Joseph Cutler is a financial advisor with Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC, based in Jersey City, NJ. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 16 years of industry experience, including roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Bank NA, and Hudson Point Capital. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm primarily manages assets on a discretionary basis using both advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations, and it integrates affiliated financial businesses and product channels in its advisory approach.

Marnie Hards is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience. She is currently with SAX Wealth Advisors, LLC and has been with Azar Financial Advisors, LLC since 1999. SAX Wealth Advisors provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, evidence-based asset-allocation approach using primarily low-cost, passively managed mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented with customized fixed-income strategies and third-party sub-advisers.

Jonathan Dreskin is a financial advisor with NPA Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with NPA Asset Management and Nationwide Planning Associates, Inc. since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with a family limited partnership and works as an independent insurance agent through various agencies. NPA Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides managed-account programs through its Advisor’s Edge platform, serving individual and high-net-worth investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm combines advisor-led planning with model portfolio implementation, often delegating trading to approved sub-advisors while maintaining supervisory oversight.

David Solomon is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as Managing Partner at Carbon Wealth Management and working through Mariner Platform Solutions. His prior experience includes over two decades at Goldman Sachs & Co., as well as roles at LPL Financial and Gladstone Wealth Partners. He is a member of the Board of Trustees and Head of the Budget Committee at Temple B'nai Abraham in Livingston, NJ. Mariner Independent provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, access to model portfolios and third-party managers, and retirement plan solutions supported by institutional resources and affiliated investment relationships.

Allen Sista is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. He has seven years of industry experience, including previous roles at Meteora Capital and independent advisory work. RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $2.9 billion and serving individuals, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, fiduciary services, sub-advisory roles, and educational seminars, with a range of traditional and specialist investment strategies.

Paul Tinnirello is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at Bleakley Financial Group from 2014 to 2023 before joining Simplicity Financial Group in 2023. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, corporate, and institutional investors, as well as other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, and offers advisory services alongside technology and operational support for other advisors through its managed account platform.

Matthew Mortillaro is a financial advisor with Regal Investment Advisors LLC in Morristown, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Regulus Financial Group, Eagle Strategies (NY Life), and New York Life Insurance Company. Mortillaro also provides financial and insurance services through his involvement with Cornerstone Wealth Associates. Regal Investment Advisors LLC (doing business as LionShare) offers discretionary investment management to independent advisers and serves a variety of client types, including individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides a range of proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with advisers selecting allocations and granting Regal discretionary authority to manage accounts.

Christopher Budd is a financial advisor with Madison Avenue Securities, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Madison Avenue Securities since 2021 and previously held roles at Equity Services, Inc., Cornerstone Financial Partners LLC, and Wealth Shield Financial, where he remains active. Outside of advisory roles, Budd is involved with Wealth Shield Financial LLC, which engages in the sale and service of fixed insurance products. Madison Avenue Securities, LLC provides investment advisory and related services to individuals, charitable institutions, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans, managing approximately $2.0 billion in assets. The firm offers a range of account platforms and employs multiple investment approaches across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Michael Surbrug is a financial advisor with Advisors Capital Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Lord Abbett Distributor LLC since 2003. Advisors Capital Management serves a diverse client base, including individuals, employee benefit plans, and clients of unaffiliated broker-dealers and RIAs, providing discretionary portfolio management through customized private accounts, model strategies, and self-directed brokerage solutions. The firm integrates top-down macro analysis with bottom-up security selection across equity, fixed income, and tactical approaches, managing over $8.1 billion in discretionary assets and supporting approximately 17,842 clients.

Jack Mahoney is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Simon Quick Advisors, LLC since 2018. Prior to this, he worked at UBS Financial Services for five years. Simon Quick Advisors serves individuals, families, pension and nonprofit entities, endowments, and foundations with wealth management, investment consulting, financial planning, and tax services. The firm employs a multi-manager investment approach using proprietary quantitative analysis and due diligence, and operates several affiliated pooled investment vehicles along with services such as tax-return preparation and household financial administration.

