Emil Hemsey is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at MissionSquare Retirement and MissionSquare Investment Services, where he has been since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Pruco Securities, LLC, Prudential Insurance Company of America, and SagePoint Financial. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, employees, and certain nonprofit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans. The firm provides plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and advisory services through its Guided Pathways program, which features investment advice and model portfolios developed by Morningstar Investment Management.

Enrico Brex is a financial advisor at Procyon with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and 65 licenses and has worked previously at NewEdge Advisors, LPL Financial, and Elite Retirement Consultants. Outside of his advisory role, he has involvement in farm and timber sales activities. Procyon serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm offers comprehensive investment management and advisory services, focusing on long-term, fundamental-analysis-driven portfolios with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary mandates.

James Mcgeehin is a financial advisor with Gladstone Wealth Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Gladstone in 2017, he worked at PNC Investments for 13 years. Gladstone Wealth Partners serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations through a network of nearly 100 advisors. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various investment solutions, with an investment approach tailored at the representative level.

Bruce Fitzsimmons is a financial advisor with Quotient Wealth Partners, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management and Mercer Allied Company, L.P. He is currently based in Randolph, NJ. Quotient Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, consulting, and both discretionary and non-discretionary wealth and investment management. The firm emphasizes tailored investment programs using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and third-party managers, supported by fundamental and cyclical analysis and technology for managing held-away accounts.

Thomas Courtright Jr. is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Gladstone Wealth Partners since 2016. Prior to joining Gladstone, he worked at PNC Investments LLC for nine years. Courtright maintains a Series 66 license and operates primarily out of Hackettstown, NJ. Gladstone Wealth Partners serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations through a network of nearly 100 advisors. The firm offers a range of investment and financial planning services, implementing diverse strategies at the advisor level and conducting due diligence on sub-advisers and model providers.

Timothy Farley is a financial advisor at Summit Financial, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Summit Financial Resources, Inc., Summit Equities, Inc., and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Summit Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets for around 17,800 clients. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and portfolio management programs alongside financial planning and retirement plan advisory services, combining discretionary and consultative approaches.

Matthew Sysyn is a financial advisor at Santander Securities LLC with a Series 66 designation and less than one year of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles outside the financial services sector in retail and education. Santander Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base with approximately $3.14 billion in regulatory assets under management across roughly 10,800 client relationships. The firm offers investment advisory services, portfolio management through wrap-fee programs, goal-based financial planning, and access to securities-based lending and insurance products.

Richard Dambola is a financial advisor with Creative Financial Designs, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 22 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Creative Financial Designs and CFD Investments since 2014 and has managed his own firm, Richard D'Ambola & Associates, LLC, since 1999. In addition to his advisory roles, he is an insurance agent offering fixed annuities, disability, health, life, and long-term care insurance. Creative Financial Designs serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside financial planning and consulting services. The firm uses asset-class model portfolios with various risk objectives and provides features such as Biblically Responsible Investing strategies and multiple billing options.

George Plock Jr. is a financial advisor with Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 22 years of industry experience, including prior roles at LPL Financial and J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner of Iron Heart Metal Art, LLC, a non-investment-related business. Great Valley Advisor Group is an SEC-registered, multi-team investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing a mix of in-house strategies and third-party managers along with ongoing portfolio oversight.

Farah Mirza is a financial advisor at Santander Securities LLC with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Santander Securities since 2013, also working with Santander Bank since 2012. Santander Securities LLC provides investment advisory and related services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm offers wrap-fee advisory programs and other financial services, delivering investment advice through a managed-account platform with discretionary portfolio management and ongoing suitability reviews.

Noah Dorman is a CFP® with four years of industry experience and is currently with OneAscent Financial Services LLC. He previously worked at StoneX Advisors Inc and Stonex Securities Inc. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales. OneAscent Financial Services LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, broker/dealers’ customers, and institutions through multiple advisory teams, offering a variety of asset management and financial planning solutions.

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.

Carlos Davidson is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations. His prior work includes roles at Capital Truth Advisors, Valeo, and Late Stage Management, as well as positions outside finance at Alpine Meats and Deli, Straus News, and White Deer BBQ. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, delivering services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

Nicolas Vlacich is a Series 66 licensed advisor with J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. He joined the firm in 2026 and has prior experience at Fidelity Bank and Wilkes University. Outside of advising, he is involved with Triple V Property LLC. J. W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts.

Melinda Gaertner is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. She has previously worked at firms including LPL Financial, IBEX Wealth Advisors, and Raymond James Financial Services. Outside of finance, she is the owner of The Essential Goat, an aromatherapy retail business, and co-owner of The Goat's Haul, a retail gift shop. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing roughly $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody/clearing services.

Charles Grotyohann IV is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 38 years of industry experience. His work history includes a long tenure at Park Avenue Securities since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he participates in a local Rotary Club for networking. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and a range of investment advisory programs, including hybrid digital solutions and model portfolio management.

Noelle Kacerek is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Chicory Wealth, Northeast Financial Network, and Locker Financial Services, LLC. She has also been involved in educational roles at Sussex Community College and Centenary University. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services such as financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, utilizing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Matthew Kennedy is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) in Hackettstown, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Polaris Wealth Strategies LLC, Horizon Wealth Strategies LLC, NYLIFE Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he operates as a seller on eBay. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides multiple program types tailored to client and plan sponsor objectives, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis and a noted focus on fiduciary responsibilities to retirement investors.

Mary Ferrone is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Denville, NJ. She holds a Series 66 designation and has 22 years of industry experience, all with Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2004. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Charles Cernosia is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Farther since 2026 and previously held positions at Summit Financial, LLC and HSBC. Farther provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through a web and mobile platform complemented by in-person meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach using proprietary model portfolios, algorithmic rebalancing, and a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and independent managers, supported by AI tools under internal controls.