Cynthia Stroik is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at M&T Bank, Millington Securities, WBI Investments, and Harthorne Group. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and separately managed account access to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and governmental entities. The firm employs tailored strategic asset allocation frameworks and typically manages portfolios on a discretionary basis, often utilizing third-party managers and affiliated model strategies.

Michael Schessler is a financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC in Union City, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Retirement Advantage, First Advisors National, and Ohio National Financial Services. He is also the founder of Sustainable Retirement Solutions, an insurance and investment-related practice. Foundations Investment Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm provides financial planning and portfolio management using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, model portfolios, and an asymmetric rebalancing strategy.

Brandon Sim is a financial advisor at Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC with 4 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation. His prior experience includes working at IEQ Capital, LLC since 2026, and he spent 19 years at Silvercrest in various roles from 2007 to 2026. Silvercrest provides investment management, family office, and institutional advisory services primarily to high-net-worth families and select institutions. The firm emphasizes bottom-up, value-oriented equity strategies and active fixed-income management, employing proprietary valuation tools and integrating quantitative risk analytics as part of its investment approach.

Denis Belinskiy is a financial advisor at Beacon Trust with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Beacon Investment Advisory Services, Inc. since 2013. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $4.3 billion in regulatory assets and employs a multi-team advisory staff, offering an open-architecture investment platform with a risk-first framework and tax-aware management.

John Paul Mcmanus is a CFA® with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with Snowden Capital Advisors LLC and previously worked at Laidlaw & Co (UK) Ltd. for 14 years. Snowden Capital Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, endowments, and institutional clients by providing portfolio management, investment consulting, and financial planning. The firm combines multi-team scale with institutional capabilities and employs a range of investment tools while managing externally custodied and employer-sponsored retirement plan assets.

Frank Ammirato is a financial advisor with NPA Asset Management, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 37 years of industry experience, including over two decades at NPA Asset Management and Nationwide Planning Associates. Outside of his advisory work, Ammirato provides FAA financial consulting and tax preparation services for a limited part of the year. NPA Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers managed-account programs combining advisor-led planning with model portfolio implementation, often utilizing third-party sub-advisors while maintaining supervisory oversight.

John Raggio is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor with Cannell & Spears LLC in New York, NY, bringing seven years of industry experience. He has been associated with Spears Abacus Advisors LLC since 2008. Cannell & Spears LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and rollover advice to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients such as charities, pension plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a value-oriented, long-term investment approach based on proprietary fundamental research and concentrated security selection.

Eli Gelman is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Jefferies LLC since 2015. Gelman serves as a board member of the MAR JCC, a Jewish community center, and also holds a board position with 80 Home Housing Community, a nonprofit organization. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm follows a customized, collaborative planning process using third-party software and scenario analysis to support goal-based financial planning.

Alexandra Hoff is a financial advisor at SAX Wealth Advisors, LLC with five years of industry experience and a Series 65 credential. She has been with SAX Wealth Advisors since 2020. Prior to that, her work experience includes roles at Peter E Schmitt Co Inc and Intac Actuarial Services, as well as time as a student and employee at Free People. SAX Wealth Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and wealth-management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, evidence-based approach using low-cost, passively managed funds supplemented with customized fixed-income strategies, third-party sub-advisers, and tax-efficient account management.

William Connor is a financial advisor at SAX Wealth Advisors, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and CFA® designations and previously worked at Baker Avenue Asset Management for 11 years before joining SAX Wealth Advisors in 2024. SAX Wealth Advisors provides investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and wealth management services to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes long-term, evidence-based asset allocation primarily using low-cost, passively managed funds, supplemented by customized fixed-income strategies and third-party advisory services.

Richard Hveem is a financial advisor with Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Nori, Hennion, Walsh, Inc. since 1995 and is also involved with Campus Corner. Outside of his advisory work, he is an owner and provides funding for an online resale business operated by his wife. 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 using both discretionary and non-discretionary management, employing fundamental and technical analysis across various asset classes.

Ashok Chachra is a financial advisor with Allen Investment Management, LLC in New York, NY, with five years of industry experience and sixteen years at his current firm. Allen Investment Management, LLC provides customized wealth management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, foundations, and other accredited investors, including a significant non-U.S. client base. The firm offers tailored investment programs through discretionary and non-discretionary management agreements, emphasizing manager due diligence across a range of long-only equity and thematic strategies.

Paula Gaibor is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. She currently works at Snowden Capital Advisors LLC and Snowden Account Services since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Merrill, as well as four years at the University of Miami. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, endowments, and other institutional clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management, investment consulting, and financial planning, employing a multi-team approach combined with institutional capabilities and frequent use of third-party managers.

Donald Callahan III is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. and has held roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank and JPMorgan Securities LLC since 2014. Outside of finance, he was involved with The Piano Workshop at Chester for five years. 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 across multiple program structures, employing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with a range of investment strategies and asset classes.

William Ketterer is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He currently serves as an advisor at Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors and has held roles at Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and Smith Group Asset Management over the past 17 years. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, institutions, and financial intermediaries. The firm employs a three-step process for ETF model portfolios with a focus on strategic, tactical, and opportunistic asset allocation, utilizing primarily index-based ETFs for diversification.

Kevin Morse is a financial advisor with NPA Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at World Financial Group, Inc. and Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, Morse serves as a firefighter with the Morristown Fire Department. NPA Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers managed-account programs combining advisor-led planning with model portfolio implementation and works with approved sub-advisors for day-to-day trading while maintaining supervisory oversight.

James Shagawat is a CFP® and ChFC® with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently with Mariner Independent and has previously worked at The Baron Financial Group LLC, Shagawat Financial Advisors, LLC, and AdvicePeriod, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is a composer affiliated with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Mariner Independent provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers a range of portfolio management options and retirement plan services, integrating institutional and retirement resources through affiliated companies and third-party partnerships.

Brian Schiess is a CFP® professional with 10 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Modera Wealth Management, LLC since 2014. Modera Wealth Management, LLC 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 and offers services ranging from wealth management and portfolio management to retirement plan consulting and tax-related services.

Amanda Parness is a financial advisor with Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Kidron Capital Securities LLC, Spring Advisory Services, Caisse de Dépôt du Québec, Goldpoint Partners LLC, and NYLIFE Distributors LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as Treasurer for the Columbia Jewish Alumni Association and is a member of the strategic advisory board for Vintage Investment Partners, a venture capital fund of funds based in Israel. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals and various entities, offering a customized and collaborative planning process that covers a wide range of topics including tax and estate planning, executive compensation, and philanthropic planning. The firm uses third-party software and probabilistic modeling tools to support financial planning, maintaining a distinct separation between fiduciary planning roles and implementation services.

Francis Lepore is a financial advisor with OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners in Parsippany, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Private Advisor Group, Bleakley Financial Group, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of advising, he is the owner of a restaurant, Lepore's Prime and Proper. 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 range of proprietary and third-party investment models, with most assets managed on a discretionary basis and supported by formal monitoring and AI-assisted documentation tools.