Athishay Gangadharan is a financial advisor with Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC, holding the Series 66 designation and bringing 17 years of industry experience. His prior work includes nine years at TIAA and TIAA-CREF. He is also the managing partner and senior wealth advisor at Evoke Wealth Management, an independent advisory firm affiliated with Kestra. Kestra Private Wealth Services serves individuals and institutional clients through a network of independent advisors and multi-advisor teams, managing approximately $13.45 billion in assets. The firm offers a broad range of investment products and platforms, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services.

Jon Gagliardi is a financial advisor with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. and holds the PFS™ designation. He has two years of industry experience and serves as Chief Executive Officer of MSPC Certified Public Accountants and Advisors PC, a firm offering tax planning, tax preparation, financial attest services, investment planning, and bookkeeping. His prior roles include positions at 1st Global Capital Corp and various Avantax entities. Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. provides portfolio management, financial planning, and managed retirement plan services primarily through a network of CPA firms and registered advisors. The firm manages approximately $7.57 billion in assets and serves individual, pension, charitable, and business clients using firm-designed style allocation models and tax-intelligent strategies.

Paul Thompson is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently affiliated with OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners in Parsippany, NJ. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, LPL Financial, Fidelity Investments, and Summit Financial, among others. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners offers 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 models and third-party managers to manage client portfolios, primarily on a discretionary basis, and utilizes AI-assisted tools to support client meeting documentation and portfolio monitoring.

Melissa Thier is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) at Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC with six years of industry experience. She has been with Main Street Financial Solutions since 2018 and previously worked as a consultant from 2013 to 2018. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs an academic-based, multi-asset class investment approach, utilizing a mix of passive and active strategies tailored to client objectives and risk profiles, and provides ERISA fiduciary consulting and institutional advisor services.

Aron Corin is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners in Parsippany, NJ, with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Eastern Bank, Btig LLC, Steward Medical Group, and KPMG LLP. Outside of the financial sector, he serves as an accounting consultant for Advanced Eye Centers, an ophthalmology practice. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to individual investors, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs client-specific investment strategies utilizing a mix of third-party managers, proprietary models, and technology-driven operational support.

Frank Brady Jr is a financial advisor with Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Hennion & Walsh since 2011. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and consulting services to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $768.8 million for about 1,087 clients through a team of 73 advisors, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and a variety of investment strategies across multiple asset classes.

Isabella Ciresi is an advisor at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Hennion & Walsh, she held roles in education and youth services, including positions at Kumon Learning Center, Mountain Lakes School District, Pequannock School System, and the Boys and Girls Club of Northwest NJ. 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 programs utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management, employing fundamental and technical analysis across various asset classes.

Courtney Frost is a financial advisor at Beacon Trust in Morristown, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. She has been with Beacon Trust since 2017 and previously worked at Romparoo. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and certain business entities. The firm manages approximately $4.3 billion in assets and uses an open-architecture investment platform with a risk-first framework, tax-aware management, and offers integrated trust and banking referral capabilities.

Eliza Forastieri Pitsikalis is a financial advisor at Wedbush Securities Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at UBS Financial Services and UBS Banking USA. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, foundations, and institutional clients, offering brokerage and SEC-registered investment advisory services across wealth management, fixed income, commodities, securities lending, capital markets, and prime services. The firm manages approximately $5.68 billion in regulatory assets and operates multiple managed account and wrap fee programs alongside commission-based brokerage arrangements.

Jeremy Lieberman is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Advisors Capital Management, LLC since 2015. Advisors Capital Management serves a diverse client base, including individuals, employee benefit plans, and clients of unaffiliated broker-dealers and RIAs, providing discretionary portfolio management through customized private accounts, model strategies, and a self-directed brokerage solution for qualified retirement plans. The firm combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up security selection across equity, fixed income, and tactical approaches, managing over $8 billion in assets and serving a large number of clients through an intermediary model.