Rachael Decosta is a financial advisor at SAX Wealth Advisors, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Her prior work includes roles at Sandbox Financial Partners LLC, UBS Financial Services, and John Hancock Funds, LLC, among others. SAX Wealth Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, employee benefit plan advisory, and specialized consulting to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach focused on globally diversified, low-cost passive funds with a long-term orientation, and offers customized fixed-income portfolios and third-party sub-advisory services.

Michael Conway is a ChFC® with 43 years of industry experience. He has worked at Summit Financial, LLC since 2018 and previously spent 34 years with Summit Equities, Inc. and Summit Financial Resources, Inc. Mr. Conway operates farmland and stables and serves as the chief coordinator for a youth program that introduces inner-city children to farm activities. He is also the co-founder of an ESG investment platform and a B2B subscription service for financial advisors. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets for around 17,800 clients. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and portfolio management services, combining discretionary and advisor-led consultative programs.

Spencer Marsh is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Beacon Investment Advisory Services since 2011. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and certain business entities. The firm manages approximately $4.3 billion in assets and offers an open-architecture investment platform with a risk-first framework, tax-aware management, and customization options, supported by its affiliation with a chartered trust company and bank holding company.

Zachary Walsh is a financial advisor at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Hennion & Walsh since 2013. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of managed account programs and applies both fundamental and technical analysis across multiple asset classes using various investment strategies.

Brian Ream is a CFP® professional with 34 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at SAX Wealth Advisors, LLC. He previously worked for CliftonLarsonAllen LLP and its wealth advisory affiliate for a combined total of ten years. In addition to his advisory role, he is a Principal of the parent accounting firm, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP. SAX Wealth Advisors provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to individual clients, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes long-term, evidence-based asset allocation using low-cost, passive funds and supplements portfolios with customized fixed-income strategies, sub-advisers, and alternative investments.

Christopher Shagawat is a financial advisor at Beacon Trust with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Beacon Investment Advisory Services, Inc. since 2015. He also maintains a role at Acertus Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2013. Beacon Trust serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and certain 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 that includes tax-aware management and loss harvesting.

Mark Feldman is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience. He is currently with OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners, formerly Bleakley Financial Group, and has held prior roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, LPL Financial, Private Advisor Group, and Northwestern Mutual Investment Management. Feldman is also an independent insurance agent, providing insurance advice tailored to client needs. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners delivers customized financial planning and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, businesses, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a variety of portfolio management strategies and integrates technology and operational outsourcing to support its advisory services.

Brittany Halpern is a financial advisor with Summit Financial, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and eight years of industry experience. She has been with Summit Financial in various capacities since 2013 and concurrently associated with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2018. Summit Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets with 216 advisors. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and portfolio management programs, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, combining discretionary and consultative approaches tailored to client needs.

Brian Toole is a CFP® and ChFC® with eight years of experience in financial advisory roles. He currently works at OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners and previously held positions at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and other firms. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm utilizes a mix of proprietary models, third-party managers, and custodian-sponsored programs to manage client portfolios, with most assets managed on a discretionary basis.

Christo Terzidis is a financial advisor with Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. in Parsippany, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has held positions at several firms, including PFS Investment Sinc, Primerica Financial Services, Ameriprise Financial Services, and Avantax Advisory Services. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and consulting services to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies across multiple asset classes, serving over 1,000 clients through a team of 73 advisors.

Yiorgos Georgeson is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 credentialed advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC with eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Brave Asset Management, Inc. for nine years and has experience at Hall Capital Partners LLC. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm serving individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and entity clients. The firm provides comprehensive wealth planning and investment management, emphasizing alternative investment strategies alongside traditional equity and fixed-income, and offers services including tax preparation, trustee duties, and ERISA retirement plan advisory.

Thomas Hagerstrom is a financial advisor at Robertson Stephens Wealth Management with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Haymarket Wealth Management LLC for 11 years. He serves on the board and as head of the investment committee for the Madison Area YMCA Association, where he helps create the investment policy statement. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management provides advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, family offices, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm combines individualized advice with centrally developed model portfolios and oversight, managing over $7 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2024.

Julianna Roberto is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license with nine years of industry experience. She is currently with OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners and has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, LPL Financial, and Northwestern Mutual Investment Management. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm employs a combination of proprietary investment models, third-party managers, and custodian programs, with the majority of assets managed on a discretionary basis.

Cal Smith is a financial advisor at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including First Trust Portfolios L.P. and Advisors Asset Management, Inc. prior to joining Hennion & Walsh in 2018. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, and plan sponsors. The firm uses a range of strategies across multiple asset classes and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management through various programs, including wrap-fee and personalized UMA programs.

Gary Borowiec is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 37 years of industry experience. He is currently with M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. and has previously worked at Madison Legacy Partners, Madison & Main Advisors, and Atlas Advisory Group. Borowiec serves as Secretary for the Estate Planning Council of Northern New Jersey. M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other entities through a network of independent firms and professionals. The firm offers investment management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and insurance advisory services, utilizing discretionary and non-discretionary programs supported by platform providers and sub-advisors.

John Walsh Jr. is a financial advisor at World Equity Group, Inc. in Morristown, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 33 years of industry experience. He has been with World Equity Group since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as board secretary for the Morristown Partnership, is a board member and director of men’s tennis at the Morristown Field Club, and sits on the board of Cornerstone Family Programs, which supports families in need. World Equity Group provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers managed portfolios through discretionary third-party money managers and uses a risk-tolerance questionnaire to guide asset allocation.

Edward Mercier is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with 38 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Charles Schwab, Portsmouth Financial Services, and Retireone Investment Services. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional clients, as well as other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds approach utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, and combines advisory services with technology and operational solutions for other advisers through its managed account platform.

Daniel Nardolillo is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Summit Financial, LLC. He has previously worked at Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in financial planning operations and consulting through WealthPlan Advantage, where he provides financial planning services and design implementation. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets with 216 advisors and around 17,800 clients. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and portfolio management programs, combining discretionary and consultative services tailored to client needs.

Frank Vanore is a financial advisor with Summit Financial, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and over 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Summit Financial since 2018 and previously worked at affiliate firms including Summit Financial Resources, Inc. and Summit Equities, Inc. Mr. Vanore also offers insurance products as a broker through various companies, including an affiliated firm. Summit Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets for around 17,800 clients. The firm provides a range of investment advisory and portfolio management services, combining discretionary management with consultative programs that emphasize advisor-led monitoring and client trade approvals.

Marc Oceanak is a CFP® professional with nine years of experience in financial advising, currently affiliated with Beacon Trust. His prior roles include positions at MassMutual Life Insurance, Ameriprise Financial Services, and Avantax, among others. Oceanak is also involved with Scafa Financial Services, providing investment planning, retirement planning, estate planning, and tax planning services. Beacon Trust offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and trustee services primarily to individuals, trusts, pension, and charitable entities. The firm employs an open-architecture investment platform that integrates in-house strategies, factor-based and ETF models, separately managed accounts, and monitored independent managers, with a focus on tax awareness and customized fixed-income portfolios.