Baron Hilliard is a financial advisor at Momentum Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Northwestern Mutual in various capacities from 2018 to 2025. He is the founder and president of Love, Black People, a nonprofit organization based in New Jersey. Momentum Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, charitable institutions, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses. The firm focuses on customized portfolio construction, ongoing monitoring, and individualized financial planning using a variety of investment vehicles and third-party managers.

Gregg Fisher is a CFP® and CFA® with 32 years of industry experience. He is the founder and portfolio manager at Quent Capital, LLC, where he has worked since 2020. Fisher also owns Gerstein Tax Services, LLC, a tax-preparation and consulting business, which he has operated since 2019. His prior work experience includes roles at American Elm Distribution Partners, American Portfolios Financial Service, and several entities affiliated with Gerstein Fisher. Quent Capital is an independent SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $1.6 billion in discretionary assets. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as investors in a private pooled vehicle and employs a combination of fundamental research, quantitative methods, and portfolio-level asset allocation in its investment approach.

Yi Liu is a financial advisor at Empirical Research Partners LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 63 designation with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Empirical Research Partners since 2011. Empirical Research Partners serves an exclusively institutional client base, including investment managers, hedge funds, broker-dealers, and insurance companies, by providing data-driven subscription research and customized investment advice. The firm combines macroeconomic analysis with factor modeling to support institutional decision-making and does not manage client assets or offer retail services.

Ethan Kupfer is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Planning Group with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Capri Holdings Limited and a variety of positions during his education at James Madison University. Cornerstone Planning Group serves individuals, businesses, retirement plans, foundations, trusts, and estates with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a fee-only, independent model with a preference for low-cost, passive ETFs and mutual funds, and offers ERISA fiduciary consulting for retirement plans.

Benjamin Lichaa is a financial advisor with Quent Capital, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation and over a decade of industry experience. He worked at Hildred Partners LLC from 2015 to 2025 before joining Quent Capital in 2026. Quent Capital provides discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients and advises pooled vehicles, including a long/short global small-cap fund focused on thematic innovation. The firm combines fundamental, quantitative, and strategic asset allocation methods and employs hedging and derivatives strategies as part of its portfolio management.

John Petrella is a financial advisor with Access Wealth in Totowa, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Access Wealth Planning, LLC since 2013 and is also associated with Tuthill and Merker, LLC, and Morris Merker & Co, LLC. Access Wealth serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory principles, utilizing an investment committee to build diversified models and evaluate third-party managers.

Tara Korkus is a CFP® professional at Altfest Personal Wealth Management with six years of industry experience. She previously worked at JJ Burns & Company and spent four years at the University of Delaware. Altfest Personal Wealth Management serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, corporations, and private funds by providing investment management, financial planning, and ERISA fiduciary services. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to develop individualized investment policies, offering discretionary portfolio management and fiduciary services for retirement plans.

Curtis Brooks is a financial advisor at 5C Capital Management, LLC in Woodcliff Lake, NJ, with 40 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. 5C Capital Management provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, discretionary investment management, and periodic asset allocation and rebalancing. The firm constructs portfolios using a mix of institutional mutual funds, separately managed accounts, ETFs, individual equities, fixed income, and alternative assets when appropriate, following a structured due-diligence process and regularly monitoring accounts under discretionary authority.

Alison Tranchida is a Series 63 licensed advisor with 24 years of industry experience, currently with Gagnon Securities, LLC since 2003. She is a partner involved in operational support through Gagnon Administrative Services and participates in investing activities with the Gagnon Securities Partners Fund. Gagnon Securities manages discretionary equity-focused accounts for individual and institutional clients, employing a research-intensive, stock-by-stock approach aimed at aggressive capital appreciation. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer, offering brokerage services and managing affiliated pooled vehicles and partner funds.

Matthew Friedman is a financial advisor at Capital Counsel LLC with 13 years at the firm and 5 years of industry experience. He operates within a team-based environment in New York, NY. Capital Counsel provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, families, foundations, endowments, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations. The firm uses a valuation-based fundamental strategy focused on profitable, free-cash-flow-generating businesses and manages both separately managed accounts and private partnerships.

