Mark Swingle is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors since 2024. His prior roles include positions at Prospect Capital Services, Inc., Kestra Financial Services, Inc., and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Swingle serves on the board of directors for the Westfield Area YMCA, where he chairs both the Property and Investment Committees. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with 264 advisors managing approximately $23.9 billion in client assets across 66 offices. The firm offers coordinated wealth-management services and utilizes a long-term, diversified investment approach supported by an internal Investment Management team and customized portfolio options.

Salvatore Picciallo is a financial advisor with Strategic Blueprint, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities and LPL Financial, and he operates a separate business focused on fixed annuities and fixed insurance. Strategic Blueprint, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering customized, goal-based investment strategies through a network of independent advisors. The firm provides various portfolio management options, financial planning, and a subscription advisory program that emphasizes ongoing client education and fee transparency.

Mark Spooner is a CFP® with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Simplicity Wealth and has previously worked at firms including The Leaders Group Inc, Investacorp Inc, SECURITIES AMERICA, Inc., and Highland Capital Brokerage. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and serves as a Senior Planning Specialist providing life insurance support. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients and other financial firms. The firm uses a fund-of-funds investment approach primarily through ETFs and mutual funds, offers model portfolios, and provides technology and operational support to advisers through its managed account platform.

David Cottam is a financial advisor at Cary Street Partners with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at National Wealth Management, LLC from 2005 to 2022. He is the managing member of Equator Holdings, LLC, an investment holdings company focused on debt collection. Cary Street Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial and retirement planning, alternative investments, and lending and insurance solutions, utilizing both third-party managers and in-house resources.

Joseph Amato is a financial advisor at Alexander Capital Wealth Management LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Alexander Capital since 2013, following a three-year tenure at Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in several business ventures including management roles in holding companies and partnerships. Alexander Capital Wealth Management LLC provides portfolio management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients through discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, often via wrap-fee programs. The firm employs a combination of cyclical, technical, and fundamental analysis and offers both long- and short-term trading strategies.

Roman Moldavsky is a financial advisor at Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and Metlife Securities. Moldavsky has also been associated with multiple Fortis-affiliated entities throughout his career. Fortis Capital Advisors serves individuals, families, businesses, retirement plans, institutional clients, and other advisers with portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and educational workshops. The firm offers customized advice through various investment strategies, including ESG options, and manages discretionary portfolios totaling $1.615 billion in assets as of the end of 2025.

Yun Ze Feng is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Santander Securities LLC. Prior to joining Santander in 2022, he worked at Key Investment Services and MUFG Union Bank. Feng is also the Chief Operating Officer and co-owner of Finwise Tech, LLC, a firm focused on developing a digital platform to streamline referrals. Santander Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, offering investment advisory services, portfolio management through wrap-fee programs, and access to various financial products. The firm delivers investment management primarily through the FMAX wrap-fee platform, leveraging third-party discretionary managers and maintaining an affiliated banking relationship.

Jason Brougham is a financial advisor at Summit Financial, LLC in Morristown, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Summit Financial and APW Capital, Inc., among other firms, since 2019. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm with over $26 billion in assets under management, serving approximately 17,800 clients. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and portfolio management programs, combining both discretionary and consultative services tailored to client needs.

Dawn Avallone is a financial advisor at Beacon Trust with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Beacon Trust since 2018. Prior to that, she was with the Law Offices of Jane F. Wolk LLC for four years. 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 regulatory assets and offers an open-architecture investment platform combining in-house strategies, separately managed accounts, ETFs, mutual funds, and independent managers, emphasizing risk diversification and tax-aware management.

Anthony Rossi is a financial advisor with Simplicity Wealth, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. He has worked with Simplicity Wealth since 2025 and also holds positions at The Leaders Group Inc and Simplicity Group. His background includes roles in epidemiology and public health, as well as involvement with UNICEF. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a fund-of-funds investment approach combining ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, and offers a technology-driven managed account platform for advisers.

Tori Benjamin is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience. She is currently with CW Advisors, LLC and previously worked at Delta Financial Group, Inc. and Nationwide Planning Associates, Inc. CW Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach combining active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and provides wealth management, family office services, retirement plan advisory, and portfolio management.

Michael Sherman is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc., holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Mutual of Omaha since 2010 and also has a long tenure at Pathmark dating back to 1985. Outside of his advisory role, Sherman serves as a volunteer member on his condominium homeowners association board. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, third‑party money manager relationships, and managed account programs primarily through a platform relationship with Envestnet.

Joseph Macellara is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at CW Advisors, LLC since 2025 and previously spent 34 years with Delta Financial Group, Inc. Macellara is also a partner in a real estate business outside of his advisory work. CW Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach that integrates active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and offers wealth management, family office services, retirement plan advisory, and sub-advisory solutions.

Timothy Scherwa is a financial advisor with Capitol Securities Management, Inc. in Morristown, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He joined Capitol Securities in 2017 after roles at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as volunteer president of his local homeowner's association and is a board member of the Rockaway Township Zoning Board of Adjusters. Capitol Securities Management serves individual, institutional, and corporate clients, including high-net-worth individuals, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through both advisory and brokerage platforms. The firm provides investment advice via discretionary and non-discretionary programs, model portfolios, and third-party money managers.

Marcel Hillary Smith is a financial advisor at Santander Securities LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Santander Securities and its affiliated firms since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a rental property in Rahway, NJ. Santander Securities LLC provides investment advisory and related services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporations, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers wrap-fee advisory programs and financial planning services, using a managed-account platform with third-party investment managers and discretionary account management.

Joseph Marrocco is a CFP® designated financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He currently works at CW Advisors, LLC and has previously been with Delta Financial Group, Inc., Strategic Advisers, Inc., and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. CW Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach combining active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and provides wealth management, family office services, retirement plan advisory, and portfolio management.

Lawrence Bogar is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 36 years of industry experience, currently with Advisory Services Network since 2018. He previously worked at Wunderlich Securities, Inc. from 2016 to 2017. Outside of advising, he serves in leadership roles with the Exit Planning Institute and the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils, including committee and board positions focused on business succession and exit planning. Advisory Services Network is an independent enterprise serving individuals, families, corporations, and charitable organizations through a network of over 200 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, managing approximately $8.6 billion in client assets with tailored investment strategies across a broad range of asset classes.

Francis Gargano is a financial advisor with CreativeOne Wealth, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, and has 34 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc and Ameritas Investment Corp. Gargano is also the president and owner of Financial Independence Network LLC, where he provides insurance and investment product sales and advisory services. CreativeOne Wealth, LLC offers fee-based asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, plan sponsors, and other RIAs. The firm manages primarily discretionary accounts using a combination of proprietary model portfolios and third-party managers, incorporating modern portfolio theory and other analytical methods.

Laurence Sobin is a financial advisor with Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc., holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 37 years of industry experience, including 17 years with Packerland. Sobin also operates Sobin Financial Group as a financial consultant, focusing on life, health, long-term care, disability insurance, fixed and indexed annuities, and Medicare supplements. Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients through a network of 176 advisors and offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm utilizes a range of investment solutions, including third-party money managers and advisory programs on the Hilltop-environment platform.

Giovanni Buzzetta is a financial advisor at NFSG Corporation with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Newbridge Securities since 2017 and National Securities Corp from 2013 to 2017. Outside of advising, he serves as a CCD instructor for a Catholic church program in Helmetta, NJ. NFSG Corporation is an SEC-registered investment adviser offering discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, third-party manager selection, and financial planning to individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm customizes portfolios using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and frequently employs third-party asset managers to meet client objectives.