Ronald Palastro is a financial advisor at Cobblestone Wealth Advisors with 41 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has worked at Cobblestone Wealth Advisors since 1998, with prior experience at Triad Advisors, Inc. and OSAIC. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance brokerage. Cobblestone Wealth Advisors provides financial planning, pension consulting, and adviser selection services to both institutional and individual clients. The firm primarily offers non-discretionary advice by recommending third-party money managers and monitoring their performance, using a mix of technical, fundamental, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach.

Aquiles Larrea is the principal of Larrea Wealth Management in New York, NY, with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research and SSN Advisory Inc. Larrea is also an author and provides coaching and consulting services based on over two decades of entrepreneurial experience. Larrea Wealth Management is a state-registered advisory firm serving individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, and small businesses. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio reviews, and investment advice, and operates a membership website providing retirement-planning guidance for 401(k) participants.

Cheng Kou is a financial advisor at Time Investment Advisers with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for ten years at Verisk Data Analytics. Time Investment Advisers provides portfolio management, financial planning, and advisory services tailored to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm integrates fundamental and technical analysis in its investment approach and offers both long-term portfolio management and short-term trading strategies, including option strategies.

Stuart Ruff is the principal and sole advisor at Ruff Choices, an independent registered investment adviser based in Cranford, NJ. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 22 years of industry experience, founding Ruff Choices in 1999. Ruff Choices provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, as well as charitable organizations and certain institutional clients. The firm employs a range of investment strategies including equities, ETFs, and mutual funds, and incorporates the use of margin, short sales, and options for separately managed accounts.

Michael Maye is a CFP®, PFS™, and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He has been the principal of MJM Financial Advisors, LLC in Gillette, NJ since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, he conducts educational seminars and workshops for community groups, including seniors, women's groups, and university events. MJM Financial Advisors serves individual investors and their families, including high-net-worth clients, advising approximately 27 family groups with around $42 million in assets under management. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and integrated wealth management that includes retirement, estate, tax planning, and business consulting. Its investment approach combines institutional-style no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and ETNs with a strategic asset allocation process, emphasizing a passive core and selective active allocations, alongside tax-sensitive implementation. The firm also offers tax planning and preparation services through its CPA affiliation.

Robert Bonavito is a financial advisor at The Financial Planning Group, Inc. in Scotch Plains, NJ, holding the PFS™ designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with The Financial Planning Group since 1995. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. Their approach includes tailored portfolio construction based on suitability assessments and combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in security selection.

Steven Rokeach is a CFA® charterholder and the principal advisor at Elliot Investment Management, LLC, with 23 years of industry experience. He founded and has operated the independent firm since 2003. Elliot Investment Management provides ongoing investment supervisory services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis with a range of strategies including options writing, managing portfolios across mutual funds, equities, bonds, fixed income, and select alternative products.

Bhushan Bhangale is the principal of Bsquare Investalytix LLC and holds a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. He has worked at Cognizant from 2021 to 2024 and BNP Paribas RCC from 2007 to 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he is a managing member of Gill Lane Investment Partners LLC, a passive real estate investment entity. Bsquare Investalytix LLC is a registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management and a subscription service offering trade recommendations. The firm focuses on equities, ETFs, and equity options using a combination of charting, cyclical, fundamental, and technical analysis.

Zhirun Gao is a financial advisor at Easytransfer Corporation, holding a Series 65 designation and beginning their advisory career in 2025. Prior to joining Easytransfer, Gao was affiliated with various institutions, including Columbia University and Ohio State University. Easytransfer Corporation provides discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities, focusing primarily on U.S. equities and ETFs. The firm employs multiple analytical methods and both long- and short-term trading strategies, while emphasizing regular monitoring, reporting, and equitable allocation of investment opportunities.

Joseph Thumpasery is a financial advisor at Fourth Wall Advisors LLC with one year of experience in the industry. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at Eisler Capital, Bluecrest Capital, and Nomura Asset Management. In addition to his advisory role, he oversees a residential property business in Orlando, Florida. Fourth Wall Advisors LLC is an independent registered investment advisor founded in 2025 that serves pooled or institutional mandates as well as individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a fundamental-analysis approach with a focus on discretionary management of portfolios primarily using options contracts, individual equities, and ETFs, offering both long-term orientation and flexibility for shorter-term trading activities.

