Erik Bringsjord is a financial advisor at Masterworks Advisers, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Bank of America, Merrill, and Arete Wealth Advisors. In addition to his advisory role, he is a Masterworks Platform Associate involved in administrative functions for an alternative investment platform. Masterworks Advisers provides investment advice focused exclusively on securitized art investments issued by Masterworks affiliates. The firm’s approach combines art market research, an internal appraisal process, and a data-driven allocation model to offer long-term investment options accessed via the Masterworks platform.

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.

Michael Strang is a financial advisor with Masterworks Advisers, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Masterworks, LLC as a Platform Associate since 2023, performing administrative functions, and previously held positions at Arete Wealth Advisors and Wells Fargo. Masterworks Advisers provides investment advice focused exclusively on securitized art investments issued by Masterworks affiliates. The firm’s approach combines art market research, third-party appraisal review, and a model portfolio allocation developed with Mercer to recommend long-term investments accessed through the Masterworks platform.

Jason Ross is a financial advisor at Atwood Financial Planning LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Atwood Financial Planning since 2019. In addition to his advisory role, he works full-time as Manager of Financial Analysis and Business Intelligence at Xaxis. Atwood Financial Planning serves individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, and charities, offering comprehensive financial planning and consulting services. The firm emphasizes low-cost index funds and ETFs, a buy-and-hold investment approach, and non-discretionary portfolio management with client-approved trade execution.

Marybeth Garry is a financial advisor at Woodstock Wealth Management, Inc. in Springfield, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 40 years of industry experience. She has been with Woodstock Financial Group, Inc. since 2011. Woodstock Wealth Management, Inc. serves individuals, businesses, charities, and retirement plans by providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm manages approximately $629.9 million on a discretionary basis and offers tailored investment strategies, including a performance-based fee program linked to the SPDR S&P 500 ETF.

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.

Irene Stolte is a financial advisor with Cornerstone Planning Group in Fairfield, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 25 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Eagle Strategies, Horizon Wealth Strategies, and New York Life Insurance Company. Stolte serves as an educator at Rutherford Adult School and holds board positions with industry and nonprofit organizations, including the NAIFA New Jersey state board and Family Options, a nonprofit adoption agency. Cornerstone Planning Group provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, businesses, and institutions. The firm combines fundamental analysis with low-cost, passive investment strategies and offers fiduciary consulting for retirement plans, operating as a fee-only, independent SEC-registered adviser.

Pasquale Recupido is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at New Horizons Wealth Management. He has previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill and is also active with TFS Securities, Inc. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as an insurance producer through TFS Insurance Agency. New Horizons Wealth Management is an SEC-registered firm that provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including middle-class households, high-net-worth individuals, multi-generational families, and businesses. The firm employs a portfolio management approach based on modern portfolio theory, integrating both active and passive funds alongside financial planning tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Lauren Sterling is a financial advisor at NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Future You Wealth and Golub Capital. NerdWallet Wealth Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as certain charitable organizations by providing discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning. The firm employs a primarily passive, asset-class-weighted investment approach supported by fundamental analysis and offers access to alternative investments and specialized sub-adviser strategies.

Anthony Depersio is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cornerstone Planning Group in Fairfield, NJ. His prior experience includes roles at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and NYLIFE Securities LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers as a recreational basketball coach. Cornerstone Planning Group serves individuals, businesses, and institutional clients with discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm emphasizes a disciplined investment process focused on low-cost, passive ETFs and mutual funds, and offers fiduciary consulting for retirement plans.

Ernest Volkmann Jr. is a financial advisor at Makrod Investment Associates Inc with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Longwave Management Solutions, Polarium Energy Solutions, and Panasonic Corporation. Makrod Investment Associates provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a value-oriented approach focusing on equities, investment-grade fixed income, and cash/money market funds, operating primarily on a non-discretionary basis with tailored portfolio recommendations.

Marc Goldstein is a financial advisor at Atcap Partners, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including National Asset Management, Inc. and B. Riley Wealth Management. Outside of finance, he is a passive investor in a scalp micropigmentation business and serves as a board member for the New York State Troopers Signal 30 Benefit Fund charitable foundation. Atcap Partners provides investment management and financial planning to individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm employs a blend of fundamental and technical analysis, including market-timing strategies, and offers access to alternative investments and affiliated private fund offerings.

Thomas Grant is a managing director at Wellington Shields Capital Management, LLC, with 57 years of industry experience. He has been with Wellington Shields Capital Management and its related entities since 1991. Wellington Shields Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with both long- and short-term strategies, offering a wrap-fee program and employing third-party managers as part of its risk management approach.

Gerard Mcgeough is a financial advisor at Chatham Wealth Management with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Chatham Wealth Management since 2017. His prior experience includes roles at O'Neil Securities, Incorporated, and William O'Neil + Company, each since 2016. Chatham Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to build tailored portfolios and utilizes derivatives such as options and structured products in managed accounts.

Nicholas Sullivan is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC and has previously worked at Facet Wealth, PrairieView Partners, All Star Financial Inc, and Vanguard Advisers. KFA Private Wealth Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate entities by providing financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and wealth management. The firm uses goal-based portfolios with a strategic asset allocation approach that combines passive and active management and offers in-house tax preparation and accounting services.

James Russo is a financial advisor at Altrius Capital Management, Inc. in Jersey City, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Altrius Capital Management since 2000. Altrius Capital Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, pension consulting, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, employee benefit plans, and other entities. The firm employs a fundamentally based, value-oriented, and risk-managed investment process to construct balanced portfolios and also serves as sub-adviser to the Altrius Global Dividend ETF.

Roger Chen is a CFA® charterholder with one year of industry experience. He has worked at Milliman since 2023 and previously spent 13 years at New York Life Insurance Company. He is based in New York, NY. He is part of MYeCFO, a team-based advisory firm with nine advisors managing approximately $211 million in assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, businesses, and non-profits, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and project-based consulting. MYeCFO integrates accounting and tax-preparation services into its advisory offering and emphasizes a client-specific investment approach that primarily utilizes passive investment vehicles.

Richard Zeitz is a financial advisor at Bravias Financial with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Alphastar Capital Management, LLC, as well as Bravias Financial and Bravias Capital Group since 2008. He is also appointed with various outside insurance carriers for brokering non-registered insurance products. Bravias Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients through a six-advisor team, offering discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm employs a risk-based model portfolio approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities across diverse asset classes.

Cary Schwartz is a financial advisor at Blackhill Capital, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Blackhill Capital since 1988. Blackhill Capital serves high net worth individuals, family groups, trusts, and charitable organizations with discretionary portfolio management tailored to clients’ assets, income, obligations, and risk tolerance. The firm employs a conservative, value-oriented equity strategy focused on larger-cap, globally oriented companies and manages nearly $2 billion with a small advisory team.

Mark Davis is a financial advisor at Ascend Interplay, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Ascend Interplay since 2023. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as a business owner in starting, advising, servicing, and funding high-growth technology startups, receiving equity and profits from these ventures. Ascend Interplay provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals through a non-discretionary model. The firm serves a small client base and advises across a broad range of investments, including private placements, real estate, digital assets, and derivatives, while also offering no-cost travel planning services.