Thomas Shaw is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Beacon Trust and has previously worked at MSCI, The Vanguard Group, and Hennion & Walsh. Beacon Trust offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and trustee services to individuals, trusts, pension, and charitable entities. The firm manages approximately $4.26 billion in discretionary assets and employs an open-architecture investment platform that includes in-house strategies, factor-based models, separately managed accounts, and monitored independent managers.

David Johnston is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving at OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, LPL Financial, Cetera Advisors, and First Allied Advisory Services. Outside of his advisory work, Johnston serves as an adjunct professor of Insurance Planning at the College of New Jersey and holds board roles at Stanton Ridge Golf and Country Club, the College of New Jersey Foundation, and the Hunterdon Health Foundation. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm employs a combination of proprietary investment models, third-party managers, and custodian-sponsored programs, primarily managing client assets on a discretionary basis.

David Pitt is a CFP® certificant with 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Beacon Trust and previously worked at Hennion & Walsh Inc. and Allied Wealth Partners, among other firms. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and trustee services to individuals, trusts, pension, and charitable entities. The firm manages roughly $4.26 billion in discretionary assets and employs an open-architecture investment approach that includes in-house strategies, factor-based models, separately managed accounts, and independent managers, with a focus on tax awareness and customized fixed-income portfolios.

Zachary Armstrong is a financial advisor with Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. in Parsippany, NJ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 14 years of industry experience, all with Hennion & Walsh since 2012. Hennion & Walsh 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 over 1,000 clients using a variety of program structures and combines fundamental and technical analysis with multiple investment strategies across various asset classes.

Daniel Weitz is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Simon Quick Advisors, LLC since 2011. He holds a Series 65 license and is based in Morristown, NJ. Simon Quick Advisors serves individuals, families, pension and nonprofit entities, endowments, foundations, and corporate clients, offering wealth management, investment consulting, financial and tax planning, and administrative services. The firm employs a diversified investment approach including unaffiliated independent managers, mutual funds, ETFs, and affiliated private funds, and provides integrated tax and back-office services.

Charles Young is a financial advisor with OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners in Parsippany, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, LPL Financial, and Private Advisor Group, LLC. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners offers customized financial planning and wealth management services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm employs proprietary investment models alongside third-party managers and custodian programs, managing the majority of client assets on a discretionary basis.

Richard Gustafson is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Beneficial Wealth, C2P Capital Advisory Group, and M Holdings Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is an Assistant Director of Divorce Professionals of Ft. Lauderdale, a networking organization supporting professionals assisting clients with divorce-related services. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, offering model portfolios with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing as well as technology and operational support for advisers through its managed account platform.

Anthony Catapano is a financial advisor at Regal Investment Advisors LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Regal, he worked at Morgan Stanley for four years. Regal Investment Advisors, operating as LionShare, provides model portfolio implementation and discretionary investment management to unaffiliated SEC- and state-registered advisers and their clients. The firm manages approximately $2.88 billion across proprietary and third-party strategies through a sub-advisory platform serving high-net-worth individuals and corporate clients.

Colin Smith is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience, currently advising at OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners. His prior roles include positions at Bleakley Financial Group and Donald Creech. Smith holds partial ownership in several legal entities related to investment revenue and expense management. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm implements portfolios using a mix of third-party managers, custodian platforms, and proprietary models, supported by technology and operational outsourcing.

Ryan Degrau is a Certified Financial Planner™ with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently with RMR Wealth Builders, Inc., where he has worked since 2023, following prior roles at Calton & Associates, Inc. and earlier years at RMR Wealth Builders. Outside of advising, he serves as a director for HR Ease, a benefit administration platform, and holds board positions with the From Tessa With Love Foundation and Community Resources of Staten Island, a nonprofit agency. RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. is an SEC-registered multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $2.9 billion with 52 advisors. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement fiduciary services, and specialist advisory options including annuity and digital asset management.

Marina Ditommaso is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Transcend Capital Advisors, and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Outside of her advisory role, she is a co-founder and manages day-to-day operations of Ravello Intimates LLC, an online retail business. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team SEC-registered wealth manager with over 200 advisors overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans, combining internal portfolio management, third-party models, and tailored asset allocation to meet client objectives.

Zohaib Tariq is a financial advisor with Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. in Somerset, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at American Global Wealth Management, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and several other firms. Packerland Brokerage Services serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing both direct management and third-party money managers through a comprehensive investment platform.

Matthew Kasper is a CFP® certified financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. and Cohn Financial Group, where he serves as a director and insurance producer, providing insurance consulting for corporations and high net worth clients. Kasper's prior experience includes roles at Citigroup Inc. and PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP. M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations through a nationwide network of independent firms. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, and insurance advisory, utilizing both in-house portfolio managers and third-party sub-advisors.

Daniel Song is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with Merit Financial Advisors in Westfield, NJ, and has previously worked at Westfield Financial Planning, Newbridge Securities, and Merrill. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 260 advisors serving more than 20,000 clients across 66 offices. The firm offers coordinated wealth-management services, focusing on long-term, diversified portfolios managed through centrally controlled models that advisors can customize.

Irfan Bhabhrawala is a CFP® with 12 years of experience in financial advisory. He is currently with SAX Wealth Advisors, LLC and has prior experience at Arbor Financial Planning and Arbor Financial Services. SAX Wealth Advisors provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to individual clients, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses. The firm focuses on long-term, evidence-based asset allocation using low-cost, passively managed funds, supplemented by customized fixed-income strategies and third-party sub-advisers.

Jay Flamme is a financial advisor at Summit Financial, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Gateway Advisory, LLC for 15 years before joining Summit Financial in 2025. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets for about 17,800 clients. The firm offers investment advisory, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services through a mix of discretionary and consultative platforms.

David Konikow is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc., holding the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license, and has 25 years of industry experience. He has been with ValMark Advisers and ValMark Securities since 2004 and has operated Konikow Associates Inc., a company specializing in employee benefits and life insurance, since 1984. He is a 50% owner of Konikow Associates, which he runs with his brother. ValMark Advisers provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, plan sponsors, and institutional users through a network of approximately 280 advisors. The firm offers diversified, goal-based portfolios primarily using mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, and supports its advisors with due diligence, back-office services, and specialized advisory solutions.

William Lalor is a CFP® professional at Simon Quick Advisors, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Simon Quick Advisors since 2011. Simon Quick Advisors serves individuals, families, pension and nonprofit entities, endowments, foundations, and corporate clients by providing wealth management, investment consulting, financial planning, tax planning and compliance, and administrative services. The firm employs a diverse investment approach including unaffiliated independent managers, mutual funds, ETFs, affiliated private investment funds, and offers integrated tax and back-office services.

Meghan Stein is a financial advisor at Beacon Trust with one year of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC for three years. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and trustee services to individuals, trusts, pension, and charitable entities. The firm manages over $4 billion in discretionary assets and offers a range of investment strategies emphasizing tax awareness, active loss harvesting, and customized fixed-income portfolios.

John Le Roy is a CFP® with 34 years of industry experience, currently serving at Summit Financial, LLC since 2018. He previously worked at Summit Equities, Inc. and Summit Financial Resources, Inc. for 27 years. In addition to his advisory role, he offers insurance products through multiple companies, including an affiliated broker-dealer. Summit Financial, LLC is a 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, featuring both discretionary and consultative approaches.