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. His prior experience includes roles at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and multiple positions within NYLIFE Securities and Insurance. He also volunteers as a recreational basketball coach. Cornerstone Planning Group serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as businesses, retirement plans, foundations, trusts, and estates with discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses a model-based investment approach emphasizing low-cost, passive ETFs and mutual funds and provides 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 his advisory role, he is a passive investor in a scalp micropigmentation business and serves on the board of a charitable foundation supporting New York State troopers. AtCap Partners, LLC provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to tailor strategies ranging from long-term holdings to short-term trading and options.

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.

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.

Vanessa Johnson is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. She has been with Fortis Group Advisors LLC and LPL Financial, LLC since 2018 and previously worked at INVEST Financial Corporation and Marie Rampino. Fortis Group Advisors is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser that serves individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, institutions, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates. The firm offers comprehensive investment management, financial planning, and estate coordination, utilizing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, strategic asset allocation, and institutional manager due diligence.

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.

Edward Leach is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at HIGHLAND Financial Advisors, LLC since 2014. He holds a New Jersey real estate license and works occasionally as a referral agent for real estate transactions, receiving fees solely on a referral basis without vested interest. HIGHLAND Financial Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, endowments, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small business entities. The firm offers wealth and investment management services emphasizing Modern Portfolio Theory, strategic asset allocation, and tax-efficient portfolio construction.

Christopher Marrone is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently operating Marrone Wealth Management in New York, NY. His prior roles include positions at Equity Comp Advisors, Forefront Wealth Partners, Origin Financial, and New York Life. Marrone Wealth Management provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to individual clients, including higher-net-worth households. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with both passive and active strategies, integrating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to guide portfolio construction and tactical adjustments.

Gerald Brown is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Maltin Wealth Management, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Janney Montgomery Scott and Ernst and Young LLP before joining Maltin Wealth Management in 2022. Maltin Wealth Management is a fee-only, SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm combines macroeconomic analysis with fundamental and technical security selection to build diversified portfolios, using mutual funds, ETFs, structured notes, options, and individual securities, and offers multi-generational planning and continuous client reviews.

Gregory Nardolillo is an investment advisor with Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses, with 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Summit Financial, LLC, Feltz Wealthplan, and LPL Financial. Outside of advisory roles, he owns Nardolillo Wealth Advantage, Inc. and serves as a brand ambassador for Kalo Brands, LLC. Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $374 million in assets through a team of 18 advisors, offering financial planning and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management using a variety of strategies and third-party platforms.

Joey Casolaro is a CFP® professional with six years of experience at HIGHLAND Financial Advisors, LLC. He previously worked at Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo, LLC and Newbridge Securities Corporation. HIGHLAND Financial Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, endowments, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small business entities. The firm focuses on wealth and investment management using Modern Portfolio Theory and strategic asset allocation, employing diversified mutual funds and ETFs alongside fundamental analysis and third-party research.

John Moynihan is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with Accretive Wealth Partners, LLC, where he has worked for one year following a 20-year tenure at Waterstone Wealth Advisors, LLC. Moynihan holds a Series 63 license and is based in Parsippany, NJ. Accretive Wealth Partners provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and financial institutions. The firm employs a long-term investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, with portfolio construction that may include mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and options.

John Bartlett is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC since 2012. He previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. Bartlett volunteers as a coach at Animal CrossFit in Lyndhurst, NJ, and owns Harrisons Bagel Shop in Harrison, NJ. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $2.73 billion in assets and employs a tailored investment approach using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and Independent Managers.

Eric Furey is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 registered advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Accretive Wealth Partners, LLC since 2018 and previously at Regent Atlantic for ten years. Accretive Wealth Partners, LLC provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and financial institutions. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, bonds, and options.

Chelsea Ransom Cooper is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with eight years of industry experience. She is currently with Zenith Wealth Partners, where she has worked since 2020, following roles at Baker Avenue Asset Management, Brunch & Budget, and Ernst & Young. Outside of her advisory work, she is the founder of Women with Equity, an organization focused on empowering women to build wealth through equity. Zenith Wealth Partners provides wealth planning and investment management to individuals, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs both active and passive management approaches, conducts educational workshops, and offers services including financial planning, portfolio management, retirement consulting, and business advisory support.

Eileen Connolly is a financial advisor at Wellington Shields Capital Management, LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Wellington Shields & Co., LLC since 2009 and Shields & Company since 2001. Wellington Shields Capital Management, LLC offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across various strategies, including equity, options, and margin trading, while maintaining ongoing client monitoring and due diligence on third-party managers.

Austin Sweerus is a financial advisor with Fortis Group Advisors LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fortis Group Advisors and LPL Financial since 2018 and previously spent seven years at INVEST Financial Corp. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Christopher Edwards Financial Associates LLP, an investment-related business. Fortis Group Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and wealth-planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans, institutions, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a diversified, asset-allocation approach, utilizing risk-profiling technology and third-party manager evaluations to tailor portfolios and financial plans.