental analysis, focusing on companies with strong operating cash flow and market share growth, and engages in subadvisory activities that are uncommon among peers.

Joseph Pelusi is a financial advisor at First Affirmative Financial Network LLC with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Green Investment Strategies, Pelusi Estate Planning, and Vaughn Management Services. First Affirmative Financial Network serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and institutions nationwide, offering fiduciary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm focuses on values-aligned and faith-based investing, incorporating environmental, social, and governance factors into diversified, long-term portfolio strategies.

Douglas Hopkins is a financial advisor with Gibraltar Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Coordinated Capital Securities, Inc. for 31 years and has been associated with VGI since 1982. Gibraltar Wealth Management provides financial counseling, investment management, and wealth management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and private investment funds. The firm manages and advises on over $313 million in assets, offering a focused range of services including portfolio implementation, specialized advisory programs, and ERISA fiduciary support, with a distinctive emphasis on non-discretionary asset management and performance-based fee arrangements.

James Quillen is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with seven years of industry experience, currently with Alden Investment Group in Wayne, PA. His prior roles include positions at Truist Advisory Services, BB&T Wealth, and Cetera Investment Services. Alden Investment Advisors provides portfolio management and fee-based financial planning to individuals, advisors, retirement plans, and institutional clients, with a focus on customized asset allocation and retirement program design. The firm employs proprietary technology platforms for unified reporting and discretionary oversight, and offers fiduciary services emphasizing employer plan management and participant education.

Sanjay Pawar is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66-licensed advisor with 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Bluesphere Advisors LLC since 2016 and previously spent 11 years at Ameriprise. Outside of advising, he has commercial real estate ownership unrelated to his investment work. Bluesphere Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutions by providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and business-transition consulting. The firm employs a long-term, portfolio-driven investment approach using institutional mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, fixed income, and derivatives for risk management.

Evan Hewitt is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with Compass Ion Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2018. He has six years of industry experience and previously worked at Eastern University for two years. Hewitt is the founder and director of the Heartwood Foundation, an education nonprofit based in King of Prussia, PA. Compass Ion Advisors serves individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, retirement plan sponsors, colleges, schools, charitable organizations, and other entities. The firm provides integrated financial planning, investment advisory services, and retirement plan consulting, managing approximately $1.59 billion across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts through a team-driven advisory model.

Lee Calfo is a financial advisor at Alden Capital with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and currently serves as CEO of multiple affiliated entities, including J Alden Associates, Alden Capital Management, Equalize Capital, and Alden Investment Advisors. Alden Capital Management serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, non-profits, and other advisers, managing approximately $1.5 billion in assets. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, sub-advisory services, and retirement plan fiduciary support, utilizing customized asset allocation, proprietary portfolios, and an integrated technology platform called Alden COVE.

Gavin King is a financial advisor at Northstar Financial Companies, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at A. H. Williams & Company Inc. and Mathnasium. Outside of finance, he has experience in private handyman work and the food service industry. Northstar Financial Companies serves individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning and investment management across taxable and retirement accounts. The firm uses a goals-based, fundamental investment approach with mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income to align with client objectives and risk tolerances.

Deborah Davis is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Alden Investment Group since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at Commonwealth Financial Network, SII Investments, Inc., Invest Financial Corporation, and Cetera Wealth Services, LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she is active as a realtor with Coldwell Banker Realty and is involved with Medicaid planning and long-term care insurance through the Krause Agency. Alden Investment Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and fee-based financial planning to individuals, advisors, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes customized asset allocations using proprietary strategies and third-party managers, and offers specialized services for retirement programs and executive benefits for small to mid-sized employers.

Jacob Cohen is a financial advisor at Axiom Asset Management with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has a background in professional sports, having played for multiple basketball clubs including Maccabi Tel Aviv BC and Obradoiro CAB between 2016 and 2025. Axiom Asset Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a customized, household-based investment process that incorporates fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analyses, utilizing a value, growth, contrarian, and opportunistic investment approach.

Samuel Carpin is a financial advisor with Ellis Investment Partners, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ellis Investment Partners since 2013 and previously at Comprehensive Asset Management & Servicing and APW Capital, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is an insurance agent with The Carpin Group, where he is involved in sales and maintenance of insurance policies. Ellis Investment Partners serves individuals, trusts, small businesses, and institutional accounts, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a dynamic asset-allocation framework tailored to client risk tolerance and objectives, emphasizing diversification and tax-aware management.

John Ulrich III is a financial advisor at Cresap, Inc. with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with BMT Asset Management since 2015. Cresap, Inc. is a five-advisor team serving primarily individual retail investors and managing approximately $339 million in client assets. The firm offers portfolio management and advisory services in both fee-based and transaction-based formats, with a focus on non-discretionary account management and an affiliated clearing relationship with Wells Fargo.

Lisa Leatherman is a financial advisor at Wellfull with 25 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. She has worked at Bernardo Wealth Planning since 2021, and previously spent 16 years at Cetera Financial Specialists LLC and 21 years at Seitz & Leatherman LLC. In addition to her advisory role, Leatherman serves as president of DUNLAPSLK, an accounting practice. Wellfull serves individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and other organizations by providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and access to tax and accounting services through an affiliated entity. The firm manages approximately $866 million in discretionary assets and emphasizes financial planning as the basis for its model-based asset allocation approach.

Stephen Stulb is a financial advisor with Ironview Capital Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Ironview since 2014 and has owned Colony Lane Capital, LLC since 2020, where he is involved in the evaluation and sale of fixed insurance products. Ironview Capital Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities, providing discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial planning. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis with a range of investment strategies, including options and alternative investments, and manages approximately $1.39 billion with a team of eight advisors.

Kenneth Ambrogi is a financial advisor with Meridian Wealth Partners, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has been with Meridian Wealth Partners since 2017 and previously worked at Meridian Bank for one year. Meridian Wealth Partners is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $1.26 billion for about 697 clients through a team of nine advisors, using a long-term, diversified investment approach based on modern portfolio theory and efficient-market hypothesis.

Michael Ptaszenski is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Thrive Wealth Management, LLC since 2013. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Thrive Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan sponsors, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services. The firm employs client-specific strategies using a mix of model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and, in select cases, private and interval funds, emphasizing tax-aware management and regular portfolio review.

Samuel Markowitz is a financial advisor at Breakwater Capital Group with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at The Vanguard Group for eight years. Breakwater Capital Group provides investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses fundamental analysis to build diversified portfolios tailored to client objectives, employing active tools such as margin transactions and options strategies.

David Gibbs is a financial advisor at Alden Investment Group with 29 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MSI Financial Services, and New England Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in fixed insurance sales. Alden Investment Advisors provides portfolio management and fee-based financial planning to individuals, advisors, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm is noted for its customized asset allocation strategies using proprietary and third-party models, and for its fiduciary services focused on employer retirement plans and participant education.

Thomas Greco is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Concentus Wealth Advisors since 2014. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and is based in Newtown Square, PA. Concentus Wealth Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm employs a diversified investment approach with multiple analysis methods and offers customized planning modules across various financial areas.