Allen Sista is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. He has seven years of industry experience, including previous roles at Meteora Capital and independent advisory work. RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $2.9 billion and serving individuals, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, fiduciary services, sub-advisory roles, and educational seminars, with a range of traditional and specialist investment strategies.

Paul Tinnirello is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with 9 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 designations. His previous roles include positions at Bleakley Financial Group and Merrill. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional investors, and other financial firms. The firm uses a fund-of-funds approach with ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, offering model portfolios managed with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing, along with optional services such as tax optimization and customized investment screening.

Matthew Mortillaro is a financial advisor with Regal Investment Advisors LLC in Morristown, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Regulus Financial Group, Eagle Strategies (NY Life), and New York Life Insurance Company. Mortillaro also provides financial and insurance services through his involvement with Cornerstone Wealth Associates. Regal Investment Advisors LLC (doing business as LionShare) offers discretionary investment management to independent advisers and serves a variety of client types, including individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides a range of proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with advisers selecting allocations and granting Regal discretionary authority to manage accounts.

Ruth Arriaza is a financial advisor with Vanderbilt Advisory Services and holds a Series 66 designation. She has four years of industry experience and has been with Vanderbilt Securities, LLC since 2017. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as Administration Committee Chair at Nuevas Fronteras Presbyterian Church and is a member of the Finance Committee for The Presbytery of the Northeast New Jersey. Vanderbilt Advisory Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic asset allocation with fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and consulting services.

Cedric Welch is a financial advisor at Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. in 2020, he was self-employed for two years and worked at Black Coffee Channel, Inc. for twelve years. Outside of his advisory role, Welch is President and CEO of Hip-Hoppreneur, Inc., a consulting firm focused on executive coaching and business strategy, and he contributes as a panelist, curator, and facilitator at The Gathering Spot, a private members-only city club. Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, employing an active, growth-oriented equity strategy managed by multiple independent portfolio managers with full trading discretion. The firm operates as both a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer, using transaction-based commissions on non-retirement accounts and offering separately managed accounts alongside a retirement-only wrap-fee program.

Hoa Le is a financial advisor with Arax Advisory Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Transcend Capital Advisors, Merrill, Wells Fargo Clearing, and UBS Financial Services. She maintains registrations with both Transcend Capital Advisors and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Arax Advisory Partners provides wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and businesses. The firm uses a combination of in-house portfolio teams, external managers, and alternative investments, supported by AI tools and third-party analytics.

Logan Snodgrass is a financial advisor at Realta Investment Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Realta, he worked at firms including Slack, Peacock, and Hulu. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in executive support and operations for a private equity firm and holds leadership roles in financial consulting and digital marketing ventures. Realta Investment Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes personalized goal-setting and asset allocation across various investment vehicles, with offerings that include in-house portfolio management, third-party manager programs, and retirement-plan consulting.

Jack Mahoney is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Simon Quick Advisors, LLC since 2018. Prior to this, he worked at UBS Financial Services for five years. Simon Quick Advisors serves individuals, families, pension and nonprofit entities, endowments, and foundations with wealth management, investment consulting, financial planning, and tax services. The firm employs a multi-manager investment approach using proprietary quantitative analysis and due diligence, and operates several affiliated pooled investment vehicles along with services such as tax-return preparation and household financial administration.

Athishay Gangadharan is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC and Kestra Investment Services LLC since 2021. Prior to joining Kestra, he worked at TIAA and FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc., as well as Merrill. He is managing partner and senior wealth advisor at Evoke Wealth Management, an independent RIA platform, and is also a partner in a personal investment LLC and president of a tax entity. Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC provides investment advisory services through a network of independent advisors and multi-advisor teams to individuals and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $13.45 billion in client assets and offers a wide range of investment products and specialized services, including third-party manager platforms and annuity subaccount management.

Matthew Harris is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience. He currently works at Mission Wealth Management, LP and has previously been with firms including MAI Capital Management, Marcum Wealth, and Raymond James Financial. Mission Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients by offering comprehensive wealth management, personalized financial planning, investment management, and related consulting services. The firm employs a total picture approach that integrates investment management with tax, trust, legacy, philanthropy, and risk planning, using both internal and third-party sub-advisors to tailor portfolios and services to client needs.

Michael Bohlinger is a financial advisor at Leo Wealth, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Olden Lane Securities, LLC. Leo Wealth serves individuals, trusts, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary services. The firm employs a combination of ETF-based models and systematic single-stock strategies to construct diversified, risk-tiered portfolios.

Tsewang Nyendak is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He has held roles at National Securities Corporation and Arete Wealth Management LLC prior to his current position. Nyendak holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and is based in New York, NY. Outside of his advisory work, he is also licensed as an insurance agent. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of advisor-driven and proprietary rule-based model allocations for discretionary portfolio management and incorporates third-party sub-advisers and private investments while acting as an ERISA fiduciary when applicable.

Matthew Compton is a financial advisor at Alera Investment Advisors, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at Aurora Private Wealth, APW Capital, and Principal Securities. Compton also serves as a director overseeing corporate retirement plan business at Brio Financial Services and consults on employee benefits through Brio Benefit Consulting, Inc. Alera Investment Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, institutions, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamental analysis-driven investment approach and integrates insurance and pension consulting platforms as part of its service offering.

Paul Thompson is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently affiliated with OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners in Parsippany, NJ. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, LPL Financial, Fidelity Investments, and Summit Financial, among others. 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 combination of proprietary models and third-party managers to manage client portfolios, primarily on a discretionary basis, and utilizes AI-assisted tools to support client meeting documentation and portfolio monitoring.

Joseph Sacco is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. His current role at OpenArc began in 2025. OpenArc Corporate Advisory provides wealth management, financial planning, and investment management services to individuals, trusts, corporations, institutional retirement plans, and nonprofits. The firm employs a diversified investment approach that includes institutional research, manager due diligence, and exposure to both public and private markets, managing approximately $10.1 billion in assets.

Melissa Thier is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) at Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC with six years of industry experience. She has been with Main Street Financial Solutions since 2018 and previously worked as a consultant from 2013 to 2018. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs an academic-based, multi-asset class investment approach, utilizing a mix of passive and active strategies tailored to client objectives and risk profiles, and provides ERISA fiduciary consulting and institutional advisor services.

Aron Corin is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners in Parsippany, NJ, with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Eastern Bank, Btig LLC, Steward Medical Group, and KPMG LLP. Outside of the financial sector, he serves as an accounting consultant for Advanced Eye Centers, an ophthalmology practice. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to individual investors, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs client-specific investment strategies utilizing a mix of third-party managers, proprietary models, and technology-driven operational support.

Frank Brady Jr is a financial advisor with Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Hennion & Walsh since 2011. 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 for about 1,087 clients through a team of 73 advisors, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and a variety of investment strategies across multiple asset classes.

Isabella Ciresi is an advisor at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Hennion & Walsh, she held roles in education and youth services, including positions at Kumon Learning Center, Mountain Lakes School District, Pequannock School System, and the Boys and Girls Club of Northwest NJ. 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 utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management, employing fundamental and technical analysis across various asset classes.

Courtney Frost is a financial advisor at Beacon Trust in Morristown, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation with seven years of industry experience. She has been with Beacon Trust since 2017. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and trustee services to individuals, trusts, pension, and charitable entities. The firm offers an open-architecture platform combining in-house strategies, factor-based and ETF models, and monitored independent managers, with an emphasis on tax awareness and customized fixed-income portfolios.