Domingo Ramos is a financial advisor at Swapnick, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Prudential, Policygenius, and Havas prior to his current role. Ramos leads the Swapnick Community Foundation, which focuses on financial literacy. Swapnick, LLC is a fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a buy-and-hold investment strategy with global diversification and active monitoring, operating as a single-advisor practice with no account minimums.

Dana Johnson is the sole advisor at Johnson Capital Global Advisory L.L.C. in Jersey City, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations with 17 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm in 2018, he worked at Wilmington Capital Securities, Santander Securities, Merrill, Chase Investment Services, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory role, Johnson serves as a substitute teacher. Johnson Capital Global Advisory L.L.C. is an independent registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.2 million for eight clients. The firm offers a bundled wrap-fee investment program that includes financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage services, focusing on a value-oriented, long-term, and diversified investment approach primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Frederick Palmerton is the sole advisor at Palmerton Financial Services, LLC, an independent firm based in Newark, NJ. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 21 years of industry experience, including more than two decades leading his own firm since 2002. Palmerton Financial Services, LLC provides discretionary supervisory management of individually managed investment portfolios primarily for individuals, as well as corporations and nonprofit entities. The firm focuses on a long-term investment approach emphasizing fundamental analysis, with portfolios concentrated in a limited number of actively traded equity and convertible securities tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Robert Sefcik is the principal advisor at Main & Wall Capital Management, Corp., an independent firm based in Millburn, NJ. He holds Series 65, Series 63, and Series 66 licenses and has 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Main & Wall Capital Management since 2011, following earlier roles within affiliated firms dating back to 2008. Main & Wall Capital Management provides wealth management and personalized portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a goal-based process centered on capital preservation and risk management, utilizing behavioral finance concepts and model asset-allocation portfolios with both strategic and tactical elements.

Mark Rizzotti is a financial advisor at Transparent Wealth Solutions with a Series 65 credential and experience spanning roles at JP Morgan and Seramount. He is also a licensed real estate salesperson affiliated with Green Light Realty and co-founder of an online blog providing market commentary. Transparent Wealth Solutions offers fee-only financial planning, coaching, and advisory services to individuals and families, focusing on comprehensive cash-flow analysis, risk management, and long-term, diversified investment strategies. The firm uses a digital custodian platform and provides scheduled client reviews without taking custody of assets.

Mark Painter is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Everguide Financial Group, LLC since 2016. Everguide Financial Group provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning primarily for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business owners. The firm integrates fundamental and technical analysis with model portfolios and ongoing monitoring, managing approximately $45 million in discretionary assets as a single-advisor practice.

Dushyant Pandit is a financial advisor at Dorchester Advisors LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Dorchester Advisors since 2010. Dorchester Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and outside money-manager selection for individuals, businesses, trusts, charities, and endowments. The firm serves a range of clients, including high-net-worth households and small pension and profit-sharing plans, using a fundamentally driven, value-oriented investment approach that emphasizes tailored portfolios and routine monitoring.

Sunsierre Atkinson is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Team Financial Planning in Union, NJ. Prior to this, Atkinson worked at DTCC from 2015 to 2021 and is the founder of Teach Everyone About Money LLC, a coaching and teaching business. Team Financial Planning is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser serving primarily individual clients as well as employer plan sponsors and other organizations. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, employing a blend of passive and active strategies alongside fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, with options for socially responsible investing upon client request.

Richard Taborda is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the president and investment adviser representative of LBT Wealth Management, LLC, an independent firm he has been associated with since 2011. Prior to this, he worked at Freeman Capital Advisors, LLC from 2019 to 2023 and Wealth More Enterprise, Inc. starting in 2024. LBT Wealth Management primarily serves individual clients through discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, employing a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to manage portfolios. The firm uses advanced trading strategies and held-away order management systems uncommon for a firm of its size.

John Donnelly III is the sole advisor at Paulo Financial Advisors, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Staten Island, NY. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has five years of industry experience. Donnelly has worked with Paulo Financial Advisors since 2012 in various capacities. Paulo Financial Advisors serves individuals, including high net worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis and asset allocation with a focus on index funds, mutual funds, ETFs, and model portfolios, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with financial planning and consulting services.