Dov Fobar is a financial advisor at Comprehensive Capital Management, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at APW Capital, Inc. since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he provides general management consulting and insurance services through a separate business. Comprehensive Capital Management, Inc. serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses by offering portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and technical investment methods and manages accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Daniel O'rourke is a financial advisor at Archford Capital Strategies, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation. Prior to joining Archford, he was affiliated with the University of South Carolina and Indiana University. Archford Capital Strategies serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and businesses. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, employing a customized, long-term asset-allocation approach using a variety of investment vehicles and specialized client offerings.

Gina Stormont is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Planning Group with 22 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Her prior experience includes roles at New York Life, Eagle Strategies, and operating her own firm, Stormont Financial Strategies. She serves as a volunteer community leader for the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), acting as a communications liaison for educational initiatives. Cornerstone Planning Group provides discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, businesses, and institutions. The firm operates as a fee-only fiduciary, emphasizing passive investment strategies through low-cost mutual funds and ETFs while tailoring portfolios to client goals and risk tolerance.

John English is a financial advisor at Innovative Advisory Group with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services for eight years before joining his current firm in 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of governors for the Nyack Boat Club and is secretary of the parish council at St. Pius X in Scarsdale, NY. Innovative Advisory Group provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and employer-sponsored plan participants. The firm combines multiple analytical approaches with a range of strategies and offers discretionary asset management alongside specialized financial planning and retirement plan services.

Lyle Hatch is a financial advisor with Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 48 years of industry experience. Prior to joining his current firm, he worked at The GMS Group, LLC for 16 years. He serves as a board member on the Hawthorne, NJ zoning board. Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plan participants, trusts, and charitable institutions. The firm offers various portfolio management strategies and financial planning options, including wrap-fee programs and money-manager referrals.

Scott Kimelman is a financial advisor at Kimelman & Baird, LLC with 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Kimelman & Baird since 1994, with a 24-year tenure at Daeg Capital Management, LLC from 2000 to 2024. He holds the Series 63 designation. Kimelman & Baird provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, trusts, charitable, and institutional investors, primarily through separately managed accounts. The firm uses fundamental and technical analysis to tailor long- and short-term trading strategies under written guidelines and conducts quarterly reviews.

Barry Gladstein is a financial advisor at Legacy Edge Advisors with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wealthshield Partners, LLC and TIAA-CREF. Gladstein is also an independent licensed insurance agent. Legacy Edge Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as trusts, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and a sponsored wrap-fee program. The firm tailors investment strategies based on written Investment Policy Statements and employs a combination of fundamental, modern portfolio theory, quantitative, and technical analysis across a range of asset classes.

Wade Goehle is a financial advisor at Overbrook Management Corporation with a Series 65 designation and seven years of experience. He previously worked at KPMG for three years before joining Overbrook in 2019. Overbrook serves primarily high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients with discretionary portfolio management for separately managed accounts, family office services, and reporting. The firm employs a bottoms-up fundamental research approach and manages privately offered pooled investment vehicles, alongside providing administrative services for unaffiliated private funds.

Reed Fraasa is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at HIGHLAND Financial Advisors, LLC since 2005. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Riverdale, NJ. HIGHLAND Financial Advisors is a registered investment adviser that serves individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, endowments, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small business entities. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory and strategic asset allocation, using fundamental analysis and third-party research to manage diversified portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, and private alternative allocations.

Irene Stolte is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Planning Group with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously with Eagle Strategies and New York Life. Stolte serves as an instructor at Rutherford Adult School, teaching an SMRU-approved seminar, and holds board positions with the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) New Jersey chapter, BNI International’s Summit of Success Chapter, and the nonprofit adoption agency Family Options. Cornerstone Planning Group provides discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, businesses, and institutions. The firm operates as a fee-only fiduciary, focusing on passive investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, and offers specialized ERISA fiduciary consulting services for plan sponsors.