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.

Richard Lewis is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts located in Warren, NJ, holding a Series 66 credential and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lincoln Investment since 2012 and has been involved with Kim Financial Group since 2002. Outside of his advisory roles, Lewis co-owns a real estate business and is involved in benefits consulting for public sector employees. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, and corporate clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through various program structures. The firm’s investment decisions are guided by an in-house research team using proprietary screening tools and they maintain affiliations with Lincoln Investment and custodial agreements with Pershing/BNY.

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.

Jenica Roffina is a financial advisor at Kintra Wealth, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for Commonwealth Financial for 12 years. Outside of finance, she owns Sea Change Fitness, a personal training business. Kintra Wealth serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, foundations, pension plans, and corporations with wealth management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and portfolio management. The firm combines client interviews and document review with model-driven asset allocation and fundamental security analysis to optimize tax efficiency and account integration.

Matthew Cilento is a financial advisor at Chelsea Advisory Services, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMORGAN Chase Bank, N.A. from 2021 to 2024. Chelsea Advisory provides financial planning, investment advisory, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, and corporate entities. The firm focuses on a fundamental, long-term investment approach with diversified portfolios and generally manages accounts on a discretionary basis.

Edward Ruja is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with Series 66 credentials and less than one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, and Northwestern Mutual. Outside finance, he has experience in the hospitality and service industries, including positions at Rockaway River Country Club and Streamline Car Wash. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base ranging from individual and high-net-worth investors to corporate and institutional clients, offering services such as financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan advisory. The firm implements a fund-of-funds investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and occasionally individual securities, and supports other advisers with technology and operational platforms including a managed account program.

Joshua Mondschein is a financial advisor at RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at RMR Wealth Builders since 2020, following a decade at Calton & Associates, Inc. He is the owner and president of Mondschein Associates, Inc., a licensed insurance agency specializing in personal and commercial lines, pension consulting, asset protection, and estate planning. Mondschein also serves as an uncompensated board member of the William H. Kearns Foundation and is a director at HR Ease, LLC, a benefit administration platform. RMR Wealth Builders is a multi-team SEC-registered investment advisory firm managing approximately $2.2 billion in assets, primarily serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, annuity services, and digital-asset management, with client relationships organized around registered investment adviser representatives who implement tailored investment strategies.

Jeanpaul Skovronck is a financial advisor with Alexander Capital Wealth Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Alexander Capital since 2012 and has maintained a long-term business presence since 2003. Alexander Capital Wealth Management LLC provides investment advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients, using a combination of proprietary technical analysis and fundamental review within a top-down, asset-allocation framework. The firm employs discretionary management, sub-advisers, and model portfolios while utilizing third-party platforms for execution and custody.

Evan Drury is a financial advisor at Gateway Wealth Partners, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Gateway Wealth Partners in 2025, he worked at Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services for over a decade. Gateway Wealth Partners is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, and retirement plans with financial planning, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a diversified investment approach using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and independent managers, managing approximately $2.28 billion in regulatory assets.

Mike Saul is a financial advisor with Cary Street Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and over 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Transcend Capital Advisors, Bank of America, and Merrill. Outside of his advisory activities, Saul serves as a trustee of a condominium association and is involved in local Jewish community organizations as a board member and investment committee member. Cary Street Partners serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm uses a client-profile-driven investment approach, engages third-party managers, and incorporates AI-assisted tools while maintaining human oversight.

Peter Chandler is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with RMR Wealth Builders, Inc., having joined the firm in 2025. Prior to this, he worked at Fisher Investments for four years and CION Securities, LLC for nine years. RMR Wealth Builders is a multi-team SEC-registered investment advisory firm managing approximately $2.2 billion in assets, serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, annuity services, and digital-asset management, with a distinctive approach that includes insurance product sales and a digital-asset